Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-11-18
CLOSE on ruE rnh VOLUME.


CLOSE or THE iIih VOLUME,
The present number completes
the eleventh volume Of the HERALD
Eleven years ago we commenced
the publication of this paper under
circumstances not the most ilatter
ing, and by many it was though
that we had engaged in short
lived enterprise, because there was
then an old paper already publish
ed in Fayctte County, that it was
thought had a monopoly of all the
newspaper and job printing patron
age there was to be had in the
county therefore it would require
but brief period Of time to starve
the HERALD to death The idea that
Fayette County could not furnish
a living patronage to the HERALD
because there was already one pa
per published in the county, calls
to our mind the story Of DR.. Frank
liu's prospective mother-in-law,
who, it was said, objected TO her
daughters marrying DR., +. whose
dependence for the support of a
wife was upon his doubtful enter,
prise of establishing a newspaper
in Philadelphia when there was al
ready one newspaper printed IN
the United Stdtesi The Doctors
enterprise was a success, notwith-
standing the old lady's fears; but
his success was the result Of indus.
try and energy, without, which, no
enterprise can prove success.
Oar patronage has gradually in
creased from the time we issued
the first number Of the HERALD, and
although not as large now as we
could wish it to be, we have no
cause to complain. Whether we
have been Industrious and energetic
in our enterprise, can bejudged from
the fact that notwithstanding the
difficulties and embarrassmcnts that
country newspapers have to en-
counter, our patrons can bear wit |
ness with us that during the eleven
years of the life OF the HERALD, it
has never failed to make its appear
ance, in full sheet, regularly on our
advertised publication day, No
hall sheets have been issued,
While many Of our subscribers
have been commercially prompt in
their advance or yearly payments
for the HERALD, we find, at the
close OF this volume, a great many
names on our books, that stand in
debted to us, for from one to elev
en- years, for the paper. We have
been as lenient with our subscribers
II was possible for us to be and
conduct our business with prompt |
ness, and think no one can com
plain ofus il We now require the
payment of all dues, and more
pr6mptiness in making payments
in the future. ThispolicY, we think,
will be materially beneficial to pub
fishers and subscribers, as it will
put us in possession OF the means
necessary to give them a larger and
! letter paper than ithas been in our
power heretofore to do,
II Is oar intention, if old scores
are paid promptly and our patron,
age increases, to enlarge the size Of
the HERALD in the course Of the
next three months, To do this,
we shall have to incur the expense
of a new press, which will cost us
from 81, 900 to SI,500; this we can
do If arrears are promptly paid,
and be enabled to give Won q paper
that we think you will be proud to
own as a fair index Of the enter
prise, skill and progressive spirit of
The people Of Fayette County Give
lis your cooperation, fellow cid-
sens, and We will use our best en-,
ergies to make our interests mutu.
al,
To those friends of our enter
lrise who have given us their pat !
ronage and their influence SO liber {
lily, we tender our warmest thanks,
hoping that in the future, as IN the
lNst the most friendly and social
relations may continue TO exist