Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-08-28
Iesrersonv1Ile Crnmhs
peciaI correspondents of the Herald.


Leland's house is going up lively.
'Shorty" has taken up residence i,
Covfngton.
Miss Sanford, of Columbus, is here
getting ladies to learn the art of making
lace.
Uncle John Clemor has got his old
dug-out painted up, bran new set of
harness, and with his team of bavs is boss.
School will not commence till the sec
ond Monday in September, according
to the present announcement.
John w. Fent received carload of
pumps last week.
Harry Gray is going to attend College
at Valparaiso, Ind, this fall.
The "Blue Goose" had plenty of Gus
toners during the riot trial last week.
Frank Alderman, of Athens county,
is visiting relatives and friends here.
Miss Ida Dean, of Ironton, is visiting
friends around here.
The Paint Chapel Literary meets again
tomorrow evening. Everybody invited.
Jerry Schofeld is moulding brick in
Washington c. H.
Our hog, cattle and sheep men are get
ting all the premiums at the Fairs.
The Urbana camp-meeting is being at
tended by few people from our place
this week.
Charley Gray is out on trip to Indiana.
He will take in Chicago before returning.
The Hurd boys and Abb. Creamer, have
returned from Valparaiso College.
The regular quarterly NJ. P. Association
met here last Sunday. A good number
of ministers were in attendance, and the
congregation large.
A few more school teachers have re-
ceived places for the fall term. C.R.
Marshall gets Sunny Side; Mollfe Kin
sella, the Harold, and Mary Freeman,
the Robinson Districts.
The c. j. & C. Ry., has finished all the
grade from here to Allentown, and all
but small space from Mt. Sterling down.
The officers are now trying to get il
pushed through before cold weather
comes to interfere.
We understand by the Springfield NeaVs
that the S. j. 6 P. Ry., has changed
hands and made new road. Work on
the standard line is progressing fast, and
will be completed in few weeks, when
we will have the big iron horse through
here.
A tramp became very much under the
influence of FFbug-juice'' last week, anC
carried the thing so far his arrest wa
ordered. After laying all night in tht
City Cab, he was found to be a moneyles!
man, and let free, but short time af
terward was seen with several dollars.
The School Directors in Sub-Distric
No. 3, will offer for sale the old schoo
house next Saturday. 1t is still a gooC
building and will make good bargain
for some one.
The Supervisors are pikeing all tn,
streets and filling up the mud holes. 1
helps the looks of things very much.
The 2Oth was pay day on the CD. & c
Ry., and large crowd was in town, al
the railroaders feeling happy. This roat
pays regularly every month.
Ike Mabra has the boss barber pole o
the day.
Cliff. Marshall is our champion walk
est. His time is unprecedented.
A very large crowd attended the Sabin
Fair from herelast week, especially tn
last day. They reported the Fair fine.
Another fishing party is going on
} three or four days camp on Deer Creek.
Uncle Billy Fent, who has been YER
low for some time, died at the residenc
of his daughter last Thursday, and h
remains were inferred In the cemetery hel
! Friday. His funeral was preached at
I O'Clock by Rev. Kingsley. Uncle Bill
was one of the oldest settlers in this couI
| ty. He came here in 1915, and RENAME
till his death, reaching the age of s
years.
The wheat still comes in and the en-
t not yet heard from. Our firms have tai
S en- in $4,000 bushels, and cOnsiderab1
6 contracted. Cars have been in deman
: all the time, some wheat was wagone
l over to the Dayton road to Edgefield an
I shipped.
i Another riot trial was held in town b
| IOES GS4'- SIOW, Ol OuI- place, ldSb wee
The affray occurred at Carr's Mills,a sma
+. burg close to here. While one Chas. Pill
= was walking down the street, Clint. &c
: Inns assaulted him and beat him sham
( fully. Piles did not do any thing tt
after they reached the saloon, wht
= Collins gave him another round, aft
Il which Piles gave him q stab with b
knife in the arm. Collins was arFeste
Monday, held for trial, and by decisit
of the justice fined SIS and cost, amour
ing in all to $35. A snug little sum.
q The campaign will be opened he
F September 11th, by speeches from Messl
Williams, Maynard and Gen. W. Nc
gan, in behalf of the Republicans.
They are all good speakers, an no dou
large crowd will be present to he
\, them. Let every man of our party tu
" out; bring your friends along al
: hear the speeches, and have a graz
;, rally of the whole party, to
,e ready when the fall elections come to d
. feat every Democrat who is a candids
for Office, and thus save our State frc
vice and dishonesty, ,as it is under the pr
te ent rule. OLD MAN.