Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-06-04
county Union CenlraI Commlttee.

firm Of Cook q Shepherd, Of this
place, has gone into bankruptcy
Anything in the Saddle and
Harness line can be had at L. P.
Reid's shop, opposite the Wilson
House. @ @
= Rev. Mr.. Powell will preach at
the Court House next Sabbath
Services to commence at 1O3
o'clock P. M. m e
1.-The property ofthe C. q Q. R.
R. was assessed for taxation at
$75O,O00, by the Auditors of the
counties through which it passes
Ben. Wendell has purchased the
interest of his partner in the gro
Gerry business formerly carried on
under the firm name of Gossard d
Wendell.
We found no items at the
Mayors office this week, Business
there has been dull since our last
report. Perhaps the price Of ben
zine has 'riz.'
1--we understand that r, B. Ian
hum has taken the contract for build
ing a parsonage on the NJ E.
Church lot, for $4,000. The build
ing will be frame.
ID. A. Harrison, son of DR.. j.
A. Harrison of this place, and late
Prosecuting Attorney of Clarke
County, will soon remove to- Mis-
souri,. So says the London Demo
crat.
AT the Ohio State Sunday
School Conference of the M. E..
Church, held at Columbus last week,
Hon. Mills Gardner Of this place,
was chosen President of the next
General Conference.
A great trial Of Reapers and
Mowers is to come off at Xenia, O.,
some time in July-the day not
fixed yet-under the management
of the Greene County Agricultural
Society. Three prizes Of 800 val
ue each are offered. ,r-
BY recent amendment to the
bankrupt act, bankrupts unable to
pay so cents on the dollar are al
lowed until January 1st, 1869, to
take the benefit Of the law. After
that date the consent of a majority
of the creditors must be obtained,
"A lunatic escaped from the
Clinton County Infrmary q few
days since, and frightened the resi-,
dents of q farm house near Viii
mington half out Of their senses, by
his wild demonstrations. He was
captured with difficulty, after woun-
ding one man with an ak, and re-
turned to the Infrmary. We
We would like to see the man
or woman who has been bald head
ed for five years, who has been for
tunate enough to have the hail
4 grow out on the bald spot and fill
it up with a good suit of new hair
from the use or application Of any
of the many professed hair restora'
tives advertised. We would like to
see the lucky man.
i "A little daughter Of Sheriff
Straley was severely bitten by
dog, on Sunday, near her fathers
farm, in this county. We learn
also, that the Sheriff himself me
with an accident on Tuesday. =
While riding in a sulkey, the hors'
he was driving ram off with him
completely demolishing the vehicl
and considerable damaging tn
! Sheriff,
The intermediate and Higl
SchoolDepartments of Washington
Union School will give an Exhibi
ton at Ely's Hall in Washington
, Tuesday evening, June 9th. TIL
Exercises will consist of single
concert and original Declarations
J Dialogues, Essays, and Vocal an,
instrumental Music. The proceed
of the Exhibition will be appropri
, ated to the purchased Time Pieces
/ Window Blinds and other necessar
appendages for the school rooms
Admittance, 25c. Children, 15c.-
Doors open at u o'clock; Exerci
ses commenee at s O'clock.