Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-01-04
LOG AL ITEMS 8

hogs up to date. 4
Evening services will be held all next
week at the Presbyterian Church.
Gen. James Rowe, an old and respect
ed citizen of Chillicothc, died in that city
on Sunday last.
The Presbyterian Social Circle will
entertained on next Friday evening, at the
residence of Mrs Samuel Wilson.
The protracted Meeting at the Bap-
tist Church is stiIl in progress. servi ces
at and at 61s P. NJ. Come everybody.
Lawson Reed, of this place, we regret
to learn, had one of his legs broken by
railroad accident in Indiana, few days
since.
Gov. Hayes Message was delivered
to the Legislature on Monday afternoon.
1t has among other merits that of brevity
We will publish it in the HERALD next
week
- Frank Robinson, Edwin Light, 1us
Heagler, and several others of our young
men who are attending school at Delaware
/ WCiG hOAAS LiAG 1IOllOdkS3 AdNIlS
good time.
We were pleased to look upon the
beaming countenance of our old friend
Charley Smith, of Columbus, on Saturday
last, when he made US a brief call at our
sanctum. Charley is one the live men.
] A movement is on foot and under con-
siderable headway. to organize new bank
ing institution in this place, to be known
as the Merchants and Farmers Bank The
capital is fixed at 100000, and divided
into shares of 5000 each.
Next week being the "week of pray
err there will be union services held each
morning at 10 o'clock as follows: Monday
and Friday at the Baptist Church; Tuesday
and Thursday at the NJ. E. Church; Wed
nesday and Saturday at the Presbyterian
Church.
The Dancing Club" had grand
Calico Mask Ball at Music Hall on Thurs
day evening last. The affair was properly
conducted, and the young folks had goot
time. About so couples attended. Ther'
was also similar ball at the Washington
House, on the same evening, which we ar
informed was a pleasant affair.
The firm of Elyt& Stimson has beel
dissolved and reorganized, under the nam
of Ely & Stimson Bros. The members O
the old firm, J. F. Ely and A. M. Stim
son, continue in the new and have associa
ted with them Chas NJ. Stimson, who ha
been in their employ for several years pas
as book-keeper, and who is young man
superior business qualifications.
A Sabbath School Institute will b
held at the Baptist Church on Tuesday an
Wednesday, January 18th and 18th 1t
desirable that the public generally will Ell
deavor to be present. Charles Rhoad
= the S. S. Missionary for Ohio, will col
duct the exercises. He is already tc
we'll known to our citizens to need furth,
introduction. The programme of the Il
stitnte will be found in another column.
The Board of County Commissione
s had short session on Tuesday. In tt
matter of the petition of j os. Hidy and otl
ers, for the improvement of county roa
n. the report vi Inc N1ENeIS anu surveyor WI
= postponed for hearing until 8 O'Clock
n. the 22d inst The board advanced $500
w. c. Stevens, on contract to paint Il
a. outside walls of the County Infrma
:. building.
L Mr.. Morgan Hays, of Paint townshi
tn in this county, marketed this season, of h
= own raising, 1O2 hogs 18 months old, whi
on averaged 45o lbs. to the hog. This il
II heavy average for that number of hos
and will be hard to excel or equal. Ho
: of late years grow larger than they us
to, when they had to be driven on foot
an Eastern market. They are remarkai
weighty, but not very speedy.