Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-03-18

Marshal Collins, made a raid
on a crowd Of lager-soaked youths,
fresh from the Beer Garden" last
Sunday night, and succeeded, with
assistance, in transferring four or
Ave of them to the lookup. One
Of the party, Wm. Eskridge, escap-
ed from the Marshal after being
once captured, and 90 being rear
rested, made resistance and struck
at Mr.. Collins with a knife, cutting
his hand slightly. H. has been
bound over to Court on a charge
Of assapltlng an officer, and failing
to obtain security for his appear
ance, remains in Jail. The others
were fined and discharged Monday
morning.
- The Blinbridge correspondent
of the ChilIcothe Gazette says that
the Good TempDars are doing a
noble word in that place. Great
accessions to the Order are being
made every week. We are glad to
hear Of successful efforts to put
down the demon Intemperance -
The man who does not desire the
success Of the temperance cause is
not good citizen; for every good
citizen desires that sobriety and
good order should predominant
over intemperauce, disorder and
immoral practices.
On Friday, 9th inst, a man
named Alfred Lacy, living 3 miles
South of Wilmington, Clinton Co.,
attempted to release himself from
trouble arising out of pecuniary
embarassments, by blowing bis
brains out with a musket. He fail
ed Of accom-! fishing his object,
however, the charge taking effect
in his neck, and not producing
death, though it inflicted danger
Gus wound.
Madison County is going in
for turnpikes. At the last session
or the Commissioners, viewers were
appointed on seven roads, the i'm
provement of which had been pc
titioned for. 1t was also ordered
that bids be received for the i'm
provement Of the road running
from Newport in that county to the,
Fayette County line, by way of Dan
vile and Concord Church.
A man named Jacob Thom-
son, aged So years, died near Lon
don, Madison Co, a few days ago,
who, the Union says, chad never
been inside a ralrsNd car in his lie,
{ iough the railroad ran through
his extensive farm and his wife,
though living for forty years al
most in sight Of London, was nev-
er in the place"
- On Thursday morning, March
4th, an old man, II years of age,
named VIM. Winstead, living in
Washington tp., Pickaway Co., was
found dead on the road side about
4 miles East of Circleville. He
started home the evening before,
on foot, and is supposed to have
died from all attack Of apopleXy,
on the way
We have received copy Of
the Mt. Sterling Advertiser, edited
by l. N. Alternately, Principal of the
School at that place, and printed
semi monthly at Columbus. 1t is a
neat looking little sheet, and its
advertising columns shoT a pretty
good patronage from the business
men of that tlourishing little
burg"
- The Wilmington Republican
of last week says "We learn that
VIM. Scott, of Highland county, has
the 1000 acre tract OF
land lying in Jefferson and Clark
townships, in this county, belong
ing to the Shaker Association of
Warren county, for which he pays
100000. |
= There is little village in
Madison county called California.
The Londen Union of last week
the following editorial
paragraph; The Fairfield town
ship colony that left for Missouri
last week carried out thirty certiti-
Gates from the NJ. E Church at CAL
fornia."
we are glad to see that
movement all along the Scioto Val
ley is being made to secure the ear
Iy construction of q railroad from
Columbus down the valley to Ports
mouth. Its line passes through the
oto, of 4bn r;chnst norton of