1893 Harrisonville History
Scioto P.O
Saturday, Dececmber 9, 1893

(Correspondance of the Times)

Rev. John Shephard is expecting to hold a series of meetings at the Harrison Mills church about the holidays. It will be in the interest of the Free Will Baptists of that place.

Harrisonville was the scene of a debate Friday evening last. The question was Resolved, that a tariff on wool is injurious to the laboring class. James B. Ray, John Wyatt and George White for the affirmative. How such a decision could be rendered in a place so strongly Republican is hard to understand. It was jusst however as labor cannot be benefited by the principal that a home market is sufficient for its products. And the wiil industry can not materially expand if we handicap it with a tax on the materials for production.

C.M. Ault gave a spelling match for his school Thursaday evening last week. Mrs. Flora Frowine carried off the prize as best speller.

The G. A. R. Post of Harrisonville gave an oyster supper Thursday night, at their hall. It was a grand success. Ten gallons of oysters were consumed. The post never fails anything it undertakes.

Frank Karl have a dance one night last week for the young folks. A pleasent time was had by all.

Edward and James Cunningham, who have been in the West the past summer, returned to spend a few weeks at home and to chase the timid hare and disturb the peace of the cowering quail. Game is very scarce here though.

The post office at Scioto changed hands of Wednesday of last week. JH Wyatt has it now and is endeavoring to improve it considerably.

Greene S. Neary, of Harrisonville, sold his place to Lantz Bateman. Mr. Bateman is to take charge in the spring and Mr. Neary will will move to town and build upon lots which he owns in the East End.

G. S. Neary was visiting Hiram Sikes Sunday week.

James Sikes was the guest of Edward Neary Sunday week. He crossed little Scioto on the ice. It was the first time it would bear this fall.

Charles Frowine of Nitou Srings, Col., has returned home.

The new tariff bill is all that could be asked by the most ardent reformers. It gives our own people the advantage of the many things in which we're superior; it will diminish the cost of living:   it puts our manufacturers in a position to build up a large foreign trade in our productions, this giving labor more steady employment; it is, on the whole, a grand piece of statesmanship built upon the needs of our people. Let her go, without any delay or obstruction and this country will prosper beyond all precedent.