Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-08-27
LOG A L ITEMS s

- VIM. Wilt buried his infant child on
Saturday.
Mr.. Chas. CrOzier has taken charge of
the Shaw House as landlord.
- There was wedding in the Taber-
nacle on the Camp-grounds Sunday.
= The Cincinnati NJ E. Conference is
in session at Wilmington this week.
= See notice OF election of officers of
the Pork Packing Company, in another col
umn.
- The jamestown Fair is in progress
this week. Numbers of Washington peo-
pie are attending.
Our public schools will be opened
on Monday week, under the superintend-
ency of Prof. Hirst
= great fire occurred at South Bend,
Ind, on Tuesday morning last; loss $780,
600. See another column.
= A new merchant-ta tailoring store has
been opened in Col. Yeoman's old store
room, by gentleman from Springfield.
- On Monday afternoon, while working
upon ascaffold at DIR. SINNERS new house,
Geo. Barnes fell and seriously Injured him
self.
- Rev. w. w. Sawyer, of Cincinnati,
will preach at the Baptist Church, on Sun
day at 10 O'Clock; and also in the evening.
Mr.. s. is a good preacher. Go and hear
him.
= More lives and property has been
destroyed by lightning this year, we think,
than we recollect to have read of in any
former season. A great number of barns,
wheat-stacks and residences have been
struck and burned up.
-Ephraim Cox, living on Henry Pavey's
farm in Green township, had brown
mare four years old and about fifteen
hands high stolen on the night of the 21st
$50 reward is offered for the apprehea sion
of the thief, and liberal reward for the
mare.
- There will be basket meeting or
next Sabbath at the Otterbein Church, si1
miles from this place, on the Waterloo
pike. Services will commence at 1O1a a
m, and will be conducted by j. G. Irwin
of the Christian Church. The public ar,
invited.
= The railroad trains on Thursday an,
Friday last had all the passengers the,
could carry. On Friday morning a goo
many who wanted to attend the Sabin
Fair, were unable to get en- the train a
L., r.
inside and on the platform.
The Ohio Comet Silver Mining Com
pany, composed principally of Fayett
County men has been Incorporated. Th
following are the incorporators. J. L. Var
Deman, ]. N. VanDeman, H. P. Ustick an
George Dahl, of Washington, and Capt. in,
I A. Hamilton, Of Gallipolis, o. The mil
ing property is located at Georgetown, Co
4 orado.
The famous brown stallion owned b
JrA. johnson, took the sweepstakes pre-
MUM over fourteen other horses at tn
Sabina Fair~last week. being somewha
disabled from kielI, when exhibited. M
Johnson expects to ezhibit him at Il
jamestown, Wilmington and State Fair
He was sired by the Hams horse and h
by Browns old Cadmus Ezekiel
r : The cannon brought here from CHI
N icothe to be used at the Reunion prov
' an ugly thing to handle, somehow.
was preinaturely discharged twice, al
wounded two men. On Wednesday, viii
fireing a salute in honor of Gov. ALE
Jake Fllinger had both arms badly bur
ed with powder, and on Thursday Raj
fireman was seriously burned in the ia
= and breast.
--At HillsBoro on Tuesday, Robt.--Do
gett shot and killed Vert. Heller, the ba
entering his mouth and passing out throuj
the back of his head. The shooting gre
out Of fight between Heller and Dogget
father The former had the latter doy
d on the pavement and was pounding h
when young Doggett interfere d. Hell
left the father and attacked young Doggt
who shot him as above. Heller wai
barkeeper and Doggett cigar manufa
urer.
= Under the new arrangement of
public schools all the advantages of stu
will be afforded necessary to prepare S
dents to enter College, in an advan'
condition, so that it will require but
or two years for them to graduate in
be- best institutions in the country. We tr
by that our citizens will properly appreci
Il 4 I'M these home advantages that will now
Won; furnished in our schools. Persons liv
o re- out of our school boundary lines can h
III. the the best OF school advantages, in any
4, n J. our departments, at much less rates t
ICE thew can at any Of the Academies in