Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-10-12
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
LOG AL IFEM 8
. Flaming posters announce a show q

- Flaming posters announce a show at
Music Hall, for six, of next weeks seven
nights
= The Fayette County Agricultural So
ciety lost about $1,000 by the fire at the
Fair Grounds last week.
- The slow mule race at the Horse Fair,
last Friday, was huge fun for the crowd,
but death to the poor mules.
= Watermelons are blessed with long
lives this year, as they still continue to
make their appearance upon our streets.
1t is estimated that $4,000 persons
witnessed the unveiling of the Tyler Da-
wilson Fountain, in Cincinnati, on Friday
last.
- The list of awards of premiums of
Fayette County Horse Fair has not been
furnished US yet. We will publish it next
week.
We understand that Mr.. Geo. VanDe-
man, of this place, has, with partner, tax
en- charge of the Talmadge Hotel, at Lam
caster, o.
The Greenfield Fair is now in progress
We have noticed some fine stock passing
through our town on its way to attend
this Fair.
- Our merchants are receiTing large
stocks of dry goods, preparatory to heavy
fall and winter trade. They are bound to
sell cheap.
F;ftv naD+s n ooy,,y 1r-es ohrorod for +bo
Times and Chronicle, last Monday evening,
containing the latest news of the great Chi
cago fire.
At the trotting match, on Friday, at
the Horse Fair, the winning horse made the
first mile in 2:4O, and the second in 2:35,
without "break."
| - The boilers from the regular Demo-
cratic nomination for Representative in this
county, voted for T. NJ. Gray, Esq, but
they could not come it.
- We feel fully authorized, by our Ex-
changes, to state "that the melancholy days
have come" &c. Any constant reader Of
the newspapers will discover that this is
all annaul calamity.
= On our first page to-day we publish
the able address of our townsman. Rev
Mr.. Kidder, on the occasion of the dedica-
ton of the new Union School house, at oul
neighboring village of Sabina The ad
dress is well worth perusing.
There was another alarm of fire OF
Saturday last, caused by the roof of Mr.
James MilIers house catching fire from
the chimney; but luckily the flames were
discovered before they had made much pro
gress, and quickly subdued with but trif
ing loss.
- The next annual meeting of the Qua
kOrs, for the West, will be divided; on
will be held at Richmond, Indiana, and tn
other at our neighboring town of Whining
ton. That will be great event for Viii
mingtOn, and, we understand, a Friend'
! meeting house is to be built at the latte
place.
- This county is not exempt from th'
terrible drouth that prevails to such an ex
t tent in the West and North west. WeIl
have failed, and water for stock has disap
peared from all the smaller streams, an
= the ground is too dry and hard for tn
I wheat crop to grow, or for it to spror
where it has been sowed recently, and ther
is at this time poor prospect for late Fa
pasture.
- Our Democratic friends, who were b
with expectations, on Monday last, of
Democratic victory in this county, look
though they had been out to funera
Their countenances are terribly lengthel
ed since the election. and they are wande
ing about the streets humming inflow tom
these poetic strains:
s'This world is but ieeting show,
For mans illusion given.
Deceitful shines, deceItful hoWS,' &c.
A marvellous story of shower
stone is told, which are said to ha
fallen at the residence of a Mr.. Munde
ss in Darby township, Pickaway county.
great deal of excitement was created in It
y, erence to this mysterious shower of ston
which were of all colors, and nearly eve
q size. They were supposed to come frc
above; but upon investigation, it was asct
J tanned that they were showered from h
s man hands. Such things frequently occ
in certain localities where the people
-, so wicked as to have no regard for law a
order.
-N0o
- Great Sale of BIOOded Stock