Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-05-21
A Few Items.
j. Pursell q Co. keep a full
stock Of Lumber at all times.

j. PurselI q Co. keep full
stock of Lumber at all times.
All kinds of Lumber, Doors,
Door and Window Frames, Sash,
&c, at j. Pursell u Co.'s.
Now that the Copperhead Leg
islature has adjourned, there is
hope that the morals of the city Of
Columbus will be improved.
The name of E. L. james was
accidentally omitted from the list Of
Union Central Committeeman for
Jefferson township, published last
week.
j. Pursell q Co. have on hand
about one hundred barrels of extra
Bourbon County, Kentucky, White
Wheat Flour, for sale at their store
rooms, near the Depot.
The Masonic Lodge of Lancas-
ter purpose holding public cele-
bration at that place on the Oath of
June in which neighboring Lodges
are invited to participate,
We have heard no one named
as the probable candidate of the
Democratic party for Congress in
this District, but Hon. Nelson Bar
rere, Of Hillsboro.
We publish statement of the
condition of the Ohio Farmers In
surance Comply, in another column.
The risks of this company are con-
fined exclusively to Farm property.
D. Kinney is agent for Fayette
County.
The receipts of the Concert
given by the Madison Mills Silver
Band at Bloomingburg last Friday
night amounted to about $50. Their
entertainment at White Oak on Sat
urday night was also well apprecia-
ted and well attended.
- Penny wise and pound foolish
was the man who bit off his nose to
spite his face; but not so with the
man who bought dozen bottles Of
j. w. Poland's Humor Doctor, and
cured his whole family of Scrofula.
For sale at Cleaveland's.
The Empire State Washing
Machine, advertised in to, days
HERALD, is the most popular Wash
ing Machine now before the public
Mr.. Parker, who is selling the Ma
chine, did washing with it at our
house last Monday, that was per
fectly satisfactory.
- AT their meeting last Monday
night the Council of Washington
passed an ordinance requiring stone
or brick pavements to be construct ;
ed in front of 81 lots on different 9
streets about town, by the first of
next. The ordinance
will be found another column.
The abutment at one end of
the new bridge put up over Wabash
Creek in this county last summer,
not being sufficiently supported on
the side next the creek, gave way {
under thepressure Of the levee from ,
the other side last Saturday, letting
the bridge down into the creek.
j. NJ jenkins was out on Mon {
day, with his street-scraper, clean I
ing mp the mud along Court street, I
mud and dirt was removed
from the street to make a small
farm, and it now presents a very +
clean appearance. That scraper is 7
a good institution. r
The Legislature Of this State, t
lt its last session, passed a bill au- |
the election Of an addi-
tional Judge Of Com. Pleas Court,
in the District composed of the I
counties of Ross, Highland and '
Fayette. Consequently there will q
be Judge to elect at the October +
election. :
- The Chillicothe Gazette oflast
week tells of All express driver of :
hat city who deposited 800 in a
oarrel in his barn, for safe keeping, /
md on going a short time after to t
ook for his treasure, fourd that the t
whole sum had been destroyed by +
/ rat in it's attempt to use it as a c
nest. Rather an expensive rats a
nest. t
- Report of Washington Union c
School for the week ending May t