Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-09-11


Mr. Geo. Fl. Carpenter will return to
his studies at Wooster College tomorrow.
Mr.. Russell Parrett left on Thursday
last for two weeks visit to friends in
Iowa.
Miss Mamie Mosher, of Chillicothe, has
been the guest of Miss Minnie Light the
past week.
Win. Barnes, for long time telegraph
operator and assistant freightagent of the
C. and NJ. V. Ry., has been appointed
freight agent of the D. and 5. z. at this
station.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wherritt will
celebrate their 1iftieth wedding anniver-
sary, at their residence on North street,
on Tuesday evening, September %, on
which occasion all their friends are in
vited to caTl.
Mr.. George Bybee and wife, of Bour-
bon. Ind, were called here the latter
part of last week by the serious Illness of
their son, Harry, who was in a danger
ons condition for few days. but is now
recovering.
Mr.. John stuckey, sr,, left yesterday
for Thorntown, Ind, to spend several
months with his son, Mr.. J. C. Stuckey
He viii stop in Cincinnati a day or two
to visit the Exposition.
Messrs George Hit, Milton Koogle, ].
Duncan Mclaughlin, E. J. Short, Geo.
Allen, H. Adams, VIM. McElree, Harry
Allen and Robert Cotton, members of the
Masonic fraternity of Bellefontaine, were
here on Wednesday evening of last week,
in attendance at the meeting of the Ma
sonic Lodge of this place. They were
handsomely entertained by their Masonic
brethren of Washington.
The New Vienna Reqister says: ssMr.
O. B. Todhunter has been rendered the
position of manager of the editorial de-
partment in the publishing house of
Jones Bros. & Co., Cincinnati, which he
has accepted. He entered upon his new
duties last Monday Mr.. TodhuRter is
the son of Mr.. Amos Todhunter, of Perry
Township, this County. He is a young
gentleman of talent and excellent busi-
ness qualifications.
Our schools commenced operations for
the current school year on Monday MORN
ing, September s, 1879, under the super
vision of Superintendent Patterson.
Special opening exercises were held at
High School Hall. There were present
at these exercises all the members of the
Board of Education, save one, who was
out of the city; many citizens, High
School pupils, grammar grades A and B.
The reading of Scripture and invoca-
tion were conducted by Rev. W. d. Cher
ington. The pupils rendered excellent
music, Miss Mamie G. Love presiding at
the piano. Rounds of applause from the
pupils greeted the short and appropriate
speeches of Messrs. Millikan, Edwards,
Maynard, Priddy and Furtwangler.
After the rendering of another piece
of music, short speeches were made by
Messrs. r. G. Miller, Charles Palmer,
Drs. Foster and Brown. Mr.. Herbert
Maynard, graduate of the High School,
now a member of Amherst College, made
few interesting remarks in behalf of
the alumni. The pupils greeted these
speakers with much enthusiasm. The
superintendent referred to the teachers
who had left for other fields of labor, and
said he hoped they would always be re-
membered kindly by the pupils. He in
GfOuuc0u MT. D. Z. JackSOn, GD0 new
High School professor, who made some
appropriate remarks.
1t is evident, from many indications,
that our people love a good school, and
that, more than ever, they are deter
mined to take an interest i'll the education
of their children.
Our schools present a large number for
the first week. Up to the time of writing
they stand as follows: Main building,
532; !; Sunny Side, IS; colored school, 36 !;
total, 626. BY grades they are distributed
as follows: High School and grammar A,
80; grammar B, 30; grammar c, II;
grammar D, 80; primary A, 50; primary
A No. 2, 60; primary B, So; primary c,
So; primary D, q. Sunny side-Pri7
grammar d, p. Colored school Sc.
Prof. Jackson, Mrs. Won Buhlow and
Misses Pine and Pitzer, our new teach
ers, seem to take hold of work readily
and are making good impressions.
We are sorry to say that Prof. Jackson
was called home by telegraph on Wednes-
day, because of the death of his youngest
sister.