Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-06-12
LOO Al ITRM 3.

Col. Garis will build a residence on
Circle Avenue this Summer.
Henry Robinson, postmaster, had
valuable mare rnined by breaking her leg
Sunday.
= There was frost in many places in
this county last Saturday morning. No
damage, however.
Seven carloads of excursionists from
Dayton pienieed at the Spring in Mrs.
Millikan's grove, Saturday.
John Robinson won the 3O-mile bi-
cycle race, over Adams and Mason, at
HillsbOr0 Saturday, and now wears the
champion belt.
A man passed through here Saturday
morning on his way from San Francisco
to New York on foot. and trundling a
wheelbarrOw.
- The D. & s. Z. Ry. ran an excnrs-
ion from Dayton to Chillicothe Sunday to
carry visitors to the colored camp meet
ing. There was big train.
~ Mr.. j. N. Lease, of this place, was
hOnored by being made one of the Vice
President of the National Greenbaek Con-
vention, held at Columbus last week.
= Many farmers have been Obliged
to plant their corn the second, and even
the third time. Bad seed, and too dry
and eloddy ground is what is the matter.
L. w. Buckmaster, conductor on the
c. G NJ. ", has rented the residence just
remodelled by Morris Sharp, on Court
street, and will quit boarding and go to
keeping house in it.
"A cOlOred man of this place put $40
bill in a stove for safe-keeping, and on
Friday morning last built fire in the
stove without removing the wealth. He
will put his surplus funds in bank here
after.
Our readers will remember Rev.Wm
Porter who, few years since, was Pre-.
siding Elder of the NJ. E. Church of thi,
district. They will now regret to learn
his death, which occurred at GAINESVILLE
, on the Goth ult.
IS. B. Logan, Secretary of the Stal
; wart Republican Club, will ''swear in
recruits to that organization at the county
clerks office, at any time call on him anC
enroll your name. The club already has
very large and rapidly increasing mem
bership, and win do good work in tn,
cause during the campaign.
y = Those business-cards printed at tn
! HERALD Office, for s. F. johnson, and 81
, neatly and elegantly ornamented, bear
ing on their backs the railroad timetables
are beauties, and while they serve goo
purpose for Mr.. johnson, in maxim
known his business, they are useful t
"a those who are in possession of them i
st giving the times of arrival and depar
ure of trains our seveal railroads.
n The Cireleville Fire Department, 1C
strong, and accompanied by the Circle
ht vile Band, have promised their attend
T. ance at the Firemen's 4th of July Gel.
bration here. In addition to the long lii
a of other amusements and attractions fC
~ the day, arrangements have been mad
" for grand balloon ascensions to take plat
every half-hour in the day. One of tt
u biggest crowds ever gathered in Washin,
ton is expected.
81 %=- Judge Mclean, of this place, h;
- been looking up the oldest citizens wi
~ were born in this county, and who sti
reside in it; the following is the result
his search: Robert Harper, born on s.
gar creek, Feb. 1906, and is 70 years olo
SambCOfman, born on Paint creek, Il
. 1st of March, 1903, and is II years oil
Jerry Coil, born on Sugar creek, May st
ra- 1910, and is now 50 years old; Anthol
will Wright, born on Sugar creek, March 3ll
hes 1912, and is 67 years old.
nd Send in your names and your h,
the dollars, any time between this and t
OF first of July, and get the HERALD un
on, the first of November next. We have,
order to place the HERALD in the har
of the people, without distinction of p
ty, color, or previous condition in II
II put it down to price that hardly pays
for paper and press-wOrk. Will a
active men in each neighborhood 60
work and extend the circulation of
job paper. The campaign will be boil
llOt one, and everybody win be interes
= in witnessing the boiling.