Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-04-01
LOCAL ITEMS.


@erchant OF Washington.
Work ia the Mark and Past Mas
tter's degrees Tomorrow (Friday) even
Ing, at Masonic Hall.
Rev. j. G. Irwin willpreach in thu
Baptist Church next Sunday morning
at the usual hour Of service.
ID. M. Colcher last week sold his lo
on Paint street, with new story-and-a
half frame house, to George Dahl, fol
$735.
The monthly business meeting Of
the W. c. II. U. will be held at Mrs
SharF's on Friday at three o'clock. A
full attendance is desired.
The Rev. Mr.. Badger, of All Saints
Church, Portsmouth, Ohio, will hold
services at City Hall, in this place next
Sundaysnorning and evening.
ID. NJ. Colcher and Gamily remove
this week to Springfield, Ohio. Mr..
Colcher has bought saw-mill in that
city, and will go into business there.
Mrs. Jane B. Wood1nansee died in
Stanton on the 25th inst, aged over 90
years. She was one of the pioneer
citizens Of Fayette county, having re-
sided here since 1916.
Sheriff Smith on Saturday last sold
the Marian Weston business property,
on Coart street, to Geo. Dahl, for $4,000.
Also on the same day, to David Rogers,
out lot No. l47, in Rawlings addition,
for $340.
The Mt. Sterling correspondent OF
the London Enterprise, says: "a move
is going to be made to form new coun-
ty from Pickaway, Madison, Franklin
and Fayette, and to have Sterling for
the county-seat." Sabina has spoken
for patch Of territory off the other
side of the county, and Jamestown,
New Holland, Greenfield and a few
other towns on our borders are vet to
be heard from.
Geo. A. Kirby, a saloonist of our
neighboring village of Leesburg, was
pretty roughly handled in the Highland
county Probate Court last week, for
keeping house for the sale of liquor
in vialation of law, being fined $75 and
costs ofprosecution, amounting to $304,-
10, to which attorney fees are to be
ldded' The Leesburg people are MAX
ng an effort to break up the whisky
business in their village, and the result
II this prosecution is highly encourag-
ng to them. Kirby has quit the bust
less.
Mr.. Robert Cissna, one of the we'll
lnown and respected pioneer citizens
# this county, died at his home, about
mile South Of this place, on Saturday
morning last, and was buried on Mon
ay, his funeral services beng con-
ucted by the Masonic fraternity, of
Which order he was an hOnored mem
er, being the first initiated in Fayette
lodge lO7, which was in December 1889,
ne night the Lodge was instituted. Mr..
'issna was in his S0th year, and had
cen resident of the county over fifty
ears. He was sheriff of the county at
ne time, and held other responsible
ositions. His funeral was very largely |
Esq. J. M. Irion, married Mr..
enj. S. Stewart and Miss Harriet Ross
pom the public highway in front of
le residence Of John Conner, on the
Washington and HillsborO pike, on
riday Of last week. The couple evil
entaly didn't care for any superfuOus 9
,yle about their nuptials, but simply /
'anted to be substantially married. !
hey found the Esquire in field by
he roadside, called him out to the road,
ade known their wishes, and then
ood up in front Of him, and the cere- e
ony was performed and the knot as i
,curely tied as if there had been two
: three ministers, a half dozen couples
attendants and a church full of peo-
e for witnesses. The wind ways
owing a gale, and the dust flying
lick while the ceremony was per- p
'rmed. G.
1t is rumored that the Sixth Regi- c
ent 0. N. G.. will hold their next an a
lal encampment at Chillicothe instead a
this city, as was intended, the diff :,
llty in getting suitable grounds being Y
e main reason in making the change. Il
9 hope the report is not true, and if fl
d. Entrekin will show a disposition .,
be fair, we think good location can "
secured for the camp near this city. p
rcleville has one of the best compa- tt
es in the regiment, and should have
e compliment of one camp at least.
CircIeUille Democrat.
Perhaps the best way to prevent ILL
cling between Circleville and Chilli
the over the matter, would be to hold n,
e encampment over here at Washing D
n. We believe Washington is con- Ia