Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-12-26
LOG AZ ITEMS

December stock-sales next Tuesday.
COrn-buyers are paying 27e. per
bushel.
WORK in the F. c. degree Friday
evening.
The Peak family are coming New
Years night.
The nine Old Maids from Alaska on
New Years night.
The Orders of R. C. and K. T. will
be conferred this evening.
DR.. Farquhar will be at the Arling-
ton House Jan. 1st and End.
Don't fail to seethe Old Maids, at
Music Hall, on New Years night.
Judge Thompson has been holding
bankrupt court in this place this week.
Proprietors of ice-houses are filling
them with an excellent quality of ice this
week.
Mrs. Martin Barry, OF this place, gave
birth to triplets on Monday last. Neither
of the babies lived.
Esq. Corkwell, of Waterloo. died
Il
his home in that village.
A grand holiday hop will be given at
Music Hall tomorrow night. Music by
Hunters Band, of Chiliicothe.
Mrs. Vedie Shaft, daughter of Col. A.
C. johnson, died at her fathers residence
on Monday morning, of heart-disease.
= Rev. j. r. Powell, of Walnut Hills,
Cincinnati, will preach in the Baptist
Church next Sunday morning and even
ing.
- Music Hall was packed full last Fri
day evening, the occasion of Mrs. H. M.
Smith s concert. The audience was de-
lighted with the entertainment.
The basest kind of eounterfeits ofthe
''daddy dollar are in circulation here.
They are badly executed, and easily de-
tected, but should be looked out for.
The children of the Presbyterian
Sabbath School were given grand Christ
mas eve. entertainment, with Christmas
tree, at the church Tuesday evening.
james f. Cook, sheriff-elect, filed his
bond in the sum of SAC, 900 with the COM
missioners last week. It is one of the best
bonds ever filed by any sheriff of the
county.
This is a dangerous season, and often
the fondest mothers care is no protection
against Coughs, Colds and Hoarseness.
DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup should be kept
in readiness. Price 25 cents.
The report of the contested election
case now in progress in our Common Pleas
Court, crowds out good deal of other
matter from the HERALD this week. It is
probably of as much interest as anything
we could publish at this time.
Mr.. Theodore Ogle was candidate
for the appointment of Warden of the
Ohio Penitentiary, to succeed Warden
McWhorter, removed; but the boart
failed to recognize the claim ofthe Fayette
County Democracy to the position.
The Old Maids from Alaska hav,
been at our neighboring towns of Circle
Vile and Hillsboro, and at both places tn,
press speak highly of the entertainment
Let no one miss the opportunity of hear
ing them here, on New Years night.
We have been having some first-clas
winter for several days past. Sleighin,
has been good, and from present indica
tions will continue so for while longer
The mercury has been down to zero mos
of the time, and has touched Is degree
below.
There will be a discussion on tn
subject of baptism, between elder 81. 3
Witter, of the Baptist denomination, an
Elder A. F. Hixon, of bunker denomir
alton, at Fairview meeting house. nea
Milton Hegler's, on the 26th and 27th c
December, beginning at 10 O'Clock eac
( day.
Mr.. L. A. Parrett, one of our Fay
cite county Poland-China hog breeder
!. sold recently to Messrs. johnson & Hye
of Jefersonville, fine boar Sankey'-
for the neat sum of 800. Consideriu
the present market price of common porl
ers, this looks like big figure, even fo
i a fine Poland-China.
The members of Mrs. T. NJ. Ustick
l' Sabbath School class, consisting of Miss,
e Sadie VanDeman, Ella Slmkins, Zc
X Melein, Anna Cherry, Alma Kephar
r Lucy Mccormick, Clara Grove, Ell
5, and Kate VanDeman, will give a music
* entertainment for the benefit of the Pre-
as 0yterian church, at Music Hall, on Ne
Years night. Let no one fail to atten
=. Admission only 25 cents. Concert begi
~ promptly at o'clock.