Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-11-12

Buyers are paying Sc for hogs in this
market.
= The new Lewis Road is going to be
the best pike in the county.
- Some of our farmers have contracted
to sell their hogs at as high figure as
$6 60 per hundred
= Thanksgiving day comes on the 26th
inst. instead of the 25th, as incorrectly
printed in last week HERALD.
- The Odd Fellows commenced the
brick-wOrk on their block the middle of
last week, and are pushing it along rapidly
= VIM. McElwain will sell a lot of
stock and other personal property at auc
ton on his farm near Good Hope, on Tues
day, December LIST, 1874.
Sabbath School Concert next Sabbath
evening at the Presbyterian Church Rev.
Mr. Clark, Esq. of Pittsburg Pa, is expec-
ted to be present All are invited
= The Miami Valley Narrow Gauge
Railroad company, capital $5OO,OOO, the
road to run from Cincinnati, via Lebanon
to Xenia, was incorporated on Tuesday.
There was more drunkenness in town
last Saturday than we have noticed for
some time, Notwithstanding it was election
day. In the evening, fights were numer-
Gus.
R. Simpkins has sold his new dwell
ling house and lot on North street to JAS
G. King, for $780, and John Irons has
sold his property on East street to Jas.
Holbrook for 5000.
The Highland Chief says the "Cli-
MAXI Base Ball Club, of Greenfield, is the
champion of Highland, Fayette and Ross
countless" This announcement will make
our base ballists weep.
A son of Mr.. F. A. Parrett had leg
broken by being thrown from a sulky by
runaway horse last Saturday afternoon
. Drs. Coffman and Saxton set the broken
limb, and the patient is doing we'll
The Hillsboro Literary Society hal
kindly offered to give an entertainment il
this place on Monday evening, 23d, inst
for the benefit Of our burt out Odd Eel
lows Lodge. Particulars next week.
- With this issue we complete the pub
ication of the U. S. Laws passed at tn
Hast session Of Congress, and hereafter W
will be able to give our readers create
amount and variety of reading matter.
Vert. Hagler's horse ran off with hil
last Sunday afternoon, out on the Chilli
Y cOthe pike-~ssnashing up his buggy an
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\ men who occupied the buggy with hi
"a considerably.
y The prayers of the Grangers have bee
answered, and we have bad rain durin
the past week. A good shower fell Sund;
night and another Tuesday morning. Th
weather for few days past has been mo
like April than November.
= The election for Justice of the Pea
for Union Township last Saturday, resu
ted in the reelection of Col Kerr by t
following vote: Kerr, 315, Buekner Is
vi Yeoman 128. There was a pretty live
v contest. All the candidates eIectioneer
hard; but the Colonel warmed 'em.
- The Xenia railroad delegation "
registered at the Shaw House Tuesda
VIII Lu1 ASlAOHlHS Slu6 uOL0 "EILLSH OpI
site their names: "Hurrah for the narrC
Guage; Xenia sends greeting to Washin
ton G. H. and joins hands with her in
glorious enterprise"
= One Of the Xenia speakers at the Fl
road meeting Tuesday night, said t
Xenia pays $4,000 more for coal per y,
than Columbus pays for the same amoU
and that they were tired Of paying tn
prices, and intended to have cheap c
Nc over the D. & S. E. narrow guage.
= County Commissioners were in
sion three days last week. A good q
of their time was occupied with some r
matters. The consideration of the
Straley road matter was continued to Ma
'ses. 1st About $4,000 worth of road bo
were issued, and number Of bills agai
the county were passed upon.
A person who has not been out in
suburbs of town for two or three mol
especially on the North and East sid
will be surprised at the great chang
the appearance of things, and the vast
proponents that have been going on. ]
binp streets have been laid off, and graded
Dress gravelled, lots fenced in and impro
and scores Of new dwelling houses put
. oou and still more are under way. If we
Sears on at the present rate, we will take
Bloomingburg in year or two.