Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-10-14
LOCAL IIHAIS.
- The corn crop Of this county
8 much better than anticipated.

M. Pavey has put down a new
-. pavement in front Of the old Will
son House.
| The provisions of the Game
Law are imperative for a season
after the 18th inst.
t DR.. J. G. Wilson is putting
down a good stone pavement in
front of his residence.
- The population of Circleyille
} enumerated last month was 5423,-
4759 white and 664 colored.
} - Mr.. j. c. Carr, of this town
ship, started the first Of this week
for Illinois, to make that State his
future home,
- Business was pretty good in
town Saturday. The sales of two
of our dry goods houses run up to
near 800 each.
On the 22d inst. Wn. Tidy
will offer lot of personal property
at auction on the farm of Hackney
Hays, in Paint township.
- The business of the Hooking
Valley Railroad is already immense
and is rapidly increasing. The coal
trade forms large portion.
- The Union Agricultural Fair
commenced at Greenfield yesterday.
We acknowledge the receipt of a
complimentary from the Society.
- Dark nights are coming round
again. What of the street lamps
our Council talked of putting up.
numerously about town last Win
ter? NY
Mr.. H. Shook has completed
the erection of a very pretty dwell
ing house across the creek on the
West side of town, and moved in
to it.
1870 The famous Oakland herd of
short horn cattle belonging to Mr..
David McMillen, of Greene County,
received the first premium at the
late Kentucky State Fair.
- Mrs. NJ E. Ferguson, at New
Holland, is in receipt of a new
stock of Millinery and Fancy Goods
where with to get up the ladies Of
that vicinity in fine style.
The combined stocks of the
several dry goods firms in this place
ct the present time, will foot upI
about $125,OO0, which we consider
a good supply for the market.
- Mr.. Thos. Kinks herd of thor
oughbred short-horn cattle, which
carried off $3.50 in premiums at the
Wilmington Fair, passed through
town on Monday en- route for the
Greenfield Fair.
Mr.. Strawder Priddy shipped
from this station on Friday night
last, a lot Of twenty hogs, averag
ing three hundred and thirty-six
and one half pounds, which we be-
lieve is ahead of everything yet
shipped this season, and will not
be easily beaten.
- Mr.. VIM. H. Blakemore, of
this place, returned on Saturday
from tour of a few weeks through
Indiana, Illinois, Iowa and Missou-
ri. Mr.. b. was in feeble state of
health at the time he left, and has
but little.
Mr.. F. L. Blakemore son of the
above named gentleman, returned
with him on a visit home after a
two years absence in Iowa.
- Our friend, Mr.. L. Y. Grubbs,
for some time past student in DR..
Coffman's office, left for Cincinnati
on Tuesday to attend the Winter
course of lectures at the Ohio Med
ical College. Lew is an industri-
GUS student and we hope he may
be successful in attaining a scientif.
ic knowledge Of the healing art,
and attain a prominent position in
the profession for which he is pre-
pairing himself
- Mr.. John P. Todhunter, liv.
ing in the vicinity Of New Martins
burg, this county, showed us, the
other day, a curiosity in the shape
Of a couple Of punches of very fine
cooking Blackberries, and also a
punch of blossoms, picked from
push on his premises, which is now
bearing its second crop of berries !
his season, and is blossoming for .
third. The frost will prevent the s
bird crop from coming to maturi-
y, however. 4
= Mr.. W. P. cleveland, having 6
eceived the appointment of U. Z
!. Liquor Gauger at New Rich d
lond, Clermont county, Ohio, took