Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-01-15

latter part of last week, buying up D.
& S, E, Ry, stock at 50 a share.
The Ely Light Guards, 40 strong.
in command of Captain Millikan, at
tended the Inaugural of Gov. Foster al
Columbus, Monday.
The proprietors of Music Hall have
very much improved the appearance of
the hall recently by giving the walls a
fresh kalsOmining.
New rolling stock for the Spring
field Southern railway is being put on
the road. A train of box cars was re-
ceived last Friday.
The Ladies' Benevolent Society
will meet on Monday, January 10, at
three o'clock P. NJ, at the residence of
DR.. WOrley, on Court street.
The trial of John Link for the MUIR
der of Samuel Pavey and his son, has
been set for the 26th inst, in the High
land county common pleas court.
Mr.. John VanPelt, a former we'll
known citizen of Washington, and father
of Mrs. U. H. Parvin, died at his home
in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on the 9th inst
The firm Of Conaway & Campbell,
dealers in boots and shoes, of this place,
made an assignment on the 8th inst. to
Thos. N. Craig. Statement of assets
and liabilities not given.
The executive committee of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
are requested to meet at the house Of
Mrs. j. G. Irwin on Friday afternoon at
3 o'clock. Important business.
In response to urgent request, the
Townsend Family will return to Wash
ington, after filling their engagement
at Wilmington, and will appear atMusic
Hall tonight, tomorrow and Saturday
nights.
Mrs. Mary A. Livermore will adj
dress the temperance meeting at City
Hall on Sunday night at o'clock. Mrs.
LiVermore lectures at Wilmington on
Saturday night, and will be brought
over here Sunday by private convey
ance.
A snow storm set in hereabouts Oh
Sunday night, and continued all day
Monday. About foot of snow fell, but
the roads were in such condition that it
was not sufficient to make sleighing.
Snow is still deep in the fields, but the
roads are muddy.
We are indebted to Mr.. Frank L.
Kirk, formerly of Washington, now a
citizen of the Empire State, for late
issues of the Galveston (Texas) Daily
Ne,vS, one of which is a mammoth pa
per, containing description Of the re-
sources of the State.
--Messrs. Gregg 6 Creamer, attor,
have removed their office
from the Court House to the room over
Adams Bros boot and shoe store. The
room lately occupied by them will be
occupied hereafter by Prosecuting At
tOrney F. G. Carpenter.
AT the annual election for directors
of the Merchants and Farmers Bank,
held on Tuesday, the following named |
gentlemen were chosen: James Pur-
sell, M. Pavey, Jesse Johnson, Morris |
Sharp, NJ. Grove, Geo. H. Adams. All |
except the last two were members Of
the old board.
County Commissioners held a spe-
oial session yesterday, for the purpose
ofhearing complaints against violators
Of the turnpike rules, regulating the
hauling of loads. Our turnpikes are
being badly damaged by the hauling of
heavy loads on narroW-tire wagons, and
it is the intention Of the Commissioners
10 enforce the law against violators.
The effort to establish an Episco-
pal Church in Washington is meeting
with unlocked for encouragement. The
society numbers thirty members. The
services, which are held two Sundays
n month for the present, are attended
Jy very large congregations. The soci-
,ty have hopes of being able to build a
,hurch and secure regular pastor at
in early day.
The Peoples and Drovers' Bank on
tuesday elected the following board of
directors for the ensuing year, being the
Id board reelected: Danl Mclean,
David Rogers, Thos. B. Thornton, M. |
Draper, A. Fernau, Josiah Hopkins, j.
/. Allen. The board organized by the
lection of Dan'l Mclean President and
'hos. B. Thornton Vice President. r.
|. Robinson continues as Cashier and
4. Herbert, Teller.
AT the election for directors of the
}. & S. E. railway, held at Dayton on
tuesday, the old board was reelected
,ith the exception of S. F. Secrist,
lected in the place of George G. Riten-
ur. They are d. e. Mead, John X.
[cIntyre, w. P. Callahan, T. A. Leg !
sr. Robert j, Cummins, M. c. Allison,
=. G. Trebein, A. j. Christopher, John
l.. Persinger, Daniel Mclean, W. j.
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