Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-03-26

= Supplement this week.
- m

Supplement this week.
- Stock Sales next Tuesday.
Our Public Schools have vacation
next week.
- Mrs. Aaron Moore died on Thursday
last, in Sabina.
- The Baptist Church of this place is
without pastor.
- Doctors report plenty of measles in
this neighborhOod.
A few hundred more subscribers are
wanted for the HERALD.
- Mast is expected to lecture here the
latter part of next month.
H. Strauss has returned to Washing
ton to engage in business.
- Craig Bros. are receiving their new
goods. See advertisement.
Common Pleas Court will probably
adjourn to-day or tomorrow.
- The present month has five Sundays,
five Mondays and five Tuesday.
- Green & Chafin are manufacturing
the New Bowman Corn Planter.
The scarcity of houses to rent in
Washington is a standing complaint.
- Jacob Barger, of this place, died of
typhoid fever on Monday night last.
Rev. Mr.. Hirst was taken sick on
Tuesday evening, and is still quite i'll.
j. Light went to Cincinnati the first
of the week for a new stock of goods.
- Matilda Fletcher was the guest of
Morris Sharp during her stay in town.
j. c.. Plumb is candidate for re-elec-
ton to the Office of Township Treasurer.
- The boys are devoting their energies
to playing marbles "fOr keeps" in the
streets.
A number of our citizens went oyer
to Xenia on Friday last to hear Cough
lecture.
Billy Wilt is in receipt of new
stock of fine Watches and elegant Jewelry
and Plated-ware.
j. F. Ely is putting up two-story
brick business building, 25x1oO feet, ad-
joining his elevator.
R. D. Evans has received his com
mission as mail agent on the route from
Dresden to Morrowtown.
Methodist Quarterly Meeting will be
held at the NJ. E. Church, in this place
on Saturday and Sunday next.
= Mr.. Strauss says the rumor Of his in
tention to open whisky hOySe in Wash
ingtOn was "Only joke on thF ladies'"
M. o. Adams returned ON Saturda,
from the East, where he has been purchas
ing a mammoth stock of Spring dry goods
- The weather this week has been dry
clear and cold. The mud has disappeare
under the influence of the sun and wind
R. Simpkins has the foundation lait
for a two-story brick dwelling house o
the lot adjoining Col. YeOman's residence
The J. W. Gillespie farm sold q
Sheriff's sale on the 14th inst, to A. n
Stimson for $54 per acre. twas appraise
at $50.
= Easter Sunday this year comes o.
the 5th of April, the first Sunday in tt
month, and just one week from mex
Sunday.
- Mrs. E. B. Lanum has just receive
\ an elegant and full stock of Spring Mi
J linery and Fancy Goods at her room
Ely's block.
The Washington Band is improving
great deal in its playing. Practice wi
make perfect, and the boys keep at it wi
untiring perseverance.
There is but one more lecture of Il
course of ten to be delivered before Il
Washington Lecture Association-Nast
T expected to deliver that.
\ Gossip has number Of weddings
the tapis in Washington and vicinity
among them one double wedding, to
celebrated in grand style.
The attention Of horse-raisers is
rected to the advertisement Of WI
Knowles & Son, and also to the advertis
ment of Jacob Dubois, in this paper.
Joe Redding and Tom McArth
have formed partnership in the paiAti
business, and don't intend to let anybo
do better or cheaper work than they W
The Circleville Democrat takes
ception to a remark made by Rev. G
>, Carpenter Of this place, in recent te
perance address in Circleville. He 81
that city is not notorious for crime"
In the Martinsburg School rep
published last week, the grade Of Ii
CO. Whetsel should have been printed SO,
stead of 90, and that Of Rob't Todhun
80, instead of7O.
A slight mistake occurred in the
. port last week in our paper of the PIE
ant View School, taught by Miss Sallie
cen Jones. At the close Of the report it sho
the have read 13 months, instead of 81 ye
OOk
COL - Rev. Mr.. Carpenter, Of this place,
K, at Wooster last week, and reports TIL
great interest is manifested there in
4be women's temperance movement. Imme
and interesting meetings are being held