Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-11-02
LOO AL ITEMS

Goal sells at ZOc- to zoe- per busheI-
= New corn brings Soc. in this market.
- The November term Of Common Pleas
Court for this county cOnvenes on the 28th
inst.
- The Anti-Horse-Thief Association
meets at the Court House Saturday after
noon at O'Clock
A list of the times of holding Courts
in this judicial district is published else
where in this paper.
Greene & Green are on hands with an
enormous new stock of "FalI and Winter
styles" of Hardware.
- The NJ. E. Social Circle will be en-
tertained tomorrow evening, at the resi-
dence of VIM. Stevens.
II. w. Hamilton has bought the lot
adjoining H. L. Hadley, on the Chilli
cothe pike, and intends building on it.
- Auditor McCandless is preparing list
oflands forfeited for non-payment of taxes,
which will be advertised for sale next week.
= We have been favored with several
moderate rains during the past week, but
the ground is thirsty yet. Stock water is
scarce.
- Our townsman, Mr.. Robt. Stewart,
has been confined to his house for week
past, by severe, though not dangerous
illness.
= The man who sells money at auction,
held forth on the street last evening. Sew
eral were "taken in" in sums varying from
one to ten dollars.
- Charles C. Harrison has been ap-
pointed Revenue Assessor, in this, the 9th
District in the place of Col. White, who
died few days since.
President Grant has issued his procla-
nation recommending the observance of
Thursday, November Both, as day of ma
tional thanksgiving and prayer.
County Commissioners meet Monday.
The newly elected Commissioners have
not given bonds yet, and will probably not
take their seats before December.
" Cicero Smith has bought neat brick
dwelling house and lot on Temple Street.
1t will be handy to have in case he should
want to go to housekeeping some time, pret-
ty soon, perhaps.
- Mr.. J. NJ. Milbourn, formerly one of
the editors and proprietors of the Xenia
TorchIght, called on us Tuesday. He was
spending a day OF two in town, the guest
of Col. Yeoman.
n Geo. Dahl has the foundation laid and
the brick-work pretty well under headway
for his new residence, corner of North and
East streets. It will be one of the pretti-
est and finest buildings IN Washington.
= Mr.. James Jones, Sen, an old and re-
spectacle citizen, who resided near Yankee
town, in Madison township, in this county
: died suddenly at his residence one day las
; week. His funeral was preached at the
Yankeetown NJ. E. Church on Saturday
last.
An eel, weighing pounds, one ounc,
! and half, and measuring thirty -eigh
: inches in length, was caught in Sturgeon
i Mill Dam, about six miles from here, las
: Friday, by Harve Smith. P. S. Collins ha
d the skin stuffed and on exhibition Gree) a
his Restaurant
B. B. OFT and P. Dempsey have bough
five acres Of ground short distanc
outside the corporate limits of town, of s
F. johnson, for which they paid $2,oO(
We understand they intend running a bee
and billiard saloon on it. That neighbol
}, hood is blessed with one Beer Garden
,e already.
IS Rev. w. W. King, of Chicago, deli1
cred an interesting lecture on the gre;
Chicago fire, to a large audience at th
"a a Court House last Saturday night. M
h, King is now holding a series of UNIVERSAL
n meetings (Which commenced last Sunday
=, at the Court House. He will preach ever
evening this week and on Sunday next.
There has been rise in the cofft
market, in consequence of short crops
the three great coffee producing regions
Brazil, lava and Ceylon. Three fourths
the coffee drinkers in the United Stat
would be better off both financially al
physically, if they would drink but oil
half the amount of coffee they are nc
using daily.
= The pacing race that was to ha
40 come off at Columbus Saturday, betwe
r., Bill Wright's dun horse "Sleepy Tom,"
&c this county, and "Rattling Jim," owned
Mt. Vernon, for $500 side, didn't col
off. The dun horse and his friends a
< hackers we're there ready for the race, /
"Rattling Jim" failed to come, and the "a
the 1,zos 5o.;1o5 =; fo. &c A., L. Ul 8
NG was UeOiueo III 4a'OA VI INC uuH. 4He II
oek felt was $3.50.
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Co. o. To California i'm 1850.
- Mr.. John Wood left with us few ds
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