Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-06-29
AGENTS FOR TEE HERALD.
ITRM 8

- Town was pretty full of people on
Tuesday-stOck-sale day.
Tax-paying has been going on at
pretty lively rate the past few days.
Only one prisoner now in the county
Jail, and he will skip out when 2l days
roll around.
Look ont for the parade of the
" Daughters of Malta " on the evening of
the coming Fourth.
The Fourth of July celebration |
promises to be an unprecedented siieeess.
Don't fail to come in.
- The citizens of Mt. Sterling and Vi
cinity will celebrate the Fourth of July |
appropriately in that village.
- The County Commissioners were in
session on Tuesday, on business connect
ed with the g Big Run - ditch.
In the trotting race at StevenE Park
last Saturday Mr.. Stems horse 81 Isoafer,'' .
was the winner, over 'sSam Hagler" and
''Tug."
= The Institute Term of the Ohio
Normal School, at Bloomingburg, opened
on Tuesday, and will continue six
weeks.
Mrs. Kate Marshal had her leg broken
on Thursday last, by slipping from the
foot-lOg over the race at Millikan's mill,
on her way home.
= Street Commissioner McCourt is
ready to receipt for the payment of road
tax. Two days labor on the highways,
or $3.50 in cash settles the bill.
Mr.. James Clark, aged 73 years, who
resided three and a half miles north of
town, died on Saturday last. He was bur
led at Bloomingburg on Sunday.
= The wheat harvest has commenced in
this county, and farmers say there is a
good deal more wheat in the county than
was expected earlier in the season.
= Mr.. Adolph .Voigt has assumed the
pressure" as local editor of the Mt. Ster-
ling Neaos. This win give Mr.. Jones more
time for heavy work in the political de-
partment.
Il. C.& F. Coffman are laying pipes
over to town from the reservoir at their
planning mills, for the purpose of supply
ing water for street-sprihkling and other
purposes. .g
M. Willard has laid off an addition to
the town of Washington, embracing some
fifty or sixty lots, located in the eastern
part Of town. Said addition was accepted
by Council at the last meeting.
| The Historical Sermon of the Presby-
terian Church of this place, will be preach
ed by the Pastor on the second Sabbath Of
July, 1O11a a. m, giving history of the
church from its beginning. All are in
vited. &sz
The white male population of Fay
cite county over the age of 81 years, as
returned by the Assessors of the county
in 1875, was 4129; colOred male popula-
ton over 21 years of age, at same time,
1875; total 4254.
- Decorate your residences and bust
ness houses on the Fourth: Fling out
your flags, and let our visitors on thai
day see Washington in the gayest attire
she has ever worn, in honor of the Cen.
tennial Fourth of july ~
A gentleman living in the neighbor
hood of ''Henpeck," !" in this county, states
that bAACJ E1AAA IA GkA1tb AOCdAAhy las
Sunday, reaching the dimensions Of
: small food, the water standing to tn
depth Of q foot on the low ground.
= Prof. Jno. S. VanCleve, head of tn
Musical Department of the State Institu
a ton for the Blind, of Wisconsin, win Civ
Musical Entertainment in the NJ. +
Church, at BlOOmingburg, on Saturfla
IL | Ill II A
= The ladies are requested to atten
the Fourth of July meeting at the Coul
House this evening at O'Clock. Com
out ladies, and give your assistance an
advice in relation to the Celebration
=. Decoration, etc. The Committees desil
y your attendance and assistance.
- = The weather has continued very Fl
vorable for the corn crop from the plan
ing up to the present time, and corn is
fine condition, generally, throughout IL
county. With continued favorable weat
er throughout the season, the corn ere
of the county will be immense.
The Jackson Herald says: 'sWas
ington G. H., has long felt the need Of
public house where weary man cou
.rn obtain a comfortable bed aud "a squa
meal That want is now supplied
Scott 6 Son, of the Excelsior House
furnish the best kind of accommodate
at reasonable rates. We speak by 't
book.'''
= The third lecture under the auspi
of the Hawthorn Club, of Bloomil
burg, was given recently by DIR. GillesE
His subject was shakespeare. Tn
who heard the lecture were delighted
the clear, thorough, and scholarly p
sentation Of the theme. Henceforth
% g Swan of Avon'' will be more wild
rs known and admired in BlOOmingbHrg
= For the accommodation of Fourtl
Low July excursionists, the c. & NJ. v.
me will make some changes in its trains
on On the Fourth. On that day the frei
viii trains Nos II and II viii be abandon
and passenger trains Nos. l and 10 '
AT run from and to Washington-leav
IN here in the morning for the east, and
= turning In the evening. Excursion Il
cts will be sold on all trains.
,,.. = Our neighorbors at Jeffersonvi
will have celebration of their OWL
meSs RaST the Fourth of July. Having begun t
lents arrangements for celebration on
'@- day before the county celebration
ISib1g Iob1g! Washington was announced, they dec
to abandon their celebration to com
~ Washington. We would have been pl
~ a. ed to have all the citizens of Jefer
q. vile and Jefferson. township here on
Isl 4th, but wish them good time at ht