Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-08-07
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The Greenfield Fair commences next
Tuesday, and lasts four days.
There were sixty applicants for teach
er's certificates before the county board
of examiners on Saturday last.
The Sabina Fair opens one week from
next Monday. Make your arrangements
to attend. 1t is the great Fair of South
ern Ohio.
Rev. J. S. Hughes will preach in the
Baptist Church of this place next Sabbath
morning and evening. He is a Disciple
preacher.
On the first page of this paper we re-
publish, by request of the Ladies' Tenn
perance League, the History of the Cru
SADIE in Washington.
The Board of County Commissioners
was in session on Monday. There was
not much business before them, and the
session only lasted one day.
The grocery firm of Welton and Rea-
hard has been dissolved, by the retire
ment of Mr.. Welton. /. W. Reahard &
Co. is the title of the new firm.
An excursion from Jackson c. H.,
and all stations on the S. j. & P. Ry., for
Niagara Falls, passes oyer the road to-
day, returning Saturday night.
Hon. Chas. Foster speaks at Whining
ton tomorrow. The C. & NJ. V. Ry.,
will sell excursion tickets to parties wish
ing to go to Wilmington to hear him.
F. H. Miller has sold ont his interest
i'm the grocery firm of Miller s. Watson
to his partner. Mr.. VIM. II. Watson, who
will continue the business at the old place.
The three Hillory boys, who were
held in jail for assanlting Sharrett at
Allentown, gave bail for their appear
ance at court and were released last Fri
day.
There will be an Ice Cream Festival at
Paint Chapel next Saturday evening,
August 9Th. Proceeds for the benefit of
Sunday School. Everybody invited to
come.
The Stalwart Club Drum Corps is
drilling every evening under the instruc-
tion of VIM. Davenport. 1t is composed
of eight drums, and will be ready for
service in short time.
Mr.. j. F. Tiff, agent of the c. & NJ
v. Ry., is building tasty dwelling house
which he intends to occupy, on the lot
adjoining Mr.. Dan. Wendel's residence
on the Chillicothe pike.
= Harvey Dewitt had a preliminary
examination before Esq. Kerr on Tues
day, on the charge of shooting James A
Lowe, and was bound over to court il
the sum of $500. He was released on bail
The Democracy had two of their big
guns here Saturday-Gen. Ewing, can
didate for Governor, and Hon. Geo. L
Converse, member of Congress. The!
both addressed discouragingly small
meetings, and failed to arouse any en-
thusiasm.
w. r. Henderson, who killed Hans
Horn, had a preliminary examination be
fore Esq. Kerr on Friday last, and wa
bound oyer to Court in the sum of $3.50
on the charge of manslaughter. He ha
not been able to furnish bail, as yet, an
is held in jail.
l The Fayette County Teachers Inst
tute opens at the Public School buildin
in this place on Wednesday next, an
lasts one week. A daily paper, to /
, called the ''Daily Institute, - will be pul
a lished during the session. 1t will /
\ printed at the HERALD office.
eE Dick Bell, while performing on tn
Z Horizontal Bar Monday, fell to the groun
e aud 1,rolxa tho loft arm halfvvoI, batvv 90
the elbow and wrist. Drs. Coffman an
Saxton applied the Plaster Paris Splin
something new in surgery. Dick say
that the broken arm is not a very desir
{ BILE birthday present.
"a The Washington Board of Educate
on Monday evening employed Mr.. B.
Jackson, of Lancaster, as Principal of tt
High School, at salary of $500 a yea
and Mrs. Won Bulow as Assistant in Il
), High School, at a salary of $500 a yea
: This fills the corps of instructors for o.
, School for the coming year.
By action taken at its last regul
meeting, the Woman's Christian Tempe
ance Union stands adjourned during t
month of August. The next regul
ms meeting will be held the first Friday
st September In the interim all busine
connected with the Union will be in t
n hands of the executive committee.
Constable Allen arrested color
mt man named Willis watkins, of this pIa,
IT. on Friday last, for shooting at anoth
cOlOred man named Geo. Alexande
Ia The shooting occurred in Washington
ny the night of July 26th. Wadkins "
'ly held in $40O bonds to appear for preli
mary examination a week from tom
'u- row. He gave bail.
Widow Row, living one mile bel
8s' Staunton, fell and fractured the neck
80 the thigh bone last Saturday. t
Mt Coffman and Saxton were called to tt
the case. The physicians are of the op
. ion that she can not recover, as she
at poor health, and is 20 years old, and
ow the decline very fast. She was one of
1 first settlers Of Fayette county.