Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-01-11
LOCAL tTBM s

Two marriages in town Tuesday.
A little poor sleighing the first of the
week.
Religious services in all the churches
of this town every evening this week.
- Geo. H. McCandless has gone to
selling dry goods for SilcOtt & Millikan.
-Four persons were received into the
fellowship of the Baptist Church Of this
place on Friday last.
In another column we publish the
prospectus of the Cincinnati Daily. and
Weekly Commercial.
= We call attention to the prospectus of
the Scientific American, which we publish
in another column of the HERALD.
- An interesting revival is in progress
at Staunton NJ. Z. Church, under the di-
rection of Rev. NJ v B. Euans and C. w.
Bostwick.
The students from this town and
county attending college at Delaware, who
were home during the. holidays, have all
returned.
Meetings are held at the Baptist
Church each evening this week. Prayer
Meeting at 61I O'Clock. Preaching at 7
O'Clock
- After two weeks of holidays, our I'm
ion School was reopened lastweet, and
school girls and boys are again in the pur-
suit of knowledge.
- The Auditor has just received War
ton among the several Justices of the
Peace of the county.
- In response to the request of the pas
tors of the churches in this place,
nearly all the business firms close their
business houses at 81 O'Clock during this,
the week ofprayer."
= A gentleman who is engaged in the
fruit and nursery business, informed US the
other day that the peach buds in this sec
ton of the State have about all been killed
| by the severe cold weather in December.
= We had pleasant call last Saturday,
from Mr.. f. A Draper, local reporter of
| bAAC VI uIlA1 ", AIlOA4ASs MI L. Win
his wife, has been Speeding few days past
on a visit to her father, Mr.. Trustin Adams,
of this county.
Don't forget to attend the meetings of
tist Church on Tuesday and Wednesday
of next week. You are cordially invited
to all the services. It begins on Tuesday
evening at 10 O'Clock.
Mr.. Thomas MCGEE, of Jefferson town
ship, sold last week, 50 hogs twenty months
old which averaged 425 pounds. He also
sold five last April pigs which averaged
285 pounds. They are said to be the best
fatted hogs that have been in the slaugh-
tering pens at this place this year.
AT meeting of the stockholders o.
the Fayette County Agricultural Society,
held on the 9th inst, the following named
persons were elected as Directors to serve
for the present year, viz: Jesse Hegler, S.
N. Yeoman, Peter Wendell L. c. Coffman,
J. F. Ely, Martin Grove and Henry Kirk
And at meeting of the new board on the
9th inst, an organization was had which
resulted in the election of Henry Kirk for
President, F. L Nitterhouse for Treasurer
and j. B. Priddy Secretary.
= The third Annual Reunion of the
stock men of the West, takes place this
evening at the Walnut Street House. Gin
einnati. Quite a number of the stock trad
ing men with others from our county, will
be in attendance. We acknowledge the
receipt Of an invitation to attend, but re
gret that it win not be possible for us tc
be there. We doubt not this will be ;
pleasant occasion, and as a member of the
press, we should be happy, if circumstan
ces permitted, to be present, and enjoy
the pleasures of the occasion.
! = Whisky sellers should fear and trem-
! BILE when such news as the following comes
: to their cars:
) At Xenia Ohio, few days since, San
Dice was awarded 81 ,250 in the Common
Pleas Court, against one Glessler, wealthy
soloon Keeper, for selling liquor to her hus
> band and sons. The case will be taken t.
: the Supreme Court.
: We hear that several wives in this tow
and vicinity contemplate commencing sui
for the purpose of,getting back some of tn
: money that has been taken from their scar
ty support by whisky sellers. "Go
lemons.e
merchant,s and Farmer' Bank.