Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-05-02
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- There was no quorum at the council
meeting on Monday afternoon. Adjourn
ed to next Monday.
- Rev. Smith, of jamestown, will
preach at the Baptist Church, on Sunday
next, morning and evening.
= 1t is expected that ground will be
broken on the Columbus & Washington
narrow-gauge within short time.
- Callinan Brothers, formerly in bust
ness in Washington, now in Cincinnati,
went into bankruptcy last week.
- An act passed at the present session
Of our State legislature reduces the pay
Of Road Supervisors from 80 to $3.50 per
day.
- The New Vienna Register says that
so me Washington singers are to assist in
the production of the Cantata of Esther
in that town soon.
- Foster & Smith, real estate agents,
and auction and commission merchants,
have an advertisement in this paper to
which attention is directed.
= At the meeting of the w. c. 7. L.,
Friday afternoon, May Sd, officers will be
elected for the coming year. 1t is earn
estly requested that all members be pres
ent.
= Joseph Hidy and Willis BT. Pine, of
this place, and w. R. Quinn, of HiIlsboro,
were admitted to the practice of law at
the session of district court in this place
last week.
- Russell B. Lanum, son of our former
! citizen, R. B. Lanum, died of consump-
ton at his fathers residence in Circle
vile, on Monday last. His funeral takes
| place tomorrow.
- Rev. A. A. Knight, Pastor of the
Christian Church, at Wilmington, will
preach in the Baptist Church, at this
place, Monday evening of next week. He
will probably preach for few evenings.
= The Clerk of Board of Education of
! Concord township, advertises in this pa
per for sealed proposals, to be received
/ up to the Sd day of June, for building a
school house in school district No. 3, in
Concord township.
- Sheriff Smith sold the farm of n.
Evans, containing $40 acres, in Union
township, on Saturday last, to the PeO-
ple's & Drovers' Bank, for $65 per acre.
Also, house and lot of John Stuckey ST.,
to r. Simkins for $I25l.
- Mr.. VIM. Pinkerton, one of the dld
and highly respected citizens of the coun-
ty, died at his home in Bloomingburg, on
the oath, of cancer of the stomach, aged
79 years. His funeral took place on the
following day, Rev. S. J. Miller, of this
place, officiating.
= Auditor Lindsey has receiv ed in.
structions from the Auditor of State il
reference to the pay of Township Asses
sors. By an act passed April 9Th, 1878
their pay was reduced from $3.50 to 81.
per day. The Assessors elected thi
spring will be paid at the rate fixed by
this new law.
The Ladies' Benevolent Society wa
the recipient of a very generous donation
from Prof. Donaldson, being half the pro
ceeds of the entertainment given last Fri
day evening at Music Hall. The Presi
! dent of the Society desires us to return
her thanks to Mr.. Donaldson and his as
9 sistants for their kindness in volunteering
= their services. The amount received wa
i $3.50.
- Some hungry thief or thieves entere
: the kitchen of a resident OF Market stree
: through back window, last Saturda
night, and made hearty meal off the Sur
days supply of provisions prepared fC
the family. The thieves were evidentl
3 6Tr+ I,o 1,t
: shells of dozen or so of eggs left benin
:, them, which had been broken at the en-
: and sucked. They brought a candle alon
! with them to furnish light at the feast.
H. Glicksman has removed his el
Az tire stock of goods from No. 4 VanD
s. mans Block to Room No. l in Dani
I'd McLean's building, opposite Court Hous
,o (the room lately occupied by John We
ler,) at which place he will have mo
he room, and will keep much larger assOl
n ment of goods than he was able to keep
IN his former stand for want of ''space." +" ]
ON will continne to ''run' the Yeoman Roc
,ts as before. The new goods have arrive
I'm and he cordially invites the public a
av former customers to call and see him
2e- his respective places of business.
tn, - We copy the following paragra
from a Decatur, H., paper: "R. D. BI
all nett, of Decatur township, died at
val residence last Monday, April 18th. \
IN Burnett was one of our old settlers, hi
ful ing resided on his present farm O.
the twenty years. He served one or
terms as a member of the Board of Sup
visors, and was a Justice of the Peace
,,,o years. He was an upright and hon
raa man and stood high in the estimation
bla- all who knew him." The deceased WI
mint brother of B. H. Burnett and Mrs.
and Craig, of this place. He formerly resi-
old: IN this county, and will be remembe
tbe by many of our older citizens.
both - The Cantata of Esther was adm
Lsily bly, rendered by the Schubert Quartz
uite assisted by number of young ladies
10 of gentlemen of this place, at Music 7
n on Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
ties, evenings of last week. The hall
hot. crowded on each evening with deligl
with audiences. The last entertainment
,ther given for the benefit of the Ladies'
with nevolent Society, the managers ge
bove ously donating one-half the receip
lnti- that society. The admission fee was
duced to 25c. on this evening. The S
bert Quartette prefaeed the Cantat
eqt eqta- this evening with a parlor cOncer
+ ths which they were assisted by Miss n
ly1 Grove and Mr.. Sam. Lucas.