Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-11-16
BIoomingburg Local Items.
BLooArnGBuRG. Nov. Is, 1871.

OLOOAlNGBURG. NOV. lO, IOd L.
EDITORS HERALD:-From some cause, l
know not what, our correspondent at this
point has failed to come to time for several
weeks, and lest you and your readers should
forget US, I propose, if you have no objec-
tions, to put in. Bloomingburg is second
in this county to Washington, and we do
not wish to be left out.
Our business men are wide awake as the
hard times will permit The old and well
established house of D. E. Boies seems to
be supplying the wants of its patrons as
usual. Young Elliott, by close attention
to business on the principle of 'quick trade
ON small prof1ts,' is gradually earning a rep
utation for prompt, fair dealing. that will be
TO him as bread cast upon the waters. The
new firm of Gibson & Howser is fully ap-
preciated by those who wish to buy gro
ceries; and Mat. Stewart is driving his drugs
and groceries as usual. Mat. has been down
among the Roxabel thieves, and obtained
some of the goods stolen from his store in
September last, and was politely invited to
report himself at the next meeting of the
Grand Jury at Chillicothe.
John Ball, notwithstanding his heavy loss
by thieves, is supplying his customers with
the best of boots and shoes. Chapan sup
plies the saddles and harness. The MeCoys
the wagons and buggies. Jones and OFT
each have a blacksmith shop; and little
Jourdan Jones will soon be in his new shop
/ T2,,k 10 ~
and many other business men here adver-
tise in the HERALD, as every body reads it.
Ditto odoctors-Stewart, Smith and Gillespie.
At an election held on Saturday, j. NJ
Edwards and S. P. Trumber were elected
Justices Of the Peace. At the October elec-
ton Edwards had his hide taken, but at the
special election Squire Elliott declined be-
ing candidate, and he went through.
The Wheaton House is head quarters fol
the teachers of the Academy, where Prof
Cate may be found, unless absent on pro
fessional business. This is now undOubt
edly one of the best schools in this part o
the State, notwithstanding it does not pub
lish the weekly absente and disorderlies
Our Methodist Church has been renovat
ed, and is now neat, clean place of wor
ship. We very much regretted to have t.
part with Doctor Hughey, but the people
are much pleased with Mr.. Brooks preach
ing. He is certainly an earnest, sincere
devoted Minister.
The old Presbyterian church buildin,
has also been renovated and converted int
story and half house, with the half sto
ry below. The lower part is in three room
for Sabbath schools, &c. The upper room
is very neatly finished and furnished fo
preaching. It will be opened with Com
munion services on next Sunday.
Mr.. Woods has recently returned fror
5 a tour East for recreation, and the peopl
are anticipating an excellent course eff lee
lures from him in the new house this Wiz
: ter.
/ The Cemetery of this place. is, situate
Just south of town, orrz-etrv-'NSest side or e.
: pike, and has p,Iany nice marble monument
a and the graves of some forty soldiers in
\ But.1t is SO neglected that the old fen
- has rotted down to the ground. B.