Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-05-16
OPPOSITE COURT HOUSE.
LOO AL ITHMS

p. S. Collins is remodeling his resi-
denee on Market street.
Joe Gould is enlarglng and remodel
ing his residence on East street.
= The contractors are at work putting
in the safe-vaults for the county offices.
The Washington Fire Department
have purchased an elegant new banner.
= The funeral of Mrs. F. A. Murray,
last Thursday afternoon, was very large
ly attended.
= The C. &c NJ. V. Ry. Co. sells half
fare tickets to the Cincinnati Musical
Festival this week.
Farmers have commenced bringing
in their wool to market. Buyers have
been paying 2s@SOc.
A fine new passenger engine for the
G. G NJ. V. Ry. is just being completed at
the Lancaster Shops.
A new timetable took effect on the
D. & S. E. Ry. on Monday. See corrected
timetable in this paper,
H. D. PurselI has purchased the lot
adjoining P. Wendel's residence, on Mar
ket street, and commenced the erection of
a residence on it.
- The County Board of Equalization,
composed of the County Commissioners
and Auditor, viii meet at the Auditors
office, on the 22d inst.
--Rev.J .C.Iryin has purchased a lot or
East street, between Geo. Dahl's and Eli
Craig's residences, and will build resi-
dence on it this Spring.
Rev. w. Whitaker, of Wilmington,
will preach in the Baptist Church next
Sunday morning and evening. All are
cordially invited to attend.
Messrs. Frank Hopkins and Jas. G..
King have started a Laundry in this place
and imported John Chinaman from
Cincinnati, to washee for them.
There have been several slight frosts
in this section the past week, but very
little damage has been done. On Satur-
day there was a slight sprinkle of snow.
- The Township Assessors are about
through with their work. VIM. Davis,
of Madison township, was the first As
SCISSOR to make his return to the Auditor.
Marion township was second
= Davy Bing, an old-time clothing
merchant of Washington, has again en-
gagged in the clothing trade here. He oc-
cupies the corner room In Morris Sharp'i
building, corner Court and Fayette SITS.
Judge j. H. Thompson, Register in
Bankruptcy, win hold court in this place
on the 10th inst, for the purpose of dis
tributing the funds in the cases of w. I.
Hess and Noah and NJ. w. Jones, bank
rupt.
- Sunday School Superintendents are
earnestly requested to call ON the Presi-
/ dent or Secretary of the county Sunday
School Union, and get supply of print
ed programmes for the use of this school
They are now ready.
Mrs. Kephart has moved her Mill
merry establishment to the room occupied
by H. Glicksman, in McLean's building
opposite the Court House, where she will
be pleased to show her lady friends tn
latest styles in millinery goods.
= DR.. Harlow has placed in his drug
store a magnificent new marble sod
fountain, of mammoth size, and intend
to keep up his established reputation fo
furnishing the best soda in town. Hi
new new fountain is beauty.
= Do not fail to read the programme c
the County Sunday School Convention t
be held at Jeffersonville, o., on Wednes
day, May 29th. This promises to be OH
of the most interesting conventions eve
held in the interest of Fayette Count
Sunday Schools.
A new timetable went into effect o
the G. & M. V. Ry. on Monday. TT
morning and evening train to and frol
Cincinnati, now runs through to Circl
vile, instead of stopping at Washington
as heretofore. The corrected time-tab
, will be found in another column of tn
paper.
The Ely Light Guards Ball at Mus
Hall, last Friday night, was splend
e affair. The Hall was beautifully dec
rated, and carpeted with white linen. III
celebrated Fourth Regiment Band,
Dayton, furnished excellent music. III
attendance was quite large, and the par
. was one OF the pleasantest the compar
= mas yet given. A number of ladies al
q gentlemen from neighboring towns weI
n In attendance. Supper was served in fiji
IS style at the Arlington House.
= Ed. Dyre, whose mysterious disa
pearance and supposed murder occasio
3, ed so much excitement at Groveport, {
}; last Fall, has turned up. His mysterio
e disappearance was only little joke
D. his. He has been in the West since
left Groveport. Last week he was ms
J. ried to younglady of that village.
r is reported that the citizens of that pla
lie were anxious to give the young man
appropriate reception on the occasion
his return, put he made his stay amo
e, them very brief, and did not make a
public appearance.