Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-05-15
THE III ER AID.
CIRCULATION, 1900
LOO AL ITHMS

There are now three telegraph offi-
ees in town.
You cannot afford to miss the Con-
ventlOn to be held at Washington, on the
Goth inst.
Some of the ablest S. s. workers in
the State will be present at the COnven-
ton on next Tuesday.
Mr.. N. Ford has bought the interest
Of Mr.. Stimson in the grocery store, un-
der the HERALD Office, and is now sole,
proprietor of the store.
"A ttention of farmers is called to the
advertisement of the Portsmouth Foun-
dry and Machine Works, manufacturers
of Buckeye State Mowers and reapers, on
this page.
u. NJ. Edwards, Admir-. of the estate
of Nathan CofFman, has taken an order
of sale of the home farm, of 459 acres, OF
Mr.. COffman. Look out for advertise
nent next week.
Auditor Lindsey advertises in an
other column for sealed proposals to fur
nish material and bAild two pile bridges
and one culvert. Proposals to be received
up TO the 10th OF June.
- B. B. OFT and John R. Mclean have
dissolved the partnership heretofore ex-
isting between them under the firm name
of B. B. OFT & Co., in the saloon and ice
business. See advertisement.
Go to R. Millikan's store. if you want
good article of wall paper, stationery,
books, notions, cigars or tobacco. You
will find him always ready to wait on
customers and do the fair thing by them
We notice that Mr.. Cherry, of thG
Cherry House, has procured very nice
and convenient hack, for the purpose Ot
conveying passengers from the cars to hi
house. The Cherry House is putting OF
commendable airs.
"A new timetable will go into opera
ton on the G. G. M. v. Ry., next Monda.
morning. The morning train East will
leave here at 6 O'Clock a. m., instead o
7:15, the present leaving time. Their
are only slight changes in the time o
!, other trains.
|: - A stable belonging to Mrs. Isabel
; Cripps, about five miles southeast {
Washington, was burned on Sunday nigE
J last, with all its contents-two horses
! grain, farming implements, etc. Los
2 about $500. No insurance. The fire
: supposed to be the work of an ineendiar!
, AGeo. Jenkins grocery store was br,
= ken into on Wednesday night of la
> week, and a barrel of flour, several sid,
, of bacon, some tea, baking powder, an
other goods amounting in all to near 81
: stolen. The thief entered by back wi
a dow. No clue as to the thief or thiev
. has been obtained.
The Highland County Grand Jul
found two indictments against John Lin
the murderer of Samuel. and Taylor P
=, Vey-One for murder in the second d
gree anG one for manslaughter. Maj
G. II. Blackburn, the great crimin
De lawyer, of Cincinnati, has been engag
to assist in the prosecution, and Ulri
Sloane, of HillsborO, has been retained
the side of the defense.
Mr.. Henry Robinson has connect
go himself with the One Price Clothi
House, recently established in this plat
in the room in the Hamilton buiIdiu
Court Street, opposite F. H. Miller's gi
Gerry, where he will be pleased to see
his friends wanting anything in the clot
ing and furnishing goods line. Mr.. Re
inson's extensive acquaintance throug
out the county, being an old resident a
business man of Washington, win reno
his services valuable to the house, a
they are fortunate in securing him.
A Sabbath School Mass Meeting "
be held, under the auspices of the F;
ette County s. s. Union, at Pleasant v
ley M. P. Church, nine miles south-w
of Washington, on the Snow Hill ro
next Sunday. There will be two sessio
at 10 O'Clock q. m. and O'Clock n. m
let Morris Sharp, President, and DR.. o.
}. Allen, Secretary of the Union, will
{. present and conduct the meetings,
8 will be accompanied by several other a
old s. S. workers and speakers, who will
rsai sIst in the meetings. All neighbor
'yr- schools are cordially invited to atte
u" Parents, especially, are requested to
tend and bring their families. A gri
do time and a profitable day in the Sund
a school work is anticipated.