Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-02-22
LOCAL ITEM 8


We noticed Rev. E. H. Heagler, of
Athens, in town yesterday.
= Ten persons were baptized at the NJ.
E. Church Saturday night.
"A lot of new freight cars have been
put on the C. M. v.RR.
Over 300 valentines passed through
the P. o. on st. Valentines day.
Judge Dickey retired from the bench
last week, his official term having expired
- The best sleighing snow of the Winter
came last Friday, but tarried only day or
two.
- Subscribers are dropping in upon US
frequently. We still have room for more
names.
A. P. Kirk & Co., are shipping good
deal of pork and lard from their packing
house, East.
The supply of coal has been short
here the past week, on account ofa striker
at the mines.
Treasurer Sayre went to Columbus
on Monday to make his annual settlement
with the State.
Plumb & Nitterhouse present some
inducements to furniture buyers in their
new advertisement.
Auditor McCandIess expects to be
ready for settlement with township treas
ures in few days.
Miss M. Wissler, has removed her
millinery store to Mrs. Jenkins room, cor
ner Court and Main streets.
The county Republican convention to
select delegates to the State convention,
will be held on the 23d of March.
Esq. z. W. Heagier has been par
tally disabled for duty for few days past
by a fall on slippery pavement.
= The revival at the M. E. Church is
still going on. The accessions to the church
number considerably over one hundred.
Prof P. E. Morehouse has returned
from Cincinnati, and will resume his duties
as superintendent of the public schools.
M. Pavey has commenced fitting up
room for the Merchants and Farmers
Bank, in the old Wilson House building.
= There are 1877 civil and 62 criminal
cases on the docket for hearing at the Feb
ruary term of Common Pleas Court for this
county.
= Mrs. Mary Stinson, mother of our
townsman, Mr.. R. Stewart, died at her
home near jamestown, Greene county, on
Friday last. She was in her I'D year.
The Madison County Enterprise says
Messrs. Riggin & Douglas, recently bought
of Mr.. Beatty, of this county, seventeen
yearling cattle whose average weight was
1850 lbs.
- Col. R. Stewart has been absent from
home for several weeks past, at the resi-
dence of his mother, near jamestown, at
tending her during sickness from which
she died last week.
= John Stuckey, Sen, will sell his per-
sonal property, consisting of stock, farm
implements, household goods, &C., at pub
lie sale, at his residence near Staunton, on
Tuesday, Mach 5th.
DR.. L. Y. Grubbs, of Dover, Kansas
is spending few days in town, having
been called home to attend the funeral oi
his father, Mr.. Stephen Grubbs, who was
buried last Thursday
- Dan. Adler. formerly with A. Nathan
& Co., has bought out Mr.. Carlie's Cigar
and Tobocco store, opposite the Bank oi
Fayette, and will furnish lovers of the weed
with the best article to be had.
Rev. Mr.. Kidder, of the Baptist Church
was absent from his pulpit last Sunday. Hc
has been engaged in a meeting in New
Vienna, Clinton county. He will be a
home to occupy his pulpit as usual mex
Sunday.
= Easter Sunday this year, comes OF
the 31st of March. According to the pre-
diction of an old weather-wise friend O
ours, we are to have an early Spring. The
evidence of this is, he says, that Easte
Sunday comes early.
= Mr.. E. H. Carr will offer his farm, o
141 acres, in Jefferson township, for sale a
auction on the premises, on Tuesday, Eel
9th. Mr.. G. intends closing his hotel il
Jacksonville, andwilI offer his hotel ful
niture and some other personal propert
; lat the same time and place.
We understand Mr.. j. F. Ely intend
removing the frame building now occupie
by the grocery part of Ely & Stimson Bro.
establishment, and replacing it with hant
some brick building, and will also build
four story brick grain elevator near tn
railroad, the coming season.
e "A concert and literary entertainmel
= will be given at Pleasant View Church,
9 this county, by the school, on the evenin!
a of the 9th and 28th of this month. I'll
Il public exercises of this school have alwa,
J. been highly praised, and no doubt the e
ercises will be very good. All are invite
to attend.
The advertisement of E. Bird, Co
}. tractor and Builder, appears in anoth
al column. He has concluded to locate DC
manently in Washington. Mr.. Bird h
- had thirty years experience in his bushes
e and is qualified to take charge of any ki
OF Of of work He has some fine specimens
refer to in town.