Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-04-23
State News.

We understand it to be the inten-
ton of the Odd Fellows of this city to
erect, the coming summer, fine, iron
fronted building, the upper story of
which is to be used as lodge room.
To this end they have purchase ed the
vacant lot adjoining Juneman's new
building and will commence operations
as soon as the weather will permit
The building will be three stories in
height, and in point of architectural
| beauty will surpass any other building
in the city, [Chillicothe Gazette.
The Masonic Hall at Frankfort is
about completed, and will soon be
dedicated.- Chilicothe Gazette.
The citizens of Bainbridge having
''scooped out,'' as it were, all the sa-
looms, are determined that no more
shall be observation-disclosures Gazette.
The butchers of this city have re-
Gently held a meeting at which they
resolved to raise the price of beef in
this market. They are now selling
best stakes at Is cents and other cuts
in proportion.-[ Chillicothe Gazette.
The bill to re-organize tie Xenia
Home passed the House at Columbus
Friday. It will undoubtedly pass the
Senate and become law. The bill
provides for abolishing the laws OF
1870 and I'll governing that institu-
ton, and substituting the one now
pending. By this bill the old Board
Of Managers will be retired, and three
Commissioners be appointed who
shall control. If Governor Allen
exercises usual discretion in the ap-
point of the Commissioners, all will
be we'll with the orphans Xenia Ga
zette.
Lancaster experienced double scare
and a double relief on Monday. In
the morning came the Columbus Jour
nal with intelligence of the passage
of law prohibiting the sale of intox-
icating drinks within ten miles of the
State Farm or city being six miles
therefrom). The crusaders crew and
the saloonists cried. In the evenin Q
came the Cincinnati papers, whose re-
ports made the distance two miles.
This was a difference, and the sa-
loonists and their friends "smiled''
again, while lamentations resounde
from the tents of the crusaders.-TLan-
caster Gazette.
John H. Stephenson has bored for
coal farther east than the place where
he recently found the vein. This last
point is near his residence. He struck
a vein of excellent coal fully five feet
thick. We learn that boring has
been commenced still farther east, and
on the lands of Ambrose Scott. AS
the great shaft vein of Jackson coal
appears to increase in thickness east
ward, we hope it will be still traced in
that direction as long as it can be
found.-[ Jackson Standard.
Our friend George Fisher, left a
our Office, on Saturday last, a number
of twigs from his fruit trees, on which
were the nests of the eggs of the com
mon tent caterpillar. At this season
OF the year the nests can readily bt
seen on the twigs and destroyed, thu.
saving a great deal of trouble. Tht
nests left here were enclosed in an en-
velope and the warmth of the Office
, hastened Matching, and by Tuesday
the envelope was alive with the ugly
worms Wilmington Republican.
f On Friday evening last, the new
Mayor, Council, Clerk and Treasurer
were sworn into office by D. T. White
, Esq. The official Board for the pres
, ent year stands thus:
Mayor-A. c. Diboll;' Council
. Henry Lorish, Israel Terrell, Samue
R. Glass, Archibald Haynes, Levi
Hockett, Q. F. Irons; Marshal-Geo
s NJ. Zeigler; Clerk-L. w. Crane
n Treasurer-A. H. Whining
ton Journal