Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-06
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This issue completes the 2lst volume
of the HERALD.
The Murray -Ober theatrical company
will play Washington visit soon.
james Anderson, eolored, died in this
place on Saturday, and was buried Mon
day.
Geo. Scott sold his residence on Mar
ket street to j. 5. Bush last week for
$1,000.
The hog crop of Fayette county this
year will be larger than for several
years past.
A set of near double work-harness
was stolen from J. IT. Patton's stable last
Monday night.
Hogs are are selling for So 25 to $3 40
per cwt.-here--about 81 better than at the
same time last year.
Sheriff Smith sold the Wilson, Ham
mer & Usticll Planning Mill last Saturday,
to NJ. Pavey for $4,000.
--Et is not likely there viii be any hogs
packed at either ofthe three pOrk-hOuses
in this place this year.
-Rev.J. S. Hughes, of Dayton, will
preach in the Baptist Church next Sun
day morning and evening.
The Lecture Association paid Mrs.
.Scott-Siddons $I66.6G for her readings,
and didn't make any money on her.
Judge Minshall is expected to hold
the November term of Fayette Common
Pleas Court, which convenes- on the 18th
The temperance meeting Tor next
Sunday afternoon will be addressed by
Hon. A. r. Creamer and Col. Fl. B. May
nard.
Mr.. J. II. Patton has built and now
occupies neat frame residence on Var
Deman street, now D. I. Worthington' ,!
residence.
i The citizens of Greenfield are peti
tioning their Town Council to pass
" nine O'Clock ordinance" similar to tn,
one in force in this place.
The second entertainment in tn
I course of the Washington Lecture Asso
= citation will be a lecture by Rev. A. A
Willetts, on the 18th inst.
B. Goodson sold his farm of so acres
4 four miles from Washington on the Wa
terloo pike, last week, to Jas. Hess, G
10 Pennsylvania, for 500 per acre.
Mrs. Abba Hause will offer her pei
0, sonal property at public sale at her res
dence, one-fourth mile north of Staur
s. ton, on Tuesday, November IL, 1879.
/ Corn is coming in freely. The pric
paid yesterday was 35e. 1t is general
- of better quality than was expected
Sc though there is considerable soft corn.
There has been no rain in this localit
. for many weeks past, and the country
m suffering of drought. The stocll-water
scarce, and wells and cisterns are givir
Of out.
nd Little May. six-ycar-old daughter
Joe NJ. Mclean, died of diphtheria {
Sunday last, after an illness of about tv
weeks. Her funeral took place on Tue
day.
The Presidents proclamation desi
mates Thursday, the 27th of this mont
as day of national thanksgiving. Tru
nj the people of this county have reason
~ give thanks and be glad.
There will be a meeting of the
nevolent Society at the residence of NJ
? DIR. Worley next Saturday, at O'Clock
IN. A full attendance of the members
desirable, as there will be an election
-. officers for the ensuing year.
O"i "A regular organized gang of bu
lars are committing depredatiOns nigh
at Washington G. H.-Circlerute Union
Is thai so? We were not aware of
We have heard of an occasional c
OF sneak-thieving and house-break
within the past few months, such as
n sometimes occur in the best regula
II cities, but the g nightly depredations'
Z that regular organized gang of bu
4 lars'' have been carried on so ouietlv
4 haven't heard of them.
County Commissioners were in
sion on Monday. The business be
them was mostly settling for repair
turnpikes. The board will meet on It
day next with the commissioners of {
,,oc ton county, for the purpose of going
VGN, the boundary line between the two c.
ties. The line having become obscur
was recently re-surveyed by the cot
Etc. surveyors, by order of commission
and there is difference of 200 feet
tween the lines run by the survey
The commissioners of the two cOu
will locate the boundary next Tuesds