Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-03-14
County Commissioners meet to-mC

= County Commissioners meet to-mor-
row, to make their semi-annual settle
ment with the County Treasurer.
No cases of public interest have been
disposed of in the Common Pleas Court
the past week. Court will adjourn on or
before the 23d.
II The Cincinnati Breakfast Table has
become one Of the most deservedly popu-
lar humorous newspapers in the country.
No wonder, it carries smiles and sunshine
everywhere. All newsdealers sell it.
Reserved seats for the Bonus Min
strels' entertainment, at Music Hall to-
morrow evening, for the benefit of the
Washington Firemen, can be secured at
Harlow's drug store, without extra
charge.
= Capt. Millikan has received the pay
rolls from the Acknowledgement, for camp
services of the Ely Light Guards, last
August. The company will receive one
dollar day per man for the six days they
were at Camp Rankin.
Three town lots in the Stevens addi-
ton, were sold at public sale last Satur-
day, by the assignees of c. o. Stevens, to
A. R. Creamer, for $123. .33 each. A tract
of Illinois land was offered at the same
time, but failed to sell.
B. H. Millikan is the agent for the
Masonic Mutual Benefit Association of
Maysyille, KY, which only lacks two
hundred of being full. Application should
be made at once by those who desire to
become members of said association.
Iron is laid to a point about three
miles southeast of this place on the S. j.
& P. Ry. With favorable weather, the
tracll-laying viii progress towa4d Green
field at the rate of nearly mile day
The cars will be running to Greenfield
within short time.
= From this morning till further no.
tice, the Springfield, Jackson & Pomeroy
Railway cars will leave this station for
| Springfield at s O'Clock a. m., and return
at p. m. In few days another train
viii be put upon the road, when the reg
ular time card will be published.
= The Emma Abbott Concert Company
drew a good house at Music Hall last
Thursday evening. Miss Abbott was
slightly disabled, on account of a throat
ailment, and did not sing her regular
pieces, substituting ballads. The audience
was delighted with her singing, and the
entire entertainment pleased well. -
A new postoffice has been established
at R. Hukill's, near Camp Grove Church.
The office is to take the name of econ
venience," the same that the postof1ce
discontinued at that place, some years
since, was called. r. Hukill, Esq, has
been appointed postmaster. This will be
a great convenience to othatneighborhood
Mrs. Livermore drew a good audi
ence at Music Hall Tuesday evening, to
hear her lecture on "The Coming Man.
The weather was very unfavorable, and
many were on that account prevented
from going, who would otherwise have
attended,. Her lecture is pronounced by
many, the best of the course so far. The
next lecture of the course will be deliver
ed by VIM. Parsons. -
A pleasant affair occurred at the res
idence of Rev. j. C. Irwin, on Saturda!
last. His Church at New Holland, as
sisted by the ladies of Washington, CAV,
him a surprise donation party. A granC
dinner was prepared, at which more thar
one hundred persons ate, and yet there
was much to spare. Liberal donation
were made in money dry goods, groceries
etc., while the social character of the oc
casion win long be remembered. MI
l.Irvin and lady have reason to be prou,
of the way they were remembered b,
; their many friends.