Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1873-11-20
H. L. RoB1NsoE. Secsy.
LOO Al ITEMS

- The business houses of town will B&
closed ON Thursday next-ThanksgiyiIfg
day
= Several of our new business houses
aIe being put under roof with all possible
haste.
- Weather prophets prophesy that
there will be general CLOSING up" of the
weather about the 25th.
= Court of Common Pleas for Fayette
County commenced its fall session in this
place on Tuesday; Judge Steele on the
bench.
= That beautiful arched cornice of j.
L. Van Deman's building, also that of the
Odd Fellows Hall, add much to their ap-
pearance.
- Mr.. Jacob Dahl, who resides one mile
south east of town, had a sorrel mare
stolen from his premises, on Tuesday
night last.
= Mr.. S. R. Nickerson, editor of the
Telegram, the new paper recently started
at Sabina, favored the Herald with call
on Tuesday.
The wall of the Warehouse owned
by James Pursell, which fell into the street
from the weight of grain, sometime since,
has been repaired
Live hogs on Tuesday morning last,
in the Cincinnati marked, were quoted at
the following range of prices: So 80 to
81 SO for all grades.
- Thanksgiving day will be observed
by the Churches of this place, with appro-
pirate services held at the NJ. Z. Church.
Sermon at HOO a. m, by Rev. A. C. Hirst.
Drove after drove of fat hogs pass
through our streets every day, on their
way either to the pork house of this place.
or to be shipped to some foreign market by
rail.
- The firm of A. P Kirk & Co., pork
packers, has been dissolved by the retire
ment of Henry Windlc. A. P. Kirk and
| L. G. Coffman will continue the business
under the same firm name as heretofore.
-McElwain & Foster, Real Estate
Agents, will offer at public sale, on Satur-
day afternoon at three o'clock, December
6, the Manly farm, and several other pieces
Of Real Estate-both farms and town prop
erty.
We hope our Getty Fathers will de-
wise some means by which our street cross
ings, especially those on Court street, can
be crossed by pedestrians without navigat-
ing sea of mud. 1t is becoming intoler-
able.
We understand that many farmers
hereabout contemplate packing pork--salt,
ing money down. Well, there be those
who do put their money in pickle-anG
there be others who have been cured oi
their speculative propensities in that way
The First National Bank of this place
has paid to its depositors, from the 26th o
September to the 18th inst, three hundred
and four thousand three hundred and sew
enty dollars! Now, where has the money
goneF' Can't the people Of Fayette county
tell? Look to your pocket books!
i - The friends and acquaintances of F
L. Blakemore, formerly of this place, bu
- now resident of Taylor county Iowa
will be sorry to learn that he has met witt
. quite serious loss, recently, by prairie
fire, which destroyed his fences and grail
he and his family barely escaping witt
their house and liyes.
= The Washington Choral Society will
give a concert at City Hall on Friday eve
ming, November 21, under the direction G
Prof. L. G. Fessenden, the proceeds G
n which will be donated to the Firemen, t
aid them in procuring necessary appartu
and equipments. Aside from the merits of tn
Concert as a mascal entertainment, it's OF
ject should ensure very liberal patronag
from our citizens.
- At the Regular Communication of tn
Fayette Lodge, No 10Y, F. & A. Mason
on the 5th inst, the following officers wer
elected for the ensuing year: Mills Care
ner, w. M; II. L. Robinson, S. w; j. ]
Hudson. j. w; G. W. Chaffin, S. D.; w. {
!; Tanzey, J. D.; B. II. Millikan, Scc'y; Joh
Miser, Treas; w, H. Hammer, Tyler.
special communication has been appointe
he for Monday evening, December 1st, for IL