Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-09-25

Thursday evening, was pleasant affair.
Washington visitors to the Cinein-
natl Exposition are too numerous to
MENTION
"A festival and oyster supper will be
given at the NJ. E. Church in Blooming
burg on Friday evening, October 3. Pro-
eeeds for the benefit of the church.
Everybody is invited.
The executive committee of the W.
c. #. L., together with all the special
committees recently appointed, are re-
quested to meet at Mrs. Morris Sharp's, ,on
Friday afternoon at 3 O'Clock.
-MessrsMelvin, Sileotthnd Co. opened
their branch store in new Holland last
week. Mr.. W. S. Gordon is in charge,
and will offer the people of that place
and vicinity a complete stock, and give
customers courteous attention.
Mr.. Morgan Tway died at the resi-
dence of his father, Mr.. John Tway, in
Paint township, on Monday evening last,
of typhoid fever. He was buried yester-
day. His age was about thirty-five years.
He was a widower, his wife having died
in June last. They had no children. "
E. G. Tuthill has bought the In
terest of his partner, Mr.. Ham. Smith,
in the carriage manufacturing business,
heretofore carried on under the firm name
of TuthilI & Smith. Mr.. Tuthill will
continue the business at the old stand.
Mr.. Smith will remain in charge of the
blacksmithing department for the pres
ent.
w. j. McCoy's drug store at Bloom
ingburg was broken into on Monday
night, and a small amount of money stol-
en- from the cash drawer. Nothing else
is missed. The thief then went to T. F.
Theobald's boot and shoe store, which was
broken into and four pairs of fine boots
| stolen. No clue to the perpetratOr of the
burglaries.
"A very pleasant dinner party was
given to number of friends yesterday
by Mrs. Mark Sager and Mrs. Peter Getz
at the residence of the former, it being
the birthday anniversary of each of tht
two ladies. The dinner was all thai
could be desired, and the social interview
was truly pleasant. 1t was a surprise
only to the guests of our two lady friends
"A correspondent of the Columbus
Dispatch says that arran gements have
been made in New York for the sale O
1870, 900 worth of first mortgage bonds OF
the Columbus, Jeffersonville & Cincin
natl narrow-gauge railway at eighty cent!
on the dollar, provided the sum of $1,000
per mile is raised along the line; ant
that cars viii be running over the roaC
by May, 1880, from Columbus to Waynes
vile.
The Gospel Temperance meeting tc
be held in the Methodist Church mex
Sunday afternoon, at 4 o'clock, will b.
addressed by the Rev. j. c. irwin. Morris
| Sharp will represent, on the black board
two charlottesville Temperate and In
temperate. The young people of the Sun
! day Schools are earnestly invited to b.
/ present. Miss Nettie Grove has promised
TO sing a solo.
Mrs. A. L. Reid was pretty badl,
hurt by being thrown from buggy on
day last week. She was confined to be-
j for several days from the effects of he
injuries, but is now recovering. Will
driving in the country, her horse too
! fright and upset the buggy. Throwing
the occupants, Mrs. Reid and daughter
Eta, and an other young lady, out. The
were assisted to get the buggy righted
and started on, when the horse freighten
ed again and upset the buggy a second
time, when Mrs. Reid received her in
juries. The other occupants, escape
being hurt in both upsets.
Mr.. S. w. Robinson retired from tn
Adams Express Agency for this place o.
| Tuesday last, to accept a position as book
keeper in the grocery and queenswar
house of L. w. Reahard & Co. Mr. Jaco
Hire, of Greenfield, succeeds Mr.. r. i
the express Office. Mr.. Robinson has be
come faYorably known. to our citizen
during his residence of six or eigf
months here. AS agent of the -expre
company he has been prompt and carefl
lin attention to business; and courteou
and accommodating to the public. Messr
y Reahard & Co. are fortunate in securiu
his assistance in their business.
: Mrs. Kate Worthington's concert
. Music Hall on Tuesday evening last, f,
s the benefit of the Baptist Church, was a
tended by a large audience. The pr
7 gramme embraced some choice selection
| of vocal and instrumental music. MI
: WOrthington was assisted by the follov
e ting named ladies and gentlemen, who
4 rare musical talent is we'll known to Of
citizens: Miss Nettie Groves, Mi
Mamie Stevens, Miss Ida Griffin, NJ
and Mrs. j. p. Robinson, Mr.. r. A. Ro
: inson, MIR. L. Fl. Millikan and Mr.. d.
Worthington. 1t is needless to say tn
:. the entertainment was a musical fea
such as our citizens seldom have an @
portunity of enjoying.
, In Fayette county, where the Demo
= racy are in the minority, and are unal
; to elect any Of their officers, except wi
:, the assistance of Republican votes, til
conceal their real sentiments toward t
colored man, hoping to obtain votes
some of their candidates for county o
GERS through personal preferences,
- though they haYe no hopes of getti
any considerable number of their vo
y y for any office of political importan
!. They have succeeded, in one or two cas-
na in obtaining good many colored vo
" for candidates for county offices on
Democratic ticket, and, in the hope
We doing so again, they are very civil to
ne colOred voters-in fact, rather sweet
us them. In counties where the Democr
nc have strong majorities, however, it
e, different In such counties tho colo,
Oh man is damned ignorant nigger,' .