Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-02-13
LOO Al ITBMS 8.

Music Hall tomorrow evening.
Rev. Carpenter is building a new
house on his farm in Paint township.
= Mr.. and Mrs. James Judy, of Bloom
buried their twin daughter on
Monday last.
A number of Washingtonians went
down to Cincinnati, last week, to attend
Her Majesty's Opera.
Mr.. Shalfant has removed the stock
of groceries purchased by him of J. N.
Lease, to Martinsburg.
Welton 6 Reahard will remove their
grocery to the room now occupied by Fos-
ter 6 Smith about the 1st of March.
Foster e Smith will close out their
stock of goods at auction, commencing
Feb. 22d, and continuing until all is sold.
-Tableaux, Music and Refreshments
at Music Hall tomorrow evening. Pro-
ceeds for the benefit of the worthy poor.
See programme for the Promenade
Concert to be given at Music Hall to-
morrow evening, published in another
column. 4- -ra IS rs .
= The Ladies' Benevolent Society will
meet at the residence of Mrs. w. W. Mil
likan, Saturday afternoon next, at three
O'Clock.
-Patronize the entertainments at Mu-
sic Hall tomorrow evening, given by
the Benevolent Society for the benefit of
the poor. Admission 25 cts.
= Clothes-line thieves made a raid on
D. NJ. Colcher's premises last Thursday
night, and stole the clothing which was
left out after dark on the clothes-line.
Our county Jail contains nine pris-
oners-eight men and one woman. Five
of them will probably remove to Colum-
bus after their cases are heard in court.
Vic. Miller and Simon Steinhart got
into quarrel on Monday, and the former
got in some work with knife upon the
latter, giving him several pretty severe
cuts.
"A thief got into the c. 6 NV. freight
depot Tuesday noon, and stole an over
coat belonging to VIII Barnes, the sta
ton telegraph operator. Nothing else
was taken.
h "A ephantom party'' was given at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Stuckey
last Thursday evening. The company
was quite large, and the noveliaffair was
highly enjoyed by the participants.
lN=Crozier Brothers have dissolved part
tNDership as proprietors of the Arlington
House. Mr.. Henry Crozier remains as
landlord of the hotel, and Mr.. Charles
Crozier goes west to engage in farming.
Frank Bereman n has taken charge o
the cred 'FRONT.' Cigar Store, just below
the Post Office. He will keep an exten
sive assortment of cigars and tobacco
Call and see him. Sign of ''Big Injun.'
- The telegraph poles have all beel
put up along theS. J. 6 P. Ry., between
Jackson and Greenfield, and the wire i
being put up this week. That portion o
the line will be opened for business soon
The Ladies Benevolent Society, need
funds to carry on their good work of sur
plyingthe wants of the needy poor. Con
tribute % cents to their treasury by al
tending their entertainment at Musi
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= Eli P. johnson, assignee of A.
johnson, will offer the real estate of sal
A.C. johnson, including the farm know
: as the old Infirmary farm, on the Wi
mington pike, and two lots in Washing
ton, at public sale, at the Court House
Washington, on Wednesday next, at tw
O'Clock p. m.
= Prof. Henry Scharf, an elocutioni
of high order of talent, gave two ente
: tainments, consisting of humorous al
i peetical recitations at City Hall, on Tue
day and Wednesday evenings. His s
lections were excellent, and his readin
and impersonations of character we
remarkably good. His audience on Tue
day evening were highly pleased with h
n entertainment, and he was requested
remain another evening.
,e "A union educational meeting of t
k Central Ohio Science Association and t
r Greene County Teachers ASSOCIATE
s, will be held at the City Hall, Xenia, Oh
k on Thursday evening, Friday, Frid
az evening and Saturday, February 13t
r. l4Jn anu 1OIH, 1OIJ. lie programme
ir one of rare interest, and embraces
10 dresses on scientific and other topics
ir Profs. Wetberby and Peaslee, of Cine
ID natl; Profs. Tuttle and Farr, of CoIu
ty bus; Prof. Perkins, of Delaware, a
III others. A number of teachers and otl
citizens of this county will attend.
Judge J B. Priddy returned Saturd
in from trip to Portland, Maine, in I
We ponse to summons from the U. S. Cot
PIE to give evidence in case of the U
,s ,ee VS.. Geo. r. Price, charged with forg
no pension papers. The defendant had b,
RS, carrying on an extensive business
nd swindling the Government for the r
II years. He had fictitious list of ah
twenty-five officers widows, upon VIII
IN he has been drawing pensions dur
rst these twelve years past. The pension
cts on his list were scattered over the CO
, il try, and one of them was supposed to
ioa side in this county. The total amour
.ct- money thus fraudlently drawn from
Government by him was over SIG, 90
He plead guiley, and the Governm
q ,, will recover the amount from him.
!. is over 60years of age.