Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1873-09-11
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-A.E. Silcott, of Silcott, Millikan & Co..
started east on Monday for new Fall goods.
We will publish next week the list of
awards of premiums by the Agricultural
Society for the Fair held last week.
. - Gov. Noyes viii positively address
the people of this place on Monday next.
Don't fail to be on hands and hear him.
- The C. & NJ. v. Railroad sells tickets
to Cincinnati and return, good during the
Exposition at a little over one fare for the
reund trip.
49, shep. Logan of this, place, engaged
with the Wildman & Thorne Theatrical
Company, to travel as advance agent, and
left with them last week
= Don't stay at home on Monday next,
but hitch up your teams and come to the
Republican Mass Meeting and hear the
most eloquent orators in the State.
We have pretty full report of the
premiums awarded on stock at the James
town Agricultural Fair, which we intend
to publish in next weeks HERALD. Our
farmers are much interested in seeing this
report.
We hope to see lively competition
among the townships of the county for the
honor of receiving the flag to be presented
to the township sending the largest dele
gatisn to the Republican Mass Meeting on
Monday next.
- The Wildman & Thorne Theatrical
Company had very successful season
here last week. Their houses were crowd
ed on Friday and Saturday nights. They
went from here to Lancaster, where they
opened on Monday evening.
= C. H. Brownell & Bro, have on hanc
lot of the Ashton Salt, which is said to b,
much better than that in common use fol
butter making, and only little more ex
pensiye. Our butter makers might i'm
prove the quality of their butter by usin'
1t is said that the jamestown Fail
this year was the most successful show j
the line Of fine stock, that has ever bee
given since the organization of the Assoc
alton. Fayette county was largely repre-
sented there, and carried off the larger po
lion of the premiums on line stock,
Everybody who partook of the goo
things provided by Mr. Leever, who kel
the Dining Hall at our Fair grounds durir
the four days of the Fair speaks in IL
highest terms of the accommodations, al
the most excellent quality, style and qua
tity of edibles with which the tables we
supplied. We regret that it was not
nancial success to our neighbor.
a party of young athletes of tt
place have organized circus company a
gone into the show business. They exhi
& tied on the Fair grounds duringthe cour
= Fair, and gave performance which co
pairs favorably with most travelling circ
trOups. On Tuesday they showed in Fral
fort to good houses, and are holding TO
at the Ross county Fair this week. Jo
. BTcCarty is proprietor of the establishme
and has invested several hundred doll
y in canvass and equipments. The boys
pect to make their fortunes speedily in
show business.
The receipts of the Fayette Cou
Agricultural Fair for 1873, amounted
about So GO0-an excess 0Eer the exper
of $1,000 or more. This is the first Fair
several years that has been financially
cessful. The attendance on all days OF
Fair was good, and on Friday the or
was immense. The exhibition of CT
was very fine and the horse show was
Of best for several years.
A correspondent in another column 2
good and full account of the Fair, and
stock and other articles exhibited.
- On Monday last, Mr.. James
y shipped to Mr.. j. w, Harper. of Wa
county, Ind, yearling bull, Gale
which is one Of the finest animals
sold in this county. He was taken
the ePrairie Herd,'' and exhibited at
lew late County Fair, where he took the
premium in his class, as the best one
old bull, and stood at the head of tn,
premium herd, winning the sweep
prize as being the best bull of any
He took the first premium in his cls
the Union Fair at jamestown, last n
and stood at the head of the 1st pre-
herd, winning the sweepstakes ov
OOds s got f9iS By Eaas. a as Clay NJ
of "Orphan Rose" by Col. Morgan
5,6e,2 and sold for $500. Our II
friends can find good stock in our c
if they desire to make further invest
in that line.