Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-03-09
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ghefe hfe ~ persons cQphnedat present b
D the Franklin County jail.
The Gnzette says that the receipts at th
, Nilsson Concert in that city on Wednes
day evening Of laat week, amounted to th
: snug sum Of $1,000.
Over eighty persons are said 20 have al
readNsnited with the Methodist Episco
} pal Church at Tarltop, Pickaway county
Ohio, since the beginning ola revival
Dr. Wayne Griswold, ia practice Q
medicine for thirty years, estimates BIZ
worthless accounts at $4,000. That il
either a big estimate or a great worthless
ness.
Stealing clothing from hotels and othel
places and pawning them to dealer in
secondhand clothes, has been carried on
to pretty considerable extent in Colum.
bus the past winter The principal in the
business has been captured and is held for
redemption by the Sheriff of Franklin
county.
John Fl. Williams, eolored man Of
Chillicothe, has graduated from the Law
School of the Howard University at Wash
Iington City,D @. John H. Cook, of 0ber-
lin, has graduated from the same Instltu-
ton,
The Wilmington Republican Of last
week says the grand jury while in ses-
sion found thirty y-three bills ofiDdictment;
one for bigamy. one for embezzlement, and
one attempt to commit rape, The 9TH
ers were for minor offenses, principally vi.
olations of the liquor laws. But two Jury
cases have been tried; one John Stack
house VS.. ]. J Gregory-verdict for plain
tiff; the other, Administrator of W, L. Zent-
meyer VS., Cincinnati & GAINESVILLE r. R.
verdict for plaintiff, for $4,000. Our read
ers will remember that zentmeyer was on
engineer on the road and was killed by
accident at a culvert between Ogden and
Clarksville, some three years ago.
The same paper of last week says that
the neck-tie festival at Wilmington last
week for the benefit of the Baptiss church,
was a financial suecess--the receipts
amounting to $2O3, and the expenses
about $40. What the next contrivance for
extracting the stamps from the pockets Of
The male persuasion will be, has not yet
come to light.
The Wilmington Journal Of last week,
says James Kendall, colored man Of that
place, has invented a process to be ap-
Piled to steam engines, by which the
iteam can be used and returned to the
BOILER without condensation, thus saving
more than one-halfin in wood and water
It is likely to prove a great success,
The Journal Of the same date says:-
'Rey. w Kdder, we regret to say, leaves
or a new Field of labor this week He has
ieen an efficient worker in the Baptist
Church, and cur citizens regret to lose
lin. Heis an excellent preacher
The Journal says that the grand jury at
heir recent sitting, found 81 indictments
igainst persons for selling liquor in vie
ation Of law.
The Delaware Gazette of last week says
Mr., A. A.Veer of that place has invented
new and useful improvement in Buffers
md Catches for doors. II acts as both
'uffer and catch, answering The plnce Of a
'ase knob Mr.. Yeer has secured pat
mt on tlris-neat contrlvance and will no
iOubS make handsome thing Of it.
Hard on the liquor dealers at Delaware
The Gazette says; "We are reliably in,
ormed that fourteen liquor sellers have
losed business since the late prosecutions
lnder the new law commenced. This
) practical prohibition, none Of your the.
riaing, dreamy sort which expends itself
n political caucusing and scrambling"
The Hillsbor News of last week says
econd Building Association has been Or
anized in Greenfield, with capital Of
so 600, Shares $25 each, weekly dues
My lQcents, The object Of the Associa-
ion is to purchase lots and erect build
ngs, 70 be sold or rented to the highest
idder, Nearly 1900 shares have been
iken.
This, we think, may be made a valuable
lstitutiop, but we doubt whether the
ipital stock Of the company is large
nough. '
Mr.. Seth Gage Of Leesburg, Highland y
an old and respected citizen and 3
died at that place week before q
Ist.
The toll gates on the Midway and Lon. ET
on pike in Madison county, have been re-
owed, and Ill road j now freefopal /.
The London Times says fifty mem Of K
MON and Paint townships, challenge any I
fly men Of any adjoining townships to q Q
at Hunt, The losing party paying for the 4
Ipper.
The Grand Jury Of Greene county has 7
und lao indictments. =
The jackson Standardoflast week says a
ere is waking up among the liquor sell d.
rs in that county. The Grand Jury last
eek did q noble work. Judge Johnsop,in
! mildland pleasant manner has hauled
{ some $500 from these fellows, Of their in
COTTON gains and placed it in the public W
'asnry. frE FF y "
" notice that several persons in that "a q
unity have been pretty soundly fined for Al
,nino-s a rooyn Yvhera linuor yvas sold in or