Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-08-11
State and Neighborhood Items
ROSS COUNTY.


- On the 29th ult., W. D. Riggs, yard
master, in employ of the G. q NJ. V Rail
road, was killed by falling under the
cars while making up Il train at Chilli
cothe.
= The colored people of Cbillicothe
had lst of August Celebration. 1t was
q large gathering.
- Mr.. Fromm has commenced the
publication of German paper, entitled
the 'Unsere zeitung," in Chillcothe.
PICKAwAY COUNTY.
- The Annual Fair will be held Sep.
tember 90, 81, % and 30.
- Peter Stprely died suddenly, few
days since, while harvesting on a farm in
jackson tp. Heart disease was the caHse.
- Two fires in Circlevle last week.
Not much damage done, however,
= The distillery at Cireleville is to be
enlarged this Fall to 600 gallon capacity.
There are now I 200 hogs in the pens,
- Geo. A. Emmett and family have
taken up their residence in Circleville.
- Chicken fighting is the favorite
amusement in Oircleville
- An unsuccessful attempt at suicide
was made by a citizen of Briartown, on
the 3lst ult,
GREENE COUNTY.
= Dave Monroe wheeled Geo. Neville
round the public square in Xenia, few
days since, in liquidation of base ball
wager lost by the former
= On the 28th ult,, an old lady named
Mary Leonard was run over by an engine
at Xenia, and fatally injured.
= On the night of the l5th ult., fine
horse and buggy were stolen from Doctor
at Xenia. A few days ago the
horse and buggy were recovered, and the
theft and woman who was in company
with him, arrested near Zionsville, Indi
ana. They had with them several other
articles of stolen property.
- yellow Springs has standing pop
ulation of 800, and a floating population
Of 300, caused by the watering places and
the college.
MADISON COUNTY.
John Miller, of Range township, has
A COW that has had seven calves in 81
months.
= The London Union says: "Dan Or
suit relates that he killed, not long since,
\ rattle snake nearly three feet long with
Fifteen little 'rattlers inside, that on 'be-
ing brought to light, seemed hearty and
we'll to do. He also relates the follow ing
acts: that he killed, this Summer, in
MS hay field, garter snake, three and
half feet long, that had fifty seven little
snakes in her, the young ones averaging
s inches in length. He also killed, the
same day, garter No, 2, about the same
size, with forty-seven young snakes in
ler averaging about A inches in length
Also garter No. 3 was killed, the same day,
and within twenty rods of the other two,
hat had SeUenty-seUen young ones in her,
averaging about 4 inches in length. All
jhe above occurred on Mr.. Orcutt's farm,
about three miles west of town, and are
rue snake stories"
$50 900 worth of stock sold at the
monthly sale, in London, Aug I'd.
- A new Presbyterian Church at Pleas
mt Valley, will be dedicated on the 18th
= The colored folks had 18th Amend
nent celebration at London recently.
- The new Machine Shop, at London,
$ going up rapidly.
CLINTON COUNTY.
- Wilmington claims that its popula-
ion has more than doubled in the last ten
,eHrs
= The losses by the fire in Wilmington,
N the night of the 29th ult.. amounted to
59,s0O--all covered by insurance except
400. Wilmington, like Washington, has
10 fire engine.
= There is to be County Sabbath
school celebration at Wilmington, on the
6th inst.
- Osborn, the murderer of HayWorth,
waived an examination on the 29th, and
vas released on 81 900 bail, but was again
rrested, and had an examination before
ESQ Bowers, who held him in the sum Of
IS, 900 for man slaughter, Not furnish
ng bail he was committed. An effort is
ow being made to get him out on a writ
& habeas corpus and getting his releate
n the first amount of bail.
The Lonr Branch races are end