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

LOCAL ITEMS.
Infrmary Farm sale Tuesday.
- Commissioners meet Monday.
- Columbus letter on second page
The "shoo Fly" hat is the latest,
- Free Lecture at Music Hall tonight
-33 inmates in the County Intirmary
. - Phil South has our thanks for fayo
, of Washington City papers.
- Sunday School Union at the NJ. e
Church Sunday afternoon.
= The Auditor has completed his settle
ment with township Treasurers.
Protracted religious meetings contln,
ue at all the churches in this place.
- March came in like lion, and conse-
quently ought to go out like lamb.
- The Grocery firm of Sheierman d
Reife has been dissolved. Frank Reife re-
tires from the firm.
- Greene & Green have reduced the
price of the Wilson Plow from $l8 to SIG
Now is the time to buy,
- Geo. Pursley's 80 days of ofdurance ex-
pire Tuesday, but as the fine and costs are
unpaid, George may board awhile longer
with Mr.. Blackmore.
"A young man named Smith, living
near Good Hope, had his arm broken by
being struck by limb of tree he cut
down. The wound is a very bad one.
"A line of hacks has been started be-
tween this place and Xenia, by MesSrs
Hays d McGarey. The hack leaves here
on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
p - Thomas Burnett, an old and well
Known citizen of this place. died ye8ter-
day afternoon of consumption. He had |
been confined to his room for several
weeks.
The Postmaster General gives notice
that proposals will be received until The
Roth inst. for the contract to carry week.
ly mail, on Saturdays, from New Holland,
Pickaway county, to Waterloo, this county.
- Some rascal took horse from the
rack in front Of Greene d Green's on Satur-
day evening, rode him off, about or 8
miles the other side of ofBloomingburg, and
turned him loose. He was found by his
owner on Monday,
Joe Roebuck, one of Fay cite county's
best boys, who left here last summer and
pitched his tent in Pleasant Hill, Mo,
was in town few days during the past
week. looking "as well and hearty as he
ever did in his life"
- We find the following in the Henry
County Press, published at Mt. Pleasant,
Iowa; ;
DED.-In this city, on Friday, Feb.
18th, 1870, of consumption, ANNIE BELL,
laughter of Philip D. and Isabel G. Put d
nam; aged l8 years Miss Putnam was
! grand daughter of the late Hon, James /
Jrothers, of Fayette county, Ohio,
Mr., James Il johnson, formerly a J
'esident of this county, but for several
yearS past of Campaign county, Illinois, a
lied at his residence, on the Goth of Feb.
'uary last His funeral services were CON L
lucted by the order of Odd Fellows, of
which he was a member Mr.. j. was a I
lighly esteemed citizen of his adopted
ounty, and died in full confidence of a
appy hereafter. Il
- The Indianapolis, Cincinnati & La r
ayette R. R. have made new arrange
lent for the accommodation of families
loving West, which will effect great "
aving of time, trouble and money to such
s take advantage oft. A through train =
'aves Cincinnati every Tuesday after
oon for Kansas City, running through ie
'ithout change of car 4. and on express
me. The usual amount of baggage in
ill be checked throu~h on this train, and
Imilies can also take their goods on the -
lme train at regular freight rates. Ex- "
ress stock cars also attached to the train. r
- A somewhat serious cutting affray
,curred yesterday afternoon, in the yicin-
y of Beck's Beer Saloon The particulars m
far as we have been abeto ascertain are in
es': Pete Draise and VIM. Dewitt, Jr., Sa
9TH of whom were considerably IN liquor 10
the time, got into a seuffle, in fun at
st, but soon becominga little too rough ~;
Dewitt to enjoy The fun, as Draise
rocked him down once or twice. De- sll
lit attempted to run, but being unable Ca
get away from Draise he drew a knife In
ID cut him twice in the neck aud once in -.
e shoulder, inficting pretty severe es'
Dunds, though they are not considered lOl
ngerous. Dewitt has been arrested adj
= House breaking was again the order
It Friday night The residence of VIM. !
,Elwsin and Rev, j. R. Powell were both SEP
tered and rummaged, but the thieves 'ni
1 not succeed in finding anything they oi
nted, and left without booty. ] Nor. irol
MS gun shop was entered by removing to
'ane Of glass from the door, and half a bre
zen revolVers and some other goods sto- ma
/. T. Dempsey's grocery was next op-
ted upon. Here the gentry soaked their WI
les with Dempsey's best quality of "tan- eac
-leg,' and appropriated what change wol
been left in the money-drawer. On -
.urday night an unsuccessful atten ps anu
5 made to burglarize the residence of 'toC
Nash nn Coiirt gfrsat owe