Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1873-08-14

Some cases Of cholera mOrbus in town
and vicinity.
Forepaugh's Circus and Menagerie
will be here in September.
= Get your stock and articles for exhibi-
ton at the County Fair ready.
The first watermelons of the season
we're sold on the street Tuesday.
Catholic picnic at McLean's Grove
tomorrow. Everybody invited.
- Mrs. A. w Blakemore and daughter,
returned last week from a visit to the
West.
- ShObe Hause and Andy Hays are
running wagon, delivering beef to Gus
toners.
Robinson & Herbert are laying full
length cut-stone pavement in front of their
new building.
p. E. MOrehouse is erecting a story
and-a-half frame addition to his residence
on Temple street.
= The Constitutional Convention hav
ing adjourned, our delegate, Hon. M. Gard
ner, is at home again.
= Miller and Skinner have dissolved
partnership, R. C. Miller assuming entire
control of the business.
j. L. VanDeman is running up the
cellar walls of his new building on the cor
ner of Main and Court streets.
- The stone wolk on the basement of
A. M. Stimson's new business block is
being rapidly pushed forward.
- Harry w. Hamilton has given up his
clerkship in the G. c. c. & 1. Railroad office,
at Cincinnati, on account of ill-health.
A. P. Kirk, A F. Parrett and Simon
Doron returned from their California trip
last Saturday, having been absent several
weeks.
The temperance meeting at Music
Hall last Sunday evening was largely
attended. Hon. N. Gardner delivered an
excellent address.
The friends of Auditor McCandless,
who is on visit to New Hampshire, will
be pleased to learn that his health has
somewhat improved since he has been alb
sent.
Col. Yeoman has had the old Yeoman
homestead property on the Circleville pike
l very much improved the present season,
by new fencing, paving and general re-
novating,
A pair of light leather traces with
breast-strap attached were found on Court
street in Washington about two weeks
ago. The owner can get them by calling
at the HERALD Office.
- The administrator of Chas. Harrold's
estate will offer lot of fine wooled sheep
and other stock, farming implements, &c,
at public sale on the farm of deceased, on
Friday, August 23d.
A protracted religious meeting will be
commenced at the Christian Church near
New Holland on Saturday next and on
Sunday, basket meeting will be held il
the grove adjoining the church.
= DR.. o. A. Allen, of Milford, Ohio, has
| OSOA IA SOWA IHS past week. Inc OOcJOl
is desirous of returning to Washington tC
engage in business, but has been unable
to obtain a suitable room at present.
= Our readers will find on the first page
an engraving of the Cincinnati Exposition
buildings and grounds, with a description
Of the same, &C. The exposition will b,
on larger scale this year than ever.
"A rideriess horse came tearing III
Court street on Sunday morning, and raj
into the pavement in front of the Cour
House where it slipped and fell. The ami
NAL was running at such speed that whel
it fell it slid along the pavement for dis
: tance of couple of rods, and was prett
badly injured. 1t belonged to Saxton'
Livery Stable.
We will publish next week tn
4 speech of our tewnsman, Hon. Mills Gard
ner, made before the Constitutional Con
vention on the 9TH inst, on the amendmen
to the Judicial Article prepared by MI
l. Goats, The Cincinnati Chronicle says .f
is the fullest and ablest examination int
the effects of the proposed plan of cumula
tive voting that has yet been made befor
the Contention