Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-05-29
Fourth ofJuly at Washington.

Fourth of July at Washington.
The firemen of Washington C. H. will
celebrate the 4th of July, 1879, and have
made arrangements for the biggest holi-
day ever had in the county. Fire depart
ments, gaily uniformed, will be here from
Circleville, Lancaster, Wilmington, James
town, Xenia, London, and other neigh
boring cities. The Ely Light Guards andl
other military companies will form with
the several fire departments in Grand
Procession, headed by the famous Ian
caster City Brass Band, assisted by thes
celebrated COlored Brass Band of Circle
vile, which will start promptly at 9 80 a.
m. from the c. & NJ. V. Depot on Main
street, marching to Market to North, on
North to East, on East TO Circleville av-
enue, thence up the avenue and Court
street, to the beautiful grove in MeLean's
Park. After reaching the grove the
Declaration of Independence will be read
by Hon. A. r. Creamer, followed by
twenty minutes speeches by Hon. Mills
Gardner and Hon. NJ. j. Williams, two
well-known orators. Then everybody
turn themselves loose and make the Clio
rious Old Fourth of July regular Mardi
Gras in Washington.
Part of the many amusements at the
grove, will consist in Daring Rope Walk
ing, Balloon Ascension, Walking Matches,
Foot Rae ing, Bicycle Exhibition, Dane
ing, etc.
Excursion trains will run on all the
railroads leading into town, and will un-
load Excursionists near the grounds.
Citizens from the surrounding country
and elsewhere are cordially invited to
come out with well-filled baskets for
themselves and friends. The visiting
fire companies are amply provided for by
our home department.
By order of Committee.
SHEP. LOGAN, President.
W. R. BELL, Secretary.
school Examinations and General
ExeFcisessaEVritten Tests as Follows:
THURSDAY, MAY %, 1879.
English Grammar, Grammar A, Mr..
Allen, 9 to 10 80 am
FRIDAY, MAY BOTH, 1879.
U. S. History, Grammar B, Miss Simp-
kins, to 1O:3O IN
Physical Geography, High School, Miss
T Cleaveland, 8 to 10 80 IN
Arithmetic, Grammar G, Mr. Allen, 8
to 10 80 m
MONDAY, JUNE ID, 1879.
Language. Grammar B, Miss Fuller, 8
to 10 80 m
Reading, Grammar D, Miss Simkins, 8
to 10 80 m
Geography, Grammar c, Miss TCleave-
land, 8 to 10 :3Oa m
| Physics, High school, Mr.. Allen, 9 to
/ 1O:3Oa m
Cicero's orations, High school, Mr..
Hard, 8 to 10 80 M
Arithmetie, Grammar A, Mr.. Allen,
1 30 to $50 pm @
Reading, Grammar G, Miss simpllins,
I 80 to. 8 10 pm
Language. Grammar D, Miss Fuller,
l 80 tos3 10 p N azse.s..ss
Geography, Grammar r. Miss T Cleave-
land, 80 to 8 10 p an
bookkeeping, High School, Mr.. Hard,
j 80 to 3 :10.p m AZ
! Beginners Latin, High School, Mr.
Hard, 3:I0 to 4 80 p m
: Arithmetic, Primary A, Miss Pine, 8 tt
10: 80 a m
Language, Primary A, Miss Pine, / :aC
to $40 pm
' TUESDAY, JUNE 3D, 1879.
Geography, Grammar D, Miss 7 GIeaVe
land, 8 to 10 80 m
Language, Grammar c, Miss Fuller
: to 1880 m
, Reading, Grammar B, Miss simkins,
ty 1880 m
Algebra, High school, Mr.. Allen, . t
: 10 80 m
virgil, High School, Mr.. Hard, 10 "A
to u
Reading, Grammar A, Miss simkin'
l 30 to 3 10 p m.
Arithmetic, Grammar. B, Mr. Aller
80 to 3 10 m
u Chemistry, High School, Mr.. Hard, 3
to $40 pm
Geography, Primary H, Miss Pine, 9 i
1O:30 lam
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4TH, 1879.
Annual literary exercises by the pupi
of Grammar A. The exercises will b
gin at 80 a. M, and will be held at Cit
Hail. In the evening, at the same plac
the annual address will be delivered, I
Hon. Mills Gardner.
THURSDAY, JUNE 9TH, 1879.
Oral examinations in all the grades.
FRIDAY, JUNE 9TH, 1879.
In the forenoon there will be gener
exercises and rhetorical duties in all Il
grades except High School and Gramm
A. In the afternoon, general exercis
g. in the School-yard.S Addesses by Ho
VIM. Millikan and NJ. Pavey, Esq.
y Corresponding examinations for Sum
.o Side and Colored Schools will take pla
~ as indicated above.
JOHN P. PATTERSON, Sup't