Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-04-08
LtslAL MATTERS.
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

sam Adams was over from Greenfield day
or two last week.
Messrs. Creamer and Millikan were home from
Columbus to vote, on Monday.
Miss Lille Zimmerman, OF Greenyille, o.
was the guest Of Miss sallie Pursell the past
week.
-, Miss Ella Craig loft yesterday for Delaware,
to attend the spring term Of Delaware Female
College.
Mrs. DR.. steele, OF South Charleston, was the
guest Of the family Of Mr.. James Love last
Saturday and Sunday.
Messrs. S. f. johnson and a. p. sllcott went
to Columbus, yesterday, in the interest Of the
Columbus and Maysville Railroad.
Misses Florence and Brlghtie Ogle, Tude Per-
singer and Martha Putnam returned from their
trip to New Orleans on Friday evening last
Benz. Kearney, who has been teaching school
in the country the past winter, went to Della
ware, Monday, to attend the spring term of
college.
Mrs. Ballard, Of this place, went to Cincin-
natl on Tuesday to join party Of excursion
lists from jamestown on a trip to New Orleans,
ON the steamer Golden City.
Mr.. and Mrs Milton Clark, Of South Charles
ton, made Washington a visit yesterday. Mrs.
Clark win remain here for a few days visiting
her sisters, Mrs. Ella Coons and Mrs, Charles
Getz.
Mr. T. M. Proctor, editor Of the Home WeeRlv,
the spicy little paper published at the Xenia
Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home, favored
the HERALD with O social call while on his first
visit to our town on Monday.
Lancaster Gazette April /: 'Prof Lightford,
the conductor Of the skating assemblies, which
have been 80 pleasant an attraction for several
weeks, leaves us on saturday, and will open up
in Washington G. II. next week. The citizens
there will find him gentleman, both socially
and in business matters
The Greenfield chief Of April 8 says: James
5. Bush next week will remove his family to
Washington o. H., where he has been engaged
in the harness business for some years past, and
7glll become permanent citizens OF that place.
His residence will be occupied by a Mr.. Billings
and family of Washington"
The ladies Of the AlYin Dancing Club gave a
Leap Year Ball at Music Hall on Wednesday
evening Of last week. Hunters Band, Of Chilli
eothe, furnished the music; splondld supper
was furnishedby the ladies, and everything was
conducted in the most approved style, under the
management Of the ladies. The gentlemen all
united In pronouncing the ball the most delight
ful Of the winter
The jamestown Tribune, April ., saws; "wbon
the young ladies Of Washington undertake any
enterprise they carry II through in good style,
and always make success OF ii. The leap
year party Wednesday night at Music Hall was
the most unique entertainment OF the kind ever
given IN that place. II was conducted entirely
by the ladies. Near one hundred were present.
The banquet was bountlful and elegant. and
the ahalF passed on unusually pleasant, tho
ladies acting the gallant to perfection"
Cincinnati Enquirer "Mr A. w. Buekmas.
ter for The past eight years Messenger on the
Cincinnatiand AInakingnm Valley Railroad for
the Adams Express Company, and brother OF
thaV PHEASANT gentleman, Conductor l.. W. |
bnckmaster Of that line, has received the ap-
poinlment Of Route Agent for the Baltimore
anu Ohio Express Company, with head d-quarters
Ae Chicago. MIR. Buckmaster takes with him
The klndest wishes Of all the officers and en-
ployes Of che Adams, and his numerous friends
congratulate him upon his promotion"
The Cincinnati papers all spoke In highly
complimentary terms Of the singing Of Miss
Jeanette Grove, Of this place, at the Thomas
concert IN that city ON Che 25th ult. We pub
lshoa last week an extract from the Gazetts
tho following s from the Commrciah "The
aeoat of Miss Jeannette GroYewas an event OF
no small import. She is ayoung lady from near
Washington Q. H., in this State, and hor voice
promises 70 make her something to be proud Of.
ana shows that music, as we'll as politics. can
thrive and grow In Ohio The singing OF the
young lady was excellent, and, when Il sre-
mepbered that she Is yet novice, remarkable
Of tho power and brillancy Of her voice Il is
MOTTO speak In extravagant terms, and her in.
tonatlon WAS, last night, all that could be OK
pectea Of student About +, E nat and d, and
from there down TO A. the tone she gives out is
superb, being full, musical, bright and well
managed, In most phases. Then there Is tho in
describable feeling while you listen, that she
has all the p0WoF desirable, and could double
fortunate thing Tor o singer, for IL gives abun-
dant material 70 work with. Her execution OF
tho songs and little turns was clear and as neat
as any singer OF 80 short experience could 10
them. There was little or none OF that timidity
and trembling which we always expect In
ae5uiante, aud pardon, yet always Gnd painful.
And last though not least, her simple, hoeom-
iug manner aud noble appearance were In her
i8Yor. The applause which followed her efforts
was general, hearty and prolonged, but she was Q
NOT allowed % respond. Many expected aud {
Wonld have heen pleased b have heard her {
again, Ono humber upon the programmes Is y
rather hazardous for a dehHfaHie for il allows 9
no opportunity 10 retrieve failure or partial slc-
cess hut Miss Grove needed no such additional :
opportunity, for the favor with which she mot
was decided, and Cincinnati will remember and
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