Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-01-22
Business NotieeI
LOO Al ITEMS 5

day. Hurry up the CATTLE hogs, &c.
%. 4 Cunning, has opened law office
in the room formerly occupied by Judge
Gray.
- Hon. John L. Myers, our Representa-
tive in the State Legislature, has our thanks
for legislative documents.
The ladies Of our town-to use a
homely phrasc-have had the liquor deal
ers on hot griddle for three or four
weeks past.
Our Representative i'll Congress is on
two of the standing committees in the
house, as follows: Claims and Public
Buildings.
Hon John Q. Smith, our Representa-
tive in Congress, has our thanks for copy
of the Congressional Record of. the 43d
Congress; also, for other interesting docu-'
ments.
Mr.. j. W. Gaskill formerly a mer-
chant of this place, but now of Tcrre
Haute, Ind, made US a social call on yes
terday morning. He is spending a few
days in this place and at Waterloo, visit
ing old friends and relatives.
From Greenfield, Hillsboro, Whining
ton, Sabina, Holland, New Vienna and
Gallipolis, we have reports that the friends
of the suppression of the liquor traffic arc
doing good work. The women are after
the saloon keepers and liquor. dealers in
good earnest.
= Messrs. Tizzard and Morris have solo
the Eaton Register to Messrs. w. F. Az
bright & Co., who have changed the form
a to quarto, and dressed the paper up il
i a new suit of type. The Register is neat
I well edited paper, and a true advocate o
Republican principles.
- The ice men of our town were busiI.
engaged on Friday and Saturday last put
ting up ice. 1t was not very thick, how
ever. The rain on Sunday and Monda.
lastsput stop to this business. February
+ we are inclined to think, will give ther
better crop than they have previousl
had this Winter.
= A communication giving a detailed &C
count of the siege at Slater's den, was re
= ceiYed too late for publication. Supposin
7 we would have no report ofthe transactio
\ from other quarters, we made an editori;
' notice of the transactions at that place
and had it in type before we received tn
communication referred to.
At the request of large number
citizens of Washington, the Mayor, wit
the approval of the entire Council of th
y town, on Saturday last, appointed H.
Cherry an additional policeman. to sery
sixty days without charge to the corport
tion. The appointment was accepted b
+ Mr.. Cherry, and he is on duty.
The person whos took an umbrel
from the vestibule of the NJ E. Churc
on Sunday evening last, is known, and
Z he wishes to avoid being exposed, he h;
better return it. Too many thoughtle
persons regard umbrellas as common pro
F. erty. 1t is time they were learned to ha
some regard for personal rights.
The Xenia Torchlight has tested Il
qualities of the jackson county coal, al
is satisfied of its superiority over any 9th
p coal in Ohio, and SO is everybody who
tested the good qualities of this coal; al
also Of the great benefits that an air-li
railroad from Dayton through Washingt
and Chillicothe, into these mines, won
be to the whole country along its line, a
at both ends of the road. Hurry up t
work
Our exchange papers all over t
State, have taken notice of the ~energet
movement of our good women to supprc
G the liquor traffic in our town, and they
~ press warm desires for complete succc
in this grand humane work. 1t is VIC
the OF self-defensc, and with the undaunt
fse courage and persistent efforts of the 60
INIT women must prove successful. Who dc
set not wish for it? Who does not pray
in ltF The man who does not certain
ought TO be ashamed to own it.