Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1881-01-27
LOCAL ITEMS.

The Board of County Examiners
meet Saturday, to examine applicants
for teachers certificates.
DIR. 0. H. Saxton has removed his
office to M. j. Williams new block, two
doors East of his old location.
"A protracted effort is in progress
at the M. E. Church. Meetings will be
held every evening of this week.
The firm of Ely & Stimson has
been dissolved, by mutual consent.
See notice elsewhere in this paper.
Meeting of citizens at the Court
House tonight, for further considera-
ton of the subject of manufacturing.
C. G. Blakemore has constructed
sleigh on the Russian pattern, which is
heat and trim, and is quite curiosity,
Senator Creamer is on the legisla-
tive Committee appointed to investigate
the Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home
scandal.
DIR. Bonsieur will build an office
and residence on his lot on Fayette st.,
near the corner of Market, as soon as
the weather will permit.
Mr.. j. P. Robinson, County Audi
tor, was in attendance at the meeting
of the County Auditors Association at
Cincinnati on Tuesday.
There will be Episcopal services at
the Court House on Sunday next at
II 100 a. m, and Up. M, Rev. J. II.
Logic, of Circleville, officiating.
John A. Woyrell has bought of
Mrs. A. McCandless the house and lot
on Market street adjoining DR.. r. c.
Hamilton, and now occupies it as a
residence.
The huge ash-piles scattered along
Court street, in front of business
houses, give that thoroughfare rather
mountainous appearance. They don't
look bit tidy.
The Ely Light Guards will give
grand fancy dress ball at Music Hall on
the evening of Feb. 22d-Washington's
birthday. Curriers' Superb Band, of
Cincinnati, will furnish the music.
-Susannah Baldwin will sell lot of
stock, farming implements and other
personal property atpublic sale, on her
farm, one and One-half mile Northeast
of Bloomingburg, on Thursday, Feb
ruary 10th.
AT council meeting last Monday
night committee was appointed to
confer with the Gas Company in re-
ference to the quality of gas furnished
under the contract with the corporation
for street lamps, etc.
Fanny Mays Minstrels drew a
pretty good house, of the masculine
sex, at Music Hall Monday evening.
The audience, however, were disap-
pointed; the show was not as crafty" as
was expected, though bad enough.
Mr.. D. Furtwangler will remodel
his business room, lately occupied by
DR.. Coffman as drugstore. He will
put in a new front and tile floor,
and furnish the room in handsome
style, and intends to engage in the jew
elry business in it in the spring.
The Stock sales on Tuesday were
attended by large crowd of people,
but the sales of cattle were slim. About
15O Ohead were offered, and all sold at
satisfactory prices. Fifty head of
horses were sold, good animals bring
ing good prices. One good team of
work horses sold for $3.50; 1928 was
offered for another team. The range
was from $50 Ito 81 IS.
"A new timetable went into effect
on the Springfield Southern railway on
Sunday last. The time Of trains at
this station is as follows: Going North
accommodation, z! 45 a. m. mail :2OI
p. m. local freight and accommodation,
80 p. m. Going SOuth-mail and ex-
press, S:2S a. M; accommodation, S:O7
p, m. local freight and accommodation,
9 30 a. M. through freight, 8 :35 p. m.
Charges having been preferred |
several weeks since against Deputy |
Marshal John A Paul, for playing cards |
in saloon after 9 O'Clock (the time sa-
looms are required to close under the
ordinance) and for disObedience of Or
ders, a committee was appointed by |
council to investigate the charges, and |
on demand of Mr.. Paul, he was tried |
on the charges on Monday night. The
charges were sustained, and Mr., Paul