Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-02-05
LOCAL ITEMS.

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residence in the Spring.
The ground hog couldn'thave miss
ed seeing his shadow Monday.
-Mr.I N. Beatty has lately sold his
herd Of short-horns to Mr.. Jesse Hagler,
The Board of School Examiners
meet next Saturday at School Hall at
10 o'clock a. IN.
Treasurer Craig had closed his tax
collection, and turned the books over
to the Auditor.
The music of the sleigh-bells was
heard for the first time this Winter, on
our streets last Tuesday morning
|, DIR. C. A. Foster rides in the hand
Nsomest sleigh that has appeared on the
streets yet. He got it in the East.
Fifteen converts of the colored
Baptist Church, of this place, were
baptized in Paint creek last Sunday.
The Ladies' Benevolent Society
will meet on Monday, February 9th, at
the residence of DR.. Harlow, on Broad
way.
F. H. Miller has his Machine shops
in operation, and starts off with plenty
of work. He will have his foundry
building under way shortly.
-Lenox Barnes is building a two
story frame dwelling house on the lot
opposite the Presbyterian Church, cor
ner Market and Hinde streets.
-SeYeral inches of snow fell Monday
night, and we are now enjoying the
first sleighing of the winter. From
present indications the sleighing will
continue for while.
"A few weeks of right snappy cold
weather would be acceptable to the
Coal-dealers and ice-men. They haven't
had fair treatment from the weather
bureau this winter.
Hon. A. r. Creamer is expected to
address the meeting at the Court House
next Sunday afternoon at $50 O'Clock,
on the constitutionality of the pro-
posed local option law.
The series of meetings are still in
progress at Mt. Olive, M. P. Church,
and will probably continue over next
Sunday week. Considerable interest is
manifested. All are invited to attend.
Mr.. John Fultz, of this county,
who has been engaged for number Of
years past in the manufacture Of drain
tile, has obtained a patent for new
process of manufacturing tile, which
prevents them from freezing.
County Commissioners were in
session Monday and Tuesday, and ad-
tOurned to Saturday, to conclude the
business of the session. A number Of
sheep claims were presented, which
will be acted upon Saturday.
The Loan Exhibition for the benefit
of the Presbyterian Church, which will
begin on the 23d inst, promises to be an
attractive exhibition. The committees
having charge of each department are
exerting themselves to make the Loan a
big success.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Women's Christian Temperance
Union will be held at Mrs. Morris
Sharps' on Friday afternoon at 3
o'clock. Standing committees are re-
quested to bring in written reports of
the months work.
Bonanza Council, No. 424, Royal
Arcanum, organized December l6, 1879,
now numbers 20 members. The COun-
Gil is receiving applications for member
ship at every meeting. The next regu-
lar meeting will be held Friday, Febru-
ary 6, at o'clock p. m.
Under the Converse bill providing
for holding United States Courts at
Columbus, the southern district is di-
vided into two subdivisions, the East
ern and Western. Fayette county will
be in the Eastern division, for which
courts will be held at Columbus.
"A cOlored man named Jones was
arrested in this place on Wednesday Of
last week, for stealing horse from a
man named Montgomery, of Balm
bridge. Jones sold the horse to P. s.
Collins for small sum. He was sent
to jail to answer trial at the next term
of court.
F. Fl. Miller, at his machine shop,
which is now in operation, will pay spe-
cial attention to laying heavy plows,
and has in his employment the best
blacksmiths to be had. Farmers need
ing any kind of machine or implement
repairing can haye their work promptly
and well done by giving him call.
Some of the prisoners in the County
Jail made an attempt to dig out on Fri