Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-11-28

WASHINGTON c. H., O.. Nov. %, rs.
EDS. HERALD;
1t has been over twenty years since 1
| have had occasion to write an article for
a paper, or answer one. But, a reflection
on my motives, in removing the late mar
| rOw-gauge depot, formerly occupied joint
| IL by the D. s 5. E. and c. W. s c., by Il
citizen signing himself Subscriber"
compeIls me TO ask space in your paper
to reply.
I fully concur with '>Subscriber'' in re-
gard to the generosity and Hberality of
the citizens of Washington c. H. To
them we are indebted for our churches,
school-houses, public halls, Odd Fellows
and Masonic buildings, and especially are
they indebted to one citizen for all the
passenger railroad depot accommodations
they have, except the Springfield, Jack
son 6 POIneroy; that citizen has eleven
hundred dollars in the Muskingum Val
ley passenger depot, and has two hundred
and twenty-five dollars in the late G. w.
6 c. depot, making thirteen hundred and
twenty-five dollars that he had generous
| ly donated for the comforts of the citizens
of Washington G. H. and Fayette county;
but L am DEPRESSING from the subject.
Now, to the fact concerning the distur
bance of Subscriber and other we'll
disposed citizens of southeast Washing
| ton-and here let me say, had "Subscri-
| ber'' manifested half the zeal, and occu-
| pied half the time that it required him, or
| some one else, to write that article that
| hPOnUhf n Iiphf Cnph aStOnnFIinOr Tnyp11-
tions, by calling on me, he could have
learned much more and, L think, to his
entire satisfaction, than by rushing into
print. The reason why the depot was
| taken down and removed after night, thus
disturbing the quiet slumber of ''Subscri-
ber," and other good citizens, was, that
on Saturday, prior to the removal of said
building, [ learned that the depot was to
be removed to Allentown; Immediately
saw a carpenter and contracted with him
to remove the building at as early a day
as possible, which he agreed do.
Late on Tuesday evening, 1 learned
that special train would be in from the
G. w. & c. the following Wednesday
morning, with a force of men, to remove
said building to Bowerville. Now, had
I waited until could have seen the cred
| itors and subscribers to said building
fund the building would have been gone
hence the reason of the quietude of slum-
hering citizens being disturbed. L have
not removed the material on my own
premises; neither have L appropriated il
to my own use or benefit, nor shall 1, un-
til a proper settlement can be made.
have removed the building to a place OF
safe keeping, and have put the lumber il
condition that it can not be removed by
parties it don't belong to, and now avail
adjustment, and I hope Subscriber vii
come forward and assist in arranging the
ENTHUSIASTICALLY TO all parties concern
ed, for can assure him, and all other:
interested, that I did what I believe
they and all other citizens of Washing
ton would justify me in doing. The build
ing was put there by myself and Other
citizens of Washington, and so long as i
was used for railroad purposes in the city
of Washington G. H., the railroad compa
ny were entitled to the same; but, wher
they proposed to remove it to Greene Co.
l demurred.
Hoping this explanation may be salts
: factory to Subscriber and others, wh'
haye been misled by his communication
[ subscribe myself truly yours,
J. T. ELY.