Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-04-06
State and Neighborhood Items

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Col. Cook, who has been keeping the
Woodrow House in Hillsboro, has taken
charge of the Ellcott House, and will, in
the future, keep it. The Ellicott has re-
Gently been enlarged and fitted up-nicely'
The Wilmington Republican says there
are between sixty and seventy persons in
the Clinton County lnfrmary.t
The remains ofan infant was found in a
well which some men were cleaning out a
few days since in the old Fair ground at
Wilmington. How it came there is a mys-
terry. 3. ..v
/ The Republican says: We understand
that the Quakers of Philadelphia will pre-
sent to Wilmington College a valuable Ii
brary. Such donations will unacceptable,
and we are glad to chronicle eueh evil
denoes Of favor. 2 Tea A.
The Wilmington journal of last week
SAYS Some fellow or fellows are engaged
in selling clothes, dress goods, and other
articles, to the people of Clinton County
The modus operandi being the laying out
on the table of the intended victim large
pile of goods, all of which is offered for the
Esmall sum of one hundred dollars, and
payment made by note. Nothing less
thar Que ho4dtsd dollars worthe y sold.
The quantity of goods measured out IN
duces our people, in many cases, to invest
as they think at remarkably cheap rates.
No sooner have the notes been executed
than the said peddlerIrepaTs to'Wilming-
ton and sells them at about twhenty- five
per cent. discount, so that one of two
propositions is true: he is either selling
stolen goods or they are of an inferior
qualify, in either ease,-the sqid mef-
chant deserves to be kicked off the premi'
ses, as he richly deserves kicking out of
to wn for the drunken boisterous way in
a
which we have seen him enter, Il
The London, Times Of last week says;
-Four grocery keepers boxed up their
glasses last Monday and viii no Longer
sell Intoxicating drinks ofOny kind by the
drink, in this town. This RESULT has been
brought about by putting in force the law
by which landlords are holden for all
damages done byyirunkenness Of those To-
whom liquor is sold. We are also inform
ed that large number Of prosecutions
have already commenced against land
lords in town and more are about to be-
commenced.
The same paper says; Mr. S r. David
son sold his farm, situated about two
miles north east or town consisting Of l84
acres, 10 MrAJ. B. Mcdonald, last week,
for 10000
The Xenia Torch Light says: William
johnson. conRicthd- of, burglary and lar
ceny at the Corey House, was escorted to
columbus yesterday, there to remain for
the space offye years, t9CfI
The Chillcothe- Gazette of last week
Says Some suggestive Cuss thinks our
Court House should have o sign inscrib-
ed: "Twisting and Turning Done Here
That's us We suggest that such assign
be placed over the Chlllicothe Court
House door Whenever Judge Stafford occu-
pies the Judicial Seat there.
A reward of 5000 is offered for the muir
derer or murderers Of Alex Rodgers
Allen Latham, Esq, died in Cincinnati
lastweek.
The Chillicothe Advertiser of last week
says. Robert Glass, of "Sandy Greek, "
Franklin township. this county, started
out TO rhunta ground hog, on the l7th
inst, and did not return. Search being
made next morning, through Che guidance
ofa dog which hadaccompanied Mr. Glass
they were led to where he lay dead tits
supposed that in coming down hill he
slipped and sustained mortal injuries.
In digging a well near Owens
horo, KY, a log was found in a
fair state of preservation thirty