Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-08-17
LOO AL ITEMS

- County Commissioners meet to-day.
= Farmers complain greatly of the
drouth.
= Thistle harvest has commenced. The
crop is good.
w. F. Willett and lady returned from
their eastern tour on Monday.
- The Street Commissioner is worrying
the boys little, with the road tax.
Tie Presbyterian Social Circle will be
entertained next Friday evening at the res
idence of Oliver Grubbs.
- The past week has been the hottest of
the season. The thermometer frequently
reaching 100 in the shade.
An excursion train will leave this sta
ton at $50 Sunday morning, for the camp
meeting near Lexington.
= Farmers, mechanics, and everybody
else, read the article on our first page, en-
titled, Sustain the Agricultural Societies"
- Peter Anderson got drunk and became
disorderly on Tuesday, for which he was
arraigned before Mayor Bereman and fined
$2.75.
The young folks are making prepara-
tons for grand ball, at Music Hall, on
the night of the Path inst.-the third day
of the Fair.
- The congregations of the Methodist
and Baptist churches will hold union ser
vices in the Baptist church next Sabbath.
Rev. S. A. Keen will preach in the morn
ing and Rev. w. Kidder at IL Pm.
j. NJ. Paul has commenced running
daily hack from jamestown to Washington.
The hack arrives here at il O'Clock A. NJ,
and returning leaves at P. NJ, connecting
with the Xenia line. See advertisement
- The Register, of to days issue, is mis-
| taken in saying that D. Waters was nomi-
mated for commissioner, at the primary
election, on Saturday. A Bush and Col
A. G. johnson were nominated, as stated
in the HERALD.
- There will be match game of base
ball played to-day, between picked nine
of this place and the Buckeyes of Williams
port, at the latter place. The return game
will probably be played here, next week,
during the Fair.
- We have received complimentary
card to the Ross County Agricultural and
Horticultural Fair, which is to be held at
Chillicothe on the 18th, 18th, I4th and 18th
of September. Think we shall report our
selves there to see the sights then and
there to be seen.
-Genaral Rufus Putnam, of Chillicothe,
is now engaged in collecting material for
the purpose of publishing historical ac-
count of the early settlement of Fayette
county. He is new in the county, and we
presume will be thankful for any informa-
ton. or incidents connected with pioneer
life in our county. See prospectus in an
other column.
= General Rufus Putnam will please ac-
cept our thanks for copy of the Pioneer
Record of the early settlers and settlement
t of Ross county, 0. 1t is volumn of 15C
pages, edited and published by Isaac J
8 Finley and Rufus Putnam. 1t is a pleas
ant little hook to read, and is interesting tc
many of the citizens of our county, whc
were, themselves, or their parents, pioneers
of Ross county.
> - The improvements of the Methods
2 Episcopal Church are progressing rapidly
t The frescoing will be handsome. Tn,
: church will be reopened for service Sun
!: day, September 10th, with appropriate ex
E ercises. Rev. I. w. Wiley, D. D., of Gin
Z cinnati, editor of The Ladies' Repository
2 2 will preach the opening sermon, at 1O1
q A. NJ There will be childrens' mass meet
e ing at P. M. Rev. 1. Crook will preach q
i 7P.M.
g John Woods, (colored) who was al
k, rested some days since on charge of steal
De ing clothes, was examined before 'Squir
Smith Rankin, of Jasper township, and r'
quired to answer at the next term of til
Fayette County Common Pleas Court, an
was taken out of jail on last Tuesday morl
ing on writ of habeas corpus, and the pt
pers in the case examined before the Pr
m bate Judge; when it was found that Il
warrant of commitment was deficient, as
:. did not give the name of the county fro
,t- which the defendant was committed, cons
n. n quently the mittimus was bad, and the jai
~ OF of this county had no authority for +
tanning him in durance He was thereto
OF Of discharged.
on = Early Sunday morning two color
I prisoners attempted to escape from t
- county Jail. Sheriff Garis entered the cc
in which they were both confined; VIII
res one of decentralization Hick-rushed o
It'll past him and locked the cell door leavi
$ \ the Sheriff on the inside. He then took
Im 52e his heels, but Col. Garis called for help
ike was released before he got many ste
rm away, and started after him, and after
). exciting chase of about quarter of mi
- in which a number of persons took a pa
lis. Hicks was captured and returned to his &C
&C &C In the haste of pursuing Hicks, the C
ted was left open and the other prisoner T
ne
out and took to the woods. He was CT
'o' f,Irad on mar RIOOpo;,