Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-11-16


the winter; but the Journal is willing to
trust in God and the Ohio river to cheaper
the price of coal, and not in Beartley's COM
bination of spectators.
The same paper says Mr.. Jacob Beard
commenced the manufacture of tow, few
days ago, at his Flax Mill.
The Wilmington Republican oflast week
says: We are informed by Rev. B. Y. Seig-
fried that the meetings now being held by
him at Burtonville are full of interest
Meetings are being held nightly. and Con-
ference and Prayer meetings every after
noon.
The Republican says also: Messers.
Wildes & Moore, agents for Geneva nur-
sery, delivered trees to their customers in
this section, at the Pierce House, on Tues
day They filled two hundred and forty
two orders, amounting in the aggregate to
$2.o398o.
The following items are clipped from the
Gossip Column of the Chillicothe Gazette
of last week:
Several weddings are limited at as being
on the tapis for the coming winter.
The alast sensation in Chillicothe is the
advent of young woman who wears red
merino dress and blue silk velvet cloak,
and hauls a hand-cart around the streets.
She is a book peddIer and claims to be one
of the Chicago sufferers.
Let your motto be, Il will encourage my
own town. and in turn you will be encour-
aged also. A mutual feeling of good will
and kindness will grow up in your midst
and prosperity will be observable on every
street.
Mrs. Frederick Barmanu died on Satur-
day night last. This was the last and only
case of small pox in this vicinity.
Friday is the day set foT turning the gas
off from the street lamps. From that time
on. until the matter is settled by legal ar
bitration We may look for dark streets, un-
less coal oil is brought into use.
There are thirteen prisoners in Jail.
Hon. George E. Pugh, it is said, has been
secured as assistant counsel for the defense
in the Blackburn case. Hon. NJ. L. Clark
will assist in the prosecution.
Wild Geese are plenty in the vicinity OF
Kingston.
w. I. Wilson will ship to California, for
ty- three head of imported Cotswold and
Merino sheep, and ten Cashmere goats. HI
leaves the latter part of this week.
DR. Cary Trimble has purchased the Dor
) c,r,,, e
+ acres, for $12, 100 cash.
/ DR.. Cary Trimble is temporarily sojourn
ing in this city. He expects to leave thi
! week for his winter residence at Greer
e Cove, Florida.
s The Blackburn case will come up 70
e trial on Tuesday, the 21st inst, the da
: previously set, the motion of Judge Sloa
o to have it continued until December tn
70 Goth, having been over-ruled by the Cour
If Detective George S. Baker is working u
,e the Roxabel burglary
b. The Commissioners offer $500 reward fc
~ the arrest of two of the Roxabel burglar
;r yet at large.
h. The farmers are scarce of help to gathe
~ their corn. There is lots of ''idle talen
. laying around Chillicothe who might
successfully employed in that way, if the
= could only bring themselves to work ju
le enough for healthy exercise.
The nut crop is very large this yea
u ''Sure sign of cold winter!'' SO they sa
Il The Chillicothe Advertiser of last we,
IN says: We are happy to assure the hume
Gus friends of Col. Sifford throughout t
'al State, that he is rapidly recovering fro
n his recent attack of paralysis. He was
st, the city on Saturday last although not at
Of, to walk without assistance.
I'M The Advertiser of Thursday says ii
al May, one of the Roxabel burglars who W
elf captured at Sabina a few days since, adm
" ted his own guilt, exonerated the part
80 accused, and stated that his accomplic
- were Marian Drury and Joseph A. Eek
who have not been found to this writil
May was brought to this city and lodg
;, in Jail. By an advertisement elsewhe
- it will be seen that the Commissioners ha
III, offered reward of $4OO for the apprehc
. sion and conviction of Drury and Eckel.
ed We fully concur with neighbor Pike
on the Leesburg independently, in saying Il
in the enterprise of Messers. Bales & Suthe
ne in establishing a daily stage line from Hill
~ borough to Washington, through this pla
should be, if it is not highly appreciate
;s They are reliable, go-ahead, obliging a
F n accommodating men, and have undertak
ers to establish an institution, that now, sir
ice the turnpike has been completed, is aim
be Indispensable, and they should be W
1x- patronized by the people at both ends
nes the road, and all along the line.
The Independent says: We notice t
the Town Council has passed an Or
~ nance to prevent loafers from congregat
in about the railroad depot.
Ter, On Saturday of last week, Rollin Fl
ion wood of HilIsborough, was accidenta
7 B, shot by boy named Daniel Welch, wi
OIL out hunting. The shot was thought to
,led fatal.
ion
,ru The CirclevilIe Herald and Union of
has week says:
dad ~ Coal has advanced to twenty cents
de. bushel.