Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1881-02-10
LOCAL ITEMS.
st. Valentines day, Monday.

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-Johnston's Sarsaparilla cures Liver
Complaint. For sale by Harry Boyer
Candidates for offices to be filled at
the Spring elections are already coming
to the front.
Judge Gregg went to Chillicothe
Friday, to hear the argument in the
Campbell will case.
John Leonard had six fine young
pigs, six weeks old, stolen from his pen
last Thursday night,
The Western Union Telegraph
Company pays $40, ,O4O,O2 taxes in Ohio.
In Fayette County 5000.
W. L. Mallow, of Concord stock
farm, is showing some of his fine poul-
try in Cincinnati this week.
"A new mail route is to be establish
ed between this place and London, via
Midway, Danville and Newport.
Rev. Geo. Carpenter preached at
South Salem, Ross Co., last Sunday,
exchanging pulpits with Rev, Camp
bell.
Sheriff Cook will remove his fam.
lily to town and occupy the residence
connected with the Jail, the first of
next month.
&C. C. Waite has been transferred
from the Superintendency of the c. &
M. V. to the same position on the Little
Miami Railroad.
Episcopal services will be held in
the Court House on Sunday next, con-
Quoted by Rev, F. 0. Grannis, of the
Church of the Good Sheppard, Colum-,
bus.
The Pittsburg Stockmap says that
''Horse Trade Alley" in this place,
beats all the commercial localities it has
seen for dilapidated horsemen and
horses.
Miss Name Stevens entertained the
Episcopal Guild on last Monday even
ing, where programme of musical at
traction was presented. The evening
was delightfully."- spent.
j. B. Rife will sell lot of stock
and other personal property at public
sale at his residence, 21a miles north
east of Good Hope, on the Holland
road, on Saturday, Feb. Goth,
The board of County Commission
ers adjourned on Monday, without
finishing the business of the session, on
account of the illness of Mr.. HOrney.
They meet again next Monday.
PROF. Currier, leader of Curriers'
Orchestra, of Cincinnati, which has
been engaged for the Ely Light Guard.
Ball on the 22d, writes Capt. Millikan
that he will conduct the music in per-
son.
-Messrs, Thompson & ClugstOn, a
new dry goods firm, will open business
in the room now occupied by NJ,
O'Brien, under the HERALD office, on
the 1st of March. The new firm are
from Kenton, 0.
After three months of solid Winter,
with good sleighing all the time, it
looks now as if the break up has come.
A constant rain for the past two days
has about washed away the snow and
ice, and travel has been resumed on
wheels.
AT the teachers examination, held
January 20, the following received GER
tificates for six months: N. S. Stur-
geOn, Ella Pinkerton, D. w. Kelley,
Mollie Hemphill, Calvin Holmes, Ar
thelia Collins, Anna Bell, Jennie
Wiley, Helen L. Fenny, j, L. Hunt, F.
Kennedy, G. O. Rice, Geo. Fishwick,
Jno. E. Carson, S. Bargdill, P. G, Rob
inson, H. G. Winner, Ella Haines, Mat
tie Peitsmeyer, Jennie McCorkle,
Amanda BIichner, Lizzie Templin, J.
|. Roberts and J. N. ShOOp.
Mr.. W. A. Lindsey, who has been
a student in the law Office of Col. 8. F.
Kerr, in this place, for year or so
past, was admitted to the practice of
law, after passing a oreditable examina-
ton at Columbus last week. Mr.. L. is
young man who has the metal in him
to attain high position in his chosen
profession. He has not yet decided
where he will locate in practice, but
intends to remove from Washington.
His many friends here win wish him
abundant success wherever he goes.