Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-06-03
THE MERCHANTS AND FARMERS
BANK,
Washington c. H, OhLO.
. Capital, eIso.oOO.
LOO AL ITEM 3
Washington is growing rapidly.

- County Commissioners meet next
Monday.
= Corn is coming up finely throughout
the county.
= The Ely Light Guards expect their
uniforms soon.
- Common Pleas Court will commence
on the 18th inst.
= The gas company is putting down
FIVE miles Of pipe.
- John Robinson's circus will be in
Washington July 3D..
The County Board OF Equalization will
be in session next week.
j. L. VanDeman is putting a metal
cornice on his new block
- There was no public observance of
decoration day in this place.
H. Strauss has opened wholesale
liquor store in Union Block
j. F. Hopkins new hearso is one of
the finest in Southern Ohio.
- Our Union Schools close for the Sum
mer vacation on the 18th inst
- County Commissioners were in con-
tatiOn Monday, on the StraIey road case
= No service in the Presbyterian church
next Sabbath. PASTOR.
james Ward has built two-stery
brick dwelling house this season, near the
Catholic Church.
As the 4th of July comes on Sunday
this year, Saturday will probably be the
day for celebrating.
- DR.. SaxtOn will commence work on
his new residence on the lot where he now
lives, in few days.
Jas. F. Ely is building three good
frame tenement houses on his lots adioin-
ing his pork house.
y. Smith, dealer in Groceries and
Things" is the style of sign hung out in
a neighboring village
John Mclean has started out his ice
wagon, and is furnishing customers with
frst-rate quality of ice.
We had heavy falls of rain, with sharp
lightning, on Monday night and Tuesday
morning, in this yiciuity.
- There will be twice as much building
and improving Of property in Washington
this season as there was last.
= Barney Kelley has begun the erection
of fne brick dwelling house, on East
street. near the Baptist Church.
= Estimates based on the Assessors
enumeration this Spring, make the pOpu-
latiOn of Washington about 5000.
= Marshal Stewart has lately been en-
forcing the ordinance requiring business
houses to keep closed on Sundays.
= The Jeffersonville Schools closed fOl
the Summer vacation on Friday last The
term was taught by j. J. Worthington.
IN - B. F. COffman will begin, in a few
aays, the erection of stylish brick resi-
dence, on his lot adjoining L. C. Coffman.
= There are 172 civil and 81 criminal
cases on the docket for the June term o
! kCOmmon Pleas Court for Fayette County
= Two brick kilns of 100000 each ar,
burning over on the South side of town
. one by David Dora, and one by William
Dunn
- George Saxton met with quite Sc
I we're accident, last week, in, the breakin,
} of two of his ribs--the result of kic
from horse.
- The military company has secure
two good tenor drummers, in the person
Of Rye Parvin and VIM. Davenport.--4'h
position of fifer yet vacant.
The drug firm of Cleayeland & Mul
ray was dissolved on Tuesday Mr.. Mul
ray selling his interest. J.W. & W.
Cleayeland are the successors.
- The D. & S. E. Engineer reache
Frankfort the latter part of last week, an
reports that good route can be obtaine
between here and that place, the grad
not exceeding thirty feet, and will prob
bly, be less. He expects to reach Chill
cothe by Saturday.
=, The ChillicOthe Register thus col
pliments Washington and its milital
company: Adjutant General Amos
informed that the Ely Light Guards
, Washington c. H., have about accomplish
y ed their organization. Suits have BET
ordered from New York. Those for pl
~ Yates are to cost $51; for officers, $11
ne The supposition is that Washington G.
on is doing the military business up in go,
ilI style"
= In riding along our turnpikes, we n
= tice among many evidences Of the grOwil
N taste on the part Of the farmers for bea
y rifying and improving their farms, that
great many have recently planted {
shade trees along the road side. We motto
~ several farms in an afternoon drive, VII,
the owners had planted rows Of ma
trees on each side Of the road, the VIII
leangth of their land. This is an exc
- lent idea, and one that would, il adopt
81 by farmers generally, make our splenc
turnpikes, in the course of years, the m
pleasant and beautiful drives imaginab
rea- while the expense and labor to the own
II OF the land wsuld not be very great