Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1873-06-05
LOO AL ITEM 8
ere is the street-sprinkler?

- Where is the street-sprinkler?
= Gen. Isaac R. Sherwood was in town
on Saturday last.
Pine apples and Bananas are in the
Washington market.
Corn planting is not over in this coun-
ty yet by considerable.
= Col. Yeoman has commenced digging
the cellar for his new building.
Decoration day was allowed to pass
without any public observance in Washing
ton.
- Hon. James Pursell has ornamented
the grounds in front of his residence with
fountain.
- Hon. R. A. Harrison, of London, and
Judge Sloan, of Hillsboro, are in town, at
tending Court
Rev A. C. Hirst conducts Sunday
School Institute at Hallsville, Ross county,
June 4th and 5th.
A grand County Sabbath School cele-
bration is to come off somewhere in this
county on the 4th of Jul y.
~ Hon. NJ. ]. Williams expects to build
aresidence this season in the suburbs of
town on the jamestown pikes
- Remember the Exhibitions of our
Union Schools tomorrow evening and
Tuesday evening next week.
Washington has twelve practicing
physicians, and yet our two undertakers
are out of a job half the time.
Geo. Backenstoe is putting up a story
and half frame dwelling house on Column
bus Avenue, adjoining B. f. Green.
There arc several good openings in
this town for the commencement of prose-
cutions under the Adair liquor law of this
State.
= The last Quarterly Meeting FOR tl,-
present year will be held at the NJ. E
Church on Saturday and Sunday, june
10Th and 10th.
Sheriff MiIlikan has two boarders
awaiting treatment at the hands of Cour
one for assault with intent to rob, ant
| Cu0 OIAeF LOT peIlC larceny.
Mr.. c. H. Brownell, who was elected
one of the Board of Township Trustees a
the Spring election, declined to serve, anC
Mr.. D. Waters was appointed in his place
DR.. Saxton reports three cases of Spot
ted Fever in the family of Nancy Bryan
living a few miles from town. The dis
ease is in a mild form, however, and no
likely to prove fatal.
The examination of Bass, before ESQ
Kerr, for the murder Of Jerome Koont2
last week, resulted in the recognizing @
Bass and officers Stewart and Lydy to Cour
under $500 bonds each.
- We are informed that we were i
error last week in making the statemer
that Mrs. Ferguson had purchased Mis-
G. Witt & Co.'s stock of Millinery in thi
town. Such is not the fact.
= Mr.. Albert Stimson is removing til
dwelling from the lot recently purchase
by him from Hon. NJ. ]. Williams to or
of his. lots on Temple street Mr.. Biz
has the contract for moving it.
The return match game of Base Ba
played in this place on Saturday last, b
tween the Orients of Frankfort and IL
Eagles of this place, resulted in score
30 to As in favor of the Orients.
Mr.. W. P Willett is home again, aft
an absence of few weeks, feeling muc
improved in health and spirits, and havil
almost -regained his wonted corpulenc
His friends will find him at his CALLER
ready for business.
The Chillicothe Advertiser says Jol
! s. Blackburn will not have his new -tri
for the murder of Mary Jane Lowell. at t
present term of court and thinks /
chances Grsescape are decidedly bett
than for conviction.
Common Pleas Court convened Tue
day, Judge Steele on the bench. r
lg session>will be as short as possible. on 4
count of farmers being so busy at prese
getting in their crops. We will pu
iish the proceedings next week.
At an election held on Monday eve
ing the following nameds gentleman VIC
chosen Board OF Directors for the o
IL Fellows Building Association: NJ. Blanc
tO' ard, j. B. Priddy, s. w. Cissna, j.
VanDeman, o. II. Saxton, Chas. Steve
John Millikan, P. E. Morehouse, II.
Maynard. The first instsllment of ste