Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-03-19
THE MERCHANTS AND FABMERS'
BANK,
WashinEgOn G. H, OhIO.
LOCAL ITEMS
- The spring opens lovely.

- Billy Wilt went to Cincinnati yester-
day for new goods
- Messrs. James and Ham. Bell, Of
New Boston, ILL.,, are in town.
- VIM. Smith, ex-Sheriff, is probable
candidate for Assessor of Union township.
- Holbrook & Conoway have dissolved
partnership in the boot and shoe business.
- Common Pleas Court is still in ses-
sion, and will continue, for a week long
eT
- P. S. Collins has bought out the inter-
est of his partner, VIM. Bitter, in the Hv-
cry business.
- One of the workmen on YeOman's
new building was ba dly injured by fall
q few days ago.
J. Messrs. Yeoman & NitterhOuse will
.eomplete their Opera House Block during
the coming season.
- Matilda Fletcher lectures at Music
Hall tomorrow night. Subject-"Farm-
ers' Wives and Daughters"
ID. Furtwangler has received a large
new stock Of elegant watches and jewelry,
bought few days since in New York.
- Mrs. Neff, widow lady residing near
Amanda, Fairfield county, was found dead
in her bed on the morning of the 18th.
AN election for four members of the
Board of Education of Washington will
be held at the Mayors Office on the 9Th of
April.
4 , John D. Stuckey will commence the
I>eTection of fine brick residence in the
edge of town on the jamestown road, in a
few weeks.
= DR.. E. c. Hamilton will remove to the
elegant suit of rooms in the second story of
the new Opera House Block, about the
first week of April.
- Get your tickets for the Spring cleo
tions printed at the HERALD office We
print them at so cents hundred in orders
of three hundred or more.
"A. E. Silcott, of Silcott, Millikan &
Co., starts East to-day for new goods
Cicero Smith, of s. N. Yeoman's, also goes
East to-day for Spring stock.
The Hillsboro News has been Sc
| lected as one of the papers in that Con-
gressiOnal District to publish the laws
treaties, &C., of the 43rd Congress.
- Our merchants are putting down thu
price of goods at remarkably low rates.
Competition in trade and the ready casl
!. will secure good bargains to all who wan
q to buy.
= Rev. +. L. Drake will preach in Pain
Chapel next Sabbath, March o. at
O'Clock p. m, Subject-"Bread from
Heaven" the Sabbath School lesson o
March Is, 1874.
- Mr.. Stagg, the popular landlord of tn
Gates House at Wilmington, was in tow
on Tuesday, looking round town, and ad
- miring our new improvements and exec
lent business property.
- George P. Van Deman has gone t
New York to purchase a rOusing stock {
groceries, and will have them in his stoI
in a few days, where they will be sold
the very lowest living prices.
- GTancey Bros. are receiving the
\ goods and opening for business in the ne
Odd Fellows building. They will keep
N general assortment of dry goods, notion
boots and shoes, and groceries.
- Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Stimson eel
n brated their 18th marriage anniversary,
Tuesday evening last. The occasion W
= enlivened with music and tripping Il
light fantastic toe,'' by the young folks.
= 1t was decided by vote of the qua
ified electors OF the village of Wsshin
ton and the territory annexed for scho
IT purposes on Friday last, that the Board
v Education for said village shall consist
six members instead of three as heretofo
The vote stood, Psi to 1874.
- There will be festival for the beu
int of the NJ. f. Church of BlOomingbu
on Tuesday evening, March "a, 1874, in I
Academy Hall, to begin at p. m. They
pect to have oysters or a supper for the
who prefer, besides ice cream and candi
A general invitation is given.
- Notices of deaths, marriages, OF g
other matter sent to this office for publ
ton must be accompanied by responsi
name, or they will not be published.
- do not wish to publish the name where
-, is not desired, but somebody must be
sponsihle to us for the information or
communication.
- Barry, the obstinate saloonist at f
land, persistently refuses to- comply v
ses. the request Of the woh pen, to abandon
traffic in intoxicating liqhors. They
abont to build Tabernacle on grounds Il
mis- saloon, and put bAll on the top oi
and ring this bell every time a thirsty il
. vidual goes into BarTy's den.
!. hi. We see a great many methods
na Or scribed for quitting the use Of tobacco,
II in. the best method that has come under
~ Ton. observation is just to quit. We tried
! and remedy many years since, and are abl
i the speak of practical knowledge of this
o4 oIt9- sovereign remedy. The remedy is sim
ROE to quit and if you do not stay quit it
tot not he the fault of this simple prescript