Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-03-04
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Sablna and engaged III the grocery Dusl-
ness. The style of the FIRMS Arnold &
Rowe. .........,
Episcopal services will be held at
the Court House, next Sunday at the
usual hours, conducted by Rev. Mr..
Humes, of Columbus.
Prof, J. p. Patterson and Morris
Sharp will address the temperance
meeting at the Court House next Sum
day afternoon, at 4 o'clock
Mr.. Coopinger died at the resi-
dence of his son-in-law, Mr.. j. Schlime,
on Market street, on Wednesday even
ing, and was buried on Friday.
JAS. N. Clark is prepared to furnish
the public with fresh oranges, bananas,
lemons, pears, grapes, etc., cheap for
cash, at his fruit stand, in front of
Peoples and Drovers' Bank.
The announcement of r. G. Miller,
as candidate for township clerk of
Union township, was accidentally mis-
placed in last weeks issue. 1t will be
found under the proper heading in this
paper.
Court has been occupied all week
with the case of A. Rogall VS.. Humph-
rey Hidy, administrator, civil suit for
damages. The case is still in progress.
The criminal docket is set for the fifth
week of the term.
Mrs. A. Allen, relict of Benz. AL
len, died at her residence on North
street, on Tuesday morning last, of
hemorrhage of the lungs. She had
been an invalid for several years. Her
funeral took place yerterday afternoon.
An extension to the Corporation of
Washington is now being surveyed.
The town has considerably outgrOwn
its present corporate limits in all di-
rections, and it is proposed to enlarge
the corporation sufficiently to take in
the town.
The London Democrat, February %,
says: "a party of ten, the families of
Abner Mouser and Charles Shuttle
barger, of Fayette county, near Wash
inton G. H., were furnished tickets yes
terday by Agent Strickland, for Hast
ings, Nebraska, where they will farm"
Season tickets for the Loan Exhibi-
ton are now for sale at the drug stores,
tewelry stores and banks, as we'll as at
the Loan, for so cents. The exhibition
will be open for several days yet; and
the evenings will be full of pleasure, as
the days may be of interest to all who
attend.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
will be held at Mrs. Morris Sharp's, on
Friday afternoon at o'clock. Stand
ing committee will please bring writ
ten report, as usual. 1t is hoped num-
Der of visitors from different parts Of
the county will be present.
DIR. Willis was greeted with full
house at Music Hall last Friday even
ing, and his lecture was one of the best
of the course. The association have Sc
cured Miss Nella Browne for the next
entertainment, the date of which is not
vet fixed. Miss Browne is sure Of a
hearty reception whenever she comes.
There were four cases before Mayor
Barclay on Monday, on charges of vio-
lations of the "Nine o'clock'' and
Sunday" ordinances, preferred by
Joe Allen. The cases were against G.
G. Lawhead, B. B. OFT, R. Passmore
and John Gleason. Mayor Barclay
discharged all four cases, for lack Of
sufficient evidence to convict.
The ChillicOthe Advertiser says: ga
Loan Collection, under auspices Of la
dies of the Presbyterian Church, is on
exhibition at Washington G, H., and
pronounced by Rev. Mr.. Fischer, of
this city, one of the finest he ever saw.
Special aates of fare offered on the rail
road. Our society people should ar
range an excursion-'tWould be an
agreeable trip"
Engineer Rock, of this place, with
his corps of surveyors, finished the pre-
liminary survey of the line of the Co.
lumbus and Maysville railway from Mt.
Sterling, via. Washington and Lees
burg, to Hillsboro, on Wednesday even
ing last week. He reports property
owners along the route generally favor
able to the enterprise, and willing to
donate right-of-way and aid by sub
The Wilmington Republican says:
"Reliable parties tell us that there is
talk of trying to secure new county,
of which Bloomington shall be the CEN
ter. The contemplated county is to be
of parts of Clinton, Greene
and Fayette. Telfair is suggested as
the name of the new county," Clinton