Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-03-27
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
JefFersonv1lIe Crumbs.

Special correspondence of the Herald.
On the 10Th inst, Jesse Hagler, Esq,
was kicked by a horse, producing serious
but not dangerous injury.
Married, Thursday morning last, at
O'Clock, at the American House, by JUS !
tice Hurless, Miss Maggie Brown to Julius
Dean, of Colorado. Miss Brown has been
engaged in the millinery business here.
The heavy rains of the past week have
checked corn coming in, temporarily.
Ed. Bendel's addition to his store room
is being rapidly completed.
Owing to damage done the railroad by
the incessant rain of Friday night, the
mail train due here at a. m. Saturday
morning failed to reach US until II O'Clock.
Other trains failed to run on time during
the day. The damage done will be speed
lily repaired.
Tramps are daily besieging our town
officers for lodgings and meals.
Some of the boys in and about Jeffer
sonvllIe are hard to beat on fun--mean
fun at that. Certain places are watched
with a FEhawk's eye," as it were, and |
when persons are found prowling around |
in suspicious places at unreasonable |
hours, they are frequently reminded that
it is time to t'get up and git.'' They gen.
orally do it too, and it is said eclipse 2.40 |
time. Boys, this thing must be stopped, |
for Easter is coming and the day must be
, duly observed.
Ohas. W. Gray was In Columbus and
Dayton this week on business.
} Fred Roth, of Athens, o., spent Sum
day in town, the guest of Henry Clawson,
Esq.
Wire stretching on the s., J. & P. will
commence in few days.
Harry Gray and Steven Mills will at
tend the Washington c. H. school, COM
mencing with next term.
The contract for the building of the G.
J. & c. r. r. was let last week at Mt. Ster=
+ ling, and active work will commenced on
] this line of railway in few days.
An immense thunder storm prevailed
: here last Friday evening, it being the first
Spring storm that has occurred.
On Thursday last, Mr.. Urbin Coil, of
e this place, and Miss Emma Flood, daugh-
: ter of DR.. J. NJ. Flood, formerly of this
n city, were married at the BRIDES resi-
e dence near Urbana, o. Frank Bush and
. . sister and many others were present upon
Ii this occasion.
l. G. r. Marshall has quaker hat.
n VIM. II. Jones NJ. d. returned Friday
Is from Westerville, Franklin county, where
e he had been attending a college oratorical
% contest. VIM. II. Jones, Jr., represented
s. Akron College in this competitive display.
The time has come when all of the
Of prominent Cincinnati dailies are offered
1e for sale upon our streets, ,and at reasona-
,f BILE hour.
IF James straley's family removed to the
l. 'Squire's farm last week.
A. john Radcliff, of your city, was upon
IS our streets on Monday.
lT The Jeffersonville school board adver-
IN tised the old Union Church for sale at
K public auction, said sale to take place at
Fe 2 O'Clock p. M, last Saturday. The school
is board claim, by virtue of continued neg
IL lect or disuse and a release to all claims
O. on the church property signed by the
trustees last elected, that the church and
lot is theirs ,ahd that the proceeds arising
from the said sale be used for school pur.
poses. "Doctors will differ'' and so with
= people, an opposing element comes to the
front, and announces an indignation
i meeting, which took place last Friday
s. evening at the township house. This
ct meeting was somewhat slimly attended
p p but what was lacking in numbers wa.
ri made up in enthusiasm. DR.. Jones was
oil
tary. The old records of the church were
~ ~ brought forth, and the deed executed in
pr 1849, was read. The President announced
Id that speaking was in order, and remarks
or were accordingly offered One speaker
IS said that the action of the school board
1e was a high outrage and an insult to the
of people of this vicinity; another, that il
Il was high ,open-handed vandalism; anoth
u u er, that the house was erected by our ances
r. tors, our fathers and grandfathers, t.
Up be used tereUer for church purposes, anC
pc it should stand unmolested and undis
- -, turbed, monument, dedicated as it were
at to their memories, and as such, it must bt
IN protected at Whateyer cost or sacrifice
re another said, that he had determined
~ ~ single handed and alone to fight this il
IL board, regardless of expense. Other re
ne marks were made, but we will detail M
40 40 further. Upon motion it was resolved t.
elect board of trustees. The motor
carried and the following gentlemen were
IL elected, viz: VIM. H. Jones, Jas. Hur
~ less, Q. W. Marshall. VIM. Blessing ant
,ir James Bush. A motion was made that
tie committee of one be appointed to take
ey charge of the key to the church, and also
hge a motion, that the newly elected trustee;
ey be on hand tomorrow at 2 O'Clock ant
ty enter protest against the sale, as advertised
Oy and then the meeting adjourned. Twt
n O'Clock, Saturday, rolled around ant
If. found the new trustees on hand, ente rims
be protest to the school boards proposed
~ action. Great excitement ensued ant
70 after consultation the school board con
cluded to postpone the sale for two weeks
re You may talk about your hornets, ant
e9 mares nests, but this thing beats them all
m and just how it may terminate is a mys
it terry which your correspondent canno
gn solve. BARY.
M
1t Jasper Items.
u. School next Monday.