Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-08-03
Some of the wheat in Pickaway tow
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OO11S Ot the WRe2C IN 1lCkSNAy ION4l-
ship average % bushels to the acre.
A small child of John Shafer, of Wayne
township, was poisoned last Friday by eat
ing either jamestown weed or nightshade
Medical aid was procured in time, and the
child has recovered.
ROSS COUNTY
The Gazette says: New hay has opened
at $14 per tun.
Fat Hogs are selling at 1875 per cwt
Old corn is selling at so cents in this
market.
Fat cattle bring 81 and $3.50 in this
market lt~z
There is about forty per cent. less sick
ness in Chillicothe than there was at this
season last year.
It IS curious fact and worthy of note.
that the colored population of Chillicothe
are rarely afflicted with chills, Why is it?
The Register of Saturday, says: There
were delightful lot of cut-throat looking
faces in the city on Monday and Tuesday.
If countepances are any indication, there
were some williams in town those days
particularly Monday-who would have
thought it extravagance on the part of any
one to offer them fifty dollars to take a
mans life.
Rev. Mr.. Rae, the Greenfield minister
lately on trial here for intoxication is re
ported as having again fallen from grace in
the same way, the result being his dismiss
al by his congregation and his departure
for parts unknown.
The Register of last week says that Col.
Rond of the Chillicothe Gazette, was inter
rupted in very startling manner by one OF
the lions. The scene for moment was
frigRtfuI, and caused the Coloners hare to
stand on end.
You don't mean to say that the hair thai
grows on the top of the Col. head stood OF
end, do you Register?
HIGHLAND COUNTY.
Col. Sam. Pike, of immense newspaper
notoriety, as we learn by the Hillsborc
News, is going to start q newspaper a
Leesburg. in Highland county. The lber
al citizens of the Burg give him an outfit o
$1,000. The paper is to be neutral in poll
tics. Under Pixies management it is ex
pected the new paper will be PERPETUAL
INSTITUTION.
A Leesburg correspondent of the Hills
boro News of last weed says the primary
system has awakened the candidates, and
they are working manfully. On Saturday
last we had four of them with US, viz
Judge Dickey, John Conard, Samuel Lyle
and Daniel Murphy, our present County
Auditor As far as one can judge from
present appearances. and past services, the.
are all good men.
/ Hillsboro was laid out in 1907.
The Building and Loan Association is
complete success Its shares are now at
, premium of 20 per cent. above par, an
: none in the market
CLINTON COUNTY.
The Clinton County Agricultural Fair
to be held this year on the 9th, 9TH an
8th of September.
t The Republicans Have, at their primar
elections, put the following ticket in nomi
: nation: For Representative, I. N. Orer
Auditor, Asa Jenkins; Treasurer, S. n
Babb; Recorder, NJ. j. Grady; Commits
t sioner, F. M. Moore; Infrmary Director
t Jonathan Bailey.
e MADISON COUNTY.
:. The London Times of last week says
Il We were shown sample of wheat raise
: by our friend Orcutt-this township--whic
is said to weigh 81 pounds to the bushe
and average 3934 bushels to the acre. W
i call chose pretty good, thank ye."