Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-01-30

Monday.
DR.. Farquhar will be at the Arling-
ton House Feb. 5th and 9Th.
Judge Minshal1 is expected to hold
the February term Of Fayette Common
Pleas.
There are about eighty new eases on
the docket for the next term Of Fayette
Common Pleas Court.
Mr.. Mertz, a Cincinnati horse-buyer,
bought head Ofhorses here on stoek-sale
day, at an average of about $3.50 per head.
The real estate of Wm.-T. Evans was
offered for sale last Saturday, by Joseph
R. Hawley, administrator, but failed to
sell.
j. W. Gillespie has removed his COal
Office to Court street, near the Railroad
crossing, and continues to sell the best of
Coal.
Go to tn musical festival and concert,
at City Hall, on Feb. 7th, 1879. Proceeds
to pay for new organ which has been re-
Gently purchased. Admission only % cts.
-Don't fail 70 go to the grand festival
and concert, given by the A. n. E. Sab
bath School, at City Hall, Feb. 7th, 1879.
Proceeds to pay for their new organ. Ad-
mission 20 cents.
-R. S. Quinn, assignee in bankruptcy
fEllis vanPe1t, viii offer at public sale,
on Monday, Feb. oath, the real estate of
said VanPelt. Advertisement in another
column Of this paper.
$a-Mr. George Rowe, of Concord town
ship, this county, shot grey eagle on his
farm the other day, which measured seven
feet from tip to tip of wings. He was suf-
iciently large to carry offa moderately
sized lamb.
Martin Grove, assignee Of L. c. and
B. F. Cofman, sold, on Saturday last, at
public sale, the Cofiman Planning Mill
property, including machinery, to l.. G.
COffnan for $3434. The large brick
dwelling in L. c. Coffman's addition was
offered, but failed to sell.
| Mr.. N. G Higgins, of Beunavista
will offer at auction at his store room iT
that town, on Monday, February 10, his
entire stock of merchandise, consisting o.
dry goods, groceries, boots, shoes, hats
queensware, glassware, etc. Also, fou
to six horses, one spring wagon, one Sc
of harness.
Rev. S. T. Griswold win preach il
the Baptist Church next Sunday morning
and evening at the usual hours. Com
munion service in the morning, afte
preaching. All are cordially invited
Rev. GriswOld will hereafter preach
the Baptist Church every alternate Sun
day. When there is no preaching ther
VIII be, Bible reading by Rev. J. G. Irvir
! "A poor, old, broken-down horse ths
had done duty as 'strading stock'' o
''business alley'' on stock-sale day, gC
down in the street in front of DIR. Wo
lley's residence, in the evening, and W;
unable to get upon his feet again,
spite of all the efforts of his owner
raise him. He was shot and left lyiu
there, and the Marshal had to haul hi
off next day.
Last Saturday in pursuance to a cal
issued by the president, the Alumni
5 the Washington High School assemble
and elected officers for the ensuing yea
Following are the names of those electe
President. George Fishwick; Viee-Prel
: dent, Lucy johnson; Corresponding Sc
retary, Meta Hegler; Recording seci
tary, Ella Simkins; Treasurer, Mol
l. Foster : Executive Committee, Auth
Il Stevens, Alma Kephart and Ella Pitzer
On the 23d inst, F. d. Bradley, o
of the Justices of the Peace for this tow
ship, rendered his resignation to the boa
of township trustees, which was. accept
by them, and an election called for I
. 9TH of February, to fill the vacancy.
n. was afterward discovered that the res
10 nation, and the action of the trustees
l. the matter was irregular, and their act
- was rescinded. Mr.. Bradley's resig
i tion will have to be rendered to the Cl
u, of Courts before it can be accepted an
aa new election called. He is away Fl
- home at present.
,ir The Columbus Journal of Tues,
de says that Hon. James Emmitt pas
ia through that city Monday on his way
Ity New York. This looks as though
'"A GHlli5b HAS HOI ySb SAfCt up Int fiOl
of buying the SD. C P. Ry. The
ject of his visit to New York iseproba
cts to make arrangements for money to m
,us good his proposition to the stockhold
1x- In relation to the position of the ST.
sh- holders of the road as between the p
lies ent management and Mr.. Emmitt,
vav Waverly Republican says: ssIt now Il
DR.. to MS like a game of concentration
value, in the hands of those who are !
largely interested, and can only hope
necessity to protect those large inter
me- will lead to the protection of all, but
e in confess a fear that stockholders are il
ira condition of the hare with the hound
ong suing on the land and the eagle hove
ce's over head, making the gobbling OF
per- hare an event of certainty, the only {
ton being whether the eagle or the h,
shall win the prize. But the road
te, p solid, money earning institution all
Z. time"