Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-09-02
sTATE NEWS.

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r The Chillicothe Gazette of last
. week says; Heavy shipments OF
] neophes are made from this point
= porthward The Columbus packets
90 loaded. Another boNtis placed
e on the line.
. Peaches nre becoming very plen-
tifnl IN this market, and everything
indicates tumble in the prices
asked for this most delicious fruit
The corn crop Of this vicinity,
bottom an upland, it is estimated,
will make about twO-thirds the ay-
erage yield.
There was quite ariota few days
ago at Yellow Bud Some row
dies attacked the Good Templar's
Lodge and created quite disturb
ance, .. st
The Distillery of Jas. Emmitt, at
Waverly went into operation on
Tuesday of last week.
The Ross County Building Asso-
citation has redeemed 1913 shares
since it started. On Monday night
last, thirty shares were redeemed by
tbis association. If the redcmptions
were to continue at this rate it
would require less than four years
to complete its mission.
The Piqua Journal Of the 26th
says: Or Sunday evening last,
thunder was distinctly heard in the
Western horizon, although no rain
clouds were visible. The phenom-
ena is supposed to have been caus-
ed by the intense heat.
The Wilmington Republican Of
last week says: The loan funds
or redemption of shares at the Gin
ton County Building and Loan AS
sociation, on Tuesday evening, Aug
I7th, was taken at $69.25 per share.
The Perry County Weekly Of
| last week says: 1t can now be said
with safety that there will be fair
medium crop Of corn in Perry
/ County this season. Ifthere should
be more rain soon, it will still be
better.
Broom corn is asweeping commo-
dity, and the principal production
in the vicinity of Circleyille. The
Union of last week says; The
prospects are that the broom corn
men Of our locality will have a rea-
sonably good harvest and realize a
good price for their product.
Wednesday last as Messrs. Da-
Wis IL Co.'S, whiskey house was
burning, tue high wines ran down
the cutters and into the canal, burn
ing as it ran. Thus, for she first
| time the "raging canawl' was set
on fire. The Canal water is now
and will be for few days in great
demand. 1t is rather weak howev-
err and only those who mix their
drinks are expected to banker af
ter it, Portsmouth Republican.
THE SoLDIERs' MoNuMEFr.-Th
ground was broken on Tuesday |
and work on the Monument com
menced. 1t will be built in the cen
ter Of the Public Square, and the
contractors will push it rapidly to
completion expecting to have it en-
closed this fall UrJand Gazette, !
l0M.
Two convicts at work in the
brush shop at the Ohio Penitentiary
on Monday managed TO escape the
attention of the guards, and immc-
diately began talking up plan to
escape, One Of the men crept into
a hogshead, which his fellow con.
Wet proceeded to I'll up with bris-
ties, and tAen headed it up. just
before the wagon was brought to
remove the hogshead, Mr. Dean,
the Deputy warden, who is always
awake, discovered the proceeding,
and coolly rolled the hogsheod to
the prison and transferred the live
portion Of its contents to the dun
geon.
FAITH AND ENERGY,-Thc Pres
byterian Society Of nv. Sterling
consists of twelve orthirteen per-
sons, And they have now, nearly .
completed, a new and nice brick
church, with money in the Treasu-
~ The church has cost between
$3, 900 and $4,000, and of this sum
about $2,500 was paid by or raised
through the energy Of the few per
sons constituting the society. They
have procured d Bell, and are now
seating the church, Rev. Mr., Jack
son, Principal of Bloomingburg
Academy, breaches to them every
alternate Sabbath. This new church
will be dedicated the first Sabbath
in Ocuober the services commenc.
ing the Friday previous. Won't
our church brethren Of all denomi-
nations make note of what these
"Iew in numbers" have done-and
consider it q worthy example for
imitation 2-Londoa UHiom