Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-11-03
LOCAL ITENIS.

- Uoou many movers passing throug
town, Westward.
- The President has appointed the 24t
November as Thanksgiving Day.
Quarterly meeting commences at tn
NJ. E. Church, one week from Saturday.
The Mayors office has been removed t
the rearroo over Green's Hardware store
- Geo. Saxton is again in the black
smithing business in Washington, Sc
card.
- Rev, Mr.. Keen had very good con
gregation On Sunday, to hear his first ser
mon.
x M Willard has moved into the prop
Ierty recently purchased by him of Wm
4 McElwain.
The freight business of the @. d NJ
V. Road is very heavy. Extra trains had
to be run last Sunday.
- The M. E. Social Circle will be en-
tertained at the residence Of Peter Wen.
del, tomorrow evening.
Communion services at the Presbyte,
ran Church next Sabbath Meeting Fri.
day evening and Sunday at , P. NJ.
The game of Billiards has been re-
yived, in spite of corporation ordinances,
and the boys are punching the balls again
vigorously.
"A great deal of matter prepared for
this paper. has been crowded out by the
interesting report of Auditor Nc Candless,
on second page.
- Daniel Mclean had about thirty sheep
killed and wounded by dogs, in his
pas ,ure, West of town. Saturday night
VIM, Burnett had n number killed and
wounded on the same night.
- DR.. L. Y. Grubbs, formerly of this
place, who has been located at Dover,
Kansas, in the practice of his profession,
during the past year, was slightly injured
In railroad collision on the Ohio d Mis-
sissippi R. r., day or two ago, on his
way to Cincinnati, to attend the win.
ter course of lectures at the Ohio
Medical College, Three persons, in the
same car with the Doctor, were killed. He
was bruised up a little, but not seriously
injured,
We clip the following from the Chill.
icothe Advertiser of the 9th ult:
] Rev. S. A. Keen preached his farewell
Sermon, to his congregation, on last Sab
bath morning. Mr. K has been faithful
pastor, and under him, one of the most
successful revivqls of religion ever expert
enced in Chillicothe, took place, last win.
ter, at the Main Street NJ. E. Church. He
goes to Washington O. H., and is succeed
ed by the old pastor, Rev. IF King.
- A writerat Midway, to the London
Madison county, Times, who attended
,he horse races at Midway, a week ago
asst Saturday, says: "The crowd did not
90 home until dark, many going homeward
with heavy hearts and light purses,
Drinking, swearing and fighting was
he order of the day, and l hope l may
lever be called to witness another days
of the kind" That kind
If amusement generally accompanies
lorse racing.
"A fine horse belonging to Jesse John
on. and valued at about $500, was stolen
rom his farm, six miles East of town on
he Circleville pike, last Monday night.
\ new buggy and harness were stolen on
he same night from John Holland, of the
anne neigh borhood, and are supposed 10
ave gone with the horse. They. were {
racked to within a short distance of this
lace next morning, but no further trace !
them has yet been discovered. Mr.. !
ohnson and Sheriff Gars offer reward a
$5O0,OO for the recovery of the horse {
nd conviction of the thief or $50 for the
orse. =
- A negro brick-ma named George q
rimes, who came here from Greenfield last !
bring, and worked for the Pine Bros all 4
INNER, was arrested in Jacksonville last ]
hursdOy, charged with breaking into and a
'bbing the residence of Mr.. Dunlap, at
some time last May. A few l
iys ago, Mrs. Dunlap noticed colored 3
rl wearing fine shawl, which was =
nong the articles stolen at the time of the
bbery. On being questioned the girl
id the shawl had been given to her by
rimes, and that he had told her not to
ear it in Greenfield. Upon this evidence q.
was issued and brought here by W
Unstable Evans, of Greenfield. Learn
g here, that Grimes had lately gone to m m
TO work. Evans and Mar.
al Stewart went there and made the ar r
It. Grimes proved, however, that he had of
ught the shawl Of a woman, and was re. &c
ised and the woman arrested in his az
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