Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-04-10
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
JefFersonvIIIe Crumbs.

JeffersOnVille Crumbs.
Special correspondence of the Herald.
Fruit tree delivering last Saturday.
Farming implements now are thick.
Nicolas Eskew was in town Saturday
Mrs. Jas. Martin, of Carr's Mills, is
quite i'll.
Hon. Isaac Glaze returned to Columbus
on Tuesday.
VIM. Palmer, of Covington, has re-
moved to town.
Sam Marshall, of Florida, is visiting
his relatives here.
Emma and Laura Marshall are visiting
friends in Lebanon, Ohio.
Harrison & Purnel have purchased the
saw and grist mill of Jackson & Graz.
Gray& Son received ton of white lead
last week from the Cleveland Paint Co.
o. K. Corbitt, Henry Sharp and others,
attended the London stock sales last week.
Will. Jones returned to Akron College
last week, after spending vacation at
home.
j. w. Roebuck has purchased the At
kinson property, in the James addition,
paying 81 800 for it.
Mr.. j. A. Bergman, of Crawfords-
vile, Ind, is in town visiting the family
of c. w. Gray and other relatives.
C. o. Warner has removed across the
creek and intends building a Carriage
Factory in that section of our town.
Lots in Howard's addition are being
rapidly taken up. These are all good lots,
and are on the market at reasonable prices.
The Jeffersonville School Board sold
the Union church and lot as advertised.
J. E. Moore was the purchaser, and the
price paid $50.
Mr.. Wv. Mooney and Mrs. N. R..
Keys, of Columbus, Indiana, left for
home Monday, after visiting Miss Mary
Mooney, who lies ill here.
J. B. Creamer and Abram Bush were
elected Directors in the Jeffersonville
School District on Monday. The follow
ing persons were candidates and received
the following votes: J. B. Creamer, 20;
Abram Bush, 60; NJ, X. Wright, A; Jas.
Lott, 40. Whew! can't old men run
when you trot 'em. out?
The McConvilles, of whom mention
was made last week, have been removed by
Constable John NJ. Wright and assistants.
The doors of the house were broken open
and the officers were met with red no
reception, boiling water, clubs, corn-cut
ters, &C., figured prominently, but finally
after lively skirInish of two hours du
ration, the Constable and posse came on
triumphant. landing goods, chattels AM
family on the pike. The goods were lef
t there for several days, and the brother
r failing to find redress under the law
: concluded to take charge of the same.
. The following shows who were candi
dates for office in jefferson township, O
! Monday, the 9TH of April, and the mum
Der of votes each candidate received:
: JUSTICE OF PEACE.
: S. B. Straley, 80; James Flax, 291; Eal
! Carr, 1I9.
f TRUSTEES.
). VIM. C. Fent, 412; Thos. Mills, %; N
: K. Wright, 2O5; Benz. F. johnson, 2I5
E. L. James, 302; j. R. Vanorsdall, POS.
o TREASURER.
l. John B. Fent, 493.
Chas. w. Gray, 247; C. R. Marshal
: 179; o. F. Scott, SO.
d ASSESSOR.
II Joab Harper, 256; Henry Sharp, 246.
II CONSTABLE.
o John NJ. Wright, 81 VIM. Sewers, 18
IF In the corporation election the cand
II dates were numerous and the canva
+ lively. The following persons we
/ elected: Chas. w. Gray. Mayor; ]
Reece, Marshall; Daniel Clark, jaime
al Lott and j. w. Haymaker, Councilme
9r Mother Stewart, the great temperan
ct worker, delivered lecture in this pla
E. on last Sunday evening. The churc
"a in which the meeting was held, w
s. crowded to its utmost capacity, many b
e. ing unable to even get inside, standir
re room having all been taken up. 1t w
the largest audience ever assembled
3. the church. Notwithstanding she spol
A. at great length, the audience was quie
lg patient and attentive. Mother Stewart
q logic and reasOnings were the sounde
r e to which we ever listened on the subje
re of temperance. She pictured very vi
#, idly the degradation, crime and miser
at which she witnessed in England, durir
al her mission in that country. If the pc
ev pie of this nation would only take time
ke reflect upon this great evil, they wou
ne surely array themselves into one sol
phalanx and take decided stand again
he it. Mother Stewart says: 'sThe Chri
IN tians of this nation are responsible
V, this evil; we say to the heather nation
Of we will come to you with the word
e. God when we are able. We are poor nov
re and we are spending 500, 1000, 900 evel
v year for liquid fire. We call this lal
,Y9 ,o of Bibles, nation of Christians, wht
ed we are a nation of drunkards. She pi
tured the poverty of thousands of hom
less women and children, the cries of a
guish and starvation, and yet 10000, o
av bushels of grain go into the hands of di
er tillers every year to curse our home
d. She brought to the minds eye the arm
81 81 of 100000 souls marching down to tt
- drunkard's eternity, and yet we claim
IL be "Christian nation" Mother Ste,
90 arts life is devoted to the cause of tel
ne ne perance, and she is doing noble work.
BABY.