Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-01-02

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A happy new year to all.
County Commissioners meet next
Monday.
- Col. c. Garis has gone into the coal
Business.
Rabbits sell in town at from 4 to 5
cents apiece.
j. n. Lease has sold his grocery to
man from Highland county.
Treasurer Craig will receive taxes
without penalty up to Jan. 10th.
Only few of our Washington ladies
kept open house on New Years day.
= The officers elect of Fayette Chapter
Mo- 103, were installed last night.
Well, don't cry about it; ifyou haven't
enough, we can spare you few.
Runners have taken the place of
wheels on the buggies, while the snow
lasts.
-Xenia has only two or three more
lawyers than Washington C. H.-Xenta
Gazette.
Mr.. Douglas, auctioneer, of Mt.
Sterling, took hand in the stOck-sales
Tuesday.
Reserved seats for Weddings lee
ture can be secured at Hudson's jewelry
store without extra charge.
NLod. Garnes carries the watch voted
bo-the most popular gentleman of color,
at the festival, Christmas eve.
The Social for the benefit of the poor
at Col. Maynard's Friday evening, is post
poned until the following week.
- No one should fail to hear Hon. Geo
r. Vending in his reply to Ingersoll, at
Music Hall, Monday evening, Jan. 6.
The two-weeks holiday vacation of
our public schools ended yesterday.
School opened again this morning.
The Holiday Hop at Music Hall last
Friday evening was an exceedingly
pleasant affair for the young people.
"A change of running time on the
Scioto Valley Ry. will be made on the 9th.
/ See corrected timetable in this paper.
| NJ Mr.. VIM. Koons died at his residence
New miles west of this place, on Satur-
day, of Bright's disease of the kidneys.
Hon. Geo. R. Vending will deliver
the next lecture in the course of the
| Washington Lecture Association, j an. 9Th
A telegraph line will be in operation
along the s., J. 6 P. Ry.. before long
The polls are now being distributed along
the route.
The Jamestown Tribune has changed
hands, w. S. Calvin having bought tht
paper and assumed the editorial manage
!. ment of it.
Cal. Wagner's minstrels showed a
Music Hall Saturday evening, to a slim
house. The entertainments is spoken of a
being little thin.
= The Auditor and Commissioners re
port of receipts and expenditures of tn
county treasury, will be found on tn
first page of this paper.
, Messrs B. B. OFT & Co. have ou
thanks for a bucket of excellent Ice-eream
They are prepared to furnish it to order
for parties, etc., at all times.
-Johnie Blackmore and G.. Sever hav
gone into partnership in the grocery bu:
S iness, in one of the rooms in the old Ger
trail House building, Court street.
In consequence of strikes in some
3 the coal mines, none of our coal deale
had bushelof coal Monday morning ar
there was a big demand for coal, too.
> - The receipts of corn at the war
), houses the past week have not been
W heavy as for a few weeks previous, owir
to the dropping ofthe price down to 20
"A too ventursome rabbit came in
town, Monday, to see the sights, and W
captured on Main street, near the Coul
house, by fourteen men and about , doz
odgs.
- Sleighing has been unusually go
all the past week, and the prospect is til
az it will continue so for some time I
air is full of the jingle of sleigh-bells d
and night.
c. There is but one verdict, and that
in thirty-three years DR.. Bull's Cou
Syrup has never failed to cure a Cous
Cold or General Hoarseness. At Dr
stores. Price 25 cents; five bottles, 81
. An alarm of fire brought out
N. engines about O'Clock Sunday afterno
he The fire was in one of the small fra
'ok dwelling houses, in the "Eyeman Row
err and was put out easily, and with'
ds, much damage.
ork The D. & S. E. Ry. Co. had an
as gine burned up by fire in the eng
er- house, at Dayton, few days ago. y,
eIr nave been obliged to discontinue
60 Washington Accommodation for a 81
old time, in consequence. A new engine '
;ity be on the road in about four weeks.
DIR. G. A. Foster, of this place,
formed successfully few days since,
!. difficult surgical operation of reno,
cue the eye-ball of a young lady, Miss AL
, ae daughter of Ethan Allen, of Jeffel
on township. The eye had been hurt W
a. Miss Allen was child, and had
'P'- since been troublesome, and sometl
quite painful q