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Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-24

Notice is hereby given, that the County
Commissioners Of Fayette County, Ohio, will,
by authority Of law, offer for sale at public
auction, at she steps Of the Court House OF
said county, on Tuesday, the Sth day oil OlMareh,
A. ID. 1870, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ. of said day, the
following described real estate, situate two
and one-halt miles South Westerly from
said Court House, on the wilmington Pike -
land known as tho Inirmary FARM and
bounded and described as follows, t0-wit!-
Beginning at an ash and two water beeohes
thence west 96 4,5 poles to an ash, red oak and
dogwood thence north 1ak poles to a stone
In the couter Of the turnpike road, corner to
Richard Randolph, thence north ~ deg east
with the center Of the said road i0l poles to q
stone in said road and corner 10 Judge J Jacob
Jamison thence south 1873 poles 10 the be .
ginning, containing 102k acres, being part
Of Richard Randolph's survey No, lll9, The
exact quantity Of land to be determined by
survey, Possession given on day Of sale, eN-
cent that said Commissioners retain the right
10 occupy the bulldogs onsaid farm and also
the right to keep the milch cows and work
horses necessary on said farm until the 10th
ddy Of April next
Terms OF sale; Qne-third to be paid on day
OF sale, Oue-third In one year and 0ne-third IN
two years, doierred payments to be secured
by mortgage on the premises and to draw
interest at the rate OF SIX ercentum per an
mum from day Of sale.
BY order of County Commissioners OF
Fayette County, Ohio.
A. McCANDLESS Auditor,
February 10Th, 1870, lswi
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-24

WEIGHING WooD.-The st, Jo-
seph Herald very appropriately ur'
ges that wood ought to be weigh
ed instead of being measured, 1t
remarks that measurement affords
opportunity for frauds, but weigh
ing could not. For instance, ash,
accurately measured, weighs fifty
pounds to the cubic foot; beech,
b3, cedar, 29; oak 43; but no
body can calculate upon, these fig
ures in getting a cord of wood from
those who sell it. Some "stretch"
the ecord by putting in twisted limbs,
by laying the wood criss cross, and
in various other ways. Others
make show of selling the better
kind of wood, but put the inferior
kinds in the middle Of the load,--
In word, all manner Of tricks are
resorted to, in order TO defraud, /,
so that, according to the Herald,
really get on an average
very little ever one.third Of a cord
by weight, when they buy a cord by
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-24

Letters from Rome say $50 bish.
ops have signed a petition for nfal-
libility, and 1872 are against it. The
whole number Of bishops is 76O
members,
Commodore Stephen Champlain,
the last surviving commander of
Lake Erie, on whose vessel the first
aud last gun was fred, died in Buf.
falo Sunday.
The llth inst. was a fearfully
cold day on the plains Of the North.
west, and the most tempestuous
experienced this winter, A mum
ber Of persons in the vicinity Of
Fort Abercrombie perished in the
storm.
The Kennebee river In Maine is
very high, and the ireshet has done
an immense amount Of damage at
Portland. Over one hundred hous.
es have been overturned. Rail.
roads have suffered very much =
The ireshet seems to have extend.
ed throughout New England.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-24
[For the Heraldl
PROFANITY.

