Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-07-04
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over this week.
IS, L. Hooker has rented Ex-sheriff
Mnliksn's residence, on Court street.
= After to-day hats and bonnets. far
under their original cost; 25c., soc. and
75c., at Mrs. Lanum's.
= ''Observer'' sends US a newsy letter
from JefFersonville this week. We will
be glad to hear from him often.
All charity patients who wish the
services of Drs. Foster & Lytle, county
physicians, will find them at their Office
the former from to p. m, the latter
from to Gam. 3Sw3
= Bruce F. Green has gone into part
nership with Alb. Boss, in the manufac-
ture of boots and shoes and repairing
business. Shop on Fayette street, oppo-
site B. B. Otis restaurant.
= Mrs. Parker has opened a sewing and
needle-work school in the house next door
to Jas. MeCOy's residence. Persons de-
string to place children under her instruc-
ton, are requested to apply at once.
= The greater part of the wool clip of
this county has been marketed. The
price for washed wool averaging soc.
Melvin, Silcott & Co., w. A. 6 G. NJ. Us
tick and Aptram g Eycke, of this. place,
are buying. The clip is estimated at 100,
600 to las, goo lbs.
-$1.25 per day is the ruling price
farmers are paying for harvest hands. In
some localities there is difference of Csc.
in the views of farmers and laborers as to
the price they. should receive per day,
laborers asking $3.50, while farmers are
willing to pay but $1.25. >s
= There will be no celebration of the
Fourth in Washington to-day. Those Of
our citizens, who celebrate, will go away
from home to do it. There are excursions
in every direction, and fine assortment
of attractions, to suit all tastes, is offered
Indifferent points accessible by our rail
roads.
- Mr.. Benton Garringer offers $50 re
ward for information that will secure tn,
conviction of the parties who burned hi!
harvester and binder on the night of Jun,
oath. He does not propose to let the mat
ter drop. without an effort to detect tn,
raseals and give them the penalty oi
the law.
= Farmers are busy in the haryes
fields this week. The reports are from al
parts of the county that this years crop
the largest and best ever raised in tn
county. The acreage is much larger thai
ever before, and the yield unusuall
heavy. Weather has been fine for har
vesting, and the crop is being saved il
excellent condition.
= The @. & M. V. Ry. will run the frs
excursion of the season to the Soldiers
Home, at Dayton on Saturday, July 18th
starting from Washington, at O'Clock {
m, and going by the way of Morrow
Arrive at the Home at 1000 a. m. Re
turning leave Dayton at 5 p. m. Fare fC
round trip from Washington, 81 So Ticl
cts for children under u years will /
sold at reduced rate.
= The committee of fourteen, appoint
ed at the meeting of stockholders of tt
Dayton 6 Southeastern narrow-gaug
held at Dayton a couple of weeks ago,
consider and report upon a plan for con
pleting the road from Musselman's to Il
coal fields, held meeting in this pla,
last Monday, but it did not result in an,
L thing definite. The committee have n
agreed upon any plan to report.
= About 80 Sir knights of Ely Cor
mandry have organized themselves in
" drill corps, In which sickness or I'm
IN voidable business will be the only prever
IN ing cause of their attendance to dri
5h They will drill on Monday evening
of each week, and will be under the col
n mand of their Eminent Commander,
e, Garis. Attend to your drills strictly, z
r Light Guards, or the Sir Knights will E
ee away with you.
ba Some persons have an idea that
" consequence of the several Railroads tt
have recently been built through Il
40 place, it will be convenient place to
away from, Well, that is so, but Ii
Ia every other question, this has two siC
st TO 1t. While it will be convenient to {
ire away from Washington, it will also,
tlv consequence of these roads. be euual
out easy 70 get TO It, to do business, and c
4 business men know about as well how
attract business to this point as do
business men of any other town in oh
10 "A petition, signed by LAT tax-pave
as. was presented to the county cOmmissi,
sn. ers on Monday, praying for the reno
t'As OF the covered bridge over Paint creek
the West end of Court street, and the el
rlv ton of an open iron bridge in its pl.
ma AS the present bridge is a good one, a
OF, ifremoved, would be total loss, the c.
ok, missioners decided not to remove it,
4 contracted with Geo. Wiggington, to
move the siding from it, making it
oln- lan open bridge, and also to build foot briC
the at the sides Of it. This will be vast
4 pr OVement, and will not cost much.