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


Don't fail to hear Mrs. LiYermore's
lecture.
The County Commissioners meet
next Monday.
The One Price Clothing Store has a
bran new sign. Look at it.
Taxes in Fayette county are about
25 per cent. lower this year than last.
Mary A. Livermore lectures at
Music Hall Monday evening, January
u.
The Catholic Fair has been the at
traction during the past week, at City
Hall.
The subject of Mrs. Livermore's
lecture on the 18th will be, beyond
the Sea-"
The temperance meeting will be
held at the Court House next Sunday
afternoon at $3.50 p. m.
"A little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dean Hidy, living near Culpepper, died
on Monday morning, of Diphtheria,
aged four years.
-Messrs Savage & Hidy have remov-
ed their law office from the stimson
building, Main street, to the room over
Harry Boyer's drug store,
--Messrs. Logan and Smith have ar
ranged to bring the Gether-Bristol
Combination here in short time. They
give a first-class musical, literary and
humorous entertainment,
Mr.. Ramsay, horse-buyer, from
Cincinnati, shipped carload of mules
to that city yesterday, and carload of
horses were shipped from the Arcade
Stables to the same city for Hugh Kar-
ney.
Sheriff Smith sold the lands of the
late B. F. COrkwell, Esq, Of Waterloo,
in partition, on Saturday last. The
lands embraced 247 acres in Fayette and
Pickaway counties, and sold at an aver
of $22.10 per acre.
Albert Perry and Geo. Davis, (both
colored) were taken to Columbus by
Deputy Sheriff Lydy last Friday, un-
der sentence of one year each in the
Penitentiary-the first named for rob-
berry and the latter for burglary and
larceny.
-Amzi Burnett, real estate appraiser
of Jasper township; William Burnett,
of Union, and Charles Hays, of Paint,
attended the meeting of real estate ap-
praisers of the State at Columbus on
Tuesday. Nothing was accomplished
at the meeting.
The post office at Mt. Sterling was
broken into on Christmas Eve, and
stamps, stamped envelopes and cash to
the amount OF $l00 stolen. Twenty
five dollars reward is offered by Post
master Hanowalt for the arrest and con-
yiction of the thieves.
There will be an entertainment
given by the young ladies of the Pres
byterian Church at the residence of
Manfred Willard on Friday evening,
January 2. A grand time is anticipa-
ted. Music, reading and refreshments.
All persons are invited to be present.
George I. Rucker 6 Son, of Green
field, have brought suit against the s.,
J. and P. R. R. Company for $74, 900.
The case comes up in the Highland |
County Common Pleas Court at the
January term. The plaintiffs were
contractors for the building of a por-
ton of the road.
"A youngIman named John Wise,
who hasbeen working for Henry Sny-
der, of this vicinity, "skipped out" last
Saturday aud after hisideparture Mr.. S.
missed $50 in money from his house.
The young mans home is near Mays
vile, KY, and Mr.. Snyder telegraphed
the officers there to arrest him.
Washington is bound not to be be-
hindhand in any thing. We learn
that the ladies of the Presbyterian
Church of this place are now making
for a Loan Exhibition, to
be held here at no distant day. That
will certainly be a great treat for the
people of our town and county.
e. Bryan, Allen Stuckey, Charles
Orahood and VIM. Lecture were arrest
ed on Christmas, by Deputy Sheriff
Lydy and Constable Allen, and taken
before Esq. Kerr, on a charge of dlsor-
derby conduct and using obscene Ian
guage in presence of ladies on the pub
lie highway. Fined So and costs. \
George Cox, son of Esquire J. ~,
Cox, of this place, slipped and fell on
lhe icy pavement while running to
catch a train at one of the depots on
Christmas morning, breaking his leg
about midway between the knee and
1iD Drs Harlow and Fostar sat tha