Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-11-28
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This is Talmage's last season.

- This is Talmage's last season.
County Commissioners meet next
Monday.
The market price for hogs here is
81 20 to $2.35.
- DR.. Farquhar will be at the Airing
ton House on Wednesday and Thursday,
De. 4th and 5th.
The Board of Education has granted
the use of the new school house to the
Sunday School in that part of town.
The next lecture in the course of the
Washington Lecture Association is to be
delived by Rev. T. Dewitt Talnage.
The trial of the contested election
case for Sheriff in this county will COM
mence on Tuesday next. Judge Steele on
the bench.
Union Thanksgiving services at
at the NJ. E. Church to-day, at 10 80
a. m. Sermon by Rev. Carpenter, of the
Presbyterian Church.
- Col. J. W. Woods is Eminent Com
mander of Ely Commandery X. L. of this
place for the ensuing year. The officers
will be installed this evening.
Mayor Barclay has collected and paid
over to the corporation treasurer, from
April Doth, last, to the 27th inst, the sum
| of $275 from fines, licenses, etc.
S"Keep a reliable friend always at
hand,' such DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup has
eminently proven itself to be. Thousands
of testimonials. Try it. 25 cents.
- The newspapers contain the usual
notices of accidents from firearms, that
occur every year during the hunting sea-
son. Too much careless is the cause.
DR.. Roberts is manufacturing his
crop of broom corn up into brooms, in the
old Woolen Factory building on Court
street. He has nine or ten hands at work
L. NJ. Ellis, assignee of Adam Allen,
sold at public sale on Tuesday, 93H acres
of land in Jefferson township, belonging
to said Allen, to Sam'l Cockerill, at $35. .25
per acre.
| &C. G. Lawhead sold his trotting mare,
Nettie c, last week, to a Chicago man, for
$41OO. Nettie c won some big purses the
past season, at Columbus, Cleveland, and
other places.
The new school house is now COM
-plete, and has been christened "Sunny
Side School-house, - and the school will be
commenced on Monday, the ID day OF
December next.
"A woman was arrested on our street!
Tuesday, for drunkenness. She was sale
to be from Xenia, was we'll dressed anC
quite respectable in appearance, but was
"fuller'n Il goose"
- On Thursday evening, Nov. 2Sth
1873, the Ionian Society will give a pub
lie entertainment at the Mccoy school
, house. The proceeds of the evening will
be expended for apparatus for the school
Admission 10 cents.
Our old friend, w. H. p. Denny, Il
old editor, and a lifelong temperance ad
vocate, has furnished an article on the sut
ject of temperance reform for the column
4 of the HERALD, which will be found
this issue. Readit.
We have never seen Il better pro
pect for good crop of wheat at this tin
of year than there is in this county at til
present writing. There is large acreag
put out, and the fields are completed
= covered with beautiful green.
The time for hearing the contestt
election case of Smith VS.. Cook, for Il
= sheriffalty, is not definitely set, but it WI
likely come up in court week after nez
In the mean time the taking of depos
tions before notaries will go on.
At IL e :
Coffman's estate, sold OH the 23d inst,
= acres of land, in Wayne township, to
- H. Hopes, for $40 80 per acre; ais
n by same, to Mary B. Parrett, 100 acre
:. subject to dover for $40 O5 per acre.
At the meeting of council on Mo
p day, a resolution was passed, authorizi
Ii. the Mayor to issue bonds to the amount
he $l906.65, bearing per cent. interest, a
ok running three years, in payment for t
,r- North and Temple streets improvement
Is, The assignecs of Henry Windle 81
rk at public sale, on Monday last, to Urb
as Hidy, the third tract of the Windle Ian
sr- containing 135 acres and 131 poles,
cir which the residence stands, at $2G.5O l
de acre. The land was sold subiectto dow
elr and homestead.
itv The Grand Jury completed its W.
ON last Thursday. Twenty-one bills of
dlctment were reported, as follows: Th
for burglary; three for petit larcel
one for horse-stealng; six for assa
ere ana battery; three for selling LIQUOR
18th violation of law; one for procuring ab
our ton; four for riot. They renort fhe
rue as well kept as the condition Of the bui
en-, ing will permit, and the rules for the tr,
the ment OF prisoners properly regarded.
ana - Sheriff Smith made the follow
av" sales of real estate on Saturday: 100 a,
ne, of land in Jefferson township to FRI
IRE Carr at $27.25 per acre; house and 10
nd nd Washington, property of Nancy Wig
VII ton, to VIM. S. Gordon, at $2IS; hC
IT, and lot in Washington, property of '
L. Miller, to Fayette Building and T.
I'LL, Association, for $1179. The follow
cts. lands, belonging to the Smith estate
Perry township, sold in partition: ]:
acres to John p. Todhunter, at $36
my, acre; 100 acres to James Priddy at SAC
acre.