Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-11-09

e waverly watchman SAYS:

at ten cents day. They now do nothing,
eat more than the law should allow. and
persist in being general nuisance. Some
one ought to drive them to the pound.
The Chillicothe Gazette adds:
And the same thing is true of large
number of youths in Chillicothe, who hang
about the corners and idle away their time,
leaving the "Old man" to hustle around to
obtain the wherewith to furnish their daily
hash'' =
And we know of at least another place
where the same interesting state of affairs
exists.
The Chillicothe Gazette says of the
Jail in that city: So far from being in
good condition." the jail is an absolute
disgrace to any county of the size and
wealth of ours.
The Gazette says further: Some of the
country schools in this county have been
suspended on account of dry wells, which
made it impossible to procure water for
drinking purposes.
1t is estimated that horse BUYERS take
from Ross county yearly average of 1000
head.
One day. last week twenty-six trains in
all left the depot of the NJ. &c c. R. R. in
this citys between the hours of a. m. and
noon.
Tuesday, November 21st is the day set
for Blackburn's trial. About 100 witnesses
have baeD sV,mmoned
A new Democratic paper is to be started
soon at Chillicoths. We should think enc
paper of that persuasion in ChillicOthe was
enough. The Advertiser says: The pub
Usher and editor is to be Mr.. John Burns,
young gentleman who has been engaged
in the typographical department of our
news room, and assisted on the local de-
partment of the Advertiser.
The Advertiser of Thursday last says:
There is at this writing, no small pox in
this city. 1t has been entirely eradicated.
Our country people can now come to the
city with perfect impunity, and we hope to
see sudden revival of business.
The Xenia Gazette says: Willie Waits,
an orphan of the Home, about ten years
of age, has demonstrated such marked tai
ent as an artist, that through the solicita-
ton of Miss Loofborrow, Miss Williams
has consented to give him instructions in
the art. Miss Williams, We understand,
regards his natural talent displayed, as
wonderful. s<5s
The Leesburg Independent says the in
stitution of Stock Sales has proved a sue
cess in Leesburg, and the same will be con-
tinued. Another Stock Sale will take place
in that village on the 4th Saturday of the
present month.
The Independent says also, that it is
wicked to poison any poor, dumb animal,
bed bugs and rats excepted, yet some sin
ner has been engaged in dog poisoning
business in that place, for two weeks past,
and several members of the canine family
have ceased to bark, in consequence OF
broken doses of strYchnine.
The Wilmington Republican of last week
gives the following items:
Irons & Smiths new warehouse is being
rapidly pushed toward completion. 1t will
be an imposing structure, and one of the
cOmpletest business establishments in this
section of Ohio, outside of Cincinnati.
At Mr. Hankins' sale, C. NJ. Walker, l.
D. Reed, Amos Huffman, H. B. Reed, S. NJ
Babb, Thos. Lang, L. Steinhart and David
Sanders, guessed at the price old Red
Jacket would sell for. The one making
the widest guess to furnish an oyster sup.
per for the party. The figures ranged
from 800 to $3.50, and the sale of Rec
Jacket was made at 1926.
Our friend Lewis Hoclet, of Westboro
informs us that his store was broken into
on Saturday night last, and his safe blowr
open with gunpowder, and the contents
scattered over the floor. Fortunately Mr.
Hocket had no great amount of funds OF
hand, and the robber or robbers only Sc
cured about eighty dollars worth of post
age stamps, and about twenty dollars il
currency. They carried off some dress
goods and notions, but their value we di,
not learn from Mr.. Hockett. The thieEe
effected an entrance into the building b,
prying open the door with crow-bar. Nj
Hockett is Postmaster and Express Agen
at Westboro, and it is probable that tn
{thieves expected to make a much large
haul than they did.
: The Wilmington journal of last wee
e says: On Saturday night, 28th ult, tn
n post office at Westboro, in this county, wa
= robbed of $50 in postage stamps, $25
J. change and coppers, and goods suppose
: to be worth $500. The door was burr
: open with an iron bar, and the safe ehtere
n by an explosion of powder. No clue I
l. the villains.
: The same paper says: We learn frol
% the Republican that Mr.. Baldwin, who W,
N the Democratic candidate for Represent
tive in this county, has begun contestir
the election of j. n. Oren, on the grount
that the Clerk OF Court certified that Jesl
Sc N. Oreng received certain number of vote
i when the tickets only gave the initials,
N. The facts are different, as Mr.. Bal
OF win will find, and J. N. Oren will be a
IS, mitted as a member of the next Legislator
G. The testimony in the case will be taken b
h. fore NJ. L. Ent and L. J. Walker, Justic
of the Peace, on the 18th of this month.
LETTER LIST.
Rev. w. G. Bostwick, Miss Emma Be
he arth, Miss Lima Bell, Miss K. Clawson, '
n. N n HIavpooJ n CooD,