Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-06-04

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tion-going East leaves at s p. m; going
West, at 6:37. Freight-going East, ar
rives at 1855 a. m, and leaves at 6:28 a. m.
going West, arrives at 2:O5p. m and leaves
at 2:3O p. IN. Coal-going East, arrives
at IL so p. m. aRd leaves at 1900 m; going
West, arrives at lO:3O p. IN. and leaves at
1900 N. The Mail and Express trains
pass at Jasper -
= Our Union Schools CLOSE tomorrow
for the Summer vacation, and scholars and
/ teachers will take farewell of the school
room for few weeks rest. All the teach
ers, with the exception of Mr.. Dean and
Miss Callie Wherritt, will spend the vaca-
| ton away from town. Mr.. Morehouse and
wife and Miss Wilcox go to Michigan.
| Mr.. NJ. and wife will be absent abont
month"; Miss Love will spend her vacation
/ in Cincinnati; Miss Mortrom and the Misses
/ Cleayeland at their homes in Vermont;
| Miss Hutchison at her home in Indiana;
/ Miss Mccoy at her home in Frankfort. <
The following named gentlemen haSe
! been drawn to serve as jurors at the June
| term of Common Pleas Court for this
county, which convencs on the 10th inst:
| Grand Jurors-B. F. Jamison, Robt. Hause,
J ohm Parrett, Saml. Greenlee, Tally Nc
Killip, F. G. Carpenter, John Messmore,
| L. r. Timmons. Mathew Anderson, Milton
Heagler, Isaiah Brown H. s. Lines, Frank
! lin Smith, Samuel Fisthorn A. S. Thomp-
son. Petit Jurors-Andrew Post J. w.
! Gillespie, Josiah Hopkins, Geo. Dahl, Hen
ry Bowers, J. NJ. Mccoy, Jacob L. Marks,
Silas Sparks, Ambrose Leach, Jos. Pits
meyer VIM D. Wood, H. Fl. Edwards.
Under the new Constitution Of this
State, should it be adopted, Fayette county
will be in the second district of the court
of common pleas. and the counties of War
rem, Clinton and FaYette will form the sec
ond sub-division of the district under two
judges.
| Under this Constitution there will be SO
Senatorial districts, and Highland, Fayette
and Ross will form the 18th Senatorial
district As between the Republicans and
Democrats, politically this will be pretty
close district.
Many Of the farmers who reside with
in few miles Of this town are not slow
in giving xpression to their indignation at
the repeal of the Ale and Beer ordinance
of this town. The evil influences from
the tippling shops that have been opened
since the repeal are not confined to town
| buf fbo ourco &c cprood dipor FOR roiIaC oror0d Il
the country, and that family is fortunate
which has not one victim to the demoral-
izing and debasing habit of drinking intox-
icating liquors.
Mr.. Joseph Rees, a carpenter, while
working on DIR. Dennis building last Fri
day got a fall of about seventeen feet,
striking on the top Of a pailing fence, and
inuring himself considerably The fence
was not very strong, and the pailings broke
loose when he fell on them, or his injuries
would probably have been more serious.
He was able to be on the streets Saturday.
The fall was occasioned by team driving
against the scaffold and pulling it down.
= Stuckey Bios. have bought the stock
of groceries of the late firm of Farmer &
Gossard, and rented the room lately occu-
pied by the latter firm, and removed their
stock of goods into it from the room in
Joe McLean's building. They have now
on hand, and will keep the fullest stock of
staple and fancy groceries in Washington,
and will be pleased to see their friends at
their new location.
1.-THE News the new independent
paper just started in this place by w c.
Gould and f. NJ. Jones, made its appear
ance on Tuesday. It is to be published
hereafter on Wednesdays. 1t is small
28-column paper, containing a good show
ing of local and miscellaneous news, and
makes quite aneat appearance Topographic :
cally.
One Of the boys heard that the cru
saders were going to take the war-patf
again last Monday morning, and for fear he
couldn't get his drinks during the day, he
waltzed around to beer shop early in the
morning, and filled his hide so full as tc
, strain it good deal. He was disguised
when the crusaders failed to appear.
= Capt. Foster, who attended the Lon
don stock sales on Tuesday, reports tha
the sales were smaller than usual There
were about 400 head on the market, mos
of which sold. The cattle were mostly
small, about 60 head of Cincinnati cattle
being the only large cattle offered. Buyers
complained of short grass.
NJ,
Willis and eldest daughter of DR.. B. H
l Rush, died on Saturday morning last, aftel
brief illness. She leaves an infan
= daughter.
Andrew Munroe of West Lancaster
this county, has made an assignment, and
James Straley has been appointed assignee
t His liabilities are about 5000 and his as
sets $4,000.
5 Preaching at NJ. E. Church Sabbath a
$ 10H O'Clock a. m. Subject-The Alabaste
Box. Evening, 7:45 O'Clock, eighth Lee
turo to young men; theme = Habits O
: Business. All made welcome
WOOl-buyers are paying 4Oc. to 43c
> per h., and very little is coming in. S. N
Yeoman and M. o. Adams are in the trade
VanDeman & Co. are not buying yet, al
, though they intend to-
Some of our married men, who's
wives are browsing around after Sprin
bonnets and things, propose organizing
Crusade" against the millinery stores.
s The County Commissioners hav
o made tax levy of 215 mills, for count
e purposes, for 1874, which is the same a
g the levy for last year.
= Rev. J. F. Hutchinson, of Madison
l. Ind will preach in the Presbyterian churc
next Sabbath morning and evening. Seat