Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-02-02
State and Neighborhood Items

We c0ndense the following items OF Will
mingt,n news from the Republican of last
we,k,-Tbe new NJ. +. church building,
is to be dedicated to the worship of God,
on Sabbath, the 10Th Of Feb inst Lewis
Esteo, Of Richmond, Iniana, has been ap.
pointed Superintendent and Manager Of
the Wilmington College fora term Of five
years, and is to look to the patronage Of
the Institution for his compensation.
The "Neck Tie Festival" held at Will
mington, bst week, yielded a net profit Of
Sl26 80 for the church
The Wilmington journal of last week
says: Taxes were better collected in this
county this year than usual.
Ex-shcriff Stamats, while riding in n
spring wagon yesterday, was violently
thrown from it, by the breaking of an axle,
ard considerable injured.
Our people who have been afflicted with
sore throat disease are generally better.
The Circleville Union of last week
says: Our physicians report great
amount OF sickness among the chlldfen'
Colds, and pneumonia seem to be the most
prevalent.
T,a -, r. o,,n no,,1,bo,;,o o;t,. of
ne .0'"'' VI 0D' !.
Clrclevllle, are TO say the leasI oi IT, oi
very questionable character, if We are TO
iudoa l,v the folIowinp which we elm fran
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We give the article from the Union:
cock Figh ing IN CircIeViIIe.
Doubtless one of the most flagrant vio
lntio.a OF the laws Of the Stute was per-
petraled 10 this city on Tuesday last, that
it ever becomes the duty of journalist to
chronicle. The olfense was open and
known. The authorities wrre-we have
no doubt-perfectly well informed Of the
affair and We, took no measures to prevent
it. We have nothing to say about it or to
those who participated in cock fights
Thtt is no business Of ours But to the
Slty v IutnoFi'.ns M @ we 40 not hesitate sgg
in vonr duties md grossly insultrd the
moral sense of your fellow .ctzrns, A
general rally OF thecock hghtlhg ol'ulace
tants % ia tbing that ia seldom 81 ffareJ 70
take place openly and publicly. cock
fgting carnival INDUCED in IN OlrclrylIIe
Is an even ol very Iuesti1n"Ite ,,,n Irtuts "
roostcrs from Portbsmoutb, men, BIZ burlY
men walking the streets with ROSTERS un'
usr .nylI r "r,Ia VI eno"e' Mn S aatbor;n,,
In groupes ON the pavements and discus
sing the points of the contest, and little
Hu.out anr th "os cFoMm Ban5 roost4rs in
the pitand dead beats on the stre eets, are
some of The riet"res, of last Tuesday ana
"eSu"S erSn' I9n ~ hrotan W." n !. the nmns
tion the citizens of Circlevile put to the
city authorities "lil they answer our
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-. ,,a,oa ahannaJ bonds drri mo the
M. c;n,,ou;11o uoroId of lo.t w.ek
,or.. wonndor.tond tbot our citv il in.
s.,4od nil, ,ot or no,tv tbievcs and in
cordiaries No wonder ncighbor whot
elsa oould he expccted in n nlace that toll
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Seneca " Ely editor OF the onlIw"ter