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

Mrs. H. NJ. Smiths concert company
at Music Hall, Friday evening, Dec. goth.
= The contested election case is set for
hearing next Monday, before Judge
Steele.
r. Millikan has the most attractive
assortment of juvenile and toy books ever
seen in Washington.
Remember DIR. Clark's lecture at the
NJ. E. Church tomorrow evening. Sub
ject, GA Race of Mimics."
Don't fail to hear DIR. Clark's lecture
on ga Race of Mimies,'' at the N. E.
Church tomorrow evening.
= Secure your seats for the entertain
ment of Mrs. H. NJ. Smith IS Concert Com
pany, Friday, December Goth.
- There are five prisoners in the coun-
ty jail-four men and one woman; all
candidates for Penitentiarial honors.
The market price for hogs here yes
terday was 50 35. Roots, Talbot 6 Co.
had killed, up to- yesterday morning,
$500.
= First Quarterly meeting of Waterloo
Circuit, commences at Oak Grove, Dec.
IA, at 10 80 a. M, and continues over Sab
bath.
= The Ladies' Benevolent Society will
meet at the residence of Mrs. j. R. Suth-
erland, next Saturday afternoon, at 8
O'Clock.
Robert Anderson, Robert Burnett
and Joseph Hidy, three of the pioneer
citizens of our county, have died within
the past week.
- Sheriff Smith offered the Wilson,
Hammer 6 Ustick planning mills, and a
house and lot, property of I. c. VanDe-
man, for sale last Saturday, but neither
sold.
The Ely Light Guards are preparing
to put on the stage, during holidays, ''The
Poor of New York; This will be COM
plimentary entertainment by the COM
pany to their friends.
Marshal Collier arrested man named
Charles Ward, in this place on Wednes-
day night of last week, on a description
sent from Xenia. He is wanted there to
answer for several lcrimes-grandl larceny,
bigamy and horse-stealing.
Walter Emerson, the celebrated Cor
net Soloist of Gilmore's Band during its
European tour, is an attraction with the
Smith Concert Company, which appears
at Music Hall, Dec. Goth, under the aus
pices of the Lecture Association.
= Some of the alleys, in the heart o.
town, are in a bad condition; especially
so is the one running from Court to Eas
street, at the rear of Mr.. Bailey's liver!
stable. This alley is in deplorable con
dition, and should be put in proper re
pair at once.
The Second Baptist Church (colored
will give festival at City Hall on Christ
mas eve and Christmas night. A waite
will be given to the most popular gentle
man, and cloak to the most popular lady
the matter of popularity to be decided b
vote of ticket holders.
= Heywood's New York SerenaderI
one of the best minstrel companies tn;
has visited Washington in a long tim,
: gave an entertainment at Music Ha
Tuesday evening. The audience was small
partly owing to the short notice given
the coming of the troupe.
:, An infant on.of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Cooke, died at their residence in Cincil
rfati on Saturday last. Its remains we
y brought here on Tuesday afternoon, al
taken to the residence of Mrs. Cooke
father, Mr. R. Millikan, and afterwa1
y u inferred in the Washington Cemetery.
a - The Board of Education. at the
q called meeting on Monday evening la
70 elected Miss Netty Karney, a teacher
ct our Public Schools. Miss Karney is
lr bright scholar, has had ten terms exI
g rience as teacher, and we have no dOu
- will prove fully competent and worthy
the position. Her work in the school W
commence on the I'd of January, 1879.
. Mr.. Anthony Moore, an old gent
n. man who lives in Paint township, was
ba town last Saturday, wearing an overct
nj which has seen considerable service. 7
,r- goods of which it is made was woven
Is. Mr.. Moore's wife .ftty-t,oo years ago, a
rk he has worn the OvercOat every win
as since. The coat is of white goods and
er- cut OF it is very nearly in the style of I
cir fashionable ulster of the present day.
de is still in pretty good condition, and Loo
el5 as though it would stand service for {
IT, itU other twenty-five years or so.
pm Our Bloomingburg corresponds
B., insists that our City Daddies ought
r. put up the names of our streets, and
ut do we-at least, the most important o
'ry of them. Unless this matter is atten
ON to soon. we fear that our corresDond
,hu may wander off in some of the streets
avenues and get lost. But, if lie sho
te do so, he would, undoubtedly, give us
Tilt interesting account of his perilous wi
ings through the long, dark and bewilt
ing streets Of great city like ours, wi
ut, wicked temptations are held out on eV
side to ensnare and beguile the ''innoC