Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-06-05

the Fire Department, at special election
on Monday evening. A good selection.
= Messrs. J. H. Patton and Fl. E.
Browne have formed partnership in the
practice of law, under the firm name of
Patton & Browne. Their office is in the
VanDeman building.
Newton Wood, an incorrigible youth
who has been an inmate of our county
infirmary, was transferred from that in
stitution to the Ohio Reform Farm at
Lancaster, on Monday.
DIR. II. Judy, of New Holland, had
his barn, on his farm IL mile from Hol-
land, near the Good Hope road, burned
on Saturday morning at ? O'Clock. Sup
posed to be the work of an incondiary.
The ladies of the Baptist Church gave
a strawberry and ice-cream festival at
City Hall Tuesday evening, which was
quite literally patronized, and a pleasant
affair. Proceeds to go toward re-roof1ng
the church.
10 The City Hall bell, besides being
Fnng at a. m. and 9 p. M, to notify sa-
| looms of the time for opening and closing
under an ordinance: is now rung at a.
m, II M, and 6 p. m. for the conVen-
fence of workingmen.
Remember the meeting at the Court
House Saturday afternoon, to organize a
| Young Mems Republican Club. Every
| young man who has the best interests of
his country at heart should enroll his
name and take an active past in the work
of the coming campaign.
I~The walls of our time-honored Court
Hdlse look a little dingy under its shin
ing new roof. We wOnld respectfully
suggest to the commissioners that a coat
of whitewash would brighten them up,
and have pleasing effect on the appear
ance of the ediflce. With its new root
and fresh coat of whitewash artistically
spread on, our ancient temple of justice
would look real pretty, and last a good
while yet.
- The June term of Fayette Common
Pleas Court convened on Tuesday morn
ing, Judge Steele on the bench. The
garnd jury was empanneled, the docket
read and cases assigned ,and then the court
took a recess until to-day, and the Judge
and Sheriff wenttO Columbus to take in
the Democratic State Convention. The
term will probably not last longer than
four weeks. Judge Steele is expected to
hold court during the whole term.
p. Samuel B., son of l.. c. Karney, died
st the residence of his parents, in this
place, on Saturday morning last, aged &c
years. About three years ago he was in
juFed in the hip, by a strain, while play
ing football, and the injury Terminated
in scrOfula, which caused his death. Fol
the past eighteen months he has been con-
fined TO his bed and helpless, and his sui.
ferings have been very intense. His flu
neral took place on Sunday afternoon,
from the family residence, and the re-
mains were inferred in Washington Gem.
etery.
= AS an item of interest to our mer
chants, we note that an exclusively job
bing house in paper and notions has beer
opened in Springfield. The firm is G. p.
Hall & Co., and they assure as low price
to the trade as can be found. In the no
ton line they will handle thread, pins
needles, combs, shoe-laces, buttons, pens
ink, slate and lead pencils, etc., etc. anC
in paper, envelopes, all kinds of wrap
ping papers, plain and printed, pape
bags, butter-plates, tea paper, letter pa
per, and a great variety of other paper
goods in their line. They also furnish
flour sacks of the best quality at maniac
turers prices. Such house as this will
undoubtedly meet the wants of this place
and hence we have called attention to j
by this notice.
- The Ripley Times of last week has
glowing account of the reunion of Fos
ter's cavalry-the cavalry company iron
that place, commanded during the war b
Capt. John S. Foster, now of this place
held in Ripley on Thursday, May 22d
The attendance was very large, and it wa
a gala day for Ripley. The programm
included grand military parade, speech
es, and social reunion and banquet. Cap
F. and family went down from here I
attend. The Captain was grand marsha
of the day. Capt. Fosters company pal
ticipated in the following battles durin
the war: Black Water, Mo-; Silye
Greek, Mo-; Siege of Corinth; Britton
Lane; Vicksburg; Port Gibson; Raj
mond jackson, Champion Hills; Ken,
saw Mountain, and were with Sherma
on his "march to the sea- and RENAME
Z | with h in, nutil tho o10co of tI1a U-ar