Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-05-20
LOG Al ITEM 8

County Commissioners were in ses-
sion yesterday.
- The Ely Light Guards viii give
grand ball next month.
- Common Pleas Court for this county
win commence on the 18th Of June
JEFF Lindsey has sold his house and
lot to Mrs. Smith, Of London, for S2,55O
- The Ely Light Guards have sent to
New York for their uniforms Some fifty
measures have been taken
- Ice was frozen on Monday morning
one-eight Of an inch thick in this town.
Pretty cold for 18th of May.
= The M. E. Social Circle will be en-
tertained at the residence Of Morris Sharp
tomorrow evening. Everybody cordially
invited
- The Washington Gas Company have
| bought lot Of pr Goldsberry, in the
eastern part of town, near Broadway, and
will put up their works at once.
- James Y. Dslong, prominent shoe
dealer or Lancaster. who had rented a
room Of J. l. Van Denan, of this place
to open shoe store here, made an assign
ment a few days since. It is thought his
assets will pay 50 per cent OF his iiabiii-
ties.
- The stock of the Homestead Building
and Loan Association is being rapidly tax
en- up. Those desiring to become mem
bers of the association, should call on T.
D. McEIwain without delay, and make
their subscriptions, as it will soon be too
late.
= Capt Howe, late OF the ChilIicothe
Sill Guards, has kindly volunteered to be
present and drill the Ely Light Guards at
their regular meeting this evening. The
officers request that every member of the
Company be present to receive the in
structions thus generously rendered them
= The Merchants & Farmers Bank, OF
this place, has purchased and had placed
on their large burglar-proof safe one of the
Sargent & Greenleaf patent double chro-
nometer attachments, of which descrip-
tion is given in another part of this paper
making their safe almost absolutely secure
against bur glals.
= Under a new time table on the C. s
NJ. V. R. R. which goes into effect mex
Monday, trains will pass this station as fol
. lows;
EAsT.--No. 1, 6:10 a. m; accomA odatior
R No. 5, 1 :38 p. M; Express & mail. No. 6
$40 p. m.i accommodation.
WEsT-No. 4, 6:18 a. M; accommodc
ton. No. 6, 1908 p. M; express & mai
No. g. 8; 10; accommodation.
], = The Columbus Atheneum C ompan
had fair house at Music Hall on Wednes
day evening of last week; but the enter
). tainment given was not of charactt
highly entertaining to their audience, an
consequently only half-dozen or so AZ
peared at the Hall on the following ever
ing, and the curtain did not rise. Wasl
ingtonians can appreciate a good entertain
a ment of any kind as well as any other pee
pie bat they go square baek-on a poor on
- We suggest that the prefix c. H.
| left off when writing the name of OF
place, and that the address be simp
Washington, Fayette County, at least u
til we get new Court House; one that q
county may feel justly proud Of. The c
dilapidated Court House has served
~ time, and while we may have respect
II its past usefulness, its present conditi
- considering the financial ability of {
county, does not render it an institution
special pride to our citizens, not enough
entitle it to be attached to our local
dress, Washington will do without
old Court House" attachment.