Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-04-08
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TN. saxtOn has sold his Bakery to
George Sever.
= Work has been resumed on the Odd
Fellows building.
= Barney Kelly will build fine PSI
denee this summer.
= There will be money TO loan in the
Enterprise B. & L. A. next Monday night.
= Some rascal girdled lot of chefFy
trees in Mr.. Wash. GOtts orchard, ew
days ago.
= Our merchants are receiving their
spring goods, and the market will soon be
supplied with all the latest styles.
= The Assessors will be around in
few days, asking impertinent questions
about the amount of your personal prop
erty.
= The new military. .OOfnpany, organized
in this place, ha9 seen named the "EIy
Cadets p in honot Of our townsman. J. F.
Ely, esq.
McCandless, Scoggin & Bro. have re-
moved their marble works to the east
room in joe McLsan's block, on the cor
ner of the alley.
= We learn that Mr.. Bates, a tailor by
trade, at Mt. Sterling, while splitting some
wood, on Tuesday last, fell over, and one
of his neighbOrs going to him found that
he was dead
! 4 grand fox chase takes place to-day,
in Jasper township, in which Gen. Kilpat-
rick and party from this place and vicin-
ity, will take part There willy bndoubt-
edly, be good deal of sport.
] Mr. J. F. Ely has commenced tearing
down the old brick building fronting on
East street, and which has been occupie
as part of their grocery rooms, and will re-
build on the ground Immediately.
- David Conway has sold his interest
in the Boot and Shoe store of Risley and
Conway to T. t. Beatty, of Jasper town
ship, and the business will be continued
under the firm name of Risley & Beatty.
We have on our premises several
peach trees. We examined the buds on
them the other day, and found that not
more than one in ten had been killed
They are fresh and green clear through
"A horse with saddle and bride on
but no rider, came running along Market
street, Tuesday afternoon, and slipped OF
cross walk, falling and breaking one O
his forslegs. 1t belonged to P. S. Collins
liveryman.
- Sheriff Millikan went to Columbus
Tuesday, with two convicts for the Peni
tentiary, sentenced at the term fof cour
just adjourned-Zeb. Kane for I've year
!. for manslaughter, and VIM. ChaFlotte fo
three years for burglary.
n - George A. Melvin died at the resi-
J. dence of his father, Mark A Melvin, il
this place, on Wednesday night of las
week, from the effects of an ak cut in hi
foot, received some days previously. Hi
funeral took place on Friday. His injur
was not considered serious at the time.
The Tennesseeans were favored with
crowded house at Music Hall last Satur
day night and their entertainment wa
good. They sang in the NJ. E. Church O.
Y Sunday afternoon, after Sunday Schoo
and also after services in the evenin,
d Collections were taken up for their ben,
fit.
= The job of papering done by W. {
Stevens in Geo. Sewers Bakery, max
quite transformation in the appearanc
of the room. 1t is about the finest Job
work in that line we have seen, and M
Stevens is prepared to do any amount
the same kind of work for persons wan
ing papering done. Call on him if "
want first-class job.
III : On our way to and from Chillicoti
v last week, we noticed several fields ofve
nice-looking wheat, especially on the fc
lows and black lands. The uplands, whe
the soil is stiff clay, the wheat seems to.
pretty badly winter-killed It may, und
the genial atmosphere we are now having
come out better than present appearance
indicate.
-.Messrs Ely, Stimson & Co. occu
an entire page Of the HERALD day vi
their advertising. It pays bs, and W
pay them; and, as we issue q $uppleme
giving our readers the usual amount
reading matter, they don't suffer any 10
S, Messrs. Ely Simpson & Co. ARE doing
immense business, and offerg unusual
ducements to the trade as will be seen
their advertisement
~ 1t is to be regretted thatiso many
os' our citizens have reckless, slevenly HI
it of making our alleys receptacles for
sorts of rubbish, dead cats, rats, bru
and all manner of filth. 1t is really
. bad, and those who are in the habit of
;. ing this ought to be conpelled to W
through these alleys dozen times ev
lite. day, until they consen to clean them
wn. adjoining their own premises. and agree
Jus. keep them in a sanitary condition.
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