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

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State and Neighborhood Items
-l70peBons united with church
es in Marion this Winter.
- The Alliance Postonlce wal
robbed Of a few dollars and somt
letters on Tuesday night, 18th.
= Last week two dogs com.
menced fighting in New Castle -
The owner Of one dog kicked the
other dog and the other dogs own.
er kicked him, and the two dogs
and the two owners fought it out
on that line.
- Bill Alexander, Of Willets.
vile, Highland Co., borrowed a
horse, rode him to Wilmington,
Clinton county, and sold him for
$40. He is now in the Hillsboro
Jail.
- The wife of VIM. Raynor, a
wealthy citizen Of Perry county,
recently eloped with a man named
Geo. Mcpherson. They carried off
$1,000 in money and a quantity of
household goods.
Valentine Sylese, a well known
citizen Of Ross county, was drown
ed on Monday of last week, while
crossing Ralston's Run, near Chill
licothe.
- -Four large snakes, measuring
near seven feet each, were lately
killed on Deer Creek, near Mt.
Sterling.
- Thirteen Salmon were caught
in the Scioto one day last week.
- Scioto county invested $685.
494 "A in turnpikes in 1869.
- The Jackson Standard says
a good many boys in that town put
in most of their time stealing roos-
ters and having them fight,
- The establishment of a saw
ings bank is talked ofin CEillicothe.
- A woman at Mansfield, Ohio,
brought suit against saloon
keeper for damage done by selling
her husband liquor, and she OBJ
tanned verdict for $3.50.
- A Mr. Shermer, proprietor of
the hotel at Linchburg, Highland
Co., o., shot Jack Davis and Sc
verely wounded him in the arm a
few nights since. Davis was drunk
and abused Shermer.
- Hillsboro has made an exten-
sion Of its corporate limits which
increases the population about 300.
= GAINESVILLE is going to have a
street railroad.
- 1000 couples married and L.
900 divorces in Ohio last year
= Ironton has been suffering
from the depredations of a gang
Of young burglars, the oldest of
whom is fifteen years of age. -Four
of them have been arrested.
A challenge for a match game
If Skinny" in the Chillicothe Ga
sette last week.
- Salt is made in Meigs, Nor
ran, Muskingum and Athens coun-
les, this State.
- The wife Of DIR. N. B. Shak-
peare, of Dayton, Ohio, while at
he residence of her father, Jos.
stephens, in Paris, Ky, was operat-
d upon by Dr. Bradford, for be- I
ON tumors, without being able to G
emove them, The next day she
ave birth to an eight months old
hid, without herself or any one s
lse having been aware of her con {
ition, and on the second day she
led.
- Two convicts sent to the Pen I
lentiary from Madison County at
he recent term of court. )
- The total amount of premi-
ms offered by the revised premi- 3
m list of the State Board of Ag- a
culture, amounts to $4,000
- Two boys in Columbus last D
eek were sent to Jail for 80 days :,
" stealing old iron and selling it :,
, get money to go to a "nigger i
now" u
$500 valentines sold by one
rm In Columbus. Iy
&C. B. Flood will soon retire
ON the editorial chair of the Ohio ig,
5atesman. Mr.. Mills, of Pitts -.
lrg, will succeed him. ma
The office ofWm. Scott, banker, ofI Ti
Hillsboro, was entered by bur or
ars on the morning of the 18th, M Nj
$ safe blown open, and about fifty the