Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-05-18

The officials of the Agricultural and
Hoftieultural soeieties are determined to
make the ensuing fair one of the finest ev-
er held in the State.
Col. Sifford has been appointed superin-
tendent of this Division of the Ohio Canal.
He will make a most excellent officer.
Nearly all the Ross county Bonds, which,
it was supposed would have to seek a for
eign market have been negotiated at home
by the 1st National Bank.
The Columbus Gazette of Friday, says:
One thousand and zone emigrants Passed
through this city last week, on their way to
find new homes in the western States.
The Beneficial Association; Glass A, 1.
o. O. F., has paid Mrs Elizabeth A Beh-
mer 81, ,OO4, the amount due her upon the
death'o of her hus band Henry c. Behmer1yho
was a member of the Association.
There are now in the Governors ofice'
in the Capitol, portraits of all the eNGovern-
ors of the State, with two exceptions, and
these served but portion of the term.
1t is stated that there are some seven
churches in this city without Pastors. This
is certainly a bad state of affairs for the Caps
ital of Ohio. Who can account for it?
The Ripley Bee of last week says that
the Apples, Peaches Cherries and Plums in
that section on the high lands, sustained lit
tie or no damage from the frosts, but fruit
and wheat on the low lands was badly dam
aged.
the Logan Republican says Messrs.
Met Cdne & Bre, ef-Columbus and Newark,
are putting up extensive Salt Works near
Straitsville.
The Republican thinks the people can
abolish the sale-of Intoxicating drinks in
thatoountya auisder the present4aws if they
have the will to do so, without prohibito-
~ law.
e WGhAA Brother Montgomery, can an edi-
tor be Engaged in a better or more humane
cause than to use his editorial influence to
convince the people that they ought to have
the will and the nerve to put these laws in
force? The people can do it if they will,
and it never will be done until it is done by
the WILL of the people. Is it not the duty
then of every truly good editor to help
educate the people up to the point
of willingness to exterminate the whisky
traffic from the land?
The Xenia Torch of last week say: Sea-
son tickets for admitting the purchasers
and families to the grounds of the Greene
county Agricultural Society for one year
from May 1st are now for sale by the Sec
retary of the society.
The Torch says also: The general as
sembly@ of the United Presbyterian Church,
will meet in this city, the oath inst. In
consequence of the death of the moderator,
Rev. DIR. S. Kendall, the opening sermon
will be preached by Rev. J. R. johnson.
The jackson Standard of Thursday last,
says: Lewis Landrum, of Liberty town
seip, was found dead in his clearing, on last
Friday morning. He had been engaged the
evening previous in burning brush. He had
been resident of, Liberty township for 40
years. He was C8 years of age, and had
never been married.
David Harmon, farmer in Liberty town
ship, brought to our office on last .Satur-
day several stalks of wheat, fully three
feet long, and headed out. He informed
us that the wheat is fully twenty-five days
earlier than is usual in this climate, and
that there is still great danger of its being
injured by frost.