Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-10-16
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Foster hats are still considered stylish. |
The November tenn of Common
Pleas Court will convene on the 18th.
Mr.. s. NJ. Stein has engaged in the
Piano and Organ business in Washington.
Black calico is the suitable style of
mourning trimming for Democratic hats.
The colored troops, as we'll as the
| white Republican troops, fought nObly on
Tuesday last.
Joe Hudson, the jeweler, has had his
store room elegantly papered and newly
! painted, and it looks like parlor.
Mrs. David DOre died in this place on
Monday last of erysipelas, after a brief
Illness. She was buried Tuesday.
Now that the election is over,we will
give our readers something more inter-
esting Ito many of them) than political
reading.
The Washington Lecture Association
will presentthe first of their winter course
of entertainments on the 3lst inst, at
Music Hall. Mrs. Scott Siddons has been
engaged to give a reading on that date.
1t was reported on the streets that
John Gordon, son of Samuel Gordon, of
this place, had been killed by the cars at
Rushville, Ind, day or two since. The
report was incorrect. The John Gordon
killed at RushviIle was an old man and
a resident of that place.
Mr.. Frank A. Niller's many friends
throughout the county will find him at
the new grocery and hardware house of
Ely & Stimson, he having engaged to do
business for that firm. Mr.. Miller will
, be pleased to receive calls from all his
friends and former customers, and sell
! them goods at bottom prices.
The second game of base ball between
the Stars, of Blooming gburg, and the
Buckeyes, of Madison Mills, was played
on last Saturday, at the latter's ground
+ The Buckeyes proved to be the best aero.
= bats and players also, when at the end OF
the 9TH inning, the umpire called the game
and the tally stood 80 to 10, in favor of thu
5; Buckeyes.
In accordance with the call of the
10 National W, C. T. U. that Friday of thi
D week should be observed as day of fast
. ing and prayer for the preservation ant
y and success OfOur union. The christian
s. women of Washington are requested t.
meet at the league room on that day t.
u spend the hours from two to four O'clOc
IN P. NJ. in conference and prayer.
"A certificate of Incorporation wa
sc filed in the Secretary of States office las
ys. week, for the Columbus, Harrisburg an
Washington Court House Railway Con
m pany--temini: Columbus and Washing
20 ton, passing through the counties
We Franklin, Pickaway, Madison and Fa!
nd ette-capital stock 100000, in shares
$50 each, by A. P. Catch, Justin MOrr
son, Theodore Comstock, Isaac Eberl
Walter Morrison, Joseph H. Chenowet
- w. L. Morgan and Cyrus Seeds, Jr.
The election in this town on Tuesd:
passed off quietly. Both parties pr
Al served the best of good order, wOrk'
IN hard for their candidates and kept in gO
humor. We believe the same spirit pr
vailed throughout the county, Our Dem
cratic friends, though they have suffer
75 an unexpected and terrible defeat at t
CO polls, are hearing their afflictiOns with
IL fOrtitnde that is worthy of admiration
a fortitude that it would be well for the
=. to preserve, in view of future OccU
rences of a similar character, for we c
, 90 assure them that the Republicans of tt
% county have become terribly in earne
90 Saturday was a grand day in tt
OO town for the colored Republicans of t.
county. They held q large and enthu
astic meeting here on that day. HOr
back professions, with bands of mus
came in from Bloomingburg and s
H. rounding country, joined by the Colo
Foster Club Ofour town, also on hor
$4O back; altogether formed the grand
sou cOrtege that has paraded our streets d
SOU ing the past political campaign. r.
% w marched i'll procession to Judge McLe5
grove, where they were addressed i
short and most excellent speech in
forenoon by our fellow citizen, NJ. PAY
Esq, and In the afternoon by Hon.
3, J. Williams, of this place, and Rev. ia
POindexter, of Columbus. Our cOlC
Republican friends were never in fl
spirits, and was ready to do servic
the interest of Republican principles t
0A4 at the close of the campaign this year