Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-12-12

Lecture at NJ. E. Church tomorrow
evening. by DR.. Alexander Clark, editor
| of the Methodist Recorder. The press
speaks in the highest terms of DR.. Clark
as lecturer.
T. NJ. Ustiek has written up 5000, 900
worth of Insurance for the Mutual Life
Association of ChilIicothe, and the State
Mutual Aid Association of Columbus, O.,
within the last go days. 5w2
Joseph beaverton, a carpenter, of
Sabina, was killed in that town on Thurs
day last, while assisting to raise the frame
of Fulton, Crane s. Peters elevator. The
workmen were raising one of the main
bents, and when it was raised to nearly a
perpendicular, the posts slipped from the
sill upon which they were resting letting
the bent fall with one of the ties across
the lower portion of Leaverton's bowels,
crushing the thigh bones, tearing the rec
| tum in a terrible manner, crushing his
! testicles, and otherwise fearfully mang-
ling that portion of his body.
- The Washington Lecture Associa-
| ton announce for the next entertainment
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Fl. NJ. Smiths Grand Concert Company
to give one of their choice concerts, at
Music Hall on Friday evening, Decem-
ber goth. The Boston Journal say of Mrs
Smiths Singing:
"Of Mrs. Smiths singing we cannot
speak too highly; her beautiful voice,
always pure, fresh and musical, and true
as bell, and notwithstanding the wear
and tear of constant singing and travel
| ing, it remains unimpaired. There are
few of our lady singers who have such
heavy calls made upon their voices as Mrs.
Smith, owing to the immense number of
engagements she undertakes, and still she
| always presents herself to us smiling,
| happy looking, and ever ready to exert
| herself to please those who come to hear. :"
The other members of the company are
ali artists of distinction and superior tai
ent.
= With the return of every winter
| come the complaints of the cruelty bad
condition of Court street, in our town.
This street is one that demands the special
attention of the Council; it is one that
every man in town, and everybody who
comes to town to transact business, is es-
pecially interested in the improvement of,
and it should, by all means, be put in a
good solid condition. In the first place,
it should be properly graded, and then
laid with screened gravel, broken stone,
or bouldered; for, with the great amount
of business there is being daily transacted
| upon this street, it can not otherwise be
made anything else than sloppy, muddy
street during the wet season of the year,
as it has been for couple of weeks past.
The great difficulty in doing this is the
want of money; the people complain OF
the burdens of taxation, and it does seem
that there are heavy draws upon the pock-
et-books of property owners; but these
Improvements, all are ready to admit, are
necessary to the comfort and convenience
of all who own property or have business
| to transact in town, and the money re-
| quired to make them is not lost, but is an
investment that adds to the value of all
the real estate in town. They cannot be
made without the use of money, and the
money can only be had by taxing the
property 1t is not for us to say whether
the peorle are ready or willing to make
! this investment; it is their business, and
we merely suggest that the improvement
is necessary, and, if the taxpayers are
willing to make the investment. it is the
bes4 one in. the way of public improve
ment they can make.