Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-06-02
LOCAL ITEMS.

LOCAL ITEMS.
-- Strawberries at Collins
- And now comes Summer
- Farmers praying for rain.
Commissioners meet Monday
- Town full of people Saturday.
- Fourth of July comes on Monday.
- The census-takers began their work
yesterday.
- The Garis House has become popu,
lar lodging place of late.
- Seven new business rooms will soon
he completed on Court street,
-- Flowers fling fragrance from "for-
ninst" folks front fences.
- Our readers will find some interest
ing reading matter in our "extra" this
week.
-- M. E. Social Circle meets al the resi-
dence of Hon. Jas Purcell tomorrow
night.
= The prospects for crops of all kinds
look rather "blue" at present, by reason
of drouth.
- Halls Vegetable sieilian Hair Re
newer, Halls Vegetable Sicilian Hair
Remover! Sold by all druggists.
- Several of the faithful left for Colum
bus on Monday, to attend the State Con-
vention,
A stuffed Loon is on exhibition at
Collins Restaurant, which was killed
about mile from town, on VIM. Burnetts
farm.
- Stock shipping is opening up, Eight
carloads of cattle were shipped from this
Station on Friday, and ten on Saturday
night.
.sN - Our recently acquired townsman
Mr.. H. L. Hadley, has a neat, new frame
dwelling about completed over on Gard
ner's addition.
- We learn that our esteemed young
friend, @. H Dixon, formerly of this Of
fee, is now filling the position of Local
Editor on the Athens Journal
- The receipts of the Presbyterian Fes-
tival at Music Hall, on Friday evening
last, amounted to $4,000, and those pres
ent enjoyed very pleasant evening,
We understand some of our saloon
keepers propose to beat the beer and bill
lizard ordinances by putting up q rancho
Just outside the corporate limits.
--A.en,ull, Good Templar breast,pin,
of enamel, with gold rim, was lost in
Washington on Monday of last week. Theb
finder will favor the owner by leaving it atgI
this office.
- A little boy living with Mr.. Joseph
Steinhart was kicked by horse on Satur-
day evening, inficting an ugly cut, and
slightly, ,fracturing the skull He is doing
we'll, however.
- We are requested to say that Hon.
Samuel Galloway has been invited and is
expected to address the colored people at
the celebration of the 18th Amendment in
this place, on the 18th inst,
- The failure to have band of music
present on the occasion of the decoration
of Soldiers graves, on Monday, was un-
fortunate. The fault, however, was not
on the part of the committee appointed to
secure one.
~ Messrs. Asa Gregg and A. R. Cream
er have associated themselves in the prac-
tee of law in the Courts of this and ad-
joining counties, as will appear by their
card in another column. Their Office is
in ]. /. VanDeman's building, over the
Postoffiee.
- Mail route No 9460, between this
place and West Lancaster, via Jefferson
vile, has been extended to jamestown,
and changed to tri-weekly instead of
semi-weekly mail, commencing with the
first met. The mail now leaves the Post
Office here on Mondays, Wednesdays and |
Fridays, returning on Tuesdays, Thurs
Saturdays.
= Doubtless many of our delinquent
subscribers will b. in town paying taxes
within the next few weeks, as the tax
season closes on the Goth. The
HERALD Office is located Immediately op-
posite the Treasurer's Office, up stairs,
and we would mildly suggest the propri-
ETY. of stepping across and calling on us.
- In connection with his Restaurant P
S. Collins is fitting up the upper part of
the building into parlor and sleeping
apartments. furnished in the finest style
aud conveniently arranged, for the accom-
of transient custom. The new
hotel will be called the Collins House
We think P. S. has found his "best
lolt, and thatas landlord he will prove
! success. II travellers can be made COM
'ortable anywhere. they will be made go
1t the Collins House. J.