Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-03-07
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more's lecture, March 18th.
The Lecture Association paid Du- /
Chaillu 500 for his lecture.
F. L. NftterhOuse has been appoint
ed assignee in bankruptcy of David DOre. |
- Sheriff Smith offered several pieces
of real estate last Saturday, but made no
sales.
= E. Saul will move into the room va
Gated by Henry Levy, In the stlmson
building, Main street.
= "The Coming Man, - is the subject of
Mrs. Llvermore's lecture, to.be delivered
at Music Hall, March 18th.
= Several new announcements of can
didates for Office, will be found under the
proper heading in this paper.
= Several town lots and other real es-
tate, belonging to c. o. Stevens, will be
offered at assignees' sale on Saturday
next.
Henry Levy and Moses Bauer have
moved into the room in Joe McLean's
building, formerly occupied by silcOtt,
Millikan & Co.
= Jasper Wright will remove his fine
Norman stallion, Young Napoleon Nor
man, to Indiana, this Spring. He is one
of the best horses of his class in Southern
Ohio.
- The funeral of Sheriff Smith, of Will
mington, which was conducted by Ely
Command derry X. r., of this place, was
the first funeral the Commandery has
attended.
Hon. James Pursell, Internal Reve-
nue. Collector for this District, has col
lected $72, 1862 .63 for the month of Febru-
ary. That is pretty good for the shortest
month in the year.
The Cincinnati BREAKFAST Table is one
of the most attractive humorous papers,
both in appearance and contents, that
comes to this Office. Ask your newsdeal-
er for copy, and judge for yourself.
= Judge Steele compliments Clerk of
Courts Welsheimer, and his assistant,
Shep. Logan, by pronouncing the books
in the Clerks office of this county the
neatest and best kept of any in the dis
trict.
- The case of Stillwel VS.. Harlow,
which occupied the Fayette Common
Pleas Court the greater part of last week,
was decided by. the garY returning YER
dict for plaintiff for 81 ,sl5. Defendant
fled motion for new trial.
- The Merchants and Farmers Bank
having purchased the business property
on the corner of Court and Fayette streets,
| kba -
up the corner room for the use of the
Bank, and move into it shortly.
The winter course of lectures under
the auspices of the Lecture and Library
Association will conclude with one more
lecture after that of Mrs. Livermore
VIM. Parsons lecture will be the last of
the course. The lectures SO far have been
well patronized.
- County Commissioners met in regu-
lar session on Monday. and were still in
session yesterday. The Board of Com.
missioners have decided to build vault.
for the safe keeping of records and pa
pers in the Probate Judges office, Audi.
tors, Clerks and Recorders offices. Bid.
for the iron-wOrk of the vaults were ex
; amlned yesterday.
: = Col. Garis, county treasurer, settled
with the State treasurer on Friday last
/ The net amount of taxes paid into tn
I State treasury from this county was SIS,
: 541.l6. The amount of school fund take
e collected in this county and paid into tn
2 State treasury, was $7,2I2.4O, of whic
g So, ,49O.5s is paid back to the county as it
e proportion of the State school fund.
- The lecture at Music Hall last FIR
day evening, by Paul B. DuChaillu, tn
; noted African explorer, was largely a
c tended. The lecturer entertained the al
dience very acceptfbly with geners
{ description of the country explored b
/ him, the character of the different tribe
of its inhabitants, and his many advel
lures during the six years spent by hi
in his explorations.
ie Mrs. Mary A. Livermore will deliv
&c her popular lecture entitled "The Cor
~ ing Man, at Music Hall on Tuesds
H. evening, March 18th. Reserved seats CT
be secured on and after Saturday mex
OF at Hegler's jewelry store. This will
7u Mrs. LivermOre's second appearance b
ne fore Washington audience. Those WI
III heard her former lecture, will not wi
IL ingly miss hearing her again.
~ F. H. Miller's grocery was burgls
- lied last Saturday night. The thiev
=. effected an entrance by removing sa
~ from one of the back cellar windows, a
~ cutting a panel from the door leadi
- from the cellar into the grocery roo
-. They carried off about a quarter of a bar
i of sugar, quantity of meat, -four a
-. other groceries, and obtained a sm
ra amount OfmOney from the cash drawe
io - The track of the S. J. & P. Ry.
m laid east of this place as far as the brio
nd over Paint creek, near NJ. Groves re
, to dence. The bridge is about finished, q
ost track-laying will progress rapidly or
)ne Greenfield, as the grade is already for
al iron between here and Greenfield. /
ods Ryan commenced the work of buildin
I'VE, grade along the side of the D. & s.
,ver from the junction west of town, ON Tt
cry day' and the s., j. & P. company '
of soon run into town on their own track
vest = Some of the boys who have b
making their home at the house "
stone walls around it, at Columbus.
the past year, do not speak very hig
give of the accommodations in that inst
Ieo- ton. The tales they tell of the uns
h. tlemanly treatment there should serv
fol- a warning to gentlemen of their elias
lck- Its an easy matter to avoid hospitaliti
wn- a questionable character in that rece
lilli- Gle for rascals; all you have to do is t
Ed an honest, law-abiding citizen. The
Ciss- low who goes up there will be mis-
body en-, if he expects to feast on luxuries
ty in recline on howery bedsof ease. It is