Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-03-25
LOCAL ITEMS.

| OF Che'0bl inst. are SNll smoking
Barney Kelley received five car
loads Of ice from the lakes, last week,
ID. N. Meek has removed his boot
and shoe store to the room lately Occu-
pied by a.. Abt & Co.
There is a boom in the wool market
this spring, and farmers are likely to
get big prices for rrtheir clips.
--Hamlin Smithrhas moved his shoe
store frem Ely's new block to the Sec
Ond door in Dahl's corner on Court ST.
Rev. S. H. Smith will preach at the
Baptist Church next Sabbath at IO:3C
O'Clock a. M, and evening. All are
invited to hear him.
There were fifteen applicants on
last Saturday before the county Beard
of School Examiners. Eight were
awarded certificates.
Sheriff Smith on Saturday last sold
s0A acres Of land infant township, fn
the partition suit of E. W. Alexander
VS.. James w. Alexander, to A. 8.
Thompson, for $50 peracre.
Washington has.an amature dra-
matte company, composed Of young
gentlemen and ladies, who have a play
in preparation for public performance,
to be given within few weeks.
Mayor Barclay reports the amount
Of fines, licenses, etc., collected by him,
and turned into the Corporation treas
ury during his administration as May
or--nearly four years-at&24SO.4S.
james, Thomas and Michael Hillery
and Ezekiel Jackson, sentenCed to ten
days imprisonment in Jail, for assault
and battery, on Friday last were re-
leased on Monday, the balance of the
term of imprisonment having been re-
mitted by Judge Minshall.
Our live neighbOring town of Sabi-
ma has formed stock-sale association
and inaugurated monthly stock sales.
The first sale will take place on Monday
next. A large attendance of both stock
and buyers is assured for the first sale,
and a successful start is anticipated.
4 Thomas Dawson died at his home
near South Plymouth, oa Saturday last,
of hemorrhage of the lungs, aged SO
years. He was buried in the Baughn
Baptist Burying Ground on Monday.
He leaves wife and five children. He
was a brother of Mrs. John Millikan,
of this place.
The friends of Xenia College will
be pleased to learn that the session
closed with excellent examinations
and superior entertainment by the
seniors and the music classes. The
next session will begin March Both.
Normal session Of i've weeks, July
10th. Professor Smith invites former
students and others to aid in securing
students. Xenia College was never
more worthy of their patronage.
Fred. Shultz, a German, who lived
in this place for year or SO, working
for Jas. and John Mclean and others
about town, and who left here some six
months ago, going to Milwaukee, Wis
Consin, committed suicide by hanging
himself near that place few days ago.
He was missing for several days, and
was found hanging by the neck, with
his flesh eaten by rats. Shultz, while
here was a sober, steady and well-be-
haved man.
Postmaster Robinson has been no
titled by the POstOfice Department that
the Washington G. H., pOstOfice has
been made a British International |
money order Office, business to COM
mOnCe April l, 1880. The Office has
been for some time past German inter-
national money order Office, Persons
desiring to send money to the United |
of Great Britain and Ireland,
can now purchase money orders at the
postOflce here. The Postmaster has
also received supply Of the tnterna-
tlOnal Postal Cards, which are mailable
to all foreign countries.
Mr.. Elihu Burnett, who recently
removed from Fayette County to Ma
riOn county, Iowa, sends us the name of
Peter Snyder, of that county, as a new
subscriber to the HERALD, which leads
US to suspect that Mr.. Burnett is doing
a little missionary work in his new To-
cation. Mr.. Snyder removed from
Fayette, and located in Marion county,
Iowa, twenty-six years ago, and has
Just found out that he can't live COM
'ortably out there without having the
HERALD to furnish him the news from
his old home. Mr.. Burnett says: "Re-
Dublicans are as numerous as grasshop-
pers, and ready for the fight. Grant
ahead"
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