Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-02-11
A BATCH OF LOCAL ITEMS.
in town is dull.

Saddler shop to A. Hamilton, .
"A spirited revival Of religion
is in progress at the Colored Baptis
Church in this place.
There will be a Grand Ball a
Music Hall on the evening of the
22d inst-Was ashington's Birthday
The young men of Mt. Ster.
ling have organized new Band
under the leadership of ]. S. Blu.
sick.
The Presbyterian Social Cir
Gle will meet at the residence OF
Mr.. M. ]. Williams tomorrow eve
ming.
= Rev. j. R. Powell of Wash
ington, will preach in the Bloom
ingburg Baptist Church, next Sab
bath at 3 P. NJ,
- Jacob Bentz intends removing
his shoe store in a few days to the
room lately used by L. Schneider
as Barber shop. See advertise
ment.
- Morris Minstrels did not have
a crowded house at their entertain
ment on Tuesday evening. The
patronage, however, was about all
the performance merited. 5E l.L
Our young friend Geo. P, Van
Deman is now engaged as travelling
salesman tor the firm of Joel j.
Bailey & Co., dealers in all kinds
of Notions, Philadelphia, Penn.
A young man named Board,
confined il our county Jail on a
charge of stealing, was detect
ed and thwArted in an attempt to
break Jail about 81 o'clock last
night.
- The Auditor is at present en-
gagged in his annual settlement with
the County Treasurer. He expects
to be ready to settle with Township
Treasurers the last week in this
month. af9l -'t
A great many farmers in this
county principally renters with
small means-are selling off their
property and removing to the, W est
% inyestt theirmoney infarms where
and is cheap.
The Good Templars of Mt.
Sterling have a Dramatic Club, and
rive entertainments occasionally
or benevolent purposes. Last
light they played rTep) Nights ina
Bar ROOM and they are to give
pOther entertainment tonight.
- Our old friend VIM. H. Welsh
inner, formerly of this county,
Ow residing in Champaign county,
H., called on US a few days since,
boxing lin the best possiBlelhealth
nd spirits. He expressed himself q
ell pleased with his Western !
ONE. t
We understand a Building AS
ociation is about being organized ?
| our town. They have them in
peratier al ever the country, and I
is just what is needed here. All +
lat is necessary is to set the thing
a foot, and an Association can be
-ganized in no time. We hope the n
after will be taken hold of. c
'-on Sunday night last, tile Il
'ugregatiohs Of all the churches a
this place were preached to on u
e subject 81 the Drama, this sub n
ct having been suggested by the 81
went into our town q short time L
nee Of Theatrical troupe,L whose hi
tertainments were patronized n
city literally by the members of u
ch of the churches. p
-- On Tuesday last Mr.. L. C.
obbins left on the afternoon train th
take up his residence in the fu- I'll
re at KaFncy, yCIaBfeOunty, Mis- re
ri. Mr.. L. has lived in this coun- til
near Jasper Mills, for 38 years, tv
d was one of eur highly respect in
eitizers. We hope he may meet 10
tn many friends and kind treat ~ ~
ent in his new Western home. u
We hear a good deal of com
amt about the condition of the by
Pike. Itseems to have th
d too much poor material used in to
construction, and, we are told, ed
consequently in abad condition. at
here our pixies have been proper 70
graded and drai1ed, ahd-co lo'
'ucted Of good material, they ni'
md tie rainy season very well
{ wherever there has been a poor -
NJ of gravel or dirt nut -, H. IIo