The crime of profanity is becom-
ing so fearfully common; is it not
high time decent people were con-
sulting among themselves how best
to protect their own rights and
those of the community in general
against the growth of this viceY
We call profane swearing a crime
because the laws of God and man
pronounce it such and attach pen
atty thereto. We call the practice
indecent because no decent man
will be guilty OF such a crime, or of
any crime. We call il a vice be-
cause it originates in depravity, and
not from virtue. 1t is entirely
proper then to characterize the hab-
it of profane swearing as criminal,
indecent and vicious, and those ep-
ithets certainly will not describe a
good citizen Can profane swear
er be a good citizen? Most un-
doubtedly notl No man can be
habitually vicious, indecent and
criminal, and at the same time be q
good citizen No man can habitul
ally outrage the feelings Of those
with whom he comes in contact, by
his profanity, and even be a gentle,
man. know that some persons
mean by gentility, putting on fine
clothes, smoking cigars, chewing.
tobacco and swearing as much as
they please; and it is good men
and good citizens, to great ex7
tent, who are responsible for this
mistake. Every day throughout
the length and breadth Of the land,
public sentiment is made in favor
of this vice. Our boys are con.
stantly hearing profanity, and their
fathers are themselves either ad-
dicted to the vice, or have become
so accustomed to hear it from 9th
ers, they forget to remind their lit-
tie sons that God is everywhere
present, and that he has a right to
expect from every human being
the respectful and reverend use of
his name and attributes This is
nothing more than every good cit
izen ought to do, whether he is
a religious man or not. eff the
foundations be removed what can
the righteous do" In this fast age
the very foundations of virtue are
fast sliding from under us, and
what are we going to do about it 5?
| answer, first, that it is the duty
of every good citizen to show in
his intercourse with others that he
respects and venerates the name of
God. Second, it is the duty Of all
good citizens to reproye profanity
on all suitable occasions, as their
own good common sense may die
tate. Third, as the law is design
ed to protect good citizens in their
feelings as well as their property,
it will be highly proper, at least on
some occasions, to remind offend
ers Of this fact; and if they persist
in trampling under foot the rights
of good citizens, let them be taught
by an enforcement Of the law that
they can no longer do it with inn
punity.
AN AGGRIEVED CITIZEN.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-24

The Paris reporters are to have q
uniform dress and q silver badge,
with the name Of their paper fasten-
ed to the cap,
An extensive vein of excellent
coal has been found near Salem,
Oregon, on the line of the Oregon
Central Railroad,
A Nashville wedding was post
poned, after the guests had assem-
bled, because the bridegroom was
on d jury that could not agree, al
though he promised to agree to
anything, if they would let him of.
A few days since, a man died in
Nashville, Tenn, worth a million
Of dollars He used to peddle fish
through the streets.
The Mormon elder who has been
stopping in Lafayette, Indiana, has
already succeeded in proselyting
a married woman Of that city; and
a divorce suit has resulted.
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DOM Piatt calls Garrett Davis q
venerable wind instrument y
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-24

- The Republicans of Warren
county have decided to make their
nominations Of fcandidates for coun-
ty officers by the popular or prl-
mary election system. They have
been in the habit of making Their
nominations in this way for sew
oral years, but this year they decid
ed to hold the primary election to
make nominations on the day ot
the Spring election, the 4th of April
Candidates put in nomination this
early will almost spot before the
election; but there is probably this
advantage in u, they will be likely
to obtain large vote and thus
have a fuller expression from the
people than they would get at a
special primary election.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-24

INDIANA REPUBLICAN STATE Con-.
vExrIoN.-The Republicans of In
diana held their State Convention
at indianapolis on Tuesday last
The Convention was fully repre-
slnted from all portions Of the
State. We clip the following news
OF the Convention from the Chncin-
matt Gazette Of yesterday morning
The Indiana Republican State
Convention met at indianapolis
yesterday. General Thomas M.
Brown, Of Randolph county, was
made | er nanent Chairman, with
one Vice President from each Con.
gressional District, and the Rev, w.
I. Malone, colored, of New Alba.
ny, as Vice President from the State
at large. The colorod Vice Presi.
dent was conducted to the platform
amid the most deafening cheers Of
delegates There are two colored
delegates from Wayne county and.
three from Floyd. The convention
Is largely attended, every county
being fully represented. The pres
ent State officers we're renominat.
ed, with the exception of the Treas.
urer Of State, one of the Supreme
Judges and Att'y General. Gen. r,
II. Milroy, Of Carroll Co., was nom.
mated for Treasurer of State; Mel
son Trusler. Of Fayette county, for
Attorney General, and Judge A, L
Osborn, Of Laporte county for Su-
preme Judge in place Of Judge Fra.
zer, WHO declined To be q candidate
for re election.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-24
A DEMONSTRATORS SALE OF
IA REAL EST ATE

