Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-12-21
LOG A L IFB M s

Eggs scarce at 0OC a dozen.
- Keep your eyes on the horn"
- Monday next will be Christmas.
- Rain and greenbacks in demand.
e 2O7 miles of Turnpike in this County |
To-day is the shortest day of the year.
- Go and see the bride at the Book
store window.
A lot of wicked boys went skating on
the dam Sunday.
John Redman was in town two or
three days last week.
Ward Morris is home from Kansas
City, Mo-, for the Winter.
- Mrs. Emma Piper, daughter of Henry
Robinson, is home on visit.
Farmers are sorely vexsd by careless
hunters, and complain much thereof.
Furtwangler has magnificent lot of
holiday goods. See advertisement.
- The sundogs, on each side of the sun,
shown very brightly yesterday morning.
- Some five or six thousand hogs have
been slaughtered at this place this season.
A good deal of ice from to inches
thick, has been put up during the past
week.
Read the letter from Africa by our
old correspondent "LOvejOy," in this
paper.
joe Sims has leased the Washington
Steam FIGURING Mills. Joe knows how
to make good -four.
Col. Yeoman employs seven clerks in
his dry goods store, and keeps them busy
selling goods.
Read the mammoth advertisement of
the Home Insurance Company. of Colum-
bus, in this paper.
Coal is up little again, $4.OO cart
load for common coal. Take stock in the
new coal railroad.
-Davy Bing, of Cincinnati the old time
cheap clothing man of this market, was in
town the first of the week
R. MilIikan has everything mention
able in the way of Toys and Fancy-Art;-
cles, for the Holiday trade.
The Presbyterian Social Circle will be
entertained on next Friday evening at Col.
Garris'. Please come everybody.
= Jared Plumb has a big lot of new
Holiday goods and choice Jewelry or
hand. See advertisement in this paper.
= The certificate of incorporation of the
Dayton & Southeastern Railroad Company
was filed on Friday. Capital stock 81, ,OoO
900.
Two cores of Engineers are out stalk
ing off the line for the Dayton and South
eastern Railroad between this place anc
Xenia.
-Ninety-two of the present subscriber
of the HERALD have taken the paper eve
since the first number was issued-thirtee1
years ago.
"A large portion of the hog crop ha
already been marketed. The roads leadin
to town have been alive with hogs comm
in for two or three weeks past.
A concert will be given atzthe NJ. T
Church in Staunton, for the benefit of tn
Church, on Friday evening next, Dec. 22c
A full attendance is requested.
- The oficers4o of the Bloomington
Lodge of F. & A. -Masons, will be enstalle
on Friday evening, 29th inst. A good SUI
: per will be provided for the occasion.
A number of our town folks attende
the Presbyterian Social at Mr.. w.
!. Ustick's residence, near BlOomingburg, la
. Friday evening and had pleasant time.
e = The Dancing Club will give graz
. Calico Masquerade Ball at Music Hall {
i Thursday evening, Dec. 28th. Lander
band, of GAINESVILLE, one of the best in t
}. State, has been engaged. They expect
n big time.
. Esq. Sayre will consider himself und
obligations to persons who have though
!; Iessly taken checks from the Treasure
Office for the immediate return of the san
They can be of no value to any one exec
. the County Treasurer.
We are now experiencing the cold
res weather we have had this season. I
iii til mercury, yesterday morning, at ga o'clo
j.. no o at Furtwangler's front door, stood one
the gree below zero. The coldest morning
'iko FORE this season, the mercury, at the sa
arm location stood at it's lowest, two degr
Ls above zero.