Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-05-15

Special Correspondence Of the Herald.
Camp meeting will commence on the
first of August.
Mr.. A. A. Hyer is teaching school at
Pop Gun, this summer.
Mr.. G. L. Bush is receiving new stock
of glass and queensware.
Rey. Doan was at the NJ. P. church on
last Sabbath morning.
NJ What has become of ''BABY?'' Is he
in search of new name9 Neuralgia is
good one.
Mr.. A. A. Brown has fine assortment
of stuffed birds and animals of many spe-
cies.
Mr.. R. Burnett rides in beautiful new
spring wagon, of Bush & DuntOn's make.
The drought is damaging the wheat
and grass throughout many portions of
the West.
Mr.. Langdon, of Cincinnati, has been
visiting his son Frank, of this place, for
some time past.
Grant and Tilden are the favorites in
these parts for 1880, and Sherman and
Davis in 1884.
Mr.. Jas. Miller, of Chillicothe, has
been the guest of Mr.. Alexander Shoults
for quite while.
Mr.. Jere. Beck, who has been in busi-
ness here for several months, has gone to
Reesville.
A great many of our farmers have fin
{ ished planting corn. The main thing
! needed now is plenty of rain.
r Mr.. Webb, contractor for ties on the
: c., & NJ. v. R. R., is procuring a large
r number of ties in this vicinity.
e It is a real treat to view the handsome
s suburban residence of DR.. S. c. Roberts.
!, The beautiful green lawns bordered with
y snow white fences and dotted with ever
a greens, make it pleasant sight.
4 A crazy tramp, from near Chicago, ILL.,,
0 has been wandering about in this vicin-
; ity for several days. He goes to house,
IS washes his face and sits down to the ta-
{ bic and commences eating without even
e an Invitation or permission, and never
3 mentions pay. He goes through some Gu
= rious motions while passing along the
)e highway, and sleeps in the woods over
to night.
a NJ. E. church last Sunday night was very
as interesting. The exercises were com.
IN menced by singing and prayer. Mis-.
h. Minerva Rice being first ON the pro
ry gramme took the floor and read very
re good essay on the missionary subject
NJ After the able effort of Miss Rice, Mis-
Matte Brown read a we'll written essay
on the same subject. A beautiful due
al was then sung by Misses Anna L. Mari
and Vadie Brown. To say the speeel
= and blackboard exercises which then fol
,ot lowed, by Mr.. L. B, Polk, were first class
,ls is a faint way of telling it. The Who'll
~ affair was success, and was appreciate
IA by the large audience. There will be
"a similar meeting at the same church in
-, few weeks.
is The following members of the o. c.
n. Association of the M, P. church were i
,is attendance at the Association on the cor
av ference camp ground, near this place, o
Thursday, May Sth: Ministers-R. Ros,
m President, Springfield, Ohio; C.S. EN
to ans, Cincinnati, Ohio; j. H. Dalby, Sci
70 70 retary, Jasper, Ohio. Laymen-T. Dug
he he lass, James Garlinger, VIM. A. Shouts
to Jas. McCOrd. Revs. Spring and Hicl
de- man were also nrasent The meetin
In LII -.
? is ~ DesiIi the hfst Oh august ana col
to tlnue over two or three Sundays.
Fef We understand that the friends of A
acR exander Clark d. D., of Pittsburgh, col
template surprising him by buildin
ach him commodious tent on the group
,all and making him present of it. Ever
sm .w, effort will be put forth to make Il
.es @ meeting success, and a good time ma
yer be expected. ApIos.