Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-01-29
LOCAL ITEMS.
Smoke BOyer's own, the best B
cent cigar ir the land. l2m3

The Baptist social circle will be en-
tertained this evening at the residence
of William Snider.
james Clark has sold his hack and
opened a fruit stand at the corner of
Court and Fayette streets.
Some of our farmers are sowing
wheat in those portions of their fields
where the drought killed it out.
"A new stone crossing has recently
been laid across Main street at the alley
adjoining Ely & Stimson's grocery.
IS. F. johnson is receiving coal in
large quantities, which he is selling at
the moderate price of II cents per
bushel.
Mr.. Peter Wendell has gone into the
coal business, and has located his scales
on Main street opposite Henry Dahl's
residence,
County Auditor Lindsey has re-
ceived the revised school laws, which
he is ready to furnish to the parties en-
titled to receive them.
-Bloomingburg sent one, Richard
Carter, to the county Jail on Monday
evening, to board until court meets, for
interfering with the officer while at
tempting to arrest Carter's SON.
-Messrs. Frank Carpenter and Ace
Gregg will address the temperance
meeting at $3.50 p. M, at the Court
House next Sunday. There will be
plenty Of seats. Let there be full
house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aus. Hagler met with
a sad aflictiOn in the death Of their in
fant daughter on Friday last. The
funeral took place Sunday, and the re-
mains were inferred in Washington
Cemetery.
We call the attention of our read
ers this week to the advertisement of
DR.. BosankO's Rheumatic Cure and DR..
BosankO's Pile Remedy, which will be
found in our supplement-. These relia-
BILE remedies can be found at H. G. Coff-
mans, the druggist.
The job department of the HERALD
is fully up with the times, and our rates
are as low as good work can be had any
where. Wehave new and stylish mater
ial, fast presses, competent workmen,
and our specimens of plain and fancy
printing will compare favorably with
work done at city offices. u n
"A little son of Mr.. Dave Thurston,
aged about 8 years, wandered off from
home Saturday afternoon, and was
missing until Sunday afternoon, when
he was found at the residence of an
uncle, near Jasper Mills, some five miles
West of here. His parents searched for
him until about 10 O'Clock Sunday
morning, when general search
began by the citizens. The creek was
dragged in a locality where it was
thought he might have fallen into it.
The Social Circle of the M. E.
Church. will meet tomorrow (Friday)
evening at the residence of Mr.. & Mrs.
Lanum. The social will be entertained
by the following persons. Mrs. VIM.
Millikan, Mrs. DR., Foster, Mrs. Alvira
Buckner, Mrs. Peter Windel, Mrs. VIM.
Craig, Mrs. Geo. Scott, the Misses Nc
Kee, Mrs. I. F. Gardner, Mrs. Mary
Crozier, Mr.. Geo. Fishwick and Mr..
George Adams, Every one is cordially
invited.
George Mitchell, the colored man
arrested here lastSeptember, by Deputy
Sheriff Lydy, and taken to Troy, o.,
where he was wanted on a charge of
numbering his wife, by chopping her
up with corn-cutter, was tried for the
crime, and convicted, on the 18th inst,
of murder in the first degree. Esq.
Boone, of Edgefeld, Sheriff Smith,
Deputy Sheriff Lydy, Wiley Jones and
Clara Johns, of this place, were sum-
moned to Troy as witnesses in the case.
Mr.. j. N. Smith, at the old Fair
Ground, informs us that he has secured |
for the season, the celebrated thorough
bred stallion, Starlight. He is now at
the grounds. He is a beautiful red sor-
rel of very fine form, good size and un-
surpassed for style. He has taken the
first premium wherever shown as a
thoroughbred. He is horse that per-
sons desirOus Of breeding for rOadsters
and general purpose horses should see.
He is owned by Ike Antram & Co., of
Warren county, Ohio.
The Supreme Court has Issued a
mandamus requiring the Commissioners
of ofFayette county to show cause why
the bonds issued in payment for the
State road improvement have not been
paid. This road was built under the
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