Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1873-11-27
VIM. MILLIKAN & son.
LOG A I II II M s

90 Al 1T H M 8 !
= County Commissioners meet next
Monday.
- Hon. R. A. Harrison, of London, is in
attendance at Court.
= Oliver Grubbs had his thanksgiving
turkey stolen from his coop few evenings
since.
- TIL anksgiving sermon at the NJ. f
Church to-day at IL O'Clock, by Rev. A. c.
Hirst.
A convention of the County Auditors
of Ohio is to be held at Columbus on the
26th inst.
- The sale of town-lots belonging to
the estate of J. s. Bereman, will take place
on Saturday, Dec. 10.
The Sabina Telegram has correspond
ent at this place, who furnishes the paper
with all the gossip Of the town.
- We miss Jack Bridgeman's voice on
the streets on Stock Sale days. Jack
seems to have weakened on us.''
- Remember Hon. Jas. Parton's lee
ture on Tuesday evening next, December
2. Subject-"Hundred Years Ago.,
= The present term of Common Pleas
Court will probably continue four or five
weeks yet. There is a large amount of
business before it.
- The Rev j. H. Phillips was favored
with large con ngregations at the NJ. Z.
Church last Sunday morning and evening.
He is young man of fine abilities.
We publish an interesting chap ter on
the early history Of Washington on the
first page of to-day's issue. Extra copies
of the paper can be had at this office.
= The embryo statesmen who hold eve
ming caucuses on the Cuban question in
the groceries about town Of evenings, have
not yet finally decided whether the gov
ernment shall declare war or not.
- About this time of year most of our
exchanges are amusing their readers with
pleasant little paragraphs like the follow
ing: Delinquent subscribers are notified
to call and pay up. We want the money,
and must hayc :"
= The Concert given by the Choral So
ciety last Friday night, for the benefit o.
the Firemen, was not SO well patronized as
it should have been, the receipts amount.
ing to less than $50. The entertainment
however, was decidedly good.
= To Mrs. Phillip Caylor, of Wayne
township, we are under obligations for ;
present of Thanksgiving turkey. Oul
family all join in rendering Mrs. Caylor ou
hearty thanks, and hope she may always
have the good luck to raise lots of fine tur
keys.
The great crowd of people on ou
streets on Saturday last and THEN pleasan
countenances, and the vigor and energy
with which they moved about, is indica
tive of more encouraging and cheerful
feeling among them than has been for severa
weeks. Financial matters are improving
that's what's the matter with the folks.
The publication of the HillsborougI
Mail has been discontinued. The publica
ton of this paper was commenced at Hills
boro little more than year ago. 1t wa
> well edited and handsomely printed, bu
brother Butler found that in these panic
times it could not be made paying inst
tuition, and therefore wisely discontinue
its publication.
= Mr.. Parton, who is to lecture at Mu
sic Hall, on Tuesday evening, December
was named on the season tickets as the 1t
~ lecturer of the series. That, for sufficier
reasons has been changed, and his wi
now be the I'd of the series. Some hav
supposed from the change that there woul
be but seven lectures. This is q mistake
there will be ten lectures, or the fu
course, as promised.
= Mr.. Fuller Hess, on Saturday las
paid years subscription to the HERAI
for Peter Hess, in Silver coin-the firsti
stance of the kind for 10, these mar
years. As greenbacks are distressing
: scarce nowadays, if any more Of our su
scribers wish to pay their subscriptions
the same kind Of produce, we are willil
tbe to receive it. This offer will hold go,
Tor the next thirty daVS