Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-07-24
LOCAL ITRMS 8.

July slOck-sales next Tuesday.
= The Fayette county Democracy hold
their nominating convention on Saturday,
August I'd.
= The Republican Senatorial COnven-
vention for this district meets at Xenia
next Thursday.
= Hay is scarce in this market, and the
price is uP to $40 per ton, for old. The
new hay crop is short.
The Sd. & P. Ry. Agent at this sta
tion sold 2s1 tickets for the excursion to
Springfield last Sunday.
- The A. NJ. E. Church Camp Meeting
opens at the old Fair Grounds, in this
place, to-day, and will continue about a
month.
= Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. n. Craig lost
their youngest child, year-Old babe, on
Thursday lasr. 1t was buried at Stann-
ton on Friday.
The Peterson family, quite numerous
in this and adjoining counties, propose
holding reunion at this place the first
Of August nexf.
- The Sabina Fair commences on Mon
day, August 18th, and continues five
days. 1t is the best Fair in Southern
Ohio NoOne in this neighborhoOd would
think Of missing the Sabina Fair.
A young man employed in l.. Abt &
Co. g store, obtained a suit of clothes nn-
der false pretenses at the One Price
Clothing House, and left town. He as
traced to Zanesville and arrested on
Tuesday.
An excursion train left here this
morning, over the D. & s. f, Ry., for
Dayton and, the Soldiers Home, gotten
mp for the benefit of Snnday-school schol-
ars and teachers, and others. A second
excursion will be run next Thursday.
= Good rains in some parts of the cOun-
ty have much improved the corn pros
poets within few days past. In this i'm
mediate vicinity it has been very dry late
ly. A moderate rain fell Tuesday after
noon, but good deal more is needed, fol
the corn.
= The elevators and railroads have had
all they could do the past week, handling
the wheat. The receipts and shipments
have been immense. The price dropped
down to 97c. the latter part of last week
but raised again to $l.OO, which was thu
market price yesterday.
Our city can now boast of musi,
store, which has been opened by Mr.. g
M. Mcdonald, representing the wei
known firm of John Church & Co. 0
Cincinnati. Mr.. Mcdonald has opened
stock Of frst-elass pianos and organs. H
invites the public and all musicians to cal
and inspect the same.
= The recent damage by fire whicl
happened to the dwelling of VIM. CLARK
east of BlOomingburg, by sparks falling
from top of the chimney upon the ROOT
was paid last week by c. S. LeBaron
agent of the Ohio Farmers Insuranc
Company. But for the opportune pres
ence Of Mr.. Clark and his men his whol
house would have been burned.
On Saturday last the County Com
) missiOners awarded the contract for build
ing an iron. bridge of 81 feet span owe
Compton creek, near John Hyde's res
, dence, to D. H. & c. c. Morrison, of Day
ton, Ohio, at SO 81 per lineal foot. Th
Champion Bridge Co., of Wilmington
Canton Bridge Co., of Canton, and Obi
Bridge Co., Of Urbana, were bidders.
Prof. NJ. E. Hard has rendered h
resignation as Principal of the Washing
I ton High School -terthe Board of Educt
| tfor an6 * bos haav, oooo,.eo1 D..
Hard has accepted the Superintendent
of the GallipOlis Public Schools. IT
Board of Education have elected Miss,
Ida Pine and Ella Pitzer, of this place
positions as teachers in our school. TT
. vacancy cansed by Prof. Hard's resign
It tion has not yet been filed.
- The Camp Meeting of the NJ.
Church, Ohio District, will be held {
=. their grounds, four miles west of Was
ingtOn G. H., commencing on Frida
August 1st, 1879, including two Sabbath
Good speakers, pleasant grounds, amp
" accommodations and excursion rates
" railroads .On Sundays, Tuesdays al
Wednesdays. Hacks, ETC., provided lo1
NJ tuesday will be devoted to Christii
temperance, and Wednesday to childr
st ana sabbath Schools, with select speaker
All Federal soldiers Of Fayette C,
xt who were captured during the Rebellio
H. are requested to send to II. !. Lindse
County Auditor, their addresses. to0eth
l@ with the date of their capture and 4,
Of release, and the place where imnr
re Oned, also the number Of their regime
h, and company. A State Association
no Union Soldiers who were in rebel pl
ais Ons during the war is being founded, a
or the names of all are desired. 1t will
'et to the advantage of all such soldiers
furnish Auditor Lindsey with the inf
nation above specified.