Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-07-22

Who received themedal2 "Barrett. .
# IoE.- Forster furnishes good Zee at 1Sc
u per pound.
"A Union Camp Meeting will be held
near Paint Chapel, on Boomingburg Cir.
cult, commencing August 18th.
y i DR.. E. H. Thurston has removed from
tthis place to Good Hope and located IN the
, practice of his profession,
: - The weather for several days has
been very warm, the thermometer varying
from IS Q to 92o in the shade.
New potatoes sell at 25c per bushel
5 here. A Michigan exchange says they
D go begging there at lOc per bushel, II
- Mr.. A. NJ. Stimson will have deei-
dedlY the prettieSt residence in Washing
ton, when the remodeling it is now under
going is completed.
- A three days picnic, to celebrate the
bountiful harvest of the present season, is
to be held near Chillicothe, on the 22d,
23d and 24th of this month,
= The Associate Temple of Fsyette and
adjoining countiSs Il. O. G. T.) will meet
in this place on the second Tuesday of
August.
- Several cases of cholera morbus have
been reported in our town during the past
week, none of them, however, of a very
dangerous character.
\ 49, The new building on the site of the
old "Fayette House" is rapidly advancing,
the workmen being engaged in roofing it,
When completed it will be one of the i'm
est business blocks in the place,
The O. d 2. Railroad company have
removed the upper story from the brick
building on the railroad formerly used
by j. F Ely as warehouse, and are fix
ing it up for Passenger Depot and Tick
ct Office. 1t will be completed in a short
time.
- In another column will be found the
advertisement of the Circleville Planlng
Mills, owned by Sam'l Knott. The pro-
prietor has just completed the fitting up
of his mills with the latest improved ma.
chinery, and offers to furnish doors, win
dow frames, sash, blinds, &C., at Cleve'
land prices. Read the advertisement.
We notice by his card in the Will
mington Republican of last week, that
Hon. Madison Belts. who served the peo-
pie of Clinton county faithfully and ably
in the House of Representatives for the
past two years, declines being a candidate
for reelection. Mr.. Belts was an active
and useful member of the House.
- The wheat and corn crops in the
northern part of the county are looking
exceedingly fine, and promise an abundant
yield. Most. ifnot all, of the wheat has
been harvested, and is said to be not only
the largest but the best yield for many
years. The corn is looking healthy. and
in some cases has been out in tassel and
silk for several days.
~ Y conan q. Nitterhouse have purchas-
ed in this county and shipped to Boston
$4,000 lbs, of wool; also, $4,000 lbs. IN
Fairfield and Perry counties, The total
wool clip Of this county amounts to about
l75,OOO lbs. this year, against about 295,-
600 lbs, last year The average price paid
last year was about 3s cts.j this year,
about Al cts. per lb.
- The Premium Lists for the County
Fair have been printed in pamphlet form
at this office, and are now ready for dis
tribution. Copies can be had oy calling
on the President or Secretary, The pre-
miums offered are sufficiently liberal to
induce lively competition. 1t is antici'
pated that the exhibition this Fall will be
the most successful one ever yet given.
NJ The new college building, at Will
mington was offered for sale, by order of
court, a few days since; but as there was
no bidders, the building was not sold.
It has again been advertised for sale by
the Sheriff of Clinton county. The
building is n very fine brick edlfice, and
the location pleasant and favorable one
for educational purposes.
- The Pennsylvania Democratic State
Convention, last week nominated Hon. A.
S. Packer as their candidate for Governor.
They resolved against negro suffrage
against the fifteenth amendment; that
Pennsylvania would never give up self
government; in favor of labor reforms;
that the whole policy Of the Republican
Congress is wrong; that our soldiers
should not be fOrgotteni and that the
finances need reforming.
RUN 0vER BH THE CARs.--A young mon
named Geo. Morgan, living near Sabina,
was run over by the freight train on Sat
urday night, between Reeseville and sabi-
ma, and crushed 10 death. The wheels
passed over his breast and arms. crushing
him in two. His whole body was horri-
bly, mangled. He was in sabina sstur-
day, and left in the evening, much iutOx-
icatsd, and is supposed to have laid down
on the track aud gone to sleep, while un-
der tbe parore. oft t;c,o.