Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-11-30
LOG AL IFEM 8

Judge Steele will go into office in
January.
- Court commenced on Tuesday, Judge
Dickey presiding.
There will be an eclipse of the sun on
the 10Th of December.
Rev. z. Wharton occupied Mr.. Keen's
pulpit at the M. E. Church last Sunday.
The colored people festivaled last Sat
urday night, for the benefit of their church.
Slaughtering commenced at A. P.
Kirk & Co.'s pork house Monday morn
ing.
The Coolest White man in town is a
somewhat exciteable colored gentleman who
runs barber shop.
Up to yesterday evening, 1000 hogs
had been slaughtered at the pork house
500 were killed yesterday.
- The meubers of the new brass band
have rented the upper room of John
Meyers building to practice in.
- Hogs are selling for $4OO The high
est price yet paid this season was $4.1O, paid
last Saturday for one or two lots.
The Chillicothe Register says: It is
estimated that the cost to the county of the
Blackburn trial will be about 5000
A series of protracted meeting COM
menced at the Baptist Church Monday even
ing, and continue with increasing interest.
Col. S. F. Kerr, our newly elected
Justice of the Peace, has been inaugurated,
and is ready to discharge the duties of his
office.
The county is Tull of corn of a first
rate quality. We doubt whether there has
ever been heavier crop of corn in the
county.
We notice that coal for a few days
past, has been quoted in Cincinnati at the
following prices: Youghiogheny lac. and
Ohio River 11@ 12c. per bushel afoat
Rev. 1. f. King will preach in the NJ
E. Church next Sunday morning and
evening. His many friends will be pleased
to see him in his old familiar place again.
- The NJ. E. Social Circle will be enter
tanned at the residence ofPeter Wendle, by
Mrs. Wendle, George -Saxtess-ur1di John
Shum, tomorrow evening. All are re-
quested to attend
- The shipments of hogs from this sta
ton for the week ending yesterday, num-
Der 2,997, 400 of which were shipped Fast
and the balance West Nearly all tn,
w ostern shipments were by Messrs Ely
Stimson.
There was lively little hop at tn
Washington House last Thursday night
An itincrant band of Italian musicians di,
the harping and fiddling, while the youn
folks shuffled their tight fantastic boot
and CATERS.
The hog crop in this section of tn
State is going to market little earlier il
the season than usual. The hogs generally
are said not to be as heavy, but there ar
a greater number of them thrown upon tn
market earlier than usual.
p.tolGst Saturday night, 675-sharc
!. had been redeemed by the Fayette@ Builo
"a ing and Loan Association. The stpreu
um was $90.25 In the Enterprize, up
tsfhc last meeting night, the number
shares redeemedwas .750. Last premium
s155. g
y The Catholics have their new churc
insproeess of roofing. 1t will be a fnel
fnished brick building, with an audien
room large enough to hold about SEQ pc
. sons. They are also building good Bri
dwelling, to be occupied by the priest, ne
the chuhch.
= Marshal H. P. Cherry went to Cinci
. natl on Monday, AND returned with JoI
Widen, alias John johnson, one of the \
Sterling burglars. He was locked up in {
a Jail here until yesterday, when he was
! ken to Mt. Sterling for examination.
Hull, Widen's partner, is held in Cinct
|; natl having been indicted for an offense co
mitted there.
. One of the severest trials of patienc
lie man is called upon to undergo in this l
iea Of is sitting in a barber shop Stature
~. az. night, when the house is always full, {
ee. waiting for his turn while some sard
. keeps the best barber busy for an h
10 10 cutting his hair and shampooing his he
ali, &c, instead of simply getting shaved iii
white man. and putting the other busin
g. off till some other timet