Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-11-16
: CLOSE OF THE VOLUME.


This number completes the 18th
volume OF The HERALD. For thirteen
years We have labored arduously to
furnish the people Be this county with
n county newspaper that should not
only be usefuI and Instructive to them,
but one that they might feel pride in
owning as one of the permanent and
useful Institutions of the county and
town in which it is published. How
far VIC have succeeded in this effort
VIC are to Judge from the continual in
crease of patronage the paper has re-
ceived since its FIRST issue.
Thirteen years ago we commenced
the publication of the HERALD under
not very aattering prospects for sue
cess, against an old established paper,
that claimed all the patronage of both
political parties from the circumstance
Of professed neutral standpoint in re-
lation to existing parties, and at time
when the Republican party in the conn
ty was somewhat divided, not on arty
principles, but upon personalities, and
a portion orthe county officers politi
caIly opposed to Republican princi
ples, and the county printing proper
at their disposal, and of course given
to the paper that did not advocate the
principles and policy of the Repubi
can party. But under all the embar
rassmehts of the times, we pushed on,
advocating our political opinions, and
striving to build up a paper in which
the people should have confidence, and
be willing to patronize. until we have
reason to believe that our efforts Lave
not proved failure.
For several years past every officer
elected in the county has been from
the Republican party and the HERALD
nasbeen the official paper ofthe conn-
~, and is in the enjoyment of very
liberal patronage. We expect to con-
tinue unabated, our efforts to make the
HERALD welcome visitor to the fire
side OF every family in the county
or course We have not, in our editorial
career, been perfect, nor can we prom
z ise TO be so in the future, but what er
rors we have committed or may com
NIT in the future, are, and will be at
tributabIe to the fact that it is human tc
err, and not the result of willful per
Yerseness on eur part.
Trusting in the forbeariug characte
ofthe numerous friends ofthe HERALD
and thanking them for their kind ant
liberal patronage, we shaH next wee
~ enter upon the fourteenth volume o
our paper, and assure our friends tina
We shah at least. use the best of on
abilities to merit continuance of thei
patronage, and to make new friend
whenever and wherever opportunit
offers.
Thanking ouT patrons once more, "
new commit tile 18th volume of I'll
Herald to the history Of the past.
Brother Armstrong, of the Chi
Iicothe Register, has been on visit
Darlington, Iowa, and on his retur
last week, the train, on which he WI
a apassenger, ran of the track near Ii
eriy, Indians, in high speed, THROWN
the train and OF course the passcnge
down an embankment, injuring son
of them pretty badly. Mr.. Armstrol
was hurt, but we believe not serious
as was at first reported he telegrap
ed that he would be at home on Frid
night last. The train struck two CO.
and was thrown from the track. T
wonder is that there were not mo
persons fatally injured.