In pursuance of an order granted by the
Probate Court of Fayette County, Ohio, will
offer for sale at public auction, on the Goth
day Qf March, A. d. 1870, at O'Clock +. NJ.
at the d89r of the Court House, in Washing
ton, Fayette County, Ohio, the following de-
scribsd real estate, situate in the counties Of
Fayette and Highland, and the state of Ohio,
to witt
First tract, Situate in Concord township
adjoining the town Of stanton, Fayette coun-
ty, Ohio Beginning at three (8l hiekOries
north east corner to survey No S02; thence
with the east line Of said survey south 3 deg
east 1885, peles to an elm and white thorn /;
thence south S91a deg west lao poles to burr
oaks; thence north deg west l2O poles tc a
stake corner to one acre conveyed by John
King unto the Trustees of the Concord meet
ing house; thence with the line of said acre
Of land south S01a deg east lS poles to u stake
the south -eust corner thereof; thence north
deg west 10 poles to stake north east corner
thereof in the north line of said survey /;
thence with said line south 6O5a deg east 100
poles to the beginning, containing one hun
1red and fifteen acres being part of survey
No. 60a in the name Of John Peyton; except
ing theretrom AK poles conveyed by said
Harmon Lines in his lifetime to Charles Van
pelt
Second Traot--Situate in the county Of
Highland, in the State Of Ohio and bounded
and described rs follows, to-wit; Biginning
at stone in the line of Alfred lIwin'S heirs
and corner to Waddle tfenee with Waddle's
line south deg east "a .32 poles to n stone in
the line of said Waddle and corner to Robert
Waddle's heirs thence with said heirs line
north 81 deg east crossing Sugar Run at 3S
poles, 1915 poles TO stone in Township road in
the line of Josiah Wilson and corner to said
Robert Waddle's heirs; thence with said read
and said Wilson's line north b deg east 73 3A
poles to stone in said road In the line of Scott
Douglas and corner to John Irwin; thence
with said hwin's line south 81 deg west cross
ing Sugar Run ut 1871 poles, 1896 poles to the
beginning. Containing one hundred and
eleven ain acres and l5T poles, Being part
of Joseph EglestOn's survey, No. of entry,
79s Fiisttrac appraised at $50 per acre
second tract appraised ut $6Tl8Sl
Terms Of sale; One-third cash IN hand on
day of sale, one-third in one year and one
third in two years from day Of sale; the de-
fered payments TO be secured by mortgage
upon the premises sold, and bear interest at
the rate Of six per cent, per annum from day
of sale
ELI CRAIG, Administrator
ofthe Estate of Harmon LINES deed.
February nth, 1870 prf Sl4 80 14s4w.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-24
sunday Creek Mineral Region

A new mining company has been
incorporated with heavy capital
The title Of the company is "Ohio
Great Vein Mining Company
The Board of Directors consists OF
the following persons;
Hon. P. B, Ewing, President,
Hon. H. S. Walbridge, Vice Presi-
dent, Gen. A. M. Huston, Secreta-
ry and Treasurer, John d. Martin,
G. f. ShafTer, J. Buckingham, J.
Taylor, G. T. Brush, IL, j. Jackson
Jas. Montgomery.
We find in the Columbus Journal
of Saturday morning last, an elabo-
rate article from the President and
officers of the company, in which
are set forth the superior advantages
of the company for doing a heavy
coal business. The Sunday Greek
region is one Of the best coal sec
tions in Ohio. The company have
5000 acres of these lands. The
writer's of the article say their
lands are situate in the upper
basin Of the Sunday Creek Valley,
in the county of Perry, and in the
very heart ofthe Great Vein region
The upper basin of the Sunday
Creek Valley is the only region
where the Straitsyille seam, or the
| Great Vein, and the Nelsonville, OF
Hooking Valley seam are known tc
exist together. Here we find both
and the most perfect devel
opement Of each-the former be
! inc from II to ID feet, and the lat
ter from 81 to y feet in thickness
the general average being II and
feet. Each of these celebrated
seams of coal, both as to quantity
and quality, reach their culmina
ton in the region in which our Sc
lections have been made.
In relation to their facilities fol
shipping coal from their mines
there is a paragraph in which the
citizens of our town and county are
directly interested. They say from
New Lexington we have a line di-
rectly west via the G. Z. Railroad
(recently organized as the Cincin'
natl and Muskingum Valley Rail
road) to Lancaster, CircleyIlle,
Washington q. H., wilmington
Morrow, Xenia, Dayton, Hamilton,
&c., in Ohio, and Richmond, In
dianapolis, and intermediate points
in Indiana. 1t is in contemplation
to construct railroad (already
graded to great extent) between
Washington c. H. and Xenia. This,
! IL consummated, will give us more
direct access to the rapidly grow
ING interior cities in Western Ohio
and Indiana,
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-24
STATEMENT.
COLUMBUS, O., Feb. I, 1874

