Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-04-07
State and NeighborhOOd Items

- ACcOIulHg 10 Tue Union, more
ditching and tile draining is being
ltlone in Madison county this spring
than many other five years before.
- Mr, Clarkson Butterworth Of
Clinton county had on Sunday
night a week ago, % sheep Killed
! (and a dozen more so badly injured
that some Of them will die) by
dogs. Some OF the sheep we're fine
bloods. We caution our farmers
to keep sharp look out for sheep,
killing dogs this spring
- They are making it pretty
warm for whisky sellers in Eaton,
Preble county. The Register Of
that place of last week says: "The
Grand Jury was in session four
days and found ten true bills, one
against Joshua Howard, of Cam
den, for assault and battery, to
which he plead guilty, and was
fined $40 and costs Of prosecution.
The other nine were for unlawful
selling of Intoxicating liquors, as
follows: Us G. R. Lockwood, D.
Stetler, Pat. Shields, Henry Beck
er, Eli Thompson and Charles Har-
baugh in Eaton, to which findings
they all plead guilty and were fined
in the sum Of 500 and costs. Jo-
seph P Fornshell, Joshua Howard
and Clint. Chadwick Of Camden,
were all indicted and plead guilty.
to the charge Of selling Intoxicating
liquors, and were fined as follows
Howard 800 and costs, Fornshell
and Chadwick $50 each. The two
last mentioned were not indicted
for keeping a room Of habitual re
sort for such sale, or under what is
known as the nuisance act. or
the above fines Daniel Stetler has
paid. Executions are ordered to
issue for remainder,
- Shakespeare expresses our
sentiments in reference to those
whose trade is to make drunkards
when he says:
Lay on MackduG,
And damned be he who first cries hold /
Enough"
- The Ripley Bee advises all
those chaps who have old stocking
legs slowed away full Of silver, to
shell them out immediately If
gold keeps climbing backward they
VIII have TO take ninety cents to
the dollar That's sensible advice.
- Mr.. Willis Witch, Of Circle
vile, has been appointed a cadet to
the West Point Military Academy
The Circleyille Union of last
week says: "Samuel Hughes was,
at the last setting of the Grand Ju-
ry, of this county, indicted for
shooting with intent to kill. AT
the present session he plead guilty
to assault and battery, and was SEN
fenced to pay fine Of fifty dollars,
cost of suit, and three months i'm
prisonment in the Jail Of the coun
ty, and to stand committed until
the fine and the costs are paid. =
That is a low price for the luxury
of shooting at man with intent to
kill him. Punishments for crime
under our Courts are becoming
A Drove OF Hoes. The Guern-
sey Times gives the following swim
sh item: "A brood sow belong
ing to Mr.. George L. White gave
birth to twentyone pigs at one lit
ter, few days since; and during
The past thirteen months has bro't
forth fifty-two pigs
At Greenville, Darke county,
row arose at the polls about some
negroes exercising their right to
vote, and one negro was killed.
The Circleyille Democrat gives
,hese three items:
The colored Baptists, of this
,ity, have a society, called "The {
'ennny Week." each member pay
rg a penny each week for support
If the church. "
"The Free Turnpike Bonds, is
ued in this county, up to March
til ult., amounted to S71, ,655."
CDR. Griswold went to Kentucky
asst Tuesday to attend a profes-
ional call"