Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-07-17
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Mr.. E. w. Welsheimer purchased
very fine upright Gabler Piano of G. NJ.
| Mcdonald this week.
- The A. NJ. F. Church Camp Meeting
commences on the old Fair Grounds, in
this place on the 25th inst.
- The Greenfield Fair is the first in
this part of the State this year. 1t opens
on the 18th of August, and continues four
days.
| The Circleville Firemen have ten
dered a vote of thanks to the Washington
Firemen for their kind treatment on the
Fourth.
A new engine-No. 5-has been
placed on the D. & S. f. Ry. within the
past few days. 1t has been named "Chil-
licothe.''
1 = Eleven children from this county are
now inmates of the o. s. and S. o. Home,
at Xenia. The whole number at the
Home is 5S3.
the Ely Light Guards, of this place, are
attached, will likely go into camp at
Portsmouth in August.
- Miss Won Blumen, the pedestrian,
took 1OO-mile stroll at HillsbOro last
week, making the distance in about the
same time she did here.
Harvey Evans died at the residence
of his brother-in-law, Mr.. Glib. Paul, in
this place, on Saturday last, and was
buried on Sunday afternoon.
- The brick-work of Mr.. J. F. Ely's
mammoth new building, OH Main street,
is finished. The building is 50 feet front
by l30 deep, and four stories high, with
basement.
Receiver Gimperling says that track
laying on the D. & S. E. railway will
commence the first of next week, and the
track will be completed 10 Chillicothe
within ten days thereafter.
The Republican County Convention
to nominate candidates for county offices,
and select delegates to the Senatorial
Convention, meets at the City Hall on
Saturday next, at o'clock p. m.
- A little child of Lod. Garnes, who
lives in the old Fair Grounds, fell into the
we'll last Friday evening and narrowly
escaped drowning. 1t was, apparently,
dead when taken out, but was resuscitated.
Children's Sunday will be observed
at the Universalist Church, Jacksonville,
July 20, at IL o'clock. Services condnet-
] ed by Rev. n. A. Saxton, of Columbus.
Concert in the evening. Everybody in
vited to attend.
= Twenty-three purses, ranging from
$25 to $500, are offered in the speed-ring
! at the coming Sabina Fair, which opens
D on Monday, August 18th, and continues
I five days. The Fair this year promises
to be the best yet held.
- There was little smash up on the
S. j. & P. Ry. at Good Hope, yesterday.
In making a running switch of a fiat cal
I out of the middle of the train, the de-
= tached back part of the train came on toe
; fast, and struck the fiat car before it go
entirely off the main track, making kin
. . ding wood of it.
n We have received the circular Of
e Kenia College, Xenia, o. 1t indicate:
! prosperity, and invites teachers and 9th
:. ers, desiring to attend superior school
to send for circulars and learn about tht
= annual Normal of five weeks, beginning
July 21st; and the college session Sept
I'd. Expenses very moderate.
"A full and fair expression of thu
wishes of the Republican voters of TIN
county in the selection of candidates a
Y the Mass Convention at City Hall mex
} Saturday, is what is wanted, in order tina
the ticket, when made up, may receiv
the hearty and undivided support of tn
party at the election. Let the Republi
cans generally attend and have a voice i
the selections of delegates.
s+ - The Portsmouth people are makin
preparations for big time during the er
- campment of the 9Th regiment o. N.
in that city next month. The city wi
~ be in holiday attire, and visitors are in
vited, and half-fare rates have been sc
cured on all railroads and boats. Th
hotels will give reduced rates. The cit
Nv zens propose to make the encampmer
ly week as pleasant as possible for the mil
tia and visitors.
u Every township in the county shoul
be fully represented in the Republica
est Mass Convention to be held at City Ha
next saturday afternoon, to nominal
,xt candidates for county offices. The tow
Mt. ships are to select their delegates in tf
Convention, and there should be a ger
m eral attendance of the Republicans
each township, and a fair expression
IN their wishes in the selection of delegat,
,va to represent them in the Convention.
nat = Sells Bros great 7-elephant sho,
er- which exhibited here last Thursday, Dire
of a large crowd of people to town. The
led large canvas was well filed at both afte
he noon and evening performances. r.
err show is the best that has exhibited he
for long while, and all the qttractio
ADVERTISED were presented Under the ca
re- Yass. The absence Of the crowd of gal
bs s' blers, pick-pOckets and thieves that us
rge ally accompany circus shows, was a Il
] ticeable feature of their visit here,