Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1873-07-17


Schools of the county, to hold the celebra-
ton at the Fair Grounds in this town;
proposition that should, as we think, have
been accepted not only by the Sabbath
Schools of Washington, but by the citi-
zens generally, and that courtesy and well
come extended to the schools of the county
that is always due between friends and
neighbors. Such, however, was not the
case, and we can assure our correspondent
"Rural," that no one regrets the course tax
than the editors Of this paper. While no
Sabbath School in town took any action
or gave any advice against uniting as a
school in the celebration except the NJ.
E. School, no special preparations were
made by the schools to unite as such in
the celebration. We think our correspond
ent does those connected with our Sabbath
Schools great injustice in his conclusions
as to the reasons why our schools did not
unite in the celebration in accordance to
his ideas of what was duty and cour-
tesy on their part. We never heard any
reason given for it except the sne given by
certain persons connected with the N. E.
Sabbath School, and that was against
uniting with the Firemen Of this place in
the celebration at the Fair Grounds, and
the only objection to this was, that the
Firemen were to have a ball at the City
Hall in the evening. The objection was
not to celebrating in union, with the Sab
bath Schools of the county for any such
reasons as our correspondent alleges; and
we think we speak the sentiment of a
| large majority of our good citizens who
are not exactly in sympathy with public
balls, when we say that the objection
union celebration, was simply the result
of more zeal than sound, practical judg-
ment. If we supposed the schools refused
to unite in the celebration for the reasons
alleged by our correspondent, we would be
no less ready to condemn such feeling and
such action than our correspondent.
= On Saturday afternoon last, we learn
that Wad Underwood, fellow of mean
to the calaboose in Sabina, for the com
mission of some offense. After he had
been imprisoned short time smoke was
discovered in Wad's apartment, and an in
vestigation revealed the fact that he had
set fire to the establishment and when an
effort to relieve him from his perIlous con-
dition was made, he had barricaded the
door in such manner that he could not be
extricated until he was burned in such a
manner that his situation is said to be
perilOus.
Some parties not having the fear Of
the Camp Meeting Association before their
eyes, have been using the Dewitt Camp
Ground for feed lot during the past Win
ter, and occupying the houses used by the
"tenters'' for cattle and hog stables, leav-
ing the grounds in exceedingly bad condi-
ton, and refusing to put them in proper
order. Trouble is likely to come out of it.
As the Association has the grounds rented
for term of ten years, they of course have
a right to control them, and their use as
above is out of order.
= The great Snowman, P. T. Barnum
has favored us with complimentaries to
his Worlds Fair, Museum, Menagerie, &c.
which will exhibit at Columbus on the
18th. He states that owing to the heavy
travelling expense, ($5,OOO per day. he
will not be able to visit Washington, anG
if we want to see him we'll have to go t.
Columbus. We're obliged to P. I. fo
the comps, but can't go all the way to Co.
lumbus for the sakeIof squandering them
"A pleasure party of Washington gen
tlemen and ladies, composed ofSJudge
Mclean and wife, Col. S. N. Yeoman ant
wife and Mrs. w. f. Willett DR.. Harlow
and wife, Capt. Allen Heagler and family
D L. d. McElwain and wife, and several 9th
ers, 1--WE didn't learn who) started yester
day morning on an excursion to "the Cliffs
n and Yellow Springs, in Greene county. anC
4 on to Dayton, to return by way of Xeni
, in day or two.
= The Board of Managers of the Dewitt
+ Camp Meeting have let the Boarding Ter
= to Mr.. J. H. johnson, of Good Hope, tn
S Feed Stable to DIR. N. Skinner, of Wash
ington, the Baggage Tent to VIM. Brow
e of Washington, and the Barber Shop
It Mr.. Hunt, Of Circleville, for the comm
5, Camp Meeting. Mr.. King, of Circlevill
who bad the Boarding Tent rented for te
o years, was bought off by the Associate
" for $3.50.
}" A. P. Kirk & Co., pork packers, hay
commenced the erection of new builc
% ing, 45 by 100 feet, two stories high, to /
10 used as packing house, in addition to tt
10 buildings at present occupied, and adioil
Re ing them. 1t will be -proof-of brio
and iron, with slate roof. This looks
a though the firm is making a success
W the pork-packing business, and we al
Is pleased to note it.
20 Miss Clara, daughter of Rev L.
10 Drake, of West Lancaster this county. WI
has been the past year teaching music
Fort Wayne, Ind, is now at home spen
~ ing the vacation. She is beautiful sing
rn and performs on the piano with ease al
lg grace. She has few equals as musici
-AcI LHuSlC lIhc uer udHneIS IS WlCnO
h. affectation, and she is said to be an efficie
lie instructor. Z
u j. J.. VanDeman & Co. commenc
Is Is tearing down the old building on Il
Northwest corner Of Court and Ma
streets, yesterday, preparatory to erecti
their fine new building on the ground. 7
d, old landmarks are disappearing.