Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1881-01-20
LOCAL ITEMS.
The sleighing still stays.
Stock sales next Tuesday.

line county BOARD OF EXAMINERS
will hold their next session at School
Hall, Saturday, Jan. 20, 1881.
There will be temperance prayer
meeting at the residence of Mrs. Rev.
j. G. Irwin, on East street, tomorrow
afternoon at 3 O'Clock.
The Woman's Benevolent Society
will meet at the residence of Mrs. NJ.
V. Logan on Saturday, Jan %, at 3 p.
m. By order of the president.
The ladies of Good Hope will give
an Ice-cream Festival in the hall at
that place, on Tuesday evening, Jan 25.
Proceeds for the benefit Of the new
church. By order of the committee.
Mr.. c. Mershon has opened Mer-
chant Tailoring establishment in the
room lately occupied by j. P. Miller,
on Fayette street, and is prepared to
give complete satisfaction to all who
may favor him with orders.
The Bloomingburg High School
will give an entertainmentin in Academy
Hall, in that town, on tomorrow even
ing, 2lst. The Washington Orchestra
will furnish music. Admission 15c.
children under 10 years, 10c.
--Messrs. j. r. Kuhl and Robt. Pat
ton, of the Southern part Of the county,
killed q Coon a few days ago that
weighed thirty-one pounds and half.
He was an old fellow, and supposed to
have been the champion heavy weight
coon of the county,
DIR, COffman has got fairly settled
in his new quarters in Joe McLean's
building, next door to Joe Hudson's
jewelry store, where he has a COM
modiOus room, well arranged, and fill
ed with complete stock of drugs and
everything in his line.
Mr.. w. H, Shaft, the carriage man
ufacturer, wishes us to state that he
has not sold out his business, but will
continue, as heretofore, at the cid stand,
and is prepared to furnish stylish We
hiCles of all kinds at as low rates as
good work can be bought anywhere.
AT the delinquent tax sale on Tues
day some 60 or 70 tracts and lots were
sold, the purchasers being generally
residents Of other counties. One Per-
ry county man bought about 80 tracts.
A large portion of the delinquenCios as
advertised were paid off before the ay
of sale.
Joe. Hattler, young son of Mr..
Chris. Haf1ier, while. e.skating at the dam
last Monday evening, let revolver fall
upon the ice, which caused it to be dis
charged, and the ball struck him in
the face, below the eye, where it still
remains. His wound is not considered
serious.
-Milledgeville is reported as the first
town (and the only one so far) on the
new proposed line of the Columbus &
Maysville railroad, to raise her quota
of stock. HillsbOro lacks about $4,000,
and appears to be atuck there. Presi-
dent Bell may have to take out his pen
Gil and scratch that village off the line
next.
R. S. Thompson, lecturer of the
Ohio State Grange, and other good
speakers, will address meetings at
BloOmingburg on Friday (to-mOrrOw)
evening, Jan. 21st, and at New Mar
tinsburg on Saturday evening, 22d.
Everybody is invited to attend these
meetings, and hear the claims Of the
producers discussed by these able Pat
rOns.
The stockholders of the old Spring
field, Jackson and PomerOy rail-
road Company on Wednesday, 18th
inst, elected the following board of
directors for the ensuing year: NJ.
Sternberger, James Emmitt, Austin
Pepple, E. H. Miller, Jas. Pursell, H.
G. Blessing, j. C. Smith, H. E. Bate
man, John Foos. The board Oganized
by electing the following officers:
Prest., James Pursell; Secretary, @. F.
Ballard; Treasurer, E. H. Miller.
The Jackson c. H. parties who
purchased Mr.. F. H. Millsr's foundry
and machine shops, are removing them
to jackson. The shops here have done
fair business since they commenced
running, about year ago, and had
prospects for largely increased bus
iness the coming season. Mr.. Miller's
reason for selling out was not lack Of
work. There is an opening here for
profitable business in that line. Mr..
Miller will remain in Washington, but