Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-11-19
LOO A l. ITEM s

- Settlement notices are now in order.
Billy Eanest's Minstrels will exhibit
in Washington on the 28th.
- There are a number of cases of dip
liberia in town, both children and adults.
- There are 24O civil and 88 criminal
cases on the docket for the present term of
Common Pleas Court.
Judge Shaw informs us that he is
now prepared to feed the hungry and
lodge the weary at Burk's old stand.
Plenty of fat, fne-looking hogs are
coming into market, and the prices farmers
are getting for them ought to put them in
a jolly good humOr.
- The Universalist Chapel at Jefferson
vile, will be dedicated on Sunday, 22nd
inst. Revs. Moore and Corwin will con-
duct the ceremonies.
- The Ladies of the NJ. E. Social Cir
Gle will hold Thanksgiving Tea Party at
the Parsonage on Thanksgiving evening"
to which everybody is invited.
- Judge Shaw has enlarged his house,
and now has 25 pleasant sleeping rooms,
and is prepared to serve a good meal at
any hour. Oysters specially.
- The Fayette County Teachers Asso-
citation will convene in Washington the
Saturday afternoon after Thanksgiving
Place and particulars next week.-----,
= A Temperance Mass Netting is called
\by the Ladies' League, to meet at the Bap-
Ftist Church on Wednesday SaaEshiiang. 525th
nst., commencing at 1O1S O'Clock. 4
Geo. P. VanDeman & Co. have engag-
ed the entire first floor of the Odd Fell
lows Building now going up. and will oc-
cupy it when complated with their groce-
ry.
- DIR. Coffman's horse frightened while
he was out on the road last Tuesday, up
set the buggy and let the Doctor out with
out injury, and then ran off and tore things
up.
On Saturday night last,a man from the
country, named Wilson, called for DIR.
Saxton to dress couple of ugly gashes
in his head, which he said were made by
some parties who stoned him near the
Court House. His skull was slightly frac-
tured:
= The Senior editor of the HERALD h as
been called to Marion county, Ohio II
consequence of the death of his sister,
Mrs. Daniel Drake, who died on Tuesday
morning last, after protracted illness of
j typhoid fever. Thus. in the short space
of six months, brother and two sisters
have departed this life.
The Masonic fraternity of Washing
ton will hold their 35th anniversary on tn
7th of December next on which occasion
Prof. A. G. Hirst will deliver an appropri
ate address, at Music Hall. Preparations
are being made such as will insure it be
r ing the greatest festival of the season.
MINI. S. Sager, of this place, has tn
contract for ornamenting the new Cit
Hall building at Chillicothe with th
stamped metal cornice, manufactured b
him, and is now at work fitting it on. NJ
S. has built up quite trade in this lin
within couple of years past. His CO.
nice has been put on all the fine ne
buildings put here the past season, and
becoming so popular that he is haYir
calls from abroad
= Sheriff Millikan has bad job on h
hands A few days ago he attached a
of about $50 head of hogs and brougl
, tn EN- to a farm near town to feed. Sin
. then some disease has broken out amol
them. and they are dying eff by the SEQ
every day. The disease is said to be chc
era by some, but others, who claim
49, know, say it is not. But it kills the no
any how, and at the rate they are goi
now, there will be none left in short tin
The hogs were brought from the West.
The Cirpleville Herald says: "For t
= proposed narrow gauge road, the quota
I, Ross is put down at $150.00O; Fayet
$125,OOO, and Green $15O,OO0. Signatul
has guaranteeing these sums, have not
llT2. llr3s been put down." No, but they are
iva, ing put down with a rapidity that insui
lid the building of the road within a sh
Gng time, by Chillicothe or else by anotl
arm arm and perhaps better route. You need
lTw. oDe. waste your time writing Sarcastic soul
4 in brother Mac. The Narrow Gauge il
R. dead sure thing"