Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-02-15
LOG AL ITEMS

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- Lent began yesterday.
- Court convenes on the 26th.
Columbus letter on second page.
- Farmers report wheat looking. badly.
No small pOx in Washington or the
county yet
Business rooms are in demand in
Washington.
The valentine business was pretty
brisk yesterday.
Court street is horribly dirty. Where's
the Street Commissioner?
Judge Steele will be on the bench at
the next term of court of this county.
- Much competition in the plow trade
among agricultural implement dealers.
There is a prospect of the revival of
Columbus & Maysville Railroad project.
= Physicians report more sickness in the
community than at any time for year
past.
- Town was full of people Saturday,
and business more lively than for several
weeks.
-Protracted evening services commenc-
ed at the Presbyterian Church on Monday
evening.
- The c. & NV. Railroad will proba-
bly, remove their shop from Lancaster to
Dresden.
We are under continued obligations
to Hon. NJ. J. Williams for favors of public
documents.
= The tax-collectiOns in this county this
year were good, notwithstanding the search
ty of money.
- There are five prisoners in the county
Jail, awaiting trial at the next term of Court
for different ofenses.
= The Great Sea Monster exhibited on
the. corner of the 'burnt district Saturday
to pretty good houses.
= The hog crop of this county this year
is estimated to average IS lbs. per head
heavier than last year.
The new planning mill to be started in
this place, will go into operation about the
middle of next month.
- The next meeting of the Board oi
County Commissioners will be on the first
Monday in March-Tegular session.
A Second National Bank, with $780,
600 capital, is to be established in Washing
ton shortly, the charter having been pro-
cured.
- Brick & Sabin's Minstrels had a small
house on Saturday night. Lew Johnson's
clog dancing and some other parts of theil
performance we're good.
- Chris. Haas, of the late firm of Haas
& Shaft, carriage makers, started South
yesterday on health-seeking trip, recon-
mended by his physicians.
Charlie Norris and Zeb. Kane (cOIor-
ed) were sent to Jail last week. in default
of $500 bail each, to await trial at Court
for knitting Ed. Kelly (also colored) at {
dance.
Our townsman Capt. Allen Hegler
has gone into the carriage manufacturing
business with Mr.. Shaft, of the firm o
Haas & Shaft, under the firm name of Heg
Ter & Shaft.
= The Chillicothe Gazette correctly re
marks: 'Rev. Samuel Keen, formerly o
the Main Street NJ E. Church, is immense
Iy popular with his present congregation a
Washington G. H"
- Geo. W. Chafin, lately with j. L. Val
Deman & Co., of this place, has taken al
] agency of the Continental Life Insurance.
Company for Madison county, with head
quarters at London.
- Rev. I. H. Phillips, Presiding Elder
preached in the n. E. Church on sunda.
morning, and in the evening Sacramento
services were administered, very larg
number participating in them.
! The latest New York fashion plate
for Spring and Summer of 1872 can b
seen at j. Lights Tailor Establishment
He will receive new stock of fine Sprin
tyles of Fancy Cassimeres, &C., in a fey
days.
= The Directors Of the new Merchant
and Farmers Bank on Monday employe
Mr. Morris Sharp, OF jamestown, as Cash
ier. Mr.. Sharp has had several years ey
perience in the banking business in james
town.
The officers of the Pioneer Associ
ton request that pioneers and others cnt
tied to the Record Diploma Of the first pi
; neer omigrants of the N9FthWest, will q
T tend the Pioneer Meeting at }Vashi4gto
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