Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-03-10
LOCAL ITEMS.

- several lncnes OF SNOW lel OhJurda,
night. r,s
Gold touched llO7s yesterday, bu
closed atlllM@lll36.
The M. E. Social Circle will meet a
Dahl and Hamilton's Hall tomorrow even
ing.
Jos, Plumb has been appointed town
ship Clerk in place of Thos. Burnett, de
ceased. E
- The preparation for the District AS
SCISSORS makes business lively in the Audi
tors office.
Switches are being laid toall the Goa
mines along the line of the @. d z. roaC
in Perry county.
= We are glad to notice Mr.. Theop
Taylor again on our streets, after Sc
we're and protracted illness.
g, W, Monroe, of Jasper township
takes his departure this week for Carlisle,
Sullival county, Indiana, near where he
will locate.
- The census of 1870 will be taken un
der the old law-bY the U, s. Marshals-
the new law having been defeated in the
Senate.
= The funeral of our late fellow citizen,
Mr., Thos. Burnett, took place on Sunday,
His remains were followed to the cemetery
by large number of friends.
= Dr. V. A. Gaskill has removed his
stock of dry goods from Waterloo to New
Holland and opened it out, 9th. Bost
wick runs the business.
- The old County Infrmary Farm wac
bid off at public auction on Tuesday to
Col. A. O. johnson, at S95, rs per acle.-
Ehe farm contains 1927 acres,
- Hon. NJ. ]. Williams was taken su&
denly iN at Columbus on Friday last, and,
is stih confined to his bed, although his
inness is not now considered dangerous.
Mrs. Anna Cox, widow of David Cox,
deceased, has disposed Of her farm in the
vicinity 'of Bloomingburg, and removed
with her iaznily to Olatha, johnson coun-
ty, Kansas.
R. Milhlraa has just received large
and elegant stock of Wall and Window
Paper. which those who intend renovating
their houses this Sprnig will do well to
examine, and make selections from.
- Wm, II. S tower has removed from
this county to Paols, Miami county, Kan
sas, Miltoh. Burnett has also removed. He
locates in Washington, Davis county, In
diana. By this arrangement Fayette loses
two good citizens.
- The meeting of4Ae W ashington Sab
bath School Union at the NJ E. Church
last Sabbath is spoken of by those who
were present aS one of the most pleasant
and esloyable ever yet held. The essays
read by several of the Sabbath School
Scholars are highly COmplimented,
- We would most respectfully enquire
of our friends of the Xenia Torchlight,
whether that hundred head of hogs of
which he speaks, averaging in weight,
$685. pounds, shipped by Jesse Heagler,
were shipped from jamestown or Xenia;
Or whether they might not be the same
hogs raised by Mr. Heagler in Fayette Co.,
and shipped by him from Washington to
Cineinnati2 We only ask for Informa-
non.
= We have received two communica-
ions on the subject of capital punish
nent, both in reply to communication
n the HEsALD Of the 10th Of February last,
IN the subject of punishment as means of
The communications are so
Iimilar in their arguments and questions,
bat we have deemed it unnecessary to oe
.upy space for both of them in the paper;
We have therefore given place to the one
igned "D," as that one came into our
secession first
y Services at the NJ E. Church on Mon
lay night last, were interrupted in man
Ter which caused somewhat Of sensation
nd much indignation While she eongre.
alton were kleeling in prayer, brick
at came crashing through one ofthe wi n
ows, thrown with such force as to carry
/ nearly across the room, and passing just
yer the head Of Mr.. King, the pastor, who
,as kneeling in front Of the stand. About
fteen minutes after this, a stone, weigh
lg six or seven pounds was thrown against
mother window striking the frame and
reaking cut several panes Of glass, but !
OF coming through into the church. This =
lused rush for the door and a chase after /
le perpetratOr Of the outrage, who was
,ptured. and proved to be a man named
rank Jacobs, who is pretty well known
! this locality, and who has always borne
le character Of peaeeable aud well-be-
aved citizen, but who on this occasion {
as erazed with liquor. The case viii h
} investigated before Esquire H0agler to- 3
oTow. il