The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-03-19

evening OF ldSI week. MI. huIOu udu
to offer his regrets for not being, as
he said, more than half himself on
account of the condition of his throat.
Miss Lillian was In attendance at
the millinery openings at Columbus,
Ohio, recently.
The graduating class in the high
school here this season is composed of
but two members, Hulitt Troth and
Miss Nondas West Merrick johnson n
belonged to the class, but Ill health
compelled him to forego the pleasures
of completing the course this term.
Frank Faris will shortly move his
family to this place from their pres
ent home in Frankfort, KY. Mr.. Faris
is employed with the Highland Coop
erage Company here and desires that
his family shall be near the scenes of
his labors
D E. Murphy, wife and daughter,
Lillian, of Hillsboro, we're in attend
ance at the funeral of Mrs. A. G.
Pickett Friday of last week. Mrs.
Murphy is a niece of the deceased.
There is a rumor ahoat that another
of Lynchburg's business firms will un-
dergo some changes during the not
distant future.
Lynchburg Lecture Associations
season of 1907 0s was closed Monday
evening by Henry Leon Cope, humor-
ist and lecturer Mir Cope has won
for himself the sobriquet "Maker of
Smiles That Won't Come OG,' and
has been very appropriately selected
to place thu finishing touches on what
has been the most successful, both as
to talent and numbers In attendance
of any season since the association
was organized.
R.P Roush, of Hilsboro, transact
ed business here Friday afternoon of
last week in connection with the
Singer Sewing Machine Company's
interests in this locality.
Moorhead Bros made a trip to
Hilisboro Tuesday in the interests of
the branch house they are preparing
to establish there.
&. S. Burton and family have moved
to part Of the residence property on
the corner Of Pearl and Broadway.
The Rev. S. c. Pierce was called to
Elyria. Ohio, Saturday of last week
on account of the death and burial of
his daughter, Mrs. Florence Robinson,
whose demise was the result of a pro-
tracted illness from that dreaded con-
sumption
d. S. Hayes, of Willettsvllle, was in
attendance at the funeral of Mrs. A.
c. Pickett, which took place here
one day last week.
The office rooms on the second Hoor
of the Katie Tyson building are un-
dergoing needed repairs preparatory
to being occupied in the near future.
Chas. Linton is contemplating OPEN
ing,a new livery business here. He
will occupy the Stroebel barn near
the railroad on Broadway, and the
fact, that Mr. Linton is to be proprie'
tor and manager, is all that is neces-
sary to insure a barn with equipment
worthy the patronage of the public.
Joseph Van Mater is convalescing
from a three weeks confinement, the
result of an attack of the grip. He
was able to walk out for the first time
Tuesday morning.
Quite a notable land deal for this
vicinity was consummated here Sat
urday of last week when the title to
a farm of one hundred acres, sixty or
more acres lying north of town, was
transferred from A. D. Rideout to ia
cob Steritz, a prosperous farmer near
New Vienna. The consideration
financially in this deal was upwards
$4,000. 1t is reported that Mr.. Ride
out and family will go to Michigan
and Mr.. Steritz and family will move
to the farm purchased.
Three of Lynchburg's sporting class
were made to appear before His
Honor, the Mayor, one day the latter
part of last week and answer to the