Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-08-22
chips from Spring Grove.

EDS. HERALD:
Spring Grove was not at home to callers
on the 18th, inst. She went to Dayton to
take in the Soldiers Home. She all went:
even Davy Went u.
1t was Bushy crowd, and a general
good time was had. We arrived at the
Home about eleven O'Clock, and after hav-
ing done justice to a bountiful dinner
spread in the grove, sight seeing began.
We visited and sailed upon the beauti-
ful lakes, talked with the monkeys, fed
the alligators, passed jokes with the bear,
hung around the many beautiful springs,
shifted the air, ladened with the perfumes
of sweet scented flowers, and praised the
magnanimity of our government in pro-
viding such a paradise for the disabled
boys in blue who took their lives in their
hands and went forth in defense of our
glorious old flag.
As the hour began to draw near for the
departure fthe train, we hove sigh, and
longed for few more hours for gazing
upon the many beautiful scenes. Every
thing passed off pleasantly, and the excur-
sionists generally seemed happy, especial
ly the fellow that had so much honey
The only trouble we encountered was
in keeping Bill Reed from getting lost.
In spite of us he would slip off and break
for the monkey, the only thing that seemed
to attract his attention. Bill says 'FDar-
win is right" Jake Fultz watched the
bear perform until he got tired, then tried
to toll him off, and not succeeding, he
went to play with the buffalo. Jake Bush
wanted to buy the band stand for bee
hive, but one of the boys said he be(e)-
lieved he wouldn't sell. Smith GRAY
wanted to carry off one of the springs, but
abandoned the idea when he found it con-
tanned too much water. He thought it
was mint juIep spring. Henry Creamer's
time was nearly all consumed in watching
the process of bead-tOy making, and hunt
ing for camel without a hump. Davy
Wentz hunted all day for chimpanzee,
and finding none, he paid the rabbits a
visit. Del. Creamer was found about
O'Clock at the aviary, trying to outblink
an owl, but some one acquainted with the
blinking qualities of the owl, told him to
'Owld on, he couldn't make it. Os.
Fultz hunted for an elephant to borrow
lAAo u tAHhJ DIG " dS llllOIHlGu GldI llC lldNJ
gone to meet the rhinOceres, and had
taken his trunk with him. John Arma-
trout visited the deer park, and said they
couldn't ''palm off sheep on him for DEER
John has dear, and he knows Jim Of
finger was astOnished when his his eyes
fell upon the large white swan, and said,
"well, I'll swan if them don't beat all
geese ever saw for bigness." Ed. Fultz
stood for two hours with his eyes riveted
upon the cannons, wondering what they
We're. He finally concluded they were
hot air tubes, used for initiating balloons,
and left feeling happy, as we did after
having taken in the sights. B. L. NJ. 2
New Martansburg Items.
Plenty of rain. (,
The wheat is not yielding as was ex-
pected.
Some Of the boys claim that they had
money stolen during the Fair, at the.
Franklin House, in Greenfield.
A gentleman Informs us that he caught
a thief in the act of stealing his pocket
book, on the Fairgrounds, last Friday.
The road was lined with horses and
people, last Saturday and Monday, going
to the Sabina fair.
Several of the young folk took their
baskets, ~well-fiIled, and went to Bloom
! ingburg; last Saturday, to surprise
birth=day dinner. We understand, from
those who attended that they. had !; pleas
ant time and had all they could eat, which
was quite an object with some who at
tended.
Two of our old veterans of the late war
have procured pieces of the OldabattIe-f1ag
of the I'D Ohio regiment, that was pre-
sented to the regiment at Camp Logan be-
fore the boys went into active SERVICE
They prize these mementoes very highly
MisSAmy Cooper and Mr.. George Hull
were joined in the holy bonds of we'd
lock, last Sunday.
Mr.. R. P. Williams, one of our oldest
citizens, died last Sunday evening. His
death brings sorrow to quite large cir
Gle of relatives and friends A.
JeffersOnviIIe, Mt. Sterling & COIum-
bus Railroad.
EDS. HERALD:
At special meeting of the Board of
Corporators at the Mt. Sterling & CoIum-
bus Railroad Company, the following res
Olutions were passed:
l. Be it resolved by the Board of In
corpOratOrs of the Jacksonville, Mount
Sterling and Columbus Railroad Co., that
the conditions in the several books opened
for stock subscriptions by us on April
22d, 1876, shall be changed to read as fol-
lows: We, the undersigned, Severally
agree to take and pay for the Lumber of
shares of the capital stock of the Jeffer-
sonville, Mt. Sterling & Columbus Rail
road Company set opposite our respective
names, each share to be of the amount OF
$50, and the same to be paid to said Rail
Road Company, or its authorized agents,
at such times and places as may be desig-
mated by the Board of Directors, in in
stallments, not exceeding ten per cent.
each, and at least one month apart. But
this subscription is made on the condition
that no contract shall be made for the
, construction of said Railroad, or any part
: thereof, until at least $40 900 of the Capi.
: tai stock has been subscribed.
2. Be it also resolved. that the taking
of subscriptions be at once actively be
gun, and that we spare no efforts in th(
: fulfillment of this resolution until L suf
fiCient amount be obtained to warrant II!
, in ordering an election of Board of Di
reCtOrs.
l Signed: THEODORE COMSToCK.
: ISAAC GLAZE,
! .. w. MARSHALL.
: G.. w. BOLIN,
' H. D. MARCY,
' JEFFERsONvLLE, o., Aug. y, 1878.
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