Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-06-23

Pamphlets containing thorcyised Pre-
MUM List Rules and Regulations for th,
Annual Fair Of the Fayette County Agri
cultural Society, to be held on the 23e
9th, 2jth and 2Gth Of August next, viii
be ready for distribution in tow day
Some changes, for the BETTER we think
have been made in tho Regulations Of III,
Society, and tae List of Premiums offere,
is more liberal than ever before, and bet
ter proportoned It has been revised witt
great care. The officers are exerting them
selves to make the coming exhibition il
every way a success; and we hope they
will receive the encouragement and assist
ance from the citizens of our county whiel
is due them Everybody should feel AZ
interest in doing something toward max
ing this Fair the best ever held,
"A trial of Mowers came off, as adver
tised, in McLean's meadow, about q mil,
West of town, on Saturday afternoon last
Six machines were representative Cham
pion, Wood, Climax, Clipper, Russell anG
Excelsior, The machines were run in botl
clover and timothy, and all worked we'll
the grass being dry and in the best posi-
BILE condition fer moving The decision 0
the Judges was as follows: Tie between
Clipper and Climax; tie between Russell
and Excelsior; Champion first, and Wood
second, The decision of the judges was moi
given as to the merits of any one machine
as compared with all the others competing
but simply between the machines takenin
couples, as above arranged. 1t is unsatis-
factory to the competitors.
-- At the great cattle sale of D. McMil-
len, near Xenia, on the 9Th inst, stock
men were present from all over this State,
and from Illinois, Kentucky, Wisconsin,
Pennsylvania, Indiana, New York, Cana
da West and other distant points, and the
famous Oakland Herd went off like "hot
cakes" at prices ranging from $500 to 49,
500, and is scattered far and wide. Most
of the cattle were purchased by stock men
of this State, Kentucky and illinois,
-Four of the herd were added to the fine
stock of this county Mr.. T Kirk bought
Emma Palmer for $780, and Anna Eggles
ton for $3.50; Mr., H. Kirk bought Belle of
Oakland for $4OO. Mr. Jesse Hengler
bought Clinton Lady for $3.50.
- Capt. NJ T. G. Williams, formerly
Of this place, now of Carrolton, Mo-, is
prominently mentioned as a candidate for
Congressional honors in the district in
which he resides. In an article setting
forth the claims of Carroll county to the
The Wakenda Record thus
presents Mr.. Williams as the choice of the
Radicals of that county for the candidacy:
"Capt. NJ. r. O. Williams, of Carroll
ton, is our candidate for the Congression-
al nomination for this district He is vet
a young man. fine speaker, Zone of the
= nGo ane TeSC al 'nv J's'rIoCl soGna
ability, extensive general information So,
cial, pleasant and man who will make
friends wherever he may 60"
= The following delegates have been
chosen to represent the Chillicothe Dis
trict, Ohio Conference, in the State Meth
odlst Convention at Delaware on the I'd,
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