Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1873-09-04
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- Mrs. John Rowe had her pocket picked
of $40 on Show day.
Our Union School will be re-opened
on Monday next. Trouble will then be-
gin with truant boys.
A gentleman, whose name we did not
learn, was robbed of his pocket-bOok, con-
tanning $50, on Show day.
= Col. H B. Maynard and family, and
Auditor McCandless and family, returned
from their Eastern trip last week.
= Col. S. N. Yeoman has bought Mr..
Geo. Dahls fine new residence, and has
sold the one he now occupies to Mr.. Geo.
Dahl.
-Aselect Hop will be given at Mu-
sic Hall this evening, after the Theatre.
Only those holding invitations will be ad-
mitted.
Mr.. E. ]. -Parrett, of this county,
went to Columbus on Monday, where he
has been engaged as Assistant in the Co.
lumbus business College.
= The Firemen will give ball at City
Hall tomorrow evening. DeCamps Or
chestra, of Chillicothe, will furnish music,
and everything will be conducted in proper
style.
The Democratic Judicial Convention
held at Greenfield, on Saturday last, nomi-
mated I. M. Gray, Esq, of this place, as
their candidate-Judge Stafford was the
opposing candidate.
- Mr.. Benjamin Boyd, formerly citi-
zen of this county, but now of Mclean
county, Illinois. has been on visit here
to old friends for several days past. He
looks as though Illinois was a healthy
climate,
= We said last week that the Mt Ster-
ling band furnished music for the Sabbath
School at D. Hays grove. 1t was only
the Mt Sterling band-wagon that was
there. The Madison Mills band furnished
the music.
The cash drawers in several stores
were robbed of small amounts on Friday
last, while the street parade of Howes
show was passing through town, and thu
proprietors and clerks were out in from
looking at the elephants.
= The residence of Mr.. Geo. Dahl, il
this town was broken open by some THE
or thieves on Saturday night last. A trunl
belonging to the hired girl was ransacket
and it's contents scattered about on tn
floor. Nothing was taken except some
thing to eat, from the kitchen.
R. Millikan has just received ful
stock of School Book and Fancy Station
cry, including Perfumed Ink for writin
LOve-letters. The purchaser of each boo
will receive beautiful gilt BOOK MARK.
He is prepared to do jobbing trade
School Books, Writing Papers, Envelope
States, etc.
- Howes' Menagerie and Circus, whic
: exhibited here last week, was accompanie
by a gang of thieves, pick-pockets an
swindlers, who found number of vi,
Tins. One party was arrested and brough
before Esq. Kerr and fined fifty dolla
and costs, for running swindling lottel
. business in the streets.
We go to press too early to give OF
readers any Fair news of consequence th
week. There seems to be prospect, hov
ever, of good showing of stock, especi.
ly horses and cattle; and, of course, Il
immense crowd of people-which cons
tutes the principal feature of all coun
Fairs now-a-days-will be here.
We find the following notice in Il
New York Observer Of the4 4fst ult.:
Rev. John Woods, late pastor of IL
: Ninth Presbyterian Church, Chicago, h
been called to the Third Presbyteri
Church, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Mr.. Woods was, before he went to CT
cago, pastor of the Presbyterian Church
I BlOomingburg, in this county.
) Democrats are announcing themselv
as INDEPENDENT candidates for county O
ces in Clinton county. It is frequently I
case in counties where the Democra
v party are hopelessly in the minority-a
Republicans are sometimes very NDEPEl
ENT in counties were they have heavy 4
lg jority. 1t does the soul of a Democ
good to see Republicans become indepel
ent candidates.
We caution everybody who atten
our County Fair this week to beware
pick-pockets and thieves. Every y,
there is class of thieves and bumm
IN prowling about, waiting an opportunity
steal something. Look out for your po
cts and your watches. And our citizt
would do we'll to have their stores a
dwellings well guarded against this class
the DEVILS emisaries.