Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-17

a luge WlldcaJ was llllled IN
the neighborhood of Athens a few
days ago.
- The Christian denomination
of Mt, Sterling contemplate the
erection ofa new church ediflce.
- Hooking County is going to
build $4,000 Infrmary.
- "A. r, Bolin, Of Circleville, has
been appointed a Cadet at West
Point.
r B.. Dunlap shipped from
New Holland few dayssince, eight
hogs averaging GAO lbs, and one
mammoth hog weighing 8S6 lbsI
- A sixyem old steer, weigh.
ing 3,7l8pounds, was recently ship
ped from Salina, Athens Co. He
sold for $1,000. ------. .-.- .--.
~ - Knox County thinks it has
some valuable petroleum wells
- Ashtabula County is infested
with grave-robbers.
SEQ. Beichler, a saloon keep.
er of Chillicothe, was shot in the
leg a few nights ago by VIM. Ba-
con, in dispute about an account.
Mad dog killed in Lancaster
a few days ago.
"A man named Smith, living
near Lebanon, took a colored boy
from the Infrmary to raise, a short
time since, and few days after
ward beat him to death.
- Mrs, Isaac George, of Picka-
way county, died a few days ago
from lock jaw produced by running
a nail into her foot.
- Three men, two of whom were
drunk, attempted to cross the Ohio
river near Harold Salt Works,
Athens county, in skiff, last week,
when the two drunken men got in
to scuffle and upset the skiff,
throwing all three into the river
The sober man was drowned and
the other two escaped. s rv1-
- Champaign County has 19l
miles of turnpikes.
"A gay youth engaged as q
school teacher in Hardin county,
was dismissed last week for kissing
the "big girls as a punishment for
- Marion has a female Superin.
tendent of Common Schools. who
receives the same salary formerly
paid to male-Superintgndents
- The citizens of Wilmington
are making efforts to have the Nor
accommoduttoh train run
as far as Wilmington, on the G. d
Z Road.
= Two buaglaries and. two un-
successful attempts in Wilmington
on Friday night, Feb. 4th.
- In fracas growing out of
some love matter, 2. W. Poole, a
lawyer Of Crestline, fired at a..
Morehead, proprietor Of a hotel in
that place, but missed him, and
wounded two ISLANDERS, one Sc
'iously, "
~ Mansfield wants the State Fair
his year. .-..,.
= Columbiana County is to have
/ new Court House at a cost Of
$4,000, r
"A young man in Belmont
.ounty recently blew in the muzzle
If his gun to see if it was loaded.
t was loaded and its contents was
discharged into his head, killing
lin instantly.
A strange wild animal loose
n the woods in the vicinity of Rip
ey is creating some sensation. No
me has ever seen the like of it.
- Ohio built 663 school houses
asst year -
- There are HOO inmates at the
soldiers Home at Dayton.
= Work on the new Blind Asy-
lm has commenced.
= Cuyhoga county has ninerep-
esentatives for life in,the Ohio Pen
,entiary.
= 80 sheep killed by dogs in one
ight1 in GaeruseS countydately.
= The next annual meeting Of
ne Ohio Teachers Association is
, be held at Columbus July 9th.
- A column of coal II feet 10I
lches in length and l foot square
as taken from Sands Bank, San
y Greek, and delivered at New
oxington on the I'd iast. for ship
tent to Toledo. The length of.
le column represents The. thickness