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


lying in the middle of the pavem ent on
Court street the other night, ought to have
had every lump of it stolen, and be COM
PEELED to do without any all winter, as
punishment for his carelessness- No less
than half dozen persons stumbled over it
in the dark, and got up with numerous
bruises, and very uneompIimentary remarks
about the owner. One of the victims was
wicked and spitefuI enough to wish him in
= certain place told about in the Bible
where they have very warm climate, and
burn birthstone instead of coal =
= Some of our farmers have been at
taching windmiils to their pumps for the
purpose Of pumping water for ther stock.
They are found to be an excellent institu-
ton, besides saving a great deal Of hard
labor in pumping water for stock. 1t has
been ascertained that stock thrives much
better when they can run to the troughs
and get water whenever they want it,
Every farmer who has not running or living
water on his farm, should by all means,
have good well, and one Of these wind
mills attached to it. 1t will pay.
The Fall term of Common Pleas Court
commences in this town on Tuesday, the
28th inst. We hope that those in attend
ance at court who are not subscribers to the
HERALD, will call at the office and leave
their names for years subscription, and
that their neighbors viii send in for the
HERALD, to commence with the beginning
of the new volume, which will be on the
23d inst ga
A petition numerOusly signed by citi-
zens has been presented to Council, asking
that provisions be made for the protection
of the tOwn against fire, and recommending
the purchase Of suitable engine and the
building of sufficient number of cisterns
to supply water. No action has been taken
yet by Council in the matter.
- The proceeds of the sale of Furniture
belonging to the late order of Good Tenn
plars of this place, amounted to SITS. After
paying the debts of the order, about $12C
will be left, with which it is proposed tC
purchase material and make quilts to send
to the Wisconsin and Michigan sufferers.
-TheEew Holland correspondent of the
Circleyille Herald of yesterday says:
The jaw bone and seven or eight teeth
ofa mastOdon were dug up, on the farm O.
| U. s. Vincent, last week. Some oOf- the
teeth weighed from three to four pound,
each. James Vlerebome has one of then
on exhibition at his store.
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The ROxabeII Robbery--GO0as Recov.
ered-Arrests Made.
Last week we published an item from
the Ross County Register, stating that the
store ofiMr J. NJ. Timm0ns had been bro
ken into and robbed. The Chillicothe Ga
zette of last week says that a few days af
ter the robbery the goods were found a
house about four miles from Roxabell
and Jos. English and VIM. Eckles arrestec
as being concerned in the matter, and on ex
animation before Esq. Ware, they were com
mitted to the Ross County Jail to await tn
action of the Grand Jury. Since then an
other man named Meace, we believe, wal
arrested by Fred. Marks and officer Baker
at Sabina. He confessed to being connect
1 ed with the burglary. Last week 10
more goods were found at the same house
some of which were stolen from Mr.. Tim
mons last April, some from parties in Frank
fort some from BIoomingburg, and som
from the Fair Grounds at Greenfield las
Fair, and also from a Mr.. Sellers, livin;
near Greenfield. A lot of burglars tool
were also found at the house, and it is be
lieved to be the receiving headquarters q
an organized band of burglars in that vicin
ity, and efforts are being made to ferri
them out and break up the band.
4 Mr.. Stewart, of Bloomingburg, and Nj
Ball, of the same place, recovered som
goods stolen from them, among the good
found at the house above mentioned. Gil
Paul, Of this place, also recovered some al
ticles stolen from him at the Greenf1el
Fair.