The undersigned, II Committee appointed by
the Board of Directors to examine the AS
sets, including the investments and cash on
hand Of the Company having carefully eX-
Rmined the assets, comprised in the iOrego-
ing condensed and detailed statements there
Df' now certify that said statements are cor
rect In every particular, and that said assets
arc, in our opinion, OF the actual value there
IN stated
iaid Company to be entitled to the fullest con
hdenee OF the business community.
NJ A, paughorty, James Watson.
n r. Mithon Francis Collins
w, Hamilton. W. b. Brooks
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-24
A Little of Everything,

The 18th, 14th and 18th Amend
ments have finally passed the Tex
as Legislature,
German newspapers say emigra'
ton to this country will be larger
this year than ever
Two thousand dollars worth of
counterfeit nickcls, were seized in
Brooklyn, on Saturday. Isl
There is much bitterness of feel
ing in the North German Parlia-
ment against Bismarck.
Gold was 1lSf on Saturday. This
is the lowest point it has reached
since September, 1862. ll
The fair of the Franklin County
Agricultural Society commences
September 9th, and continues five
days. The premium list amounts
to $4,000.
The contested election case of
Eggleston against Srader is ex'
pected to be reported in abont 3
weeks. Julian's case is not expect
ed to come up before May.
The G. A. R.. of Portland, lost
$50 by Senator Summers lecture,
and he paid the deficiency.
A servant girl in Troy, in the
habit of pilfering her employers
liquor, drank bug poison the other
day by mistake, and ashamed to
confess her mistake, died.
England expects to spend 49,
750, 900 less on the navy this year
than last. !
A priest, suspected of furnishing
the doings ofthe Ecumenical CouAv
Gil to the Augsburg Gazette, hss
been ordered to quit Romano tN
tory. '
The thermometer ranged@frQa
five to fifteen degrees belo%fe at
Chicago Sunday. A largeIRmber
Of cases of freezing are rsgoft8d.\
At Omaha ON Saturday Nthe, ,tAer>
mometor was seven degreesbelow
zero.
There are rumors in San Francis
co of a plot to massacre the Chi
nese on St. Patricks Day.
The snow storm Of Saturday was
general throughout the Northwest.
As it was accompanied by a high
wind, causing the snow to drift,
there is danger of interruption to-
travel.
Considerable solicituda is felt for
the safety of the steamer, City of
Boston, which sailed from New
York on the 25th, for Liverpool
She touched at Halifax on the 2Sth,
and has not been spoken since.
Richard B. McCracken quarreled
with Frank Momets, in Wheeling,
on Saturday evening, about q horse,
He went away, but soon returned
and stabbed Momets with a knife,
killing him almost instantly-Whis
ky.
The Secretary of the Navy di-
rects that no repairs to Spanish war
vessels shall he permitted at the
Navy Yard until congress deter
mines upon some policy regard
ing neutrality,
The poems of George d. Prem
tice, some Of which were never pub
lished, are to be published soon,
under direction Of his son Clar-
ence.
A little Georgia girl lost her head
by cracking a torpedo with her
teeth,
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-24

