Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1873-06-12
LOCAL ITEM 8

-Magner & Co.'s Circus is billed for
this town on Wednesday next.
Quarterly Me citing at the NJ. E.
Church on Saturday and Sunday.
We have had several showers of rain
within the past two or three days. 1t was
needed.
- The total amount of taxable property
in Fayette county for 1873, is about $14,-
100000
E. B. Updegrove has now in process
of erection neat story brick residence
on East street.
- VIM. H. Shaft is preparing to build
two-story brick dwelling on the lot adjoin-
ing that of VIM. Craig, on East street.
We are under obligations to Mr.. R. A.
Robinson, Jr., who, with his wife, is on a
visit in California, for late California
papers.
- Farmers are about done planting
corn. The season is late, and some who
planted two or three weeks ago, have had
to repIant.
- VIM. Craig, of Staunton, is building
two-story brick residence on East street,
it being his intention to locate permanently
in Washington.
- The sales at Col. Yeomans dry goods
store last Saturday, amounted to over ST.
2OO-the largest sale ever made by the
house in one day.
A special meeting of Reliance Fire
Company, Tuesday night June 18th. at
the ringing of the bell, for business. By
order of the President.
A fire at Colcher's saw mill caused
an alarm on Tuesday night. Our Babcock
was promptly brought out and got in its
work in time to prevent any serious dam
age.
The receipts of the two entertain
ments given by the pupils of our Union
Schools on Friday evening of last week
aud Tuesday evening last, amounted to
about $24O.
An itinerant enthusiast delivered
sermon to a crowd of serious lis
teners in front of the public offices on
Saturday last. The man is evidently labor
ing under mental disorganization.
The Fanny B. Price Theatrical Troupe
have engaged Music Hall for three nights
next week, commencing on Monday. The
reputation of the troupe is first-class, anC
our amusement-loving citizens may expec
a rich treat.
- Court is still in session, and will
probably continue during the week
The Grand Jury found only four bills o
indictment-one for rape. one against Rob
ert Stewart, H. E. Lydy and Robert Bas
for manslaughter, and two for larceny.
= Messrs. Farmer s. Gossard put up il
ktheir Grocery last week, new Soda Foun
tain, which is decidedly the finest in town
Its cost put up in running order, is Httl
less than 81 600. 1t is Of brown Tennessee
marble, elegantly ornamehted with silver
and is mounted on circular counter, paint
ed in white, with gilt trimming and whit
marble top.
The following named firms have en-
tered into an agreement to close thei
business houses at o'clock every evenin
in the week except Saturday. S. N. Yeo
man, Hamilton & Adams, Silcott, Millika
& Co, ]. L. VanDeman & Co., E. Sau
Bing, Steinhart & Co., j. Light, Joe n
Mclean, D. L. StewartF& Co., D. Fur
wangler, c. Duffee 6s5son.
If Dayton has any money to expen
in order to procure cheap coal, it seem
to us the quickest and cheapest way to &c
it would be to apply their means to finis
the lack ofroad between this place an
Xenia. (twenty- eight miles) most of whic
has been. graded. This would open up
direct road from Dayton via Xenia ar
Washington, to the great Perry count
" coal mines, as we'll as to the Hooking coul
ty coal mines. Why is not this rou
o. looked after by railroad men and the maj
Q ufacturing interests of the growing city
Dayton?