Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-05-14
LOG AL ITEMS

And still the fruit prospect is good.
The "Geogia Minstrels'' hold forth at
City hall tomorrow night
j. l.. VanDeman & Co. sold 1000 yards
Of ribbon last Saturday at retail.
- VIM. S. Shook, formerly of this coun-
ty, latterly of Indiana, is visiting friends in
this county.
Anew style of parasol is after the
japanese fashion and about the size of
circus tent.
The soda fountains are all on the fiz,
but the boys have to take it without "gin-
ger" now.
--Aquilla Kerr, son of s. F. Kerr of this
place, died at Columbus. of consumption,
on Wednesday. His remains will arrive
here to- day for interment
Capt. Updegrove and Capt Black left
Monday to attend the Volunteer Firemen's
State Convention at Youngstown.
The County Commissioners have ap-
proved the contracts for the constructions
of the Lewis and the Merchant roads.
Anderson & Conway are ready to wait
on customers in the room just vacated by
J. L. Vandeman & Co., next door to the
Post Office.
Pulaski Silver-Mining Company stock
has ''riz" considerably; by reason of recent
favorable Developments and is now way
above par.
- Gen. S. B. Yeoman was admitted to
the bar at the session of the Dis trict
court at Lebanon last week, and has open
law Office in Washington.
- Elder John Erwin, pastor of the
Christian Church at New Holland, will
preach in the Baptist Church, in this place,
next Saturday morning and evening.
- The contract for constructing the
Lewis road was let by J. A. Mclean, en-
gineer, on Thursday last, to f. Bratton &
Co., Of Brown county, at $3y074 per mile.
The publication of the Mt. Sterling
"Husbandman'' has been suspended. Mr..
Schryver, the publisher, has gone into
something that will pay better, we hope
Rev. A. C. Hirst will give his fifth
lecture to young men next Sabbath even.
ing at the M. E. Church. Subject: "Ener
gy, as an element of Character" All are
invited.
THE Color Guard drew slim house
on Friday night last, owing partly to {
lack of proper advertising. The Sohpany
however, did their best to entertsRi thos'
who did patronize them.
i Mr.. LeaVer, who resided near the res
idence of the senior editor of this paper
has removed into his new house, which h
has Just finished, and DIR. Mathews occu
pies the one Mr.. L. left.
The next annual Fair of the Fay EFT
County Agricultural Society will be he'll
: on the 1st, I'd, Sd and 4th days of Sep
temher. Pamphlets of the premium lis
will be issued in a few weeks.
"A black-snake, measuring 6 feet 2 in
ches, was killed last week by G. NJ. Eich
elberger and two men, whp were plowin
along woods pasture, where they foun,
his snakeship summing himse II on stumI
Can Fayette beat this for big snake?
=, The monotony of a dull day was some
! what relieved by a lively runaway Ia!
! Tuesday. A team belonging to Geo. Bacl
enstoe, ran off with mortar wagon, mai
ing railroad time through several street
and alleys, and scattering the wagon alon
the route.
Our old friend, L. Senftenberg, form
erly in the clothing business in Washing
ton, now doing business in New York Cit
favored US with call Iast fWednesda
- morning. Lewey has become happy hu
| band and a proud father since leavil
Washington.
- District Court for this county was
session last Thursday, Judges Ste,
Green, Tarbell and Gray were on Il
bench. There were four candidates befo
the court for admission to the bar, two
whOm-D. l. Worthington and VIM.
West-were admitted.
y We learn that at the stock sales
London, on Tuesday of last week, abo
466 head of all sorts of cattle were sold
prices varying from &4.65 to $a95 per cv
In consequence Of the scarcity of mon
the sales were rather slow, and it requir
a great deal of persuasion to make the
s. go.
~ From what we have learned, we f
confident il that Rev. Mr.Hirst will const
to repeat his most excellent lecture /
dressed to young men at the NJ. E. Chu1
es. on Sunday evening last, it would be his
ly gratifying to all classes of our citize
and listened to by very large and app
ciative audience.
j. G. King, Executor of j. s. Be
= man, deceased, will offer number Of to
"A lots in the Bereman addition, at auction,
Saturday, June 18th. This is the secC
has s1s sale. The first was held in january, an
i'm number Of lots were disposed of, some
in which have already been improved ,
lid others will be this season; and nurcbas
u1; un9 of lots at that time have been offered e
pple 10 to 100 per cent. advance on the n,
e. oW. paid. The lots are in a very desirable
one- cation for residences. and in q part of tC
IN. where Dronnrfv ic constantly incPoaRini