Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-09-19
LOO AL ITBM 5.

September stock-saIes next Tuesday.
Slight frosts are reported within the
past week.
-"Camp-Meeting John" at City Hall,
tomorrow night.
The Tenneesseans, slave cabin sing
ers, gave concert at Music Hall last
night.
Go to City Hall, tomorrow evening,
and hear "Camp-Meeting john" Ad-
free.
Mr.. Bird, the contractor, has COM
menced work on the new school house in
Gardner's addition.
Foster s. Smith, liverymen, had
buggy mashed up by runaway horse
employ was driving it.
- The D. & S. E. Ry. will sell tickets to
Chillicothe and return, during the en-
campment of the 9Th regiment o. N. G.
in that city, to parties of ten, wishing to
visit the camp, at 90c.
A Social Hop and Promenade Con-
cert, for the benefit of the yellow fever
sufferers, was given at Music Hall Tues
day evening. Hunters Band, of Chilli
licOthe, furnished music.
The Ely Light Guards left their rem
devious in this place yesterday morning,
to take the train for Chillicothe, where
they are to go into camp for six days,
keeping time to that old inspiring music,
''The girl left behind me-"
A new timetable took effect on the
c., w. 6 G. Ry. on Monday. Trains now
only run between Washington Junction,
and Allentown, on the D. & S. E., con-
Meeting with trains on the D. & S. E. for
Washington and Dayton, and with trains
ON the L. M. Ry. for Cincinnati.
Joe steinhart, the popular clothing
man, has just returned from New York
with a mammoth stock of clothing for
the Fall and Winter trade, and he is anx-
ious to let the people know that he has
the cheapest stock he has eyer offered.
His advertisement in another column will
give further information.
: George w. Williams, (eolored) will
address the people of this place, at the
Court-houre, this evening, at the ring
| ing of the bell. Come out and hear him,
everybody, without regard to nationality
color, or previous condition. Come and
hear the plain truth told by a man OF
color, who can interest you.
| Twelve thousand dollars worth OF
property was destroyed by fire at Frank
fort, Ross Co., on Friday night last There
was only $500 of insurance on the whole
Robert Fulton, grocer, was the heaviest
looser, his loss amounting to from So ,00(
to &c., 900. Mrs. DIR. Evans lost her resi-
dence and another building, amounting t,
$25OO. Mrs. j. S. HUM lost a stock o
millinery On which there was $500 insur
anoe.
Mr.. Jesse Arnold completed an emu
meration of the children of school ago il
Washington and territory annexed 70
school purposes. The total number
931, of which 100 are colored. Mr.. Al
mold also took the census inside the cor
poration, at the same time. He makes tn
population within the cooperate limit
1904. The town, however, overeaches tn
corporation lines in almost all direction!
a and the actual population of the place
not less than $500.
"A Uew timetable went into effect o
the D. & S. E. Ry. on Monday, and ne
train has been put on the road, maxim
three trains each way day. The ne
train is Washington accommodated
K leaving here at 8 :55 a. M, and returnir
f at 9 20 p. m. The time of trains at tn
station is now as follows: Going West
Chillicothe Accommodation 6 80 a. m
n Washington accommodation 30 a. m
Mail 4 20 p. m. Going East-Mail 10 /:
a. M; ChiIlicothe accommodation 6 80
m.; Washington accommodation 8:
pm.
l. Mr.. D. Furtwangler's residence W
le burglarized last Friday evening. I
* burglary was committed before nj
r O'Clock. Mr.. FPS family have been aw
Is. from home for some days, and the hou
TX has been shut up during the day -time, N
as F. sleeping there at night. On Friday
r. had been away from the house all ds
,ir and on going home in the evening, he d
de covered that it had been ransacked. I
cir burglar entered by breaking out W
Did dow with an ak, and gained entrance
ity different rooms in the house by breaki
om open doors in the same way. Nothi
was missed from the house but new s
OF clothes belonging to Mr.. F.
VIM. Craig has returned from N
Aork' lie informs us that he anticipate
oOu great improvement in trade this Fa
lass Goods are lower than ever before. and
ant his opinion have touched bottom
Is speaks enthusiastically of the evidence
the reviving business, and his faith in o
times cOmingis abundantly proven bv
immense stock of goods now arrivin
om- their store. For days all hands have
far busy opening goods, and still they cC
the rrbai, conacions room saen,s .lraod,,
and where they are to store the mann
shipments to arrive in the next ten d
is a puzzle to us. If we have 81
reader who has never visited their
we advise him to call once. He vii
son. quire no second invitation.