Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-05-11
LOG Al ITEM 8


nesday next.
- Mrs. Weston has moved her MILNE
ry store into her new building, built dur
ing the winter.
= Prof. Wm. Denton began weeks
series Of lectures on Geology at Music
Hall Monday evening.
Mrs r. Krouser died Oh Sunday
night last, after an illness of only four or /
five days, Of pneumonia.
- The Ely Light Guards have express
cd their willingness to take part in the
decoration of Soldiers graves on the 3oth |
instant.
Mr.. Win. Free, of Good Hope, was
taken sick on Wednesday Of last week,
and died on the following Friday. His |
disease was pneumonia.
We understand that the officers Of
the County s. 5. Union were greeted by
quite large and intelligent audience at
Paint Chapel last Sunday.
- Foster, straley & Dial, Real Estate
Agents, offer good list of Farm and
Town property for sale in their new adj
vertisement in this paper.
Farmers not far from town have re-
Gently had several sheep killed by dogs,
and as a natural result. there has been
great fatality among dogs in the neighbor-
hood.
-Mezsrs. J. NJ. Edwards and J. r.
Stewart are preparing a list Of the lands
/ lying within two miles of the J. ?. \.
Dickey road improvement, for assess
ment.
= The Commodore Mutt I4illipution
Troupe were desirous of paying our town
a visit this week, but were unable to get
a hall-NIusie Hall being engaged for the
entire week.
There will be Mass Sunday School
meeting held at White Oak next Sunday
at 2ls o'clock p. m. \ large attendance
is desired. Good speaking and fine sing
ing are promised
The programme for the County Sun
day School Convention viii he published
in this paper next week. 1t promises to
be one of great interest to the Sunday
school workers. The Convention viii be
held i'll Washington on June 1st.
At the request of members of his
congregation, Rev. J. H. Gardner, of the
NJ. f. Church, has furnished a copy of
his sermon, delivered on Sunday evening,
April Both, for publication. 1t will be
found on the first page of this paper.
The Messrs. Crozier commenced the
work of rcmodeling the Shaw House, on
Monday. The roofis being removed, and
a fourth story will be added. The inte-
rior of the house will be remodeled, and
the outward appearance much improved
W The Social Circle of the NJ. E. Church
\ will be entertained at the residence OF
Y Dr. Rush, tomorrow tFriday1 evening
by Mrs. Southerland, Mrs. Joe Mclean
Mrs. Wm. Craig, Mrs. Jas. Adams. Mrs
Geo. Pine, Mrs. Elvira Buckner, Mrs
Jane Daugherty and Miss Lucy johnson
All are cordially invited to attend.
Mrs. G. P. VanDeman has returned
from the East, where she has been pur
chasing stock of Spring and Summe
: Millinery goods, for the firm of Ustfck (
}. VanDeman. The goods are now arrivin
and their grand opening will take plaC
D on Friday and Saturday, May 18th an
I. goth. The ladies are all invited to atten
and examine the new styles.
The following persons have bee
drawn to serve as jurors at the June ter
of Fayette common Pleas: Grand Juro
Nelson II. Reid, j. w. Gillespie, A
drew Post, Pheneas Wright, John O
Humphrey Hydy, Henry Bowers, Isa
NJ. johnson, A. B. Hughes, Jos. OFT, WI
II. Pinkerton, John AIsElwain, D. G. e
mey, NJ. c. Creamer, A. G. Wood. Pc
Jurors-Henry Lease, Joe. Allen, Jam
Menara, jeremiah Shelton, w. r. NJ
chant, Sam1 Hains, f. NJ. Gibson,
Yeoman, Geo. Mclaughlin, J. Al. Crea
er, j. W. Morris, Geo. Rowe. The te
commences June 9th.
In compliance with the new milits
law, which requires the Corporation
furnish an armory for the State militia
their respective towns, the City Coun
at their session on Monday, appropria
City Hall for that purpose, and have
ted it up accordingly. The Ely Liz
Guards, who, through the generosity
Mr.. Jas. F. Ely, have been OceHpyin
room i'll his block, will hereafter meet
drill, and other business, at the large
well-hghted hall above mentioned.
addition to this, the law provides that
=. sum of 800 shall be paid annually
the treasury of each company from
~ State Revenue Fund. Owing TO the
that quite Il number of the company
behind in paying for their uniform
debt still remains, which they hoI
liquidate the present season. The ag
gate cost of uniforms was about So, ,O0
which amount $500 remains unpaid.
Two prisoners in the county
named Williams and Bryant, confine
charge of hog-stealing, have beer
gagged for some time past in an attem
burn out of the institution. The Sheriff
''ei Il been aware of their operations for
time past and has been watching Il
Yesterday, he dropped down on
while at work, and put stop to thei
erations. They had got a hole thr
the floor of their cell large enough t
themselves down into the cell below
were trying to burn a hole throug
floor of the lower cell with an iron p
which was heated in the stove Of the
per cell by one Of them and handed
to the other to work with in the
cell. Their intention was, after gt
through the lower floor, to burrO
los, under the walls. But their little ga
blocked and hereafter they Will be
ly watched and locked in the iron g,
e Low nnp5 otta,nIlt to escsne and they fee
I'll me sido,ahi,r lIisooy,,.o rad IT its faiiura
lers on
ne my pyobgfe Court
! will
The hearing of the appropriation
Of the d. s. S. E. Ry Company a
a nj land owners with whom the cor
A1N was unable to contract for right of
-- has beeD co,+inued In the Probate