Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-05-28
Decoration Day.

The citizens of Fayette county are re-
quested to meet at the Washington Gene
terry, at 2 O'Clock p. m, of May so, 1874
for the purpose of decorating the soldiers
graves, and other appropriate exercises.
The proceedings will be under the
charge of Col. Garig as Chief Marshall, and
such assistants as he may appoint Adj
dress by Rev. A c. Hirst-
Committees: 1st. On general arrange
ments-Capt. J ohm S. Foster, Lenox Camp
bell, Capt Allen Hegler and SimonI Doron,
sen.
ID On fowers--Mrs. Jennie Stevens,
Miss Mary Milikan, Mrs R. A Robinson,
Miss Lizzie Bell, Mrs. j. B. Priddy, Mrs.
S N Yeoman, Miss Mollie Priddy and
Mrs C. Garis.
Sd On Finance-Capt. Black, L. B. Up
degrove and Lycurgus Saxton.
4th On Music-R A. Robinson and J.
D. Stucley.
The Committees are requested to meet
at the residence of Col. Garis, on Thurs
day evening. 28th inst, at O'Clock. All
persons who can furnish flowers are re-
quested to send them to Col Garis' by the
evening of the 29th inst.
By order of the Soldiers Association.
I H. B. MAYNARD, Chm.
B. H. MILLIKAN, Sec'y. -------
] - The following preamble and resolu-
tions were read and adopted at large pub
lie meeting of the citizens of Washington,
held at the Presbyterian Church, on Mon
day evening, 25th inst:
WHEREAS, a majority of our village
council has repealed the ale and beer or
dinance, passed few weeks since, in the
interest of temperance, sobriety and good
order in our village; and
WHEREAS, such repeal was forced
through and passed in connection with
other sections which are. at least, of ques-
tionable or doubtful validity, if not wholly
void, and against the earnest request of one
member Of the Council for time to exam
inc and ascertain the legal effects of the
provisions, and
WHEREAS, no petition had been present
ed to the Council for the repeal of said or
dinance, or for the passage of new one
and
WHEREAS, said repeating ordinance was
read only once in open Council, and no
member gave any rea son for voting said
repeal, and
WHEREAS comm ittee from the citizens
had waited upon the Council and informed
them that petition was in circulation, and
had been largely signed, and would be pre-
sented to them at their next meeting, pro-
testing against the repeal Of said ale and
beer ordinance; therefore,
RESOLVED, that it is the sense OF this
meeting that the members of said Council
who voted for the said repeal misrepre-
sented the majority of the citizens of our
village and by their refusal to discuss or
allow to be examined or discussed the re-
pealing ordinance before acting on the
same, they have forfeited the respect
which would otherwise be due that body,
and brought into contempt and ridicule all
action of the Council upon that subject;
and disgrace and ignominy upon the legisla-
ton; and have rendered themselves odious
to the lovers of temperance and good or
der, and have thereby opened up the ave-
nues Of intemperance, vice and disorder in
our village.
RESOLVED, that the village Council can
only undo the wrong perpetrated by them,
by reinstating the ale and beer ordinance
at the earliest day practicable.
RESOLVED, that the friends of temper
ance and good order in this village demand
the re-enactment of said ale and beer or