Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-10-16
JeFeersOnv1IIe Ptck1nEs.

Special cOrrespondenceo of the Herald.
There was grand hop at the residence
of Mrs. E. Terrell Saturday night.
Mrs. F. G. Carpenter, of Washington
c. H., was visiting her parents at this
place last week.
Mrs. Jacob Creamer and daughter, of
Mechanicsburg, have opened a millinery
store at this place.
Nice weather. Thermometer 80 in the
shade makes a fellow feel as if the spring
fever had struck him.
| There was an ice cream supper and
g gum-suck" at the residence of John
Divins Saturday night.
| George McGrew and family returned
home Friday evening, after a soiourn of
three weeks among their friends in Ham
ilton county.
The c., j. and c. Railway is still NOV
ing along toward completion. There are
only four miles of grade to build between
AIendaIe and Mount Sterling, and it
would be we'll if the people along the
line would make haste and finish it, in
order that they may begin reaping the
benefits.
The Springfield, Jackson and POmeroy
Railroad has been run down so lately that
the Jeffersonville folks are getting scared
about their being called on foH double
their stock to help pay the back debts of
the company, and it is my opinion that
their worst fears will he verified in a few
months.
Last Tuesday at noon the residence of
Austin Blessing caught fire from a de-
fective flue and burned down. There
was no one at home but Mrs. Blessing
and daughter, Mr.. Blessing having gone
to the London stock sales. The ladies
rang the dinner bell to alarm the neigh
bors, but before any one could get there
the house was all in flames. They saved
one bed, some chairs and looking-glass.
After everything was all ablaze, the son
(who had arrived in the meantime) re-
membered that his father had some very
valuable papers. To think was to act
with him. He dashed right into the burn
ing room, got the papers and got Out
safely. Mr.. Blessing is a well-tO-dC
, farmer, and his house was Il good one ant
well furnished. He estimates his loss a
y about So, 600. No insurance. He is max
o ing arrangements to build again this fal
on the old site; but Notwithstanding ht
7 may build a nice house, it will be year
p before he can get back to the old COS!
home he lost.
o There was grand birthday dinner a
the residence of Mrs. Mary James on Sat
IS urday last. AS is the custom, her son
v E. L. James, tried to get the old lad.
away from home until the friends col
n lected, but in this he failed. She " smelIe
a mice'' and stayed at home and receives
o her friends herself. In due time they be
" gan to arrive from all directions, wit
J; baskets well filled with good things. B
k noon they were all in, seventy in nun
te ber. There not being room in the hous
= to set dinner for so many, the tables wei
n set in the yard-one for the old folks an
t one for the young folks. At dinner ever
IN one was waited on to a nicely, and ever!
ic thing went merry as a marriage bel
ry The following are the names of the pc
ne sons present: Daniel H. Mock, job
ra Mock and wife, H. K. Mock and wifi
u Singleton Robinson, Miss Ellen Robinso
o, Mrs. Jacob Creamer, Henry Parrett, WI
IT. liam Wood and family, Able James al
r. family, G. L. james and family, J.
G. johnson and wife, Adam Allen and wifi
G. w. Miller and family, G. W. Still
and family, H. c. Blessing and vii
N. Moses Thomas and wife, A. w. Blessin
he John Wibright, George Wigginton,
ok H. Watson, William Ried, N. Porter al
er- wife, Mrs. Willis Hays and family, Jam
ls, Hays and family, Charles Mock, B.
,rk Fewell and family, Mrs. b. McLaughli
as John Horney and family, Miss {.
err Blessing, Miss Ida Wilson, Miss Ella Sa
cir ders, G. c. Saum and Catherine Pal
,de All of the above named persons, exec
cir FIVE or six, are relatives of Mrs. Jan
Did THOMAS ROUNCE