Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-12-25
LOCAL ITEMS.
Merry Christmas.

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The Catholic Fair opened last even
ing, and will continue during holiday
week.
The windows ofour stores of various
kinds are making fine shows of holiday
goods.
Our patrons will find plenty Of
good Christmas reading in to-day's
HERALD.
Mr.. Frank Redman had two Of his
fingers cut off at PoIter's saw mill in
this place on Tuesday.
Our Public Schools have holiday
vacation from Tuesday evening, Dec.
23d to Monday, Jan. 9th.
The Chapter of Royal Arch Ma
sons installed officers for the coming
year on Monday evening last.
The Board of Education, at its last
session, directed the superintendent to
keep the schools by Joe Hudson's time.
Mass temperance meeting at Pres
byterian Church ON Sunday evening,
to be addressed by Rev. John W. Wait.
Episcopal services will be held at
the Baptist Church next Sunday, both
morning and evening, at the hours Of
IL A. N. and Up. M.
Corn and hogs are off little this
week. The market price here yester-
day was 37c. for corn and 1915 to 81
for hogs; wheat $l.3O.
"A four-year-old bay mare was stOl-
en- from the farm of John Orr, four
and a half miles from this place on the
Greenfield pike, on Tuesday night Of
last week.
There will be a Church festival held
at Academy Hall, in Bloomingburg,
under the auspices of the Presbyterian
Church, on the evening of December
31st, 1879-New Years eve.
Mr.. VIM. S. Cockerill, a pioneer
citizen of this county, died at his home,
about midway between this place and
Greenfield, on Friday morning
last. His funeral took place on Sunday,
at Cochran Church, and was largely
attended.
The teachers and pupils of our
public schools surprised Mr.. Young,
ianitor of the building, on Tuesday,
with donation of something in the
neighborhood of a carload of pro-
visions and various useful articles, as
token of their appreciation Of his SER
vices during the past term.
Mr.. F. H. Miller commenced the
work of fitting up the old Wilson, Ham
mer & Ustick Planning Mills for Foun-
dry and Machine shops, on Monday.
He expect to have all his machinery in
and ready to begin operations in about
thirty days. He will have to put up
new building for the foundry.
Mr.. Thomas Bennett, prominent
citizen of our neighboring town, New
Holland, died suddenly on Tuesday
morning last, of heart disease. Mr..
Bennett was married only about three
weeks since. This announcement will
be sad news to Mr., Benefits many
friends in this and Pickaway counties.
F. H. Miller has purchased the
right for this county for the manufac-
ture and sale of the Brown patent roll
Ter gate hinge, for farm gates, and will
manufacture the hinges, and will also
sell farm or township rights. The
hinge is meeting with a large sale all
over the county, and giving excellent
satisfaction.
If you want to hear all the local
news in the diferant parts of the county,
subscribe for the HERALD. 1t contains
large amount Of local and general
news and miscellaneous matter, and is
sent to subscribers for $3.50 in advance.
The HERALD furnishes an amount and
character of reading matter that makes
it worth more to its readers in Fayette |
county than any city weekly they can
get.
Mr.. @. S. Barclay, of West Liberty, |
Iowa, cousin of Mayor NJ. Barclay, has
been spending the past week in this
place. He has been purchasing some
thoroughbred cattle from the breeders
of Fayette and neighboring counties.
He has purchased altogether about 60
head, among them several head of
young Galloway cattle, bought of Mr.,
Anderson Dewitt. He will ship the
cattle from here on Monday next.
We mentioned last week that the
lands of the late Jos. Hidy had been
bought by Mrs. Henry Windle, one Of
the heirs, at $50 per acre-the appraised
value. Our information was incorrect.
The lands were appraised at $50 per
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