Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-08-14

special correspondenceof the Herald.
We need a street-sprinkler.

Our school-house is undergoing repairs.
People are talking about the Fairs again.
The Jamestown Tribune is looking well,
since Logan took charge.
Machine agents have been thick here
for few weeks.
Wesley Chapel camp-meettng closed
last week. The condition of the weather
prevented them from having a big sue
cess.
The excursion to Springfield, and the
camp-meetings on Sunday, took good
many::people from here. The cars were
well-filled.
Al. Bush and wife, of solon, were here
last week.
G. NJ. McDonold, of your place, was
over last week.
Mrs. Asa Higgins, of New Vienna, was
visiting relatives here recently.
Mr.. R. Flood, of Catawba, spent a few
days in town last week.
Rev. Kingsley attended eamp-meeting
at the Coil grounds last week.
VIM. Blessing had so acres of wheat
that yielded also bushels.
The ice-cream festival at Paint Chapel,
Saturday, was not well patronized, finan-
cially; the stove felt too good.
A few of our school-teachers are attend
ing the Institute at your place this week
Jas. Lofts little girl, Oracle, is lying
very sick with fever.
SeEeral-persons from neighboring viii
lagos attended the funeral services of Mr..
Hidy, last Sunday.
| The West Lancaster Literary Society
met last Friday night, at the NJ. E.
Church in Lancaster. There was a large
attendance, all of whom spoke very high
| ly of the exercises, which consisted of
essays, speeches, music, etc.
Chieken-thieves are invading the coun-
try. People are warned to watch their
premises.
John d. Moons wife and three children
had quite a narrow escape last week. AS
they were riding in buggy, driving the
old family horse, he became frightened at
a covered wagon, throwing the occupants
out of the buggy. Luckily, none received
serious injuries.
The Democrats are feeling rather bad,
and their hopes of carrying the election
in October are not very bright: some have
already given up the race as bad one.
The Republicans mean business this fall.
Hickson's threshing machine, from
Good Hope, and one from Madison Mills,
together with four or five in our own
| township, looks like the wheat market
was immense. They are all kept busy.
Mr.. Franks, the railroad contractor,
put the piling in for the bridge across
Sugar Creek, north of town, before COM
mencing on the other railroad jobs.
The M. P. Sabbath-school went down to
Coil camp-meeting, yesterday week, it
being ehildren's day. They came home
well-pleased with the trip.
Mr.sLeland, our agent here for the ST. !,
& E. P.Ry., says they expect to have,the road
changed to standard gauge by the first
of October. 1t is to be hoped, at least,
that the mail-trains will run to suit peo-
pie, and daily papers arrive in the morn
ing.
Rev. Saxton, of Columbus, will lecture
in the Universalist Church next Sunday,
at Is pa M, on temperance. He has been
quite a success on this great subject. All
workers in the cause should come out and
hear him.
The c. J. & G. Ry. have had some rous-
ing meetings at Columbus lately. Quite
an interest is being taken by the citizens
of that city in the road and, by the en-
ergy of the small towns along the road
win be zII.iItlo II first-class thorough ia re
from Cincinnati to the Capital.
The Greenfield Fair is not taking many
people from here this week. People &c
mostly where they can drive through and
come home at their leisure. Sabina gets
all the Fair-going people.
Three or four days last week there was
a gang of roughs parading the streets, us.
ing profane language, ETC., and daring any
man to touch them. The Village Mar
shal sat and heard the threats; sat, and
nothing more. This speaks well for oul
place. If half the attention was paid t.
roughs that is to stock running at large
All WOuIu Uo peace anu qIlioCneSS.
DIR. Rexford, of Ackron, preached thu
funeral sermon of Joseph Hidy, Sr., a
the Universalist Church last Saturday a
IL a, M. There was a very large attend
ance of relatives and friends.
The rains here of late have made every
thing look fine, and the people appreciate
it. The crops already gathered in wer,
large, and the past few weeks has made
the corn look fine.
f. Gray G Sons are going to build
large business house on the corner o
Main and Water streets. The building
2 will be two large stories with an immens
basement. The size of the structure
33xGS #. Work will commence mex
month. This will be quite an improve
ment to our place, and make one of tn
: best houses in the county.
r OLD MAN.