Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-05-18

- Col Garis has the walls of his new
house up.
- Corn is two inches high in some fields
in this County AL-t--4 - -
- Col S. N YeOman has bought about
10000 pounds of wool this season. -.-.- .-
- The NJ. f. Social Circle will meet at
the residence of R. MilIikan tomorrow eve
ming. -~
! VIM. Snider, formerly of this County,
now of Wentsville, Mo-, has been in town
for a few days past.
- Corn planting in this County will be
about finished this week. An unusually
large crop has been put out.
There was rain enough in some parts
of this county on Tuesday to make the
ground too wet for planting corn.
- ST. Clair Bros. perform some wonder
full rope feats and other astonishing things
at Music Hall tomorrow evening.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety will meet at the NJ. E. Church next
Saturday afternoon at half past O'Clock.
- The L 0. o. F. fraternity are remod-
cling and refurnishing their hall in this
place, and are about to establish an En-
campment. AtA &-A&
- Rev. J. R. Powell has returned to
Washington after an absence of several
months. He has gone into the Life Insur-
ance business.
- The Kirk House, of this place, is for
sale7at private sale until the 9th, inst.
when, if not previously sold, it will be Of
fered at public sale.
P E. Morehouse has sold his roam
horse, red wagon and spotted dog to Judge
Smart, of Greenfield. The Judge having
fallen in love with the rig.
= Auditor McCandIess went to Cincin-
natl, Tuesday, to meet with the other Aud
itors along the line of the G. & M. v. R. R.
to assess the property of the road.
- When you want new buggies and fine
harness and good horses, go to John A..
Paurs Livery Stable. He has every
thing new. No one can beat him on fancy
rigs.
= Col. A. G. johnson will start for West
Point next Thursday with his son Clark
who is to undergo examination for cadet
ship. The examination commences the
first of June. -llEt
: There was quite a severe hail-storm
in the northern part of this County on-last
Monday, which damaged fruit and crops Sc
riously. Hail fell to the depth Of two inches
in some localities.
- The Pleasant View school, taught by
Miss Celeste E. Scott viii give a concert
on Saturday evening, May goth, at Pleasant
View. Arrangements have been made for
good instrumental music.
u H Thompson and Joe Sims have
bought the Washington Steam Flour Mills,
lately run by Hagele & Holden, and will
put the machinery in good running order
and be ready for milling in short time.
% The Collins House has been change
into anice cream saloon and restaurant. Mr.
Collins has refitted the rooms and will have
an opening tonight when all are invited
to call and try his ice cream free of charge
- We direct attention to the call, in an
other part of this paper, for meeting o.
citizens of the County, to make arrange
ments for the decoration of soldiers, graves
It is desired that each township in the
County be represented "a s-~-~
Our farmers are anticipating low price.
for pork next Fall; but what they lack il
the way of large. prices, we think, from ap
pearances, they intend to make up in quan.
tity of pork, so that the cash account vii
not run below the usual aggregate.
= We understand Mr. Morehouse5 in
tends resigning his position as Superintehd
ent of our Union Schools to commence thi
study Of medicine. Under Mr. MS man
agement the Schools have been more pros
porous. and better governed. than ever be
fore, and it is to be regretted that he ha
determined to retire. = y .'- -
- Glib Paul has put up a new Liver
Stable on the alley back Of Court HOus
: Square; bought lot of fine, new buggie
and good driving horses, and is now read
for operations. Glib. understands his bus
every body, and will give customers as goo
satisfaction as any other man in the bus
ness.
= On Thursday night last, a bay hors
and new buggy, with a set Of harness, wei
stolen from the residence of Jesse JOIN
Z son, six miles east of town. A reward
u $500 is offered for the horse and bugg
u and the theft, or $50 for either horse
r. buggy We believe Mr.. johnson has n,
succeed in getting any trace of the stole
e property yet.
= The way to break up ale, beer an
whisky shops generally, is to make th
!, kind of business Improbable. Don't pa
II ronize these institutions of the devils ge
ting up, and they will starve out, and Il
poor, miserable things that keep them W
re have to go to work for a living, or else
& to stealing for their bread which, as q
worthy Mayor upon a certain occasion r
marked, is more honorable than dealing O
t. whisky to their unfortunate neighbors al
making drunkards of the boys of our toy
and surrounding country. Try the starvi
process.