Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-10-14
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- Ties for the narrow gauge railroads
are being COTTON out in this county.
= The Day of Attonement was observed
by our Jewish merchants last Saturday
II large amount of money changed
hands on the election in this county. Bet
ting was lively. @
= The Greenfield Fair is in progress
this week. Much stock and many people
attend from Fayette.
- Yesterday afternoon, at recess. Jen-
ME Juvenile had her foot crushed by
road wagon running over it.
= Last Saturday was the ivoliest day
our business men have had for months
All our houses made large sales.
Regular service in the Presbyterian
Church again next Sabbath morning and
evening. Seats free; all are invited.
- Fayette County farmers are loseing
many hogs from cholera. We hear of sew
eral who have lost so, and some as many
as 100 hogs each.
= Since the election the BARRIERS in ou p
town have raised the price for shaving
ing Democrats, on account of the increas-
ed length of their faces.
= Synod of Cincinnati will hold its Fall
Meeting in this place, commencing Thurs
day evening, Oct. 81, with public sermon
by the Rev. q. H. Colhoun.
The w. U. Telegraph office has been
removed to the room over Allen Brothers
hardware store, in Westward Block. The
business of this flee has become quite
large.
= Quite large party of our.young peo-
pie on Saturday last, went about eight
miles east of town, picnicing and hickory
nutsing. They returned wi thout the nuts,
but report having good time.
- The directors OF the Springfield.
jackson and Pomeroy Railroad have ad-
vertised for proposals for the construction
of said road from Springfield to Jackson.
Proposals will be opened on Thursday,
October 21st.
- Our Republican friends are about the
best dressed class of men we have seer
for long time. New hats, new boots
and new suits are luxury they are en-.
ioying just now, all at the expense of lib
eral Democrats.
= We publish in another column of this
paper. an account from the Ohio. State
Journal of the China Wedding of Rev NJ
V. B. Euans and lady, formerly Of this
county. It will interest the many friend.
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. among our readers.
Mr. G. NJ. Eichelbarger, of Jaspel
Mills, writes US as fellows: ''Hog cholers
is prevailing to an alarming extent in GU
Township. have lost already IA larg
hogs, with several more on the sick list
Jesse Burnett and Milton Sever are ais
among the sufferers
- Mr.. VIM. c. Bostwick, of Mario
township in this county. plantedsone busl
J ell of potatoes last spring, on the top of Il
} ground, and covered them with straw
the depth of one foot; and from this OF
bushel of seed he raised 30 Obushels of Il
incest kind. Of potatoes. Can anybod
beat this?
- This evening, the 14th of October,
the anniversary of the Odd Fellow Bull
ing fire-a fire which beside consumi
that beautiful temple, came very ne
being fatal to q new block containi
m a number of the finest business rooms
Washington. But one year has elapse
yet in that sh ort space OF time the O
Fellows Temple has arisen from the as
es, Phoenix like, more beautiful than |
fore, and the large double business ro,
has been occupied by G. P. Van Deman
Co. several months.