Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-03-16

The School Teachers Of Clinton count,
have County Teachers Association an,
have rgular moRtbly meetings.
The Clinton county Republican Of las
week gives the following items;
The sugar-inaklng season is pretty wei
over wejudge. A splendid article Of sy
rup has been selling for 81 80 per gallon
in our market.
We learn from different sections ofour
county there are most fiattering prospects
for thegtowing wheat. Itisalmostas for
ward as wheat usually is at the first Of
May, and our farmers are much encouraged
at the hopeful apbeatahdd Of the growing
grain.
Tho Christian Church at Wilmington
1 havepurchased site on which to builda
new house Of worship,
They have aourisbing lodge Of Good
Templars in New Vienna, Clinton coun-
ty.
The Xenia Gazette of last week says
that Mr. Albert Gowdy, young man Of
25 years, son ofthe late Rev. John Goway,
shot himself on Thursday afternoon last
about o'clock The particulars Os we
have received them from first hands are
as follows; Mr. Gowdy had for some weeks
been suffering from mental arrangement
andmode attempts to distroY himself, and
had been carefully guarded. On Thurs
day afternoon, while his brother was at
the stable preparing to take him riding,
Albert procured pistol from the pocket
of an oyercoat, and shot himself in the
right temple. He was at once carried to a
bed medical aid called and everything
is being dore toensure his recovery, which
is now probable Strange to say, he has
been more sane since the accident than for
weeks previous.
The Gazette says the Grand Jury at its
ate session found indictmentsaguinst Lem
Johns for the following ofenses; arson,
issisting at horse stealing, procuring lar
eny Of horse and buggy, burglary, con.
ealing thief. He was committed to Jail
n default of $4,000 bail.
The widow of the late VIM. B IIanley,
4 Chillicothe. has received SIS 900 on
fe insurance policy, on which the deceas-
d had paid $3.50.
Logan is to have an Opera House, ll2
Get front by 10 feet deop, with etorcs be.
ow and hall above, to cost s25 600 Rem
el \ Belt are the projectors.
A Stable belonging to Peter Weber,
Brewer, of London, o., was burned on the
light Of the Sd inst, and five head of !
orses, three cows, and number of hogs !
urned with it. Loss SO 900. s
Hