Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-07-11
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= The s. J&P. Ry. is now carrying
freight to cambridge.
= The first watermelons of the season
were offered in market on the 4th.
Dr. Farquhar's next visit to Wash
ington will be on July 31st and August 1st.
= The temperance picnic. on the Coil
Camp Grounds. on the 4th was largely at
tended.
"A white woman was delivered of a
colored child at the county fntirmary on
Tuesday night.
w. R. Hukill brought large bucket
of fine cherries TO the HERALD Office last
Friday, for which he has thanks.
- Court of Common Pleas convened on
Tuesday, after recess of a week. The
term will probably close this week.
= Several Washingtonians went down
to Louisville to see the race between Ten,
broecke and Mollie McCarty, on the 4th.
Ely Light Guards are commanded to
meet at the ArmOry tomorrow (Friday)
evening at half past six O'Clock, in full
uniform, for outdoor drill.
Excursion to Dayton via the c. & NJ.
v. Ry. next Saturday. Train leaves
Washington at a. m. Fare for round
trip, from Washington, 81 so.
- Some thief entered A. L. Reid's gro
Gerry Monday night, by remoying'a pane
of glass from window, and stole caddy
of tobacco, value about ten dollars.
"A large delegation of Washtngto-
mans went to Dayton to spend the 4th.-
2Os tickets for that city were sold at the
Office of the D. 6 S. E. on that day.
! = On the 14th inst, Mr.. D. D. Porter
lost a memorandum book, containing
a number of notes and other papers.
He offers liberal reward for it's return
to him, at Washington.
A night-blooming cereus in bloom,
at the residence of d. Furtwangler last
| Friday night, was the object of a good
deal of curious attention and admiration.
There were seven large beautiful flowers
on the plant.
- Let every temperance woman read
the article, on first page, on "The Present
Scope of Temperance Laws in Ohio. u
Read, and determine in your own mind
whether there is any duty devolving
upon yourself.
= The Washington Firemen (or por-
ton of them) attended the 4th of July
celebration at CirelevilIe. The .Circlevillt
Union says of them: ssThey were fine
looking set of men, and in their white
shirts and tunic hats made good appear
ance."
= Mr.. E. R. johnson, father of Col. A
G. johnson, of this place, died atlhis resi-
dence in New Vienna, Clinton county, OF
, Friday afternoon last. He was buried
There on Sunday. Mr.. johnson wa
aged about "a years. He was formerly
resident of Washington.
In order to extend all possible accom-
\ mediation to taxpayers, and especial.
the farmers who are depending upon tn
sale of their wheat for money topay thei
ktaxes, Col. Garis, county treasurer, ha
extended the time for receiving take
without penalty to Monday next, Jul
Nth, which is the longest time he ca
give.
A new timetable went into effect o.
theC. & NJ. Y. Ry., Monday. The tim
Of trains at this station on that road
nowgas follows: Going East-Accommo
datidn No. 3, 500 a. M; Aecommoda
ton No. 5, 8 :07 p. M; Mail No. 2 q
p. m. Going West-Mail No. 4, 1887 {
" M; Accommodation Ne. 6. z 40 a. IN.
IN Accommodation No. 10, 7:15 p. nl..ss
IN Tie surplus of the crop of wheat i
in Fayetta county, this year, VIII probabl
Of bring more money into the county, eve
n at the low price of T5e. per bushel, tina
q the surplus has brought in any previor
r year at 40 or 81 per bushel; and 7a
ae win buy ane-third more Of anything ths
r is Necessity for family consumption, q
g Of clothing, than it would two years age
The sky is bright.
Il - The 81 NJ. v. sRy. will run the fir
excnrsion 81 the season to the Soldier,
7 Home. at Dayton on Saturday, July 13tl
Ia, starting fron Washington, at 6o'clOck
Ol- m, and going by the way of Morrow
is- Arrive at the Home at 10 100 a. m. RI
Ia turning leave Dayton at D. m. Fare fl
al round trip from w Washington, $1.60. Tfcl
3t4 cts for ehilqren under IL years win /
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= The following publications are r,
To- ceived at the ieading room of this plae
as. fresh from the press: Atlantic MONTH,
s9. Harpers' Magazine, Scribner's Magazin
AAs Blackwood's Is Magazine, New York Wee
ly Herald, Harper's Illustrated Week.
rlv Methodist Recorder, Christian Standar
Da- Boston Weekly journal, Women's Ter
Of perance Union. New York Semi-Wcek
OK, Tribune, Ohio State Register, Fayet
County Herald. There are also vario
other papers contributed. The libra
- n- contains $50 volumes. The rOomis op
~ every day from 3 to O'Clock p. M, q
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