Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-06-22
ITEM 8

Another letter from 'Lovejoy" in this
paper.
Rev. T. H. Phillips, P. E., preached at
the NJ. E. Church Sunday.
H. P. Ferguson & Co. are selling at
cost to close out and quit business.
- Greene & Green have sold twenty
seven reaping machines this season.
Plumb & Nitterhouse have bought an
elegant new $1,000 hearse for their under
taking business.
We have received letter from ''the
Corners" which we are unable to make
room for this week.
The First National Bank of this place
has decided to increase its capital stock from
100000 to $15OOOO.
The rate of road tax levied on Union
township Exclusive of Washington for the
ensuing year is 1Oc. on the 500.
"A little son of Geo. Price fell from the
| top of an omnibus and broke his arm at
John Paul's livery stable Saturday.
B. Maertz, of Cincinnati, has bought a
number of good horses in this market, for
livery and street-car work in that city.
The NJ. E. Church is to be neqEIy car
peted, frescoed and generally fitted up in
fine style before the holding of conference.
An Irishman, we are told, beat a horse
to death out on the Wilmington pike Sat
urday night. He ought to be treated like
wise.
Washington has four livery stables all
well stocked, and all kept busy. The peo-
pie of this section have lots of buggy-rid-
ing to do.
The Presbyterian Social Circle will
meet at the residence of H. P. Cherry to-
morrow evening. A cordial invitation is
extended to all.
We have received an interesting letter
from Bloomingburg, which we would be
pleased to publish if the writer had sent us
his name with it.
"A new school house is to be built in
Sub District No. 8, Concord township. The
Directors advertise in another column fol
proposals for the contract.
The wheat harvest commenced in this
county the first of this week-considerbly
earlier than usual. A good deal of whea
will be cut during the week.
-Bloomingburg Academy examination
of classes at the close of the Summer Tern
E will begin on Thursday, June 29th, at
O'Clock A. M. Exhibition Friday evening.
The last loans of money in the Fayett
4 Building and Loan Association were tal1el
at premium of $1OO.5O. In the Enter
> prise premiums range from $3.50 to $17O
-Amoonlight picnic in the Fair Groun'
on the evening of the Fourth of July, i
talked of; which will be very nice, provid
ed arrangements can be made for a suppl
of moonlight.
The bridge over Rattlesnake Greek Oh
- the Wilmington Road is being repaired b
putting in new arch. J. E. Nye has tn
a contract. The bridge was built only abou
,, three years ago. 1t was poor job.
, The levy of the County Commissioner
:, of this county for road purposes is two
tenths of mill on the dollar instead
two mills on a dollar, to be expended
keeping the improved roads in repair.
= Judge Dickey held Court in this plac
on Monday and Tuesday last. The Judge
Is health has improved since his visit to tt
C. North, and he has fiattering hopes of beir
lie fully restored to his usual health in fe
weeks.
Rev. w. w. Martin will offer a lot
personal property at public sale at Ne
Holland on Saturday. July 1st. His-heal
having failed, he has been compelled to +
sign his charge at that place, and inten
~ removing to Minnesota.
"A young man about twenty years
:" age, son of Wood Miller, of this vicinit
eo died on Saturday last of tettiness, or CO
ais traction of the muscles of the body pl
tn ducing lock-jaw, caused by running a n
fill through his foot about week previous.
Sc, - The local of the Circleville Uni
,ep might possibly have done more toward
= commplishing his mission if he had us
his energies last week in the half-witt
Milbourn controversy he has on his han
instead of singing his slang over this W
= There will be no preaching in the
E. Church of this place, Sabbath next
the pastor, Rev. Mr.. Keen, will be abs
visiting Delaware, Ohio. He goes there
attend the commencement of the Wesl,
ose University. The Sabbath School will
YOU held as usual, 215 P. NJ.
you Al. Myres of this office, handled a
her volver rather carelessly last Thurs
ome morning and has since been carrying
right hand in sling, with a hole in the p
of it big enough for Colorado potato
:, to crawl through He has leave of
sence for few weeks for repairs.
a Last Saturday evening, as Page Us
o,,o was driving along Fayette street, near
lers livery stable one of his horses st
Jus bled and fell down, dragging the other
him. In assisting to get the horses I
nat their feet again Will Davenport was st
on the head with the fore foot of OF
IS 'them, and pretty badly hurt.