Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-10-27
Eayette %. Union Central Committee, 1870
LOCAL ITEMS.

Sabbath.
- Read S. N. Yeoman's new price-list
in another column.
Another fine display Of the Aurora
Borealis, Monday night.
There was some horse-racing in the
vicinity of JeffersonviIle Saturday.
- Six cars of hogs have been shipped
East from this station, this week
- The County Commissioners met on
Tuesday and are still in session.
- Mrs. H, @. Lydy has just received a
new stock of cloaks and other goods.
= Remember the Good Templars oyster
supper, on Thursday evening, November 3
- Wells Jones, one of the Oldest citi-
zens of Fayette county, died on the 2lst
- The Presby terian Social Circle will
be entertained ut Music Hall tomorrow
evening.
Mr.. Keene, the new pastor of the NJ
E. Church, is expected to preach next
Sabbath.
Posters announce that VanAmburg's
Menagerie will exhibit here on Che lst oil
November,
Rev. VIM. Howe, of Indiana, preached
at the Presbyterian Church, last Sun
day evening,
- Rev. D. Smith has sent to our Office 4
basket full of mammoth potatoes and 9TH
er vegetables, as an evidence that he has
been tilling the soil some this season.
- Rev. Geo. Carpenter returned from
Cincinnati, Tuesday evening, where he
was in attendancc at the Presbyterian Syn
Cd, which convened there on Thursday
last.
- Geo. T Todhunter left at our office
day or two since, a sweet potato of his
own raising, weighing four pounds. He
thinks it is big enough to be "put in the
papers"
&C. P. Van Deman has put up brick
ice house with capacity for containing
800 tons of ice, on his fathers land, West
of town. G, P. proposes to supply the
market next summer.
49, Mrs. Maggie Ustick, of this place,
was elected Grand Worthy Vice Templar
of the Grand Lodge of Ohio Independent
Order of Good Templars, at its session
held in Cleveland recently.
- While DR.. Saxton was visiting a pa
tient near Plymouth, on Tuesday, his
horse broke loose from his hitching, ir
front of the house, and ran towards
home, making small peices Of a new sulky
attached tc him.
- Allison Griffith will dispose of lot
of personal property, at public sale, at his
reside near the Dyer school house, il
Paint township, on Friday, November
4th. Mr.. Griffith intends moving West il
few weeks. He will locate near Colches
ter, McDonough county, Illinois.
- At their session on the 18th inst,
the Board of County Commissioners made
their final settlement with Nathan Mccoy
contractor on the Lyndon road improve
ment. County bonds to the amount o
$3,2I5.4I were issued to Mccoy, in pay
ment of balance due for work on the road
- Some sharpers who were selling
prize candy packages here, during tn
Fair, in August, succeeded in swindilne
a Young man of this vicinity out of $3OI
buggy, and good team of torses, by in
ducing him to go into partnership will
them, advance the team and buggy, an'
allow them to go to Cincinnati with it, f
lay in a stock of goods, after which the,
were to go to the State Fair at Springfield
where he was to Join them. They starteC
for Cincinnati with the team, aud he wen
to Springfield, but he saw nothing of hi
partners in the prize candy business ant
probably never will.
- On Saturday night, two sons of Hor
ace Ballard, and young man named Jenk
were coon-hunting, on the farm Of MAJ
named Glass, in the upper part Of thi
County, near the Greene county line. The
cut down tree for coon, went on som
distance further, and were resting on
fence, when the man Glass came up with
in a few feet Of them. and shot the oldes
of the Ballard boys, young man abou
IS years of age He was sitting on th
fence, with his hands resting on his hips
and the ball PASSED through one OF hi
hands, and across his abdomen. comini
out on the opposite side. He was severel
wounded, but was able to walk home.
warrant was issued, on Monday, for tn
arrest Of Glass.