Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-01-15
VIM. MILLIKAN & SON.


L. D. Crow and 0. V. Creamer have
been appointed Deputies for Fayette coun-
ty, for the organization of Oranges of the
order of Patrons of Husbandry. Address,
Jeffersonville, Ohio.
II he heavy sleet of last week has
destroyed a great amount of fruit trees
throughout this and other counties around
US. Peach and cherry trees have suffered
most. Forest trees have also been badly
damaged.
| - Our friends connected with the M. E.
| Church at Staunton. are holding Mite
Society meetings for the laudable purpose
Of raising money to pay for a parsonage for
their minister. Everybody should lend
them helping hand in an enterprise so
worthy of their efforts.
- Mr.. George Hubbard, the agent for
the sale of Mark Twain's new book, enti-
tied the aGilded Age. Tale of To Day"
has laid copy of the work upon our desk.
1t is neatly gotten up, handsomely illus
trated, and written in that inimitable style
of Mark Twain. 1t is full of interest and
amusement.
We give up much of our space this
week to the publication of Governor
Noyes' Valendictory Message. The Gov
ernor has confined his message to State
matters. It is we'll written; and the Gov
ernor shows that he thoroughly under
stands the condition of the finances of the
State and its wants.
- On Saturday last the stockholders of
the Fayette County Agricultural Society
met and elected L. c. Coffman, Peter Wen
del, Milton Hegler, James Pursell, J. w.
Merchant, Morgan Hays, and J. I. Cox, to
serve as Board of Directors for the ensu-
ing year. The Board then organized by
eIecting Hon. James PurseH President,
and ]. B. Priddy, Secretary.
q - Mr.. John Meyer, who has been in the
whisky trade in this town. shipped his
stock of liquor to Cincinnati on Monday
last, and says he will sell no more in this
town or county. Mr.. Meyer is going into
;. the grocery and provision trade, and shonl !
receive his share of the public patronage
in that line, as shor!d all those who have
abandoned the liquor traffic and engaged
in legitimate business in our town ant
county,
-Sofne of the citizens of Clinton and
Fayette counties met in this place at judge
Priddy's Office on last Saturday and OF
ganized an Association in the interest 0
Short Horn Cattle, by electing Jesse Heg
Ter President, j. Fl. Hays Treasurer, an,
]. B. Priddy Secretary; also, the following
named persons were elected to serve as
j Board of Directors for the ensuing year
viz: j. G. Golfer, Morgan Hays, Ander
son Dewitt, I. N. Beatty, Thomas Kirk
The 25th day of June next is the tim
fixed for the tlrst sale.
- Mr.. II. T. Austin, of jackson county
o., is here for the purpose Of interesting
some Of our people in a valuable tract 0
fourteen hundred acres of coal land in hi
county. The coal is said to be very su
perior article for making iron; Also fo
SraLe purposes. MT AuSLln IS SCOppln
with NJ. Pavey, and has map at his offic
showing the situation of the land. We al
informed that quite number of our bus
r ness men are going down to look at tn
land on next Tuesday the Goth inst. takin
the cars at Greenfield at 1 O'Clock p m
for Hamden, 0.
We have only space now TO say tn
there is no abatement in the determinatio
of the friends of temperance to banis
whisky and all that will intoxicate, fro
our town and county. Whilst a grei
work has been done in that direction, v
cannot sit down and console ourselves tn
: the monster has been completely route
OS There are hiding places and dens whe
the intoxicating fluid is silly dealt out
-. unfortunate victims of the intoXicatil
Sc cup. It is done with great caution al
-. with fear and trembling, for the friends
-.t law and good order are on the lookout al
in will not cease their work until their ,
ject is completely accomplished.