Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-04-20
THE HER AID
CIRCULATION, 1.sOO
LOCAL ITEMS
k-sale daY next TuesdaY

= Sto sl-sale day next Tuesday.
= The walls of the new Foundry build
ing win be up this week.
A false alarm of fire brought out the
engines on quick time last Saturday.
- Ladies' Temperance League to-mOrz
row afternoon, at Mother JohnsOn's.
You can t get more for your quarter,
than by going to Prof. Mendenhalrs lee
ture.
-ReY.. w. w. Sawyer and Rev. J. Adj
ans, of Circleville, exchange pnlpits
next Sabbath.
There was little sprinkle of rain on
Easter Sunday-just enough to secure
seven rainy Sundays.
Men of means should, in justice to
their neighbors, encourage the low prices
for first-cIass lectures.
There was pretty heavy frost Tues.
day night, which probably made some of
the fruit buds feel unwell.
= There win be good deal of build
ing throughout the county by farmers
this summer; so we are informed by con-
tractors.
There was no meeting Of Council on
Monday, owing to lack of quorum. The
newly elected members will take their
seats next Monday
"A slight change in the running time
of trains on the c. 6 II. V. Ry. took eff
feet on Monday. See corrected Time Ia
BILE in another column.
There are a Oranges of the order
OF Patrons of Husbandry in Fayette
county, with an aggregate membership
of about one thousand.
Our dry goods merchants report that
they are buying their goods cheaper in
the Eastern market this Spring than they
have ever bought before.
IF you wish the price Of lectures,
concerts and literary entertainments to
be reduced, fill the Hall early on the even
ing of Prof. Mendenhall's lecture.
j. R. Snider has a strong force of men
and teams at work on the Church street
road improvement, and expects to COM
plete his contract within sixty days.
"A stranger was arrested in town Sat
urday evening, on suspicion Of having
stolen a horse and buggy in his posses
sion. He was released on examination.
No guarantee fund is required to
make Prof. Mendenhall's lecture finan-
eial success. Heis too well and favorably
known by lovers of science in Washing
ton.
Il. C. & B. F. Coffman haYe built an
Office adjoining their Planning Mills, and
moved into it on Tuesday, where persons
having business with the firm will find
them ready to wait on customers.
The oil painting which has been on
exhibition in the window at Col. Yeo-
mans store for some time, is portrait OF
Mr.. Wilgus, of Lexington, KY, and was
painted by Mrs. Suffrins, of Circleville.
= We are informed that steps are being
taken by members of the Ist Ohio Cavalry
in this County to have a reunion of that
regiment at this place on the Fourth OF
July. Further notice in regard to this
matter will be given hereafter.
i - The Baptist Social will be entertained
at the residence of j. B. Priddy to-mor-
row (Friday) evening by Mrs. L. G. Cof:
man, Mrs. Barton, Mrs. Hadley, Mrs. A
Hegler, Mrs. G. Wigginton, Mrs. Col
johnson and Mrs. Judge Priddy. .
A tramp called at a residence in towI
one day lately, and begged meal; bu
when the lady of the house asked him t.
do little work to pay for it, he told he
he was travelling man and hadn't tim'
to stop long enough for that, and trampe,
on to the next house.
A corps of engineers is engaged i
permanently locating the route Of tn
Waynesville, Port William & Jefferson
vile Narrow-Gauge Railroad, and tn
board of Directors expect to be ready
put the road under contract by the miC
die of June or the first of July.
The Ohio Normal School at Bloom
ingburg opened on Tuesday with goo'
ly number of students. Over dozen a
from other counties, and several fro
: West Virginia. Hard times and the bu!
Y season seem but slight obstacles to the i
domitable energy of Prof. Crippen.
n ERichard Sexton, son of Thos. K Sc
1 ton, living few miles north of tow
died on Wednesday last, after son1ewh
protracted illness. He was buried
Thursday, the ceremonies being condut
ed by the Odd Fellows of this place,
which order he was member.
II Tramps entered the residence Of N
Il Frank Reife, one day last week, and stC
a silver Cornet belonging to Mr.. R Is 50
in-law, Mr.. Os. Mcclellan. Two ovc
coats were taken from the hall rack, h
dropped near the door, the thieves e
IDENTIFY having been frightened off VIII
l in the act of stealing.
The relatives and friends lin I'll
place of Capt. Jas. c. Bell, of Nef B
ton, Ills, received the painful intSl 1ger
of his accidental death, througRNA te
gram from VIM. S. Stewart to his fath
~ Col. Robert Stewart. The telegram sta
~ Mr.. Bell had been shot and killed. az
~ dentally, while hunting, on Saturd
Mr.. Bell was formerly resident Of t
place.
The Circleville Union says: ''trhe
teIigence reaches us that the Faye
Co., Treasury is empty-the Commissi
ers accepting bills, and putting them
interest," That intelligence must h
reached the editor of the linton in a
roundabout way, from most unrelia
srn source. The facts in the case are that
Fayette county Treasury is not empty
long way; but on the contrary, is c
fortably full and all orders on the Pr
ury are cashed on presentation.
We would call the attention of
readers, who desire to purchase a 81
farm, to the advertisement of Geo. St
art as executor of the estate of G. S.
lespie, deceased. The land is situat'