Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-09-18


portions of Jefferson township, includ-
ing West Lancaster and Jeffersonyille,
and had an opportunity of looking upon
some of the best improved and most
highly cultivated farms in Fayette county.
The corn fields all along the pike to West
Lancaster, we should judge, will yield
at least an average crop, and between
West Lancaster and JeffersOnville the
crops promise an equal yield. We doubt
whether a more fertile section of the
State can be found than that along Rat
tlesnake creek and between that stream,
Sugar creek and the three branches of
Paint creek. This whole section is lit
orally full of corn, and as yet there has
not been frost enough to make a single
vote for Ewing and the two parties which
he is trying to bestride at the same time.
We were pleased to notice the evidences
of prosperity and growth of our enter
prising neighbOring village of Jefferson
vile. A number of new neat and COM
mOdiOus buildings have been erected
there since we visited the town in June
last. Mr.. w. #. Howard and Captain r.
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the town, and on Mr.. Howard's addition
eightOr ten new houses have been erected
and are in an advanced state of construc-
ton, and on Captain Fawkes' addition
some building has been done, and other
| houses will be erected this fall. Not only
these but other new buildings have been
put up in nearly every section of the
I
and determined to be able to supply the
rapidly increasing demand for additional
facilities to meet the requirements of
trade. A great deal of grain has been
purchased there by Messrs. Bendel &
Roebuck, at their elevator, and much
more would have been purchased if the
facilities for shipping had been equal to
their necessities. The reliable firm of
+. Gray & Son, merchants and dealers in
groceries, notions, coal, etc., is doing a
splendid business. Mr.. Fent, also, who
is in trade adjoining the firm of Gray &
Son, is doing fiourishing business. Mr..
Bendel keeps a good stock of dry goods.
| Mr.. Williams deals in furniture, and is
building up good trade. w. T. How
ard & Son, the long-established and ia
vorably-knOwn harness makers, say that
| they have had the best run of trade this
season that they have had tor many years.
They have two good hotels there-one
kept by John Scott, formerly of the
Union Hotel in this place, and the other
by Joseph Hurless, Esq, Both seem to
be dong prosperous business. Our old
friend, Captain Fawkes, sells drugs to
cure the physical ills of the people of that
section of the country, and we are glad
to know that he is highly appreciated as
an honest dealer. The town contains
merchant tailors' stores, millinery estab-
lishments, shoe stores, blacksmith shops
wagon-makers and many other branches
of trade and the mechanic arts that art
necessary to supply the wants of the citi
zens of the town and surrounding coun
try. When the railroad from Jefferson
vile to Columbus, which is in progress
of construction, is completed, it will ado
greatly to the advantages of Jefferson
vile, as it will give that section of th'
country another outlet to a market fol
their vast agricultural products.
We noticed through the whole country
where we passed that unusual prepara
tions are being made to put in mucl
larger acreage of wheat this fall thar
ever. The ground seemed to be in ex
cellent condition for seeding. and tn
wheat drills were in motion. Owing t
severe winds the corn is blown over AM
so much tangled that seeding cannot b
done in the corn fields unless the corn
first cut.