Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-03-28
LOO AL ITEMS

/ = Bruce Greene is out as am independ-
ent candidate for assessor.
= County Commissioners meet in reg
ular session next Monday.
= District Court for Fayette county will
convene on the 22d of April.
- Clark Denious is the last candidate
to enter the field for Marshal
= Phillip Mcwilliams declines to be a
candidate for County Commissioner.
= Our Public Schools are having vaca-
tiOn this week. School will open again
next Monday.
Work has been commenced on the
s. J. & P. Ry. bridge oyer Paint creek,
at Greenfield.
= The drug firm of Harlow & Wilson
has been dissolved by the retirement of
LOrin Wilson.
= There will be considerable building
and remOdeIing of residences in town the
coming season.
- Col. A. c. johnson is announced
this week as candidate for assessor of
Union township.
r.. A. Robinson Jr. talks of building
neat cottage on his lot, corner of Main
and Market streets this spring.
- DIR. Farquahr's next visit will be on
Sd and 4th of April, when he can be con-
suited at the Arlington House.
A very fine life-size crayon portrait
of Hon. Mills Gardner, executed by Theo.
Wendle, is on exhibition at Joe HudsOn's.
= By request, the Bonus Minstrels gave
a second entertainment, for the benefit of
the Firemen, at Music Hall Monday even
ing. They had very good house.
- G. A. Palmer will remodel the G. /.
Getz property, on Market street, recently
purchased by him. He will raise it to
two stories, and finish it up in fine style.
= Ed. Denning received a severe shot
in the right thigh, on Saturday afternoon,
by pistol in the hands of Riley Harley
both small boys. The ball has not been
extracted yet.
- We had brisk little snOw-storm last
Sunday, and the weather was quite win
terish. Ice froze on Sunday night. 1t is
thought no damage was done to vegeta-
ton, however.
- Nine. DeEste's Dizzy Blondes are
billed for a minstrel entertainment at
Music Hall tomorrow evening. Their
performances are said to be of a high
. (kicking) order.
, Mr.. L. F. Brown, of the firm of
E Brown Bros, of Wilmington, has re-
moved to this place and taken charge O1
| the Goldsberry drug store, purchased by
the firm last week.
:. = The preliminary examination o
e Marian Weston, charged with raising
r $40 check, given by MIR. Koontz, of Mid
e way, on London Bank, to $4,000, is Sc
Il for tomorrow, before Esq Bradley.
o Persons intending to build or remOde
If residences the coming season, should con
ID suit Mr.. E. Bird, architect, and hav
T, plans prepared before commencing. MI
It B. thoroughly understands that business
i, The Board of Commissioners of thi
ne county held joint meeting with til
y, Commissioners of Pickaway county, {
T. Circleville, Tuesday, to hear complaint
against the apportionment of expense
for the construction of the Boggs ditch.
Oh on = Betty Anderson, a resident on Ten
itS pie street, has had the street in front {
he her lot fenced in, for several months pas
he claiming that she has never been paid fl
's' ground taken in opening the street, Coul
Gil should require the obstruction +
on moved.
-as : The upsetting of coal oil lamp
es. Jas. A. McLean's residence. came me-
re- causing a serious fire one evening la
week. Some damage was done to furr
ad ture and other articles in the room, as
was, but the fire was put out witho
lie, serious consequences.
A police force is needed in our TOW
l5 every few days to keep the side wal
from being blOckaded by great crowds
los persons drawn together from curiosity
nos something else; thus rendering free p;
sage on our sidewalks impossible for
YES dies, or gentlemen either.
at Sheriff Smith sold the followi
property on Saturday: House and lot
2 North street, property of Benz. Brow
-. to F. H. Miller, for 81 ,51s; appraised
50, ,267. House and lot on North sire
] at property of John Iron, to Henry Lee
for $4,000; appraised at $4OO6.
= The pixies are now in fine conditi,
rse, They were badly cut up during the Y
weather of the past winter, by hes
hauling over them, but are found si
the mud has dried up, to have been
'1lu "a, iured very little. The roads have ne
'"o been in better condition at this time
year.
uu- Why don't some enterprising Yam
tod come to our county and start cheese
Nc tory. There are plenty of the very
"a kind of cows here, and no county in
To- State affords more or better grass.
feel confident that almost any amount
cane milk could be engaged from our farm
late. if there was only inducements offere
Nea- them to furnish it for the above purp
0 all. Have you seen the Breakfast II
EE. one OF the brightest and most spark
humorous newspapers in existence? !?
improves with every number, and ms
1t the friends wherever it goes. The BreaI
kan, Table may be had through any newsde;
, any or specimen copies can be obtaine,
the addressing E. P. Brown, Publisher.
they cinnati, Ohio, and inclosing stamp fol
MTs' Se turn postage.
RY. The new grocery firm of Weltc
Reahard (successors to J. NJ. Mccoy &
have considerable to say to the reade
pow the HERALD, through our advertising
EAST umns this week. They start out OF
pure, principle that goods can he sold che;
eight. and business carried on more satisfaC
aTan- ly to both dealers and customers, for
than by the old and fast dying-out C
system. They propose to carry 1
COM stock Of fresh goods, and sell at
MAJ profits for cash, and cash only, al
4A these terms they solicit the patrona
at tne the people of the county. We wisl