Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1873-07-24

Washington Court House is the name
of the Post Office in this place. 1t was so
named to designate it from the dozen other
Washingtons in the State. A stranger,
however, who has never visited our live
town, would naturally conclude from the
addresses-W Washington c. H.,-that there
must be an unusually fine temple of JUS
tice in Fayette county, and that this fine
Court House must be the greatest object of
attraction in the CO unity. A visit to our
town and through our county, would,
however, reveal the fact that such sup
true, that while we have one of the best
agricultural counties in Ohio, we have one
of the most antiquated, uncomfortable
Court Houses and the most inconvenient
and Unsafe county. offices in the State.
Some people are impressed with the idea
that Fayette county should have a new
Court House and safe, convenient public
offices; that its public buildings should be
such as to compare favorably with the
enterprise fthe people of our county.
= The Mass Temperance Meeting at
Music Hall on Sunday evening last, was
well attended, and ably addressed by Rev.
Mr.. Hirst. A number of other gentlemen
made short and pointed speeches pertinent
to the times and the occasion. 1t was re-
solved to raise a fund Of money for the
purpose of assisting in the enforcement of
the liquor laws and village ordinances.
The committee consists of Capt. Foster,
C. H. Brownell, and R. A. Robinson, and
when we last saw the subscription paper,
it showed liberal subscriptions for this
| object. The law and order men of the
town mean business. The meeting ad-
journed to meet again at Music Hall two
weeks from next Sunday evening. when it
is hoped the Hall will be well filled. Sa-
loon keepers should attend this meeting
and defend their rights.
The Marion Mirror says: without
fear of losing, wagers might be laid that
Marion has more dogs to the acre than
any town of its size in the State" Though
we have no desire to violate the neral
code of our State, we confess it is difficult
! for US to restrain our inclination to wager
our friend up there on the Sandusky
plains a trife, that our corporation can
show as big yield of dogs to the acre as
Marion can; true, your dogs may be bigger
than ours, but as to numbers and their
nocturnal serenades and sprightly get up,
your Marion dogs are no where.
Our pleasure-seeking friends who
made an excursion overland in carriages
last week to Yellow Springs, Dayton, &C.,
returned on Saturday evening last. They
seem to be highly pleased with-their visit
and each one of them, we have no doubt,
will have some amusing jokes to crack
over some one of the party, or some inter-
esting incident to relate in connection with
| this pleasure-seeking ramble.
We notice that a number of log
wagons have been employed for several
days past, hauling walnut logs to the rail-
road depot. They are to be shipped to
Europe, where they are to be manufac-
tured into furniture. The same thing is
being done in all parts of the State, where
there are walnut trees to be found, and un-
less pains is taken to grow walnut
timber, our State will soon be destitute of
that valuable kind of tim Der.
The Republican Central Committee
of the counties comprising our Judicial
and Senatorial Districts, have agreed to
hold the Senatorial nominating Convention
at Morrowtown, on the 21st of August, and
the Judicial Convention on the 28th of
| August, at Greenfield.
The Chillicothe District Conference
of the NJ. E. Church, meets on the Camp
Ground, Wednesday, July 80. This is a
new feature in Methodism, and will, no
doubt, attract large audiences. Business
meetings during the day, and preaching in
\ the evening.
l. "A woman living Market street,
near Miller & SINNERS stable, concluded
her aged mother needed regulating last
Monday evening, and proceeded to give the
old lady a lamming. Officers interfered
and stopped the disturbance.