Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-03-17
LOCAL ITEMS.


- Moon tulleu thls morning al o'Ou'
- The sun "crosses the line" on the
Goth.
j. G. Patten removes this week to
Cromwell, Iowa.
Just 70 hours between the rising and
setting of the sun to-day.
- Several converts were baptized at the
Baptist Church last Sunday.
- Quarterly meeting commences at the
M. E, Church on Saturday evening
j. Van d Son, of Cincinnati, are put
ting the "Fiery Furnaces" in the new
County Inhrmary.
"A black snake measuring S feet 8
inches in length was captured near Jasper
Mills on Tuesday.
- The ladies of the Baptist Social Cir
Gle will hold festival tomorrow evening
at Dahl d Hamilton's Hall,
- The Christian Church Society of Mt
Sterling is preparing to erect a $4,000
church edifce this season.
= Rev. B. Y. sigfried is expected to
preach in the Baptist Church next Sab.
bath morning and evening.
- Protracted meetings at the Baptist
Church closed last Sabbath Five per-
sons were received into the church.
- The weather changed suddenly on
Saturday night from mild and pleasant
to cold, blustery and stormy.
Mr.. A. f. Silcott, of the dry ennda f''-'
Of Robinson q Slcott, etarted East for a
new atock Of Spring goods on Tuesday
= The organization ofn Young Mems
Christian Association in Washington is
proposed. and will probably be effected
- Frank Jacobs plead guilty to the
charge of throwing bricks through the win
dows of the NJ. e. Church, and was fined
$l7.
= The Appraisers of Real Estate have
meeting at the Auditors office s"tur-
day. They will probably commence work
Monday.
M. Blanchard and VIM. Smith have
gone into the coal business, and will fur
nish customers with an excellent quality
Of coal at lowest rates.
"A correspondent tells us the animal
captured after three days chase in the
vicinity of Mt. Sterling. was only I'M over
grown bench leg dog, instead Of lynx
Dewitt, who cut Pete Drnise in a
fpbt a few days ago, was discharged on
examination before Esquire Heagler, it
having been shown he acted in self-de-
Tense.
We have had the pleasure of meeting
upon our streets within the past week,
Mr.. Daniel Wendell and Mr.. B. E. Orr, for
merly citizens of this place, but now liv-
ing in the West.
= Brooks d Hoover, new firm from
Cincinnati, are prepared to receive orders
for house and sign painting at their room
over King d Leases Grocery Their mans
moth sign on the end of the building p a
fine specimen Of work.
- The Guernsey Times comes to us in
a new dress and looks as neat and clean
as fresh blown lilly. The Times is a
good paper and deserves a good patron,
age, as we presume it has, from the citi-
zens eff the hilly county of Guernsey
Verify the Times is improving.
A Woman's Rights man iwhose name
we will not MENTION says he is in favor
Of giving women the pOWey to vote at our
elections, "but if my wife Polly don't
vote Just as say she must, shall bestow
my tender affections upon 'ome more gen
erous minded female"
- Greene q Green are just getting in
mammoth stock of Hardware, - decidedly
the heaviest ever brought to Washington.
Their large room is crowded from end to
end and from top to bottom. But the fine
point in the business" is, they are going
to sell it Of at prices that cannot be touch
ed anywhere else in the county.
- We are happy to be able to stato,tonl
the authority Of letter received from DR..
~. A. Williams at Columbus, that our
Representative, Hon NJ J, Williams, is
much better, and will probably be able to
resume his seat this week. At the time
the letter was written Sunday, } his fever
was rapidly going away, and his eondi-
ton was regarded convalescent.
- The annualr report of the Commission
er of Railroads and Telegraphs for the
year ending June 80, 1869, shows the
gross receipts of the c. d z. road for the
! ear to be S3l5, ,s42 Os. and the expenses Of
operating the road, s299, 1881, leaving
S46, ,O45.77 net earnings, which amount
was nearly all expended in equipments
and improvements, No passengers were
killed or injured on the road during the
year. One employee was killed and two
injured