Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-07-06
NEIGHBoRH0oD NEWS.

a robbery while attending the late Re
publican State Convention at Colum-
bus, at the American House Amount,
$50. The sane paper says the yield
OF the wheat crop in Fairfield county,
this year, is large.
The Hillsboro News of last week
says: Rev. J. R. Powell, formerly of
the Baptist Church, in this place, has
received call to the church in New
Vienna, and will probably accept We
infer from this that his health has i'm
proved.
Mr.. Powell formerly preached to
the Baptist congregation in this place,
and his many friends here would be
glad TO hear that his health has i'm
proved.
A brewer in Ironton has a dog that
gets drunk on beer regularly every day,
and retires to his kennel to sleep off
the effects.
Forty y-seven per cent. of the adults
buried in the cemetery at Hamilton,
since 1867, came to their deaths from
the effects of liquor,
The primary elections for the pur-
pose of choosing candidates for the
Republican, party, is to be held on the
last Saturday in August.
The Dry Goods Merchants of Will
mington have given notice through
the papers that they will close their
stores at o'clock p. m, all the year
round, except from November 1st to
March 1st, flour -months) and Satur-
day nights. tits good arrangement,
we think.
The Chilicothe Gazette says that
Sunday open air sermons have been
commenced in that city.
The Gazette says hogs are selling at
$3.50, gross.
The Chilicothe Advertiser of last
week says: A car passed over the
Baltimore and Ohio R. R. few days
since frieghted with six tons of TWEEN
ty dollar gold pieces.
The exact amount of premiums of
fered at the approaching County Fair
is 50, ,329, divided as follows: Agri
cultural Department, S1,913; Horti-
cultural, SAG
The Liquor Dealers Association Of
Chillicothe give notice to the wives
and relations of habitual drinkers to
furnish their names to the Association.
The Circleville Herald OF last week
says: On Thursday morning last,
George Melvin, aged about nine years
and a son of Mortimer Melvin, of ack-
son township, met with an accident
which resulted in his death. While
riding a horse near his fathers resi-
dence, the animal became frightened
and ran away. The boy was thrown
from the horse, but in falling one o.
his feet caught in trace chain whicI
had been used as a stirrup. AS he was
being carried in this position by the
horse at full speed, his head came il
contact with a fence rail, by which
means he sustained injuries that proved
fatal iD a few minutes.
The Circleville Democrat of las
: week says: Mr.. g. NJ. Van Heyde
of this city, had eight nephews in th'
Prassian service, during the Franco
Prussian War, all of whom were il
the thickest of the fight, and passet
through the fiery ordeal unharmed.
On Wednesday last, about one hun
dred and thirty shocks of wheat, OIL
the farm of Josiah Reniek, near thi
distillery, and, adjoining the railroad
were burned. The fire as caused b.
e sparks from the locomotive.
! The jackson Standard says: W
are informed by the farmers, and th
! report is confirmed by our=o1vn oioscr
vation, that the oats crop in this coun
ty is the best that it has been for
, number of years.
The Ripley Bee says: We learn tina
a little girl of our town is now walk
h ing with crutches, the result of wear
: ing high-heeled shoes. If many NOR
! do not have to do the same thing
r y i'll be 4 marvel. e.~
Ripley is improving; they have
street sprinkler there. Such luxurie
indicate great enterprise.
! The Bee says: Col. Yeoman, c
5, Fayette county, isstill sangnine Of gef
ting railroad through from Colnn
n n bus to Ripley. He is going to Ne
n York in few days to consult with M
Il Vanderbilt in regard to the natter
He receives encouragement from nj
merous parties in Columbus. He wi
II write to US on his return and our reaC
$. ers will then be posted through I'll
II Bee.
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