Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-06
JeffersOulviIIe Pick1ngs.

go on the road again to-day.
JeffersOnvIIIe PiCkIngs.
Special correspondence of the Herald.
Dry, cold and snowy.
Farmers in this section saw the wheat
is gone upunlc IS it rains soon. The corn
is also said to be damaged to some extent.
| A good part of it is chaffy; also, the fod-
der seems to be covered with a black
mold.
G. w. Gray had hands working on the
cellar for his new building last week.
We are glad to know that c. W. means
business, but the change in the weather,
we fear, will somewhat spoil his antici-
pations.
Jacob Dieterle partly built new fence
around his dwelling lot last week. Jake
says the Council can pass all the nine
O'Clock ordinances they choose, as it will
not interfere with his business, and is
! what he wants.
The W. c. T. L. of this place have a
move on foot in the shape of petition
praying the Common Council of Jeffer-
| sonville to pass an ordinance to close up
the saloons at nine O'Clock: also to pro-
hibit the opening of business houses on
| the Sabbath day. The petition will be
| presented at the next regular meeting of
| the Council, which will be on the 4th of
! November, and as the Councilmen are
temperate men, the prayer of the people
will likely be verified and the ordinance
become law.
The old Union Church of this place has
been renovated and fixed up since the
members of the NJ. E. Church bought it.
Their quarterly meeting began Sunday,
and was we'll attended. After the build
ing of the NJ. P. Church and Universal
ist Church, the old one, that had been
used by all denominations, was spoken of
as an old trap and not fit to go into. until
the NJ. E. brethren got hold of it, and
now they say it is like going home when
they go there, and are glad that some one
has taken an interest in the old church.
The cry of fire Saturday morning
brought everybody to their front door!
in hurry. 1t had broken out in small
business room on Main street, belonging
by Mr.. P. V. Shook and lady as a barber
and hair-dressing shop. The fire had
caught in under the roof, and had almost
burned through before it was noticed
When the first cry of fire rang out. c.
w. Gray threw out about thirty or forty
buckets, and in less than three minutes
as many buckets of water were dashed
into the fire, and although it had a gooC
start it was soon extinguished. The
damage will amount to about 800, bu
will not be a loss, as the house was in
sured for $500.
Jeffersonville has more night prowler
and Sunday loafers than any other tow
in the State, and it confined principally
to the younger class. Young men ant
boys, from 10 to 81 years of age, are il
the habit of roaming the streets until
late hour at night, and often they ar
, found pretty well g corned'' with E'ben
zine.'' Also on Sunday, in place of bein;
+ at home they are found at the bar-room
of our hOstleries, occupying all tie chairs
and the guests of the house. standin
D back in the corners or in the street. An
r when a stranger comes in the house the
! stick to their chairs, hug the stove an
try to freeze the man out if they can
o And this is not all: They chew, spit ant
o smoke, most of them, and at shutting IL
Il time the room has more the appearance
= of a hog pen than anything else that
{ can compare it to. asked the hotel me
c why they let them do it, and they clair
: that they have tried to freeze them on
. and have ordered them out, and it di
G no good, as they are cheeky as govern
: ment mules, and will stay with theI
" until the lights are out and the Ike
L turned in the lock. Then they assembl
y on the sidewalk and dance the double
Y shuttle for half an hour, and finally win
II up by saying: 'F We win see you agai
next Sunday THOMAS BOUNCE.