Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-07-16
LOCAL ITEMS 8

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- This is a remarkably healthy season
for flies.
= Common Pleas Court adjourned on
Tuesday.
- It's about time to let up on the Tom
Collins business.
- There is a mule in this county that
can trOt his mile inside of three minutes.
- Why is the the Comet like gossip
ing old maid? Because it is great tail
bearer.
- Our Cornet Band is making rapid
improvement under the instruction of Frof.
Mays.
- Eighteen carloads of stOck-mostly
eattle-were shipped East from this station
on Monday.
p. s. Collins has his brown trotting
horse in training this summer He will
make a flyer.
- Dewitt & Manly have sold their liv-
cry and feed stable to Mr. Snider, gentle
AAN@ NASSOP~y NohosASs
- Geo. Bryan and Alb. Boss have start
ed a shoe shop in one of Joe McLean's
rooms, opposite the Lydy House.
"A big locust tree at R. A. Robinson's
residence was riddled by stroke of light
ming last Friday night.
- Dan Shannon has openeA beer guz-
zleIy in the room betwsOal SHERMAN
and the Fayette County Natiob hal Bank.
On our. first page we publish an excel
lent article on the license question,
from the pen of Hon E. D. Mansfield
Read it.
= The Great English Combination made
an immense street parade Saturday. The
wild and wearied music" of the calliope
was lofty.
- The young lady who lost cOiled
gold earring with coral setting, on Court
street couple of weeks since can have it
by calling at this Office.
"A considerable portion of the cellar
wall of Joe McLean's new building was
eaved in during the rain last Thursday
night. Joe has bad luck.
- Some damage was done by the storm
last Thursday night in the way of blow
ing down corn and fences, and letting stock
into fields where they didn't belong.
VIM. Clark and Andy Davis had 8
Misunderstanding on the street Saturday
evening, the, result of which was some
what damaging to Andy's countenence.
4 - Mr.. Geo. S. Gillespie, one of tht
most esteemed citizens of our county, dieC
Fat his residence in Paint township on Sat
urday night last, after protracted illness
- There will be meeting of the Repub
lican County Central Committee at tn
Court House, on Saturday next at O'Clock
at which the attendance of every membe
is desired,
~ A telegram to R. Millikan, of thi
place. from his daughter, Mrs Cook, VIII
resides in Chicago, states that they wer
burned out in the fire on the 14th, but say
ed few of their effects from the ruins.
- The barn of A M Briant, in tt
Northwest part of Jefferson township, tn
County, was struck by lightning on the a
ternoon of Thursday last, and togetht
with one horse and wagon was burned IL
/ Loss said to be from s1OO to $45o,
N Messrs. HolbrOok & Rowe have r
Nmoved their boot and shoe store to- Il
room on the corner of Court and Fayet
streets, lately occupied by A. Hamilto
where they have more room to spre
themselves than in their former quarters
-"Comus," "Fayette,' Neutral al
tho other distinguished correspondents
the Cincinnati dailies from this city, ha
been singular ly reticent of late. and t
subscription lists of the aforesaid DALI
are rapidly falling off in consequence.
- Mr.. Bratten, contractor on the Lev
9 road, lost 5000 mule last week in s.
~ gular manner. The animal was turned {
on pasture with halter on, and in knoC
ing off flies it got its hind feet fast in I
halter, and in trying to get loose, broke
- neck.
= DR.. Saxton will remove his Office i
short time to rooms in the rear of Clea
land & MurraY's drug store. He will
cuPy the room formerly used as an of
in connection with the drug store and
other room which he is fitting up in
h.. rear of it, with an entrence from Faye
q or street.
IN - On Saturday morning last, the ca
7on- caVed in on the East side Of the cellar
and r. AFT o.u, =. ~,
D re- Jus AAOAe9hS HeW Dlocky ana LunDIeO
rtas t1e side wall of his One-stOry brick VII
~, rested on it, into the cellar. Stuckey B
p. recently moved out of the room on I
CUP. side Of the building, and it was unoccuI
the at the time, except as a sleeping room
some Of Joe's hands.