Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-02-06
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The ground hog didn'tsee his shadow
Sunday.
= Ely Commandery have engaged a
GAINESVILLE Band for the 14th.
- The county auditor and treasurer are
engaged on their semi-annnal settlement.
The February term of Fayette Com
mon Pleas Court win convene next Tues
day.
Anew dry goods store isto be opened.
in the Yeoman store room within short
time.
w. p Cleaveland, druggist, made an
assignment on Tuesday, to F. i. Nitter-
house.
A colored man named Lewis, said to
be lO2 years old, died at the county in
flrmary few days ago.
We are under obligations TO Hon. NJ.
S. Creamer for the third. volume of the
GeologicalSurveyo of Ohio.
Hogs in this market are selling all
the way from 81. 80 to $4 per hundred net,
according to weight and quality.
- DR.. Fishblatt has changed the date of
his next visit to w ashington to Monday,
April2lst. Hewill remain two days.
= Owing to Illness of one of the mem
bers, the Musical Festival at City Hall
tomorrow evening has been postponed.
u Ely Commandeiy viii meet for drill
at City Hallon Thursday evening, 18th
inst, the night before going to Zanes-
ville
= Rev. J.. d. FL. Corwine will preach
in the UniversaIist Church at Jefferson
vile, O.. Feb 9th, at.11 a. M; everybody
invited.
A company numbering about 75 to
100 persons, mostly from this county will
leave here in a week or two for Kansas,
where they intend osettle.
Regular meeting of the Ely Light
Guards tomorrow, friday evening. A
full attendance is desired, as business of
importance will be presented for the ac-
ton of the Company.
"A telegraph line will be in operation
along the s., J. & P. Ry. in few weeks.
The poles have been distributed along the
line, the wire has been purchased, and
will be put up as fast as possible.
= County Commissioners were in ses-
sion on Monday, and concluded their
monthly session on that day. The greater
portion of their tune was occupied in the
eorrectiono of errorsi in the assessments or
Improved roads, allowance of bills, ETC.
The residence of Jesse Brftton, near
New Holland, was broken into last Fri
day night, and s4oO in cash stolen. Mr.
B. had received that day the $4OO in mon
ey and a check for 500, from firm il
Circleville for whom he was buying stock
The check was not taken.
The young people of the Presbyte
rian Church, and friends, forming tn
Reading Club, met at NJ. Herbert's hous
on Monday evening last, and read Othello
This kind of work is highly to be com
mended. How much better to spend a
evening in intellectual improvement tina
. in idle gossip.
Mr.. Jos. Worthington, of East Nor
roe, Highland county, father of Rob't an
Thos. Worthington, of this county, ws
severely injured by kick from a horse
. on Wednesday last, suffering a compoun
fracture of the leg below the knee. NJ
Worthington was here attending thestoc
I sales on Tuesday of last week.
: f@s-Mr. A. Peterson and wife, in attemp
" ing to ford Paint creek, about seven mill
> from this place, lastF Friday, got into dee
!. water and made narrow escape fro
drowning. Assistance reached them, ar
they got safely to shore, but their hor
was drowned. Mrs. Peterson is a daugl
ter of Mrs. Jeremiah Hopkins in town.
j. B. Priddy, Probate Judge, and
w. Welsheimer, Clerk Of Courts, fill
n their new bonds with the COMMISSIONS
n on Monday, and they were accepted. Bo
the officers enter upon their terms of off
to which they were elected last Fall,
Monday next The bond of the Probs
Judge is in the sum of $4,000, and that
Clerk in the sum of SIC, 900.
The Central Ohio Bee Keepers AS
: ciation will hold meeting in the Coun
A' Chamber, at Lancaster, on Saturday, F.
he ruary 10Th. The proceedings will be
ok interest and value to the apiarian f
r. ternity, as prominent members of I
Is, same will be present, from whom addre
rk and essays are expected. All interes
as in bee keeping are invited to attend. 7
r. territory of this Association embraces
cir counties, to-wit: Ross, Piekaway, Fl
de ette Fairfield and Franklin. S. d. Reie
cir of Adelphi, Ross county, is its Secreta
ity = The news ofthe appointment of a
om ceiver for the s., j. & p. Ry., caused c
siderable of panic among the holders
the ''serip'' of the road in Greenfield.
in correspondent of the Cincinnati Comm
five ctat says: t'rhe business part of town
BILE considerably agitated Saturday morn
,rst when it became rumored that the S.
r1o 81 & p. had passed into the hands of a
.rs, ceiver, and that its scrip was not wa
and a cent on the dallar. The holders of
2 paper, and many of them are hold
large amounts, Immediately bestir
themselves and endeavored to get rid O
.,"V ., even at large discounts. Those of
~ merchants who had not heard of it "
made victims. The agent at the depot
ali beeieged by the scrip holders, who W
~, ed tickets in exchange, in any amC
- from five to hundred dollars, but
agent was 'ont.' Late in the even
however, they had recovered their he
- ,, and would not sell at less than 80 per c
:. discount"