Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-04-15
state Nows.

= The Xenia Gazette ofla Weel
= says: "At a special meeting las
Saturday evening, the Council pass
I ed an ordinance fixing the Marshal'i
salary at $500, forthe ensuing term
That was understood to be the min
imum, and that the marshal would
be paid above that sum according
to his efficiency"
The Clermont Courier Of the 7th
says: "Wheat is giving fine prom
ise Of q vigorous growth, and II
nothing should occur to destroy It
between this and harvest, the yield
will bO abundant,"
Last weeks Pike County Repub-
lican, published at Waverly, says :;
"The best field of wheat in Pike
county is that Of Mr.. James EN-
mitt, just below town, opposite the
old orchard The next best Is
that one in front of our residence
on avenue street, also owned by
Mr.. Emmitt. These tieldsare SO wn
in drills. P Major Kilgore in
forms us that he has field Of 70I
acres equally as good as the 7OI
acres Of Mr.. Emmitt, and that DR..
ClOugh has 40 acres as good as Ell
-ther, and 40 acres more nearly as
good. Not having seen the last
named fields we take the Majors
word for it, as he is a farmer oil
much practical experience" |
The Wilmington Republican of
the Sth says "The Livery Stable
in this place, which has been owned
and conducted for several years
past by Mr.. John w. Wire, has
been purchased by Mr.. Alfred Wall,
who will hereafter conduct the bust
ness at the same stand"
The Wilmington Journal says:
"Wm. Huffman VS.. Trustees of Ad-
ans Township. Last year William
Huffman (of visible admixture) Of !
fered to vote, and was refused by
the Trustees, whereupon he brought
suit, claiming $1,000 damages
The case was disposed of last week.
1t being decided against the defend
ant in the amount of 5 cents dam
ages and costs. Hildebrant, Sloan
and Walker for plaintiff. A. w.
Doan, McCray and McVey for de-
'endants,"
The following, from the Circle.
vile Union, is a truthful sentiment
Anything is more respectable than
loafng. Al young man had better
H.-.
sell clans by the pailful, than hang
around public resorts, numbering
lime and his own reputation"
The same paper says also "The1 Y
rack on the Hooking Valley Rail g
Dad has been laid to Sugar Grove, !
which is eight miles below Lancas- 5
er, and work is being pushed rap !
dly on toward Nelsonville. The I
ron is being laid at the rate Of one i
lalfmile per day, and ballasting ?
rains are following the track men /
lese.'' lo % a
The Jackson Standard of last g
reek says that "on Friday last five e
at boats containing in all 2l5 tons
ig iron, left Keystone Furnace for
le Ohio river Who will say that c
,accoon is not a riverY'
The Ripley Bee says "The K
ommon impression that the rent 8
oHected for Post Office boxes is n
le Postmaster's perquisite, is erro- p
eous. He is required to account L
} the Department at Washington
n the whole amount of rents ac- /, /,
'ued in each quarter, whether he =
as collected themfor not. He is B,
,quired to collect at least one quar- RI
# in advance. AS he has to \.
loose between making good the e
efficiency or vacating the unpaid 9
II boxes, it should not be a matter i,
: astonishment if he adopts the @
tier alternative" re
The following resolution was s. s.
to be discussed in the {
echanics Institute, at Lebanon,
/ Friday evening last: r
"Reso1ved, That the Mormon z
over in Utah should be suppress =.
by action of the General Gov :
nment."
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