Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-10-24
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-Colfax, at Music Hall, Oct. Both.

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-Colfax, at Music Hall, Oct. Both.
- October stock-sales next Tuesday.
''Our Boarding House, at Music Hall
tomorrow evening.
Two more issues of the HERALD will
complete the 2Oth volume.
DIR. Farquhar will be at the Arling-
ton House November 9th and 7th.
- DIR. Fishblatt's next visit, Nov. 1st,
for one day only. See advertisement.
Jane Coombs' theatrical company will
visit Washington the latter part of next
month.
An adjourned session of the June
term of Fayette Common Pleas Court
convenes Nov. 4th.
Don't fail to hear Hon. Schuyler Col
fax's lecture on F'Abraham Lincoln," at
Music Hall next Wednesday evening.
-Colfax's great lecture on Abraham
Lincoln, Wednesday evening, October
Both, for the benefit of the Odd Fellows.
The Georgia MinstreIs drew a crowd
ed house at Music Hall Monday evening,
and gave highly satisfactory entertain
ment.
| The HiIlsboro Gazette wants a mail
route and hack line established between
Washington and Hillsboro via Leesburg
and Staunton.
= Rev. w. B. Woodberry, of Column
bus, Ohio, will preach next Sabbath in
the Universalist Church at Jeffersonville,
at IL a. M, and p. m.
The Jeffersonville, Mt. Sterling and
Columbus narrow-gauge railway COM
pany has commenced negotiating for
right-of-way for the road.
Secure your tickets for Colfax's lee
ture next Wednesday evening. Seats can
be secured without extra charge, at +, A.
Murray's drug store, Oct. 25th. Admis-
sion price, SOC.
&C. S. Snyder has changed his recep-
ton room to the one in front OF the land
ing of the stairs, and has newly papered
and transformed it into a beautiful Art
Gallery of superior work.
- The Ladies Benevolent Society will
meet at the residence of Mrs. DR.. Worley
next Saturday afternoon, at 3 O'Clock, tc
elect officers to serve during the ensuing
year. A full attendance is desired.
- Mrs. Geo. Dews died in this place or
Tuesday morning last, after an Illness o.
some two weeks, of fever. She leaves {
husband and several children. Mrs. DewE
, was daughter of Mrs. S. A. White.
= Major Cook was declared elected
N Sheriff of this county by IL majority o
| one vote, and it took just 2, ,150 votes to d.
= it; and each voter claims that his ballo
n was the one that decided the election.
/, - Mr.. Joseph Smith, of Madison town
l ship, in this county, died on Friday last
. aged 81 years. Mr.. Smith had been il
= feeble health for long time. His remain
i were deposited in the cemetery at Bloom
e ingburg, on Sunday last.
: John A. Paul, the contractor on tn
+ Temple street Improvement is doing al
5 excellent job of work. There are som
81 fine building lots on that part of the street
Il and the improvement of the street make
them still more desirable.
. Mrs. Jos. Parrett died at the resi-
> dence of her daughter, Mrs. Isaiah Brown
- in this county, on Monday last. MIR
. Parrett was one of the pioneer citizens
the county, being at the time of her deatf
N 81 years old. She was buried on Tuesday
o. The evening train coming this wa
GO from GAINESVILLE, on the G. & NJ. V. R,
= last Friday evening, ran over and killed
. man named Willis, at CircIeville. Will
n lived at Yellow Bud, and had wife al
-, several children. He is supposed to ha'
r been lying drunk on the track.
n -Messrs. John Blue and D. C. A nde
ce son, of Ross county, have been appoint,
assignees of Henry and Frank SlagI
The statement i'll the HERALD last wei
that VIM. Burnett had been appOintt
n. their assignee, was an error. No appoin
he ment had been made at that time.
ok Our public school teachers, and We
er- properly so, are making great efforts
DIS, enhance the interests of rhetorical exc
'rk cises in the school. TO this end pub
as exercises will be given at School Ill
err Friday Nov. 1st, 1873, under the iirecti
cir OF ffots. Patterson, Hard, Allen a
ode Misses Simpkins and Love. A good chan
cir for our citizens to show interest
old schools.
ity A new iron bridge of 1O4 feet sp
ON has just been built over Paint Greek,
the Jefersonville pike, about four mi
from town. 1t takes the place of a woot
covered bridge, built some IA years
Ing The new bridge is one of the best in
ion county. The superstructure was put
nd by the Columbia Iron Bridge Compa
cry of Dayton, and cost $171O.8O. The bril-
use rests on abutments of solid masonry
acts Clinton county stone. and thew are
good job of work as is to be seen
where in the county. The masonry
ing. $I716.5O making the total cost ofthe bri
tt i$3427.4O.