Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-12-05
COUNTY

The ladies of the Madison A1lllS NJ.
z. Church will give a grand festival and
supper at the church, on Thursday even
ing, Dec. 18th, 1873. Admission 10
cents.
We issue with this number of the
HERALD a supplement, containing the an
nual message of President Hayes to Con-
gress, and the annual report of the Sec
retary of the Treasury. They are both
interesting reading.
We are requested by authority to
state that the regular meetings of the Ely
Light Guards have been discontinued
from weekly to the first Friday evening
of each month. Tomorrow (Friday)
evening being the time for the December
meeting, full attendance is demanded,
or penalty will be imposed upon each
absentee.
The Springfield, jackson &c PonerOy
Railroad Company has been having some
trouble with its workmen lately, on ac-
count of nOn-payment of wages. a large
number of them were on strike last
week, and threatening demonstrations
were made at Greenfield and Bainbridge.
the workmen claim that four months
wages is due them, and say that they
must have money, or there will be
trouble. They threatened to stop all
trains unless they were paid, but have
attempted nothing of the kind yet.
On Monday last Mr.. Harmanis Ellis
retired from the office OF county commits
sioner, after serving faithfully and ac-
ceptably the past two years. Mr.. Ellis is
careful and competent business man,
and made one of the best commissioners
the county ever had. Mr.. Mahan, the
new commissioner, took his seat in the
board on that day. He has the reputa-
ton of being a man of good business
qualifications, and we'll fitted to satisfac-
torily discharge the duties of his response
BILE office. Mr.. Mahan is a Democrat; the
other two members of the board are Re
publicans.
= Fayette Chapter No. 1O3, Royal
Arch Masons, at their annual election,
last evening, elected the following Off
GERS for the ensuing year: H. L. Robin
I :
Zebulon Smith, Scribe; NJ. S. Cream
er, Principal Sojourner; NJ. E. Hard,
Captain of the Host; 81. E. Browne Roy
al Arch Captain; c. S. Snyder, Grand
Master Sd Vail; H. D. Pursell, G. NJ. 2d
Vail; NJ. Barclay, G. NJ. 1st Vail; w. c.
Tanzey, Treasurer; R. Millikan, Secreta-
ry; j. L. Millikan, Guard. The install
lation will take place at the next regular
ConVocatiOn.
= The following officers of Ely Com
mandery No. % Knights Templar, elect
ed on Wednesday evening, Nov. goth,
were installed last Thursday evening, by
Past Eminent Sir Knight Lewis, of Lam
caster Commandery No. 2: J. W. Woods,
Eminent Commander; J. B. Hudson Gen
eralissimO; R. B. Beeson, Captain Gener-
al; Mills Gardner, Prelate; II. E.
Browne, Senior Warden; NJ. E. Hard,
Junior Warden: Milo Rockwell, Stand
ard-Bearer; G. S. Snyder, SwOrd-Bearer
Fl. d. Pursell, Warder; D. Furtwangler
Treasurer; T. J. Lindsey, Recorder. By
appointment of the E. c.: L. W. Buck
master, Captain of the Guard; R. Mill
kan, I'd Guard; o. T. Cunning, Sd Guard
j. L. Millikan, Sentinel.
Dora Hooper, young colored gir
employed in the family of j. Light, wa
arrested on yesterday, for theft. She haC
been employed in the family for severa
weeks, and on yesterday morning Mrs
Light left home during the forenoon
leaving the girl washing clothes. Whel
she returned the girl was gone, and
little investigation showed that Il consid
cradle amount of clothing belonging t
Mrs. Light had gone with her. A war
rant. was got out for her arrest and office
Thurston soon found her with the stolel
clothes-two valuable sbawls, silk dres
and other articles, valued at $65-in he
possession. She was taken into custody
and arraigned before Esq. Bradley, wher
she plead guilty, and was bound over
court in the sum of $4OO. She is now
jail to await trial. She was preparing t
take the train for Greenfield when al
rested.