Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-12-29
LOCAL ITENrs.


- County Commissioners meet Mon
day.
DIR, L. Y. Grubbs, is home on a
short visit
= Our Union Schools have holiday
this week.
There was much Cumming" about
town Christmas Eve.
- The First National Bank will be
closed on Monday. January I'd.
- Fancy Goods dealers say the holiday
trade is not very good this year,
R. southerland shipped 81 hogs last
Monday night, which averaged 1887 lbs
- The receipts of the Union School
Exhibition last Wednesday night footed
$73.
Our friend Geo. H. McCandless has
taken a situation in dry goods house in
Cincinnati.
Rev, Mr.. Keen lectures to the young
ladies again at M. E. Church next Sun,
day evening.
- Ice-pOckers have been filling their
houses with good quality of ice during
the past week,
LOG hogs of the improved Ohio Ches-
ter breed, fed by Eber Allen, this County,
averaged 39714 lbs, at l6 months age.
Rev. W. W. King, Universalist,
breaches at the Court House tonight.
Subject: "The Price of Nations Life"
Hon. M. ], Williams leaves for
Columbus the first of next week to take
his seat at the opening of the Legislature.
- The grand out doors display of dry
goods which was expected last Saturday,
was postponed on account Of the weather,
We have received letter from Mr..
B. Rankin now at Florence N. j, but too
late for this weeks paper. will appear
in our next issue.
- Seventeen hundred and twelve hogs
and twenty-eight cattle have been ship
ped from this station over the @ g. M. V.
Road, the past week.
- Trains commenced running on a new
time ia ble Monday The Eastward pas
senger train now leaves this station at
1855 and the Westward passenger at
HAS.
- Miss Emmitts Concert last Saturday
night was not very largely attended. The
portion of the entertainment
was very good. Miss Emmitt is fine
performer.
- There will be an installation Of Sun
day School officers and Teachers at the
M. E. Church next Sunday afternoon,
The ceremonies will be conducted in a
new and interesting form.
- The Berger Family, Vocalists and
Swiss Bell Ringets, have Music Hall en-
g,ged for the evening of January 9Th
Our citizens have heard them once, and
will no donbt give them full house this
time.
The colored people have been com
PEELED to postpone the dedication oftheir
church, which was to have taken place on
Sunday next. the recent cold weather hav-
ing made itimpossible to get the building
ready by that time
CHncK No LII the man who depos-
tied Check No / from the Treasurer's
Office, in his pocket, does not desire to un-
dergo the painful operation of being de-
capitated, let him speedily return the
ssme to where it properly belongs.
The colored Good Templars, will
have festival at HAmilton's Hall in this
place on Friday and Saturday evenings
next Lots Of good things will be prepar-
ed for the occasion. The proceeds Of the
festival are TO be applied to The good
the order
- We can testify to the fact that those
Oysters kept at the Collins House and for
sale by the dish, half can or can, are Of
the best quality--plump, rich, savory, and
in size approximating that Ofan ordinary
pillow. when you get oyster hungry 60
to the Collins House and take feast.
= James Viek's Illustrated Catalogue
and Floral Gaideforls7l has been received
at this office The catalogue is comp lete
and the illustrations beautiful.
The establishment is at Rochester N. Y.
and the proprietor keeps for sale, all kind
ofVegetable and Flower Seeds,