The Fenians are aooumulating a
large supply ofarms at their head
quarters in New York. Canada is
said to he the objective point,
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-24
CHERIFFs SALE,

~
jackson Thomas against Daniel Kelley and
Harriet Kelley.
Court OF Common Pleas of Fayette County,
Ohio.
Order Of sale on Mortgage
BY virtue Of an order of sale in the above
stated case from the Court Of Common Pleas
of said county Of Fayette, Ohio, to me direct
cd, and in puTsurane of the command
thereof, will expose and offer for sale at
public auction at the door of the Court House
in the town of Washington in said county, on
Saturday, the 10Th day of March, A. D. 1870, at
one O'Clock p M, Of said day, the following
described real estate to-wit:
Situate in said County Of Fayette and de-
scribed as follows: In-lot number 20 in the
town of Waterloo, Fayette County, Ohio.
Said premises being ordered to be sold by
said Court in said cause.
Appraised at $4,000,
Terms Of sale cash ....
CONRAD GARIS
Sheriff Fayette County, Ohio.
G. A. PALMER, Atty for Plff
Feb II, 1870. 13W5 prf $3.50
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-24

The Ways and Means Committee
have agreed TO recommend to the
House to suspend the rule about
taking whisky out ofbond, and will
report a bill extending The time for
withdrawal from bond to three
years.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-24

W. c. Hamilton and Lieutenant
Governor Flanagan have be,n
ele, ted United States Senators
from Texas.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-24
AGENTS.

". H. BLAKEMORE, washington G H., o,
JAS. DEGROTB, ...., south flymoHtes
4. G.. BELL, ,tt,.",.s, ,JensrsehVllle'
Feb. a, 1871 itwl
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-24

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Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-24
EALOVAL.
DEWS g. BARGER
Have removed their
Grocery and PrOgisi0n Sore

To the room lately occupied by II Shook, OPP
p0site the Post 0fiee whore they viii keep
alwavs on hand stock Of Fresh Groceries. Of
Country Produce such as Butter and Eggs
Poultry, Nc. Their wagon, which runs through
the coiintl.v. will keep their stock ofCountry
Produce at All times fpn and fresh. tail on
Dee X 80 astf DEWs s &BARGER.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-24

DOM Piatt calls Garrett Davis q
venerable wind instrument" :"
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-24

England expects to spend 49,
100000 less on the navy this yeal
than last.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-24

A servant girl in Troy, in the
habit of pilfering her employers
liquor, drank bug poison the other
day by mistake, and ashamed to
confess her mistake, died,
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-24
A gents wanted i'm all
Principal Towns
Desirable Contrats will be made with Coun-
W, c, NJ. BAKER, sec'y

Risks Written at Adequate
Rates,
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-24
Sale of Infirmary Farm.

ELI CRAIG, Administrator
ofthe Estate of Harmon LINES deed,
FebruarY nth. 1870 prf So so 14t4w.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-05-05
CORNWALL.
animation
INO.

The recent warm weather has started vegetation very rapidly, so that the season may be said to be more forward than usual on the first of May. Cherries, grapes, strawberries, and small fruits have winter ed well. Apples and pears give promise of abundant bloom, and if favoring circum- stances obtain through the season, we may expect an abundant supply of all varieties of fruit. All kinds of farm products are in good demand at fair prices, and there is good encouragement for farmers to aculti- vate all they can, and do it we'll. It will surely pay. In laying plans for the sum. mer's work, farmers should not forget MT. Greeley's advice to add, by improvement and thorough cultivation, field each year to their already productive acres.
 Our best farmers are not in hurry to send their cattle to pasture until the soil is firm, and enough grass to set them thriv- ing; or to SOW oats, plant corn, potatoes, and other crops, on ground so poor and i'll cultivated as to be past praying for. There is room enough in this town, as we'll as in others in Litchfield County, for all the good farmers VIC have, while all the pool farmers may just as we'll grub here as any where, but with just about the same re suits in all places.