Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-09-03
LOO Al ITEM 8

- Lydy " Hatcn nau the nfSI IreSn
oysters of the season last Monday.
i Rev. W. w. Sawyer of Cincinnati ruo
preach at the Baptist church, on snand
morning and evening. sci
- John Leveck living near town, cuich
foot nearly off with an ak Will chop
wood last Thursday evening. {
Il. c. Butterfeld has re moved hi
gar mandatory to Col Yeoman's 70
opposite Silcott, Millikan & Co. :
- Several persons in this county WI
have threshed their wheat, inform us thai t
the yield is better than they anticipated.
-. The Board of Education will hold
their monthly meeting at the HERALD Edi-
torial-room on Monday evening next, at *
O'Clock.
The c. & NV. Railroad will sell
round trip tickets to Cincinnati and return
good during the exposition Qrom Sept. 2.
to Oct. p at 1910
A mammoth safe passed through town
last week for the Farmers Bank of Mt.
Sterling. The bank is about ready to
commence operations.
- Rev. Edward Cooper, of Atchson,
Kansas, formerly of Bloom ingburg, viii
preach at the Presbyterian Church, in this
place, on Sunday morning next.
j. A. Johnson, lunatic, was brought
to town on Monday, and after examination,
taken to the Infrmary. He has been sent
to Lon gview Asylum once from this county
- The w, U. Telegraph office is to be
removed from the R. R. Depot to the room
over the Fayette County National Bank,
cation for the majority Of people having
business at the office.
- Dr. James Scott, Of Lebanon has
been appointed Consul at Honolulu, with
a salary of $4,000 year. The Doctor is
a gentleman of talent, and has been an ac.
tive and useful member of the Ohio Leg.
islature from Wayne county several times
- The workmen on Joe McLean's New
Block, on the corner of Court and Fayette
streets, are pushing the work rapidly
There is a heavy force engaged on thii
large structure. When completed it will
be an ornament to our town and Ions
needed improvement.
- Mrs. Burk. wife of our townsman
Milan Burk, died on Friday morning, af
ter an illness of about twelve days, of Ty
phOid fever. Her funeral was very large
ly attended on Sunday afternoon. Sh,
was 20 years Of age, and leaves a husband
and two children to mour their irrepara
BILE loss.
- The vote on the 18th of August fur
nishes evidence that the people of thi
county are not in favor of licensing busi
ness because it is SO bad that it must b
made an exception to all other kinds G
business to protect the people from its ev
results. 9o4 majority against license
the county tells the story.
- Rev. Mr.. Dustin, of the Cincinna
Conference, filled Rev. Mr. Hirst's pulp
in this place on Sunday morning last /
the evening DR.. Switzerland, OF the sam
1 Conference, delivered a most excelIe1
temperance address at a Union Meetin
in the NJ. E. Church. Short addresses wer
also made by Rev. Mr.. Sawyer, of Cincin
natl, and Rev. Edward Cooper of Atch
son, Kansas.
= Harry w, Hamilton, formerly of thi
J place, lately Of Cincinnati, has been ap
pointed Adams express agent here,
place of S. f. johnson, resigned. He toe
charge of the office the first of IL
week. The office will be remove
from the depot to some convenient locatic
up town, and wagon furnished to deliv,
goods free of charge.
We notice that Y conan & Nitterhou
~ have commenced tearing away the front
their building, occupied by Rodgers al
Vance as hardware store, preparatory
), raising the floors and front walls, so as
make it correspond with their beautifr
new store-roor1 When this is complete
it will be the most elegant front Of al
business house in Ohio
IS. = ChiIlicothe has, after somewhat OF
Rip VanWinkle sleep, walked up and Civ
evidence Of renewed life. They have to
away the old market house on front sire
- and are building an $4,000 City BuiIdir
The contract has been let to Mr.. Mccoy,
be. Marietta. We notice that he has sub
by the contract for the galvanized iron, tin a
M slate work to Mr.. NJ. s. sager, of Il
omi 1@d place. The fact that Mr. Sager has Il
re- re- job to do insures first class work.
'ta- ChillicOthe was not so near Washingt
5E. the old metropolis might yet become
M. NJ thriving village