Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-11-30
Neighborhood News.

follows. PORTSMOUTH 60 ANGN al n q&@.--o5
ChiIlicethe 50 58I5; Columbus $2.1O; Ian
caster s249; GAINESVILLE $2.35; Mt Vernon
1908; Wooster $235; StubenviIle $214;
Bucyrus $3; Gallon So 10: Crestline $3.50; |
Fremont 81 90; Tifin 1924; Kenton 81. 80;
Greenville 81; Logan 1892; Jackson $3.50; |
New Lexington $2.45; Somerset $3.50.
Work an the grading of the a. and L. E.
Railway is being pushed on the line be-
tween Bremen and Pleasantville, by Messrs
Ashbrook and Rarick, the contractors, with
great energy, and through Licking county
the work on the same road is going steadi
ly on.
The Wilmington Republican of last week
says: We are informed by Rev. w. G. Ir-
win that there is an interesting revival meet
ing in progress at Bethel Christian Church
near Burtonville, in this county, under the
ministry Of Rev. ". D. Moore. There have
been % additions already, and the good
work is still in progress.
We are informed by Rev. B. Y. SIegfried
that the interest in the meeting at Burton
vile still continues. In addition to those
who have already united with the Church,
five joined on Tuesday evening of this
week.
The Circleville Herald of last week gives
the following as the price at which fresh
meats are sold at that place: Beef steak,
121%c. per lb.; chuck-steak, 8@10c.; lamb
steak, 1O@121&c.; mutton, 1O@121ac c.; veal,
1O@1219c, and sausage, 121ac.
The same paper gives the following:
The corn trade is unusually brisk in this
market Our warehouses are all full, and
a number of dealers are shelling corn and
shipping it to other points as rapidly as
possible.
On Monday evening last some villain OF
villains placed tie on the track of the C.
& n. V. r. R., about four miles west of this
city. The engine of the Circleville & Gin
cinnati Accommodation was thrown from
the track, but fortunately, no other mishap
occurred.
Col. /. n. Ross, who represented Picka-
way county in the Ohio Legislature, in
1961-63 has been reelected to the Legis-
lature of Massachusetts from the Holden
District.
A cambridge correspondent of the Chill
licothe Gazette of last week, makes the fol-
lowing sensible suggestion which is equal
ly applicable IN all the towns and cities of
this State. We are especially in favor of
its being enforced in this town:
We would respectfully suggest that the
Marshal order to their homes after night
| fall all the small boys that are found out
loafng around the corners and stores. It
would be the best for the boys and for the
peace of the merchants
The kind of education boys obtain on the
streets after dark is fatal to their morals
and their manhood.
The Gazette says also:
Tony Hirn's boys with the aid of their
terriers, caught 45 rats in two hours time
on Monday, sixteen of the varmints being
taken in the same hole.
James Emmitt will not start his Chilli
cothe distillcry until some time in the
| Spring, on account of the scarcity of coal.
He will, however, begin operations at his
Waverly distillery as soon as everything
can be put in readiness.
The Circleville Union says that one of
the Mt. Sterling burglars lived in that
place about year ago and was then known
as DR.. Brown. He gave his name as Dr.
J. C. Hull, when arrested.
The Union says two wild Buffalos
young, fat and tender, weighing about 2,
700 pounds, will be slaughtered in Circle
vile for Christmas and New Years market
The CircIevilIe Democrat of last weel
says:
Eighteen acres of William Renick'
Westfall farm, known as the old King fieid
years, having been first planted in corn il
the Spring of 1907, and every year since
| This year the yield was sixty bushels to tn
acre.
William Scott recently contracted for 5,
600 bushels of corn, to be cribbed on hi
farm, near Darbyville, anG measured tn
: first of March, at 35 cents per bushel
A bill has actually been found by tn
: Grand Jury of Pickaway county at its las
session, for keeping room where liquor
are sold.
The Chillicothe Advertiser of last wee
says:
The city expenses on account of small
! pox, will reach nearly five thousand dol
lars. Part of this sum may be recovered
a Mr.. 0. P. Goodman, of Green township
had S20 bushels of corn husked last wee
in one day, by four hands, which is though
to be an extra job.
The (Greenfield) Highland Mail of las
+, week says: The youngest child of Nj
10 and Mrs. David L. Smart of our town, Will
; playing in the back yard, fell in barrel c
water and was drowned. ffIe barrel wa
small, and there was but five or six inche
: of water in it, and a quantity of ashes tha
had been placed in it for the purpose c
making what is termed "broke water" Tn
h. child had been playing with stick, and
] is supposed he dropped the stick intoSsh
a barrel, and in reaching down for it, lost hi
I footing from stone trough elevated nea
y the barrel, and fell head foremost and wa
! ! so stunned, or, for the want of room, coul
not regain his footing, and was strangle
q by the water. Missing him from the house
4 his mother went out to hunt him. and foun
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