Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-07-25

The Washington Postofice now re-
ceives and sends out 128 mails week.
-M'ne Duvalle's Sensational Blondes
held forth at Music Hall Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings.
- Council met on Monday evening,
but adjourned, without transacting any
business, to Friday evening.
w. D. Palmer has the contract for
carrying the mail between this place and
South Charleston for another year.
An alarm of fire was sounded about
II O'Clock Monday night, but it was dis
covered to be false before the engines
were run out.
- DIR. Farquhar will be at the Arling-
ton on Wednesday, July 31st, and Thurs
day, August 1st, where he can be consult
ed by the afflicted.
- Where are all the circuses? Here is
summer half gone and not a sign of a cir
Gus in Washington yet. Its about time
one was showing up.
A young man named Smith, was
sun-struck in a harvest-field, near Mil
ledgeville, one day last week. DR.. Sails
bury attended him. 1t was a pretty Sc
we're case, but not fatal.
= The colored camp meeting begins at
the old Fair Grounds to-day, and is to
continue three weeks. Some of the most
prominent ministers of the colored Bap-
tist Church in the country, will be in at
tendance.
A report has gone out to the effect
that horses and buggies will not be ad-
mitted to the A. M. Z. camp meeting
grounds. The report is incorrect, vehicles
will be admitted to the grounds.
The notorious Mrs. Marian Weston
has packed up her effects and taken her
departure from Washington. There are
two indictments against her in the Com
mon Pleas Courr-one for keeping house
ofill-fame, and one for forgery. She re-
moved her goods Monday night,
= The Madison county farmers, in view
of the safe garnering of the largest wheat
crop ever raised in that county, are con-
templating the holding of grand county
harvest home picnic at the county-seat.
Something of that kind would be quite
appropriate in this county this year.
Prof. May, assisted'by the class under
his instruction, treated the town, on Fri
day night last, to delightful serenade.
The music, and the manner in which it was
rendered, reflects great credit upon Prof.
May, as a teacher, and evinees musical
talent of high order on the part Of the
young men under his charge.
: The New Holland Revte,o has been
removed to Frankfort, and becomes the
Frankfort RevieeO. After years expert
epce, the editor, Mr.. Vaughn, was com
PEELED to the conclusion that New Hol-
lond was not first-class town to publish
a paper in. We hope he may meet with
better success at Frankfort He makes an
interesting paper.
A couple of travelling gymnasts gave
an exhibition of high trapeze perform
ance upon a trapeze suspended from s
rope stretched across Court street from the
roof of the Arlington House to the roof Of
r. Millikan's building, opposite, on Mon.
day evening. They took up a collection fol
their pay, and probably didn't accumulate
very much wealth.
= Candidates for nomination for coun
ty offices on the Democratic ticket, are an
nouncing themselves. J. B. Koontz, is {
candidate for nomination for Probate
Judge, James Watt, for Commissioner
and Robert Waters for the same office
Oswell Smith announces himself as
candidate for denomination for Sheriff
The Democratic Convention meets on thu
10th of August.
= The. G. w. & C. Ry. will run an ex
cursion train over the road on Sunday
for the accommodation of those wishin,
to attend the camp-meeting at the oil
Fair Grounds. Train will leave Washing
ton Junction at 7:3O a. IN. and arrive a
f Washington at 10 a. m. Fare from Wash
, ington Junction and Mt. Pleasant soc.
Port William and Bowerville 4Oc. Pear
! son and Allentown 30c.
- Preparations are being made for
+, grand soldiers and sailors reunion to b
a held in Washington early in Septembe
+. next. The committee of arrangement
will hold meeting at the Court Hous
one evening this week. Washington
easily accessible by railroad from a
parts of the State, and with the attraction
y that will be offered at the coming +,
L union, one of the biggest crowds eye
u gathered in this part of the State may l
Il expected. Programme and particula
u will be published hereafter.
}. The last rail was laid and the last spill
? was driven on the Springfield, jackson
e POmeroy narrow-gauge on Thursday las
J. The connection was made on the brid;
'e some four miles southeast of Bainbridg
= and the first train passed Ove- the ro;
on Thursday last. We had the pleasu
y6 of seeing the final completion of trac
laying, and in another column we publ
a report of the ceremonies of driving Il
n last spike, which, instead of making 0
n ourselves, we copy the report made
"a, our friend G. NJ. Nichols, of the Sprin
nd held Republic and published in that papt
! "A correspondent of the Columbus Su
- day Herald is writing articles for that I
ati per advocating and urging the Delnoci
to cy of this District to nominate Hon. Gf
to l.. Converse, of Columbus, as their co
ia didate for Congress. There are a numt
nv of patriotic Democrats in the District w
would be willing to enter the race
Congressional honors, and the signs of
times indicate lively skirmish betwe
IN. aspirants and their numerous devo
OIL friends, for the honor of testing tn
Is speed and bottom on the political r
ra- course. Our Democratic friends thI
al they are sure to win, but we would
3t4 mind them that the battle Is not aIw
to the strong nor the race to the swi
m but, trot out your Converse, we would