Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-03-07
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- st. Patrlck'S Day-March 1Ith.
Business is rather dull for court time
Mr.. A NJ. stimsOn buried child on
Tuesday.
= Merchants are beginning to make ar
rangements for Spring stocks.
Capt. G. B. Gardner, of Hillsboro, was
in town the fore part of the week
= Eleven persons were baptized at the
NJ. E. Church last Friday evening.
We hear that Mr.. Shaw intends remod-
cling the Washington House this Spring,
- Farmers are having their plows put
in order to commence tearing up the
ground. -
Col. Yeoman and John Salmon are
feeding 2 1000 head of sheep on Mr.. Salmon's
farm in Paint township.
John B. Kirk and Dan Wendelreturn-
ed the first of the week from trip to Hun
tington, Charleston and other points in
West Virginia.
Mr.. j. H Bradley, of Hillsboro, for
merly citizen of this town. and well
known here, died at his residence in Hills
boro on Monday.
Geo. Stimson met with the misfortune
of having bullet-hole put through the
palm of his hand by the accidental dis
charge of a revolver one day last week.
Rev. Mr.. Snodgrass, of Lancaster, is
assisting Rev. Carpenter in the protracted
services now going on at the Presbyterian
Church. The meetings are well attended
= There will be Children,s Meeting at
the Baptist Church, on Tuesday afternoon,
at 81 O'Clock. Sermon by Rev. W. Kid
der. The children and youth are cordially
invited
"A drove of 1900 sheep belonging to
D. G. Morris and VIM. selsor, recently
bought and brought into the county to
feed by them, passed through town day
or two ago.
A number of our citizens have lately
been affected with Huntington fever, and
have been down there. prospecting. We
don't think any of them have concluded to
locate there, however.
- The wool crop of this county the
coming season will probably be much lar
ger than usual. A great many sheep are
being brought into the county in antic ipa-
ton of a big price for wool
About twenty of the members of the
Fayette Encampment I. o. o. F., went
over to Wilmington on Monday to visit the
Encampment at that place, by invitation.
They were highly pleased with their re-
ception.
The corporation authorities resumed
last Sunday strict enforcement of the or
dinance requiring all places of business to
be closed on that day. The ordinance had
become almost forgotten on account of its
slack enforcement for some time past.
p. S. Collins intends closing up his
Restaurant this week, having agreed to va
cate the room by that time, when the prop
erty was sold to Col. Yeoman, as it was the
Colonels intention then, and we believe is
still, to tear down the building and put up
brick block the coming Summer.
- Col. Yeoman advertises his business
in the Leesburg (Highland county, Press.
He has customers in that part of the coun-
try, and wants more, and advertising will
bring them. The Colonel appreciates the
benefits of advertising. He advertises ex-
tensively and judiciously, and makes it
pay, as every man can who pays proper at
tention to that means of obtaining Gus
toners.
The revival meeting of the NJ. E
Church closed last week. Services were
held last night, and will continue tonight
and tomorrow night. Nearly $50 persons
have united with the church on probation
: and most of them professed conversion
since the commencement of the revival
Rev. Mr.. Keen and the church have work
ed hard and their labors have been richly
rewarded.
"A man from the country, named Rife
who was considerably intoxicated, in tryiny
{ to get up the stairway in the rear of A
W Hamiltons shoe store, last Tuesday, los
e his balance and fell headforemost over
d d railing into the basement, distance of tel
e, feet, striking on his head on the stone floor
y The extent Of his injuries could not be as
y certained owing tos his intoxicated condi
q ton, but he was pretty badly hurt.
'e "A. E. Silcott, of the firm of Silcott
1. MiIlikan, started East on Monday to pun
chase stock of goods for the comm
season. The long experience of Mr.. S.
1nt his business, justifies US in saying to the
t. numerous customers, and every body els
that they may confidently look for yer
attractive stock of goods at their popul,
store; let us say before we close this n,
tice that the firm are becoming very pop
he he lar with the trade Of the country, and yer
0f q Justly so, as they do business on IL
lie square, giving every person the full valr
a of the money. Call and see them.
st. Religious Revival.
We are informed that there is mo
interesting revival in progress at Mou
Carmel, on the Wilmington pike, five mil
West of WASHINGTON copductod I,xr Pav