Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-07-23
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- Stock sales next Tuesday
- Rev. S. A. Keen will preach at the
NJ. E. Church next Sunday.
A large amount of wheat is coming in
to market. &1.OO is the price paid.
&C. P. VanDeman & Co. had water
melons in market as early as last Thurs
day.
- DR.. Hamilton has removed his dental
Office to the elegant suit Of rooms over
Col. YeOman's store. ....
W. A. Paxson, attorney -at-law, has To-
Gated in Washington, and formed partner
ship with Col Kerr.
- Call at Judge Priddy's office and get
a pamphlet containing the list of premi-
ums for the coming Fair.
- Any person finding a gold necklace
and cross attached, and leaving them at the
HERALD office, will be suitably rewarded.
p. S. Collins is adding fine new bug
gies and stylish horses to his Livery Sta
BILE, and can turn out as fashy teams as
any body need want to drive.
REV. G. S. j. Brown, of Cincinnati,
will preach in the Presbyterion Church, in
stead of Rev. Herr, as announced last Sab
bath. All are cordially invited.
- County Treasurer Craig says that the
tax collection this year will be good not
withstanding the panic and hard times
The delinquent list will not be large.
- The South Plymouth mail is now
thrown off at this station, instead of Jas
per, and goes out on Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays, on the Jeffarsonville, West
Lancaster and jamestown route.
- A meeting of the creditors of G. Duff
fee & Son, to prove their accounts and ap-
point one or more assignees, will be held
at Hillsboro, August 18th, before James
H. Thompson. Register in Bankruptcy.
- The News asks: "Who is the hand
soonest lady in the M. E. Church choir?''
You just go on agitating that question, Bro.
Gould, if you want to get yourself bald
headed, and break up the choir and raise
a row generally.
A basket picnic will be held at the
Fair Grounds on Saturday next, under the
auspices of the Ladies' Temperance League
Music, Speeches and a picnic dinner will
be the order of the day. Everybody is in
vited to attend. Bring your dinners and
stay all day, and enjoy good time.
Extensive preparations are being made
for the National Soldiers Reunion to be
held here August Goth. Gen. Sherman
Gov. Noyes, Hon. Schuyler COIfax, and 9
number of other distinguished soldiers and
statesmen are expected to be present, and
the grandest time ever seen in Washington
is anticipated. Programme and particulars
will be published soon.
~ The Great English Variety and Com
hdnatiOn Troupe will give one more enter
tainment under their pavilion on COur
street, tomorrow friday etening. The.
are first class AcrObats atd general per
formers The daring featshpOn the hyin
taapeze by John McArty nd David Mayo
are pronounced by one al all Of our cit
izens who have Witnessed them to be tn
best they ever saw--not equaled by an
show that has ever passed through here
and last, but not least, little Sadie Edward
will give another exhibition of her ski
upon the tight rope. Give them benef
- At meeting of the Republican Ger
trAl Committee held last Saturday, Cap
Allen Hegler was chosen President, Ac
Gregg Secretary, and John D. Stucke
Treasurer. Another meeting Of the Con
mittee is called for Saturday, August 1,
which full attendance is earnestly desil
ed, as the questions for making nomini
tiOns for the County officers to be filled
the Fall election by Primary election or b
convention, is to be determined, and otht
J, business Of importance will be before tn
convention for consideration. Let ever
member of the committee bear this
mind, and do not fail to be present.
= The Great English Combinatit
s. Troupe" organized here for the circus can
paign, has had stroke of ad luck in il
start, in the abscOnding of heir Treasure
Sam. Edwards, with all thk lunds the Cor
Pany had on hand at the be. Sam we
: to Cincinnati on Monday last week
order printing for the G campaign, TAXI
or or about $500 or $3.50 belong ing to the CO
Py cern with him, and forgot to return. II
I boys are not discouraged by their ill-fc
nd tune, however, but are making anoth
he he raise and expect to start out this week.
e. They gave an entertainment to a canva
u. full last Saturday night. Edwards has
lp, wife and family here whom he desert'
ba and, report says ran off with a young g