Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-06-18
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= Stock sales on the 3Oth.

- Stock sales ON the 3Oth.
-Tax-paying season closes on Sat
urdav.
- The wheat-felds are ripening for the
harvest.
John Cissna has returned to Wash
ton to live.
- How will Washington celebrate the
glorious Fourth?
- Spring chickens. the size of Canary
birds, are in market.
The blackberry crop promises to be
abundant this year
= James McQuartz has been appointed
Street Commissioner.
| The amount of beer drank in town
last Saturday is estimated at fifty kegs.
- A variety show company is being or
ganized in Washington to travel during the
Summer.
= Head Quarters for White Vests and
Linen Clothing at Lights Cost Clothing
Hail.
= Col. Garris, County Treasurer elect,
takes his office on the 1st Mondoy in Sep
tember.
The Greenfield Union Fair comes off
this year on the 14th, 18th and 10Th of
October.
The strawberry crop hereabouts has
been almost an entire failure, on account of
dry weather.
Mr.. Henry Crozier and sister, of Rip
ley, Ohio, are visiting friends in this place
and the vicinity.
Rev. I. F. King preached at the NJ. f.
Church, and Rev. Frank Miller at the Pres
byterian last Sunday.
- CLANCY Bros. have employed Mr.. J
c. Macarthur as their cutter, and warrant
their customers good fits.
The time for the sale of the West
Lancaster road contract has been changed
from the I'd to the 9th of July.
The receipts of the Washington tele
graph Office amount to more than any 9th
er. office on the G. & NJ. V. Road.
- The receipts of the two entertain
rHents given by our Union Schools las
= week, amounted to little over $163.
A large fishing party of young adie
and gentlemen made it painful for the fir
ny tribe at Cedar Hole" last Saturday.
: A delegation of Odd Fellows fror
this place went over to Greenfield las
| Mnndou TO trfo &c
order their.
Capt Sutphen, of the Lancaster G;
zette, and recently appointed Postmaste
of that City, made our town brief Wis
last Thursday.
! Exactly 637 little girls call ed on u
\ one and two at time, during Monday an
a Tuesday, to inquire if we wanted to bu
y tickets for the Festival.
Elder John Ivin, of the Christia
Church of New Holland, will preach
the Baptist Church of this place on Su
day next, morning and evening.
Mrs. Young's lecture at Music Ha
last Friday evening, was quite well patro
lied. She is pleasant, interesting spea
er, and her lecture was well received
n - Frank W. Sharp has bought out Il
Y interest of his partners Cha's and J.
Duffee, in the boot and shoe business
C. Duffee & Co. He will continue the bu
mess as heretofore.
- Capt. Geo. Estep has contracted wi
the Continental Life Insurance Compar
of Hartford, Conn.,, as special agent for Ce
trail Ohio. Headquarters with B. E. o
General Agent, at Columbus.
The new Street Commissioner h
done an excellent and much needed job
street cleaning on Court, Fayette and M;
streets. The streets are in better con
= ton, as to cleanliness, than they have be
,, for year or two.
= Messrs. A. Shaft & Co., carriage m:
uCacturers, Of this place, sold fine So
phaeton to Mr.. Kramer, of HILLSIDE
- last Monday. It was an elegant piece
oS' workmanship, such as the firm are in I
habit Of putting up.
A young man by the name of Flett
er, was killed by lightning, at frankie
on Wednesday the 10th inst. He was j
entering barn when he received the ste
be- the electric fluid setting his clothes
by fire. The barn escaped injury.
d. / j. D. stuckey has his fine residel
'Sni S@d over on Walnut Hill," about enclosed
2 fSe Eee 1t is large twO-stOry brick. surmoun
1Tt9- 1r9 with genuine Mansard roof, slated,
tGE. when completed will constitute one of
cup best and finest mansions in town, to VIII
ar great credit is due Mr.. f. Bird, of this plu
blae aa Arnhifaef