Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-09-18
JerrersonvilIe Crumbs.

DR.. Ogden, of Midway, was in town last
week.
James Vance, of your place, was out
recently.
I pumpkin Pullers'' day in town last
| Saturday.
Mrs. o. K. Corbitt is visiting friends in
| Cincinnati.
Os. Duncan's brother, of Greenfield,
was here recently.
John Patton has sold his farm to VIM.
Mckillip, at $55 an acre.
| Miss Laura Marshall will teach the
! Vesey school this winter.
J. P. Morrow, of Greenfield, was here
| on business trip last week.
viii. Jones left for Akron College last
week. He is a teacher in mathematics.
Saml Todd, of fSpringfeld, has been SELL
| ing quite number of wheat drills around
here.
| Those who didn't attend the Republi-
| can rally last week missed a grand treat.
Every body was jolly.
The Hillsboro Fair Board can now see
what the ''Gold Smith Maid'' trick did
| for them. 1t serves the Highlanders
right.
Mrs. Nat. yesey, living few miles be-
low here, died after a short illness last
| AACi IuAoIdi WAS pFcdCHcu Oh
| Friday.
The lot belonging to the Township
Trustees, advertised for sale last Satur-
day, sold to James Hays for $163. A very
big price.
VIM. Blessing put in field of wheat
containing nearly l25 acres. Ifthe crop
turns out well the almighty Dollar''
will jingle.
Corn cutters are here thick from all
over the land, down as far as the Ohio
river. They all can get work, and room
for more yet.
Mr.. Bush, the celebrated artist of New
| ark, was here last week taking the nII-
merous herds of fine hogs, cattle, sheep,
etc., throughout the country.
Hire & johnson took all the sweeDstake
premiums on their hogs at Cleveland and
Toledo. They will be at Greenvflle this
week and Dayton week after.
Some are going to attend the Southern
Ohio FAIR, at Dayton, next week. A few
are at Lebanon this week. By December
the Fair season will be closed.
Orville Marshall has started out in life
| with bran new wife, and will follow
farming for livelihood. May prosperity
and good luck ever follow him.
A basket picnic is to be held at Bless
ing's Chapel sometime not far distant.
I SGtOI1S art DSlIlSS Hldu6 dIfodQV ana
due notice will be given to the people.
Services will be held in all the churches
| next Sunday. Rev. Kingsley at the M.
P, Rev. Mason at the M. E. and Rev.
Saxton, of Columbus, at the Universalist.
A surprise dinner was given Mrs. Pres
ley Thompson last Saturday, it being her
| I'D birthday. A very large crowd was
present and made the meeting one of the
largest in the country.
A gentleman was here recently looking
for the prospects to start a laundry. If
he found them (the prOspects) we failed
to learn, but hope he may succeed and
| bring his business here.
The Democratic meeting will be inn
mense. So say the "wind grinders - and
we presume a vast crowd, such as is gen
orally seen at Democratic conventions,
etc., will be on hands to assist.
Exposition visitors from here are nu-
merous this Fall, and many will attend
next week and after. All reports show a
marked improvement over previous eXhi-
! bitions and would pay anybody to attend.
The Murray & Ober Combination play
ed "Trip Van Winkle'' at Charleston last
week. A few attended from here He is
said to equal Joe Jefferson in his charac-
ter of Grip" He has many warm friends
and patronizers.
The Literary at West Lancaster last
Friday night was attended by large
crowd. This being the second meeting
of that society gave proof of future sue
cess. They appointed another meeting in
foilrsNsseks fFozaszssae last. .=svszvv
Don't forget the Sunday School basket
meeting and picnic att Wesley Chapel,
Saturday, the 2ash..s Exeryhody is Invited
to attend and bring their baskets well
filled. Good speakers viii be present, and
everything for ap enjoyable time carried
out.
All Of our township officers and cor
poraUion also, are tarkiasa OF resienirsr @
with the exception of Esq. Flax he still
holds the fort. What we will dc without
them is hard tossefVe, but if such is the
case new role should be chosen anG
sworn in.
After all theskieking and comments
made by some ofsour old Democrats, WHIT
have lived $50 years, the Republicans OBJ
tanned the old Union Church for their
meeting, and cleaned it up as good, if no
better than they found it.. Now, what art
they going to do about us using il, anyhow
The w. c. T. Il. had business meet
ing last Saturday afternoon at the Uni
versalist Churcl; also met in regular
session Sunday afteRnoon at 4 O'Clock
A very enjoyable meeting was held. They
are determined I'd make this permanent
; thing, and are daily receiving encourage
ment.
The G. j. Sc G. Ry., according to re-
ports, is not getting along as rapidly as
l was expected. The part from here to AL
: lendale should besirOned right away, anG
if possible, try and reach Mt. Sterling by
cold weather. Work is still going on, bu
not to such an extent as to complete til,
+ road through to Mt. Sterling this winter
: anyhow.
: A tony South Charleston blood wa!
dnUn hero flaxy laot 1unal- VE7ifh
ored eomratle, and he was about tn,
worst case Of drank ever through here
He kicked oyer stove, got into raeke
with t0wnsman here, and put on styl
generally, and bat for the kind aid of hi
5 fellow associate lie szeuld have certainl,
e been placed in the city cab.
/ A gang of beggers and movers passes
through here last week, from Vfrgini
on their way to the great plains of tn
e West. They We're composed of men, VIC
S men and children, wagons, horses, dogs
n ETC., and to say the least they formed
a grand view of their native hills. Ciga
" stumps were on the demand and Ou
e streets were well iieleaned up by the gang
e The regular monthly literary exercise
l. at Paint Chapel VIII come off Friday, tn
e 26th. The programme published is
:, long one, and of course interesting. Th
e best teachers and scholars all over tn
county are taking an interest in thes
meetings, and they are making them
grand success. TIE lection pf 81 iiesEs &
Turn out everybody.
By just noting items from few of ou
le farmers, we can find over l 900 acres (
r. land sowed in wheat the last three {
\. four days. What an abundance theI
al will be if all turns out as this year diC
The present corn crop is splendid and wi
c reach far beyond the expectations
IN many people. Car land owners struc
IN luck sure, and if such was only to col
il tinue our countrYsM would be in a nrosne