Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-09-02
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-"Barrett's' produces one dis
tinct shade.
County Commissioners NEE
in regular session Monday,
- Gen. John A, Garfield is t,
speak at London OH Saturday eve
ming next. r-l.r. ,l.Its
Remember the grand Uniol
Mass Meeting next Tuesday,
Let nothing keep you away
The Fall term of our Unior
Schools commences Sept. 18th. Mr.
Morehouse continues as superin
tendent, M
There will be Basket Meeting
held at the frame meeting house, in
the Creamer neighborhood, on the
18th and 18th of September.
- The article on our first page
on the "Culture of Fruit Trees was
intended for our last weeks issue,
but was unavoidably crowded out.
We hear it stated that there
were more persons in attendance at
the jamestown, Fair than ever at
tended before. The Fair was a
success E ~ .
: The Republican says that the
people of Wilmington are almost
ready to occupy one of the best
public school buildings in the State,
Glad to hear it. .Eh
= The Piqua Journal has recent
ly treated itself to d new power
press, and has been enlarged to 36
columns. The Journal is a good
Republican paper, and deserves
well Of the gallant Republicans of
Miami county,
- There will be a grand Ball at
Music Hall tonight Thursday,
Sept. 2d). The Managers have ta-
ken great deal ofpains to have
everything go off right, and a good
lime for the young folks is una
The Circleville Quadrille
Band will furnish music, and an ele
CANT supper will be prepared.
- The Fayette County Agricul-
jural Fair commenced on Tuesday
asst. We have as yet had but little
lime to be on the ground Weno-
lice, however, q quantity of fine
stock in the stalls and pens, and
more coming in. There will I'M
loubtedly be q great crowd Of peo-
Die here to-day and tomorrow.
-Mr. VIM. S. Stewart, one of
,ur Washington boys who has been
in business IN Circleville
or a couple or three years past,
las concluded that there's "no
,lace like home" after all, md re
urned to this place. His friends
will find him tearing off calico at
he dry goods store Of Yeoman Il
20.
- The Republican primary cleo
ion in Clinton county (like thel late
lection in this county was warmly
contested by the different candl-
lates and their friends, who, strange
0 say, were not all elected. The
andidates nominated are Repre-
entatiye--Thomas Gefs; Probate
+udge-John Matthews; Treasurer
Amos Huffman Clerk Of Court
L. D, Reed; Prosecuting Attor-
ley--J. NJ. Kirk; Commissioner
,. H. Van Dervort; Infrmary Di-
ector-4S. H. Hadley; Surveyor
-ohn Harvay. .,o.
- The excursion train which
eft this place on Sunday for the
lamp Meeting at New Lexington,
vas without doubt the largest train
yer run over the road, numbering
wenty- eight cars, all crowded in
ide and out. Not less than 5000
eople, we should say, were landed
fP of it at the camp ground. Be
ides this, another train Of 7 cars
'as run from Circleville to the
round, and trains also run from
,anesville Atthe ground the crowd
yas immense, Two accidents oc-
urred on the train which left here.
| man named John GOOdsOn, from
jabins, was Knocked off one ofthe
ars as the train passed under Me
'cioto bridge, going up, and pretty
adly hurt. Coming back, man
AIMED James Goodey, living at
ircleville, fell from the train
esr Amanda, and was run over and
illed.
Turn out in delegations to the
rand Union Mass Meeting next
tuesday.