Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-12-11
Personal AND SOCIAL.

! town Iuesaay'
Miss sallie Pursell is visiting relatives a
Greenville, Darke county, Ohio.
Capt. l. N, Hawkins, postmaster Of Chilli
cothe, visited this place last Friday.
Miss Anna Free, of New Lexington, is visit.
ing her sister, Mrs B. B. OFT, in town.
DR., Dennis attended the meeting Of the Ohio
Dental Association at Columbus last week.
Robert Stun, of Circleyille, spent few hours
with friends in town last Thursday evening.
Mr.. P. W. Scott and Mr.. F. A. Ditto, Of somer-
set, Ohio, spent Sunday with friends in town.
Rev. Norman Jones' of Blufton, Indiana, is
in town on business connected with isproperty
here.
Miss Rilla Pitzer has recently taken clerk
ship in the dry goods store of Mr. 0. Renztch, in
town.
Mr. W. II. Watson, now in business at Wells
ton, spent day or 50 with his family, in town,
first of the week.
| VIM. Watson and J. II. Moorman, of South
Charleston (stock Dealers were registered at the
Arlington last Monday.
Mr.. n, F. Brown and wife, Of this place, at
tended the wedding of a sister Of Mr.. Brown
at Hillsboro few days since.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Albaugh, of Circleville,
were in town Tuesday, to attend birthday din
ner at Mr.. VIM. Smiths residence.
The Circleylle Democrat Of the 9Th says: 81.
W. Buckmaster, the coming railroad commits
sioner under Governor Foster, was in this city
Wednesday,"
Mr.. W. ". Allen. a former Fayette county
farmer, now prominent stock -brokerof Madi-
son county, was in town Tuesday, and paid the
HERALD a friendly visit.
The Xenia Orphans Home Weekly says: "NIiss
Dewitt, Of Washington c, II has recently been
appointed to position in the sewing room pre-
sided over by Mr.. Kochman."
w. W. Cummings, Of Cummings & Wright, |
grain dealers, Philadelphia, was registered at |
the Arlington last Friday. Frank johnson rep
resents the firm at this place,
Ex-SheriG John Millikan has resigned his
position as assistant superintendent of the l.,
d. and C. narrow-gauge, at Delphi, Ind, and
returned to Washington to reside.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Tuthill are the happy pro-
pristor5 of girl baby, just a week old. The
young lady'a arrival confers the degree of
grandparent upon Mr.. J. NJ, Adams.
Miss May Mllikan, daughter Of the senior
editorO the HERALD, who has been spending
several weeks at her home here, returned to
Newport, KY, last Friday, to spend the winter
with her sister, Mrs. Il. r. Wood.
The Alvin Dancing Club have postponed their
hop, which was to have been given tonight on
account of the excursion to Cincinnati, which
will take away Il number Of the members The
next hop will be given on Christmas night.
The Wilmington Journal of yesterday says:
'George stlmson and wife, of Washington & H.,
took in the entertainment given by Helen Pot
ter's Plefades, last Friday night. While here,
they were the guests of the family of I. Q.
March"
The HillsbOro New8 says: " Mr.. A.. Heath, OF
Washington G. H., is employed as superintend-
ont at the pork -house of Copes & Williams. The
firm we're fortunate in securing his services, as
no has thorough knowledge of the pork pack
ing business"
Miss Kate sweyer, of Circleville, was married
at the home Of her mother in that
,ity, to Mr., o. d. Knabonshoe, train dispatcher
If the Scloto Valley Ry. Their home will be in
The bride has numerous Washing
on acqualntanCes who will wish her joy in her
lew relation.
Mrs. Il. 5. Young, Of Oil City, Pa, who has
)een visiting her husbands parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. S, Sears Of this place, for several weeks,
F,p - Tpt In loa al ham |
~ the accident to her brother law, Mr. L. B. ,C
tones, mention Of which was made in the HER l
AID last week. |
j. NJ. Noble and wife, Henry Fulton and wife, q
ym. McCatlerty aud wife, James Abernatha
md wife, Robert Waters and wife, q. w. Clar- '
dge and wife, and Dan'l Wood, all members d
Il Madison Grange, this county went to Cncln- 8
lati on Tuesday, to attend the meeting of the b
ohio State Grange, d a
Mrs. Geo. |. Bailey put up job on her hdb|I :
,and last Monday evening, by inviting a num-
,er of their friends to spend the evening at their
ogant residence, and assist in celebrating Mr.. /" "
},s 3lst birthday anniversary. The affair was
successful surprise to Mr. b., and very en-
oyable occasion altogether.
Mr. +. A, Murray left for Cleveland on Tues ,
lay to accept position as prescription clerk \
n the drug store of G. II. Geutsh, Of that city. !
frank is an experienced druggist and thor a
ughly competent pre9criptionist, and withal a q
Gentleman OF reliable character and excellent q
ocal qualities, We wish him success In his h
lew location.
Mr.. Fred. Higgins, lately of Jacksonville,
nd for long time the local correspondent Of
no HERALD at that place, who went from there
0 Ann Arbor, Mich, a few weeks since, to at
end medical college, was brought to the home
( his parents in New Vienna, week before last,
lex. We are glad to learn he expects to be able c
} return to college after the holidays. II
Mr.. Geo Gossard and Miss Amelia Rockinst a
cid were married at the residence of Mr.. R. B.
eeson, In this place on Thursday last, at 10 v
clock a. M, In the presence Of a small COM
any of relatives and friends. The house was =,
arkened, and beautifully decorated The cere-
ony was performed by Rev, Carson, Of the
atavla Presbyterian Church, after which an a
Scollent wedding breakfast was served. The
,uple left on the II AS train for Cincinnati, to bl
} gone about a week. The bride received a
nmber ofvery handsome and costly presents D,
mong the relatives and friends presents from a,
broad were, Mrs. Pierce and daughter, Miss SAL
Q, sister and noice OF the brlde Of Wyoming, r,
Rev. Carson and wife, Of Ba- i
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