Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-12-11
LOCAL ITEMS.
B. r. Taylor tomorrow night.

Rev. j. S. Hughes will preach in
the Baptist Church next Sunday morn
ing and evening.
Hogs have dropped from 1875 on
Monday to $3,75 and "a, which was the
price paid yesterday.
"A movement is on foot looking to
the establishment of an Episcopal
Church in Washington.
d. 1. WOrthington and J. H. Pat
ton, attorneys, have formed apartner-
ship in the practice of law.
Payment of dues, and election and
installation of officers of the Chapter r.
A. M. next Wednesday night.
No extra charge for reserved seats for
B. F. Taylor's lecture at Music Hall to-
morrow night. Admission SOC.
The Fayette County Teachers As
sOciaTIon hold their next meeting at
Jeffersonville on Saturday next.
Baptist Social Circle next Tuesday
evening at the residence of Bowman
Hess. All are cordially invited.
Episcopal service at Baptist Church
this evening at O'Clock. Rev. J. H.
Logic, of CircleVille, will conduct the
services.
The fellows who exhibited the
headless chicken here, and cut on their
board-bill when they left, played the
same game at London last week.
"A council of the Royal Arcanum,
a secret life insurance order, will be
instituted here on Monday evening
next, with twenty-five charter-mem-
bers.
The New Vienna correspondent of
the Hillsboro Gazette says: ~. K.
Parker and Mr.. Wilson propose 60
ing into the lumber business at Wash
ington G. H.''
Harry Boyer is prepared for the
holiday trade with an attractive stock
of goods in his line, suitable for pres
ents. Look at his stock before making
your purchases.
Stock subscription books of the
Springfield Southern Qate S. J. and
P. railway, were opened at tSpringfield
last Saturday and 100000 of stock sub
scribed OH that day.
The Fayette county grangers elect
ed Mr.. Jas. M. Noble, of Madison
Mills as delegate to the State Grange,
and J. W. Gillespie, of Washington, al
,ernate. The State Grange convened in
Cincinnati on Tuesday.
Miss Lucy Alexander died at the
residence of her mother, in Blooming
ourg, on Saturday last, and was buried
n Bloomingburg Cemetery on Sunday.
Deceased was AZ years of age, and had
oeen afflicted for seventeen years.
Mr.. J. W. Gillespie has sold out
lis coal business to S. F. johnson, and
las rented the farmers Pork and Pro-
luce Company's warehouse and will
ngage in the grain trade, commencing
bout the first of January next.
"A colored man who works for Mr.. |
Ieorge S. Fullerton, nearEBlooming- s
urg, recently received information of t
he murder of his father, who lived in
[ehtucky, by white man who came ]
D the colored mans house, called him (
ut and shot him dead.
)-Mr. Thos. Dixon, one of the oldest d
itizens Of our county, and a pensioner S
f the war Of 1912, died on Saturday
light last, at the residence of his son S
lies, near Good Hope, aged Sc years. t.
lis funeral took place on Sunday, and
is remains were inferred in Good Hope n \
-Ex-sheriff John Millikan's many (
lends in this county will be pleased
learn that he has returned to Wash
gton, and engaged in business here.
e will be found hereafter in charge of Fl
e Grocery of Nitterhouse & Stuck n
:. Mr.. NJ. is an old hand in the groce- n
business. G
Mr.. H. L. Wells, agent Of the Hess p
i'll patentees, who has been here en- 81
avoring to organize'a company for the y,
of the mills in Washing tt
n, for few weeks past, left the latter n
1T of last week, having failed to in I
rest our community in the enterprise bC
to accomplish the object. th
; took orders for twenty of the mills 81 81
lile here. NJ NJ
In addition to the report of bust tn
SIS transacted by the County Commits M NJ
ners at their last meeting, given in ne
It weeks HERALD, the county road
titioned for by Martin Gilmore and
lers was ordered established. The
ard adjourned their session to next Ia
,nday, when action win be taken on I'd
, road petition of Thos. e. Braden I'll
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