Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-05-28
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County Commissioners meet next
Monday.
- Flowers will be scarce. for the decor
alton on Saturday.
= Shin Fame drew good house at Mu-
sic Hall Tuesday evening.
= The next thing to be agitated is
Fourth of July celebration.
Joe Mclean broke ground for his
new business block last Monday.
- Much drunkenness in town last Sat-
urday, under the working of the new free
beer ordinance.
= Several of "the boys" found their
way into tho calabOose last Saturday night.
Beer is too handy to get.
= Col Yeoman expects to move into his
new store room next Monday, and will
have grand opening on Saturday, June
9th, %, r.. aa.rs
p A rare chance is offered for poor men
to purchase small farm of from 10 to 25
acres at auction. See advertisement in
this paper.
DIR. Goldsberry is starting an aviary
at his drug store, with an American eagle,
gresn4talking pafrOtf and a canary, as a
foundation
- Mrs. M. V. Logan is building stylish
two-stOry frame residence on her lot, corner
of FayOtte and Paint streets. Albert Crone
has the contract.
- The first number of the "Fayette
County News" the new independent pa
per, will be issued next week. 1t is to be.
published on Weahesdays. - I
- Mr.. Jas. T.aBell of New Boston, ILL.,,
spent few days in town during the past
week, and returned on Wednesday with
his wife, who has been visiting her friends
here for some weeks past.
- The Assessors return $599, ,805 of tax
able property in Washington and $434, 1858
in the township, outside Of Washington,
for 1874. The amount returned last year
in Washington was $549,988
- Stimson Bros have. bought I. C.
VanDeman's residence, corner of Kinds
and Temple streets, and are remodeling it
into large and handsome structure. The
boys and their mother will occupy it.
-. In our article, recently, in reference
to j. L. VanDeman's new business house
we omitted to mention, among the Con-
tractors on the different parts of the build
ing, that David Jones, of this place, super
intended its construction.
THE grocery firm OF Farmer and Cos
sard, of this place, made an assignment on
Friday last; Capt. E. B. Updegrove is as.
signee. The liabilities amount to $4,000
and the assets about. $500. The losses
by this failure fall almost entirely upor
business men in town and the county.
- Regular services at the M. E. Church
next Sabbath at 1870 a. m, and 7:45 p
m. Rev. A. c. Hirst, pastor. Subject fol
= the morning: The Alabaster Box; evening
the seventh lecture to young men-sub-
ject: what shall be?' Sabbath school
at 2:SO p. m. Seats free. All are cordial
ly invited.
- There is a custom which has become
a nuisance on our streets, and ought to be
abated-that of crowds Of young men and
boys gathering on certain corners and OBJ
structing the pavement to the inconve
nience of passors. Ladies frequently have
to push their way through crowd of loaf
ers, or turn off the pavement to get by.
= The proposed change of time on tn,
c. & NJ. V. Monday next, June 1st, viii
bring trains to Washington abeut as fol
lows, the figure may vary little however
Eastern bound passenger No. 1, 12:45 p
m; No. 3, 8 p. m; freight No. II, 1886
m; Western bound passenger No. 2, 1874
p. m; No. 4, 6:37 a. m; freight No. Il
2:30 pm.
- Washington has three carriage man
ufactories- ohm Miser's, Heagler & Shat
and A. Shaft & Co.--all of which turn ou
as stylish and wellsmade work as any i
the State; and all are sending out lots Q
buggies and carriages this Spring. Be
!. sides these Mr.. P. Hess has a stock G
buggies manufactured away from home
and has sold q number. Our Fayett
county people like to ride in fine vehicles
= - AT the last meeting of the Ohio Va
r ley Edlto rial Association, desire was e1
+ pressed by tho members present that 1
= our next annual meeting which takes plac
1 at Chllhcothe, on the 10th and 1lth {
q June, every editor who is the fortunat
le posses ssor of better-half, should brin
J. the lady with him; and those poor follow
E. who are out in the cold, should bring the