Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-09-19
LOCAL ITBAGS

10 Q "A L I T II M 3 :
R. C. Miller & Co., have sold their
Livery Stable to Mr.. Carmene.
= Cool White has moved his barber shop
to the new block on Fayette street.
Apples haye not been more plenty for
several years, than they are in our county
this year.
= Rev. w. S. Hamlin, will preach at the
Baptist Church on Sabbath morning and
evening next.
= The late rains have made the ground
in fine condition for our farmers to prepare
their fields for putting in wheat.
We hear of several persons who in
vested in three-card monte on show day.
One party took $25 worth and another $50.
U Watermelon rinds in front of the
Court House, have become public nui-
sance. Time will soon put stop to that
business.
- The contractors for the building ef
the new Town Hall are progressing well
with the building. The walls will be up
in few days.
= Farmers are this week busily engaged
in cutting up their great crop of corn. It
is almost like cleaning up the forests, the
crop is so heavy.
jas. N. Edwards has been notified that
he has been drawn to serve as a juror on
the District Jury in the U. S. District
Court, at Cincinnati.
For few days past the weather has
been cool and Fall-like. On Monday morn
ing there was slight frost, but not enough
to injure vegetation, however.
The Washington Cornet Band have re-
Gently bought and received, new silver in
struments, and under the instruction of
Prof. Wolf are making fine progress.
IA Colored Band of musicians has
been organized in this town, and have pur-
chased the brass instruments of the Wash
ington Band. Prof. Wolf is giving them
instructions.
Yesterday morning we noticed work
men tearing down and removing from the
Court House grounds the. old dilapidated
wooden structure lately occupied as bar
Der shop, &c.
- The next cattle sales for this county
will take place in this town on Tuesday
next, the oath of September. These sales
have already become successful feature il
the business of our county.
= There was good meeting Of the Grant
and Wilson Club at the Court House las
Saturday evening. The club was addressed
by colored gentleman from Cincinnati
His speech was able and well received.
/ Auditor McCandless has chosen Mr.
Foster Priddy as Clerk in the Auditor
Office, to supersede his late clerk, Mr.
Harry Hamilton. Mr. P. is a gentleman
well known in the county. and well quail
fed for business.
NJ. Pavey, Esq. has made severa
speeches in this county at Repubhca
meetings Mr.. P. is sound and argumen
tai speaker, and we hope he will favor tn
Republicans with several more speeche
before the political campaign closes.
Our young friend, M. &c. William,
of Carrollton, Mo-, has been nominated b
the Republicans of his District as the
candidate for the State Senate The non
ination was made by acclamation. He wi
make an able and efficient Legislator.
DIR. j. NJ. Matthews, who has reside
at Staunton for three or four years pas
and engaged in the practice of his profe
sion, will move to town soon, and entt
into the practice of medicine here.
will have associated with him a physical
!! from Fairfield county,
d A little boy six years old, son ef
L. Sprinkle, in Concord township, in tn
county, while playing with a cider mi
! got, one of his hands caught in it and
badly mi jured it, that it became necessary
!, amputate the hand. The operate
k was performed by DR.. Brown and DR.. Ma
! y thews, of Staunton.
l. !, We would direc the special attenti'
. of those wishing eligible sites for the ere
y ton of business rooms to the adyertis
{, ment, in to-day's HERALD, of R. A. Robi
D. son and M. Herbert The opportuniti
y which they offer are admirable. To O.
re re who understands how to keep hotel tn
a present rare inducement.
ID We understand that the contracto
+, for the improvement of our Union Schc
= building will haye the work nearly col
pletsd this week, 50 that the school can
Z opened in couple. of weeks. The bull
ing is now three stories high, and the I
chitecture is in excellent taste, and pl
(, sents beautiful appearance.
. -Messrs. A. Hamilton & Co., have el
ployed Mr.. F. D. Bradley as book-keep
in and salesman in their establishment,
IiS place of Mr.. Geo. Gossard, who has form
&c partnership with Mr. E. L. Farmer,
:. E4he purpose Of opening in the Grocery bl
.as mess. Customers at Hamilton & Cc
es- Win find Mr.. b. pleasant and accommo'
y ting to do business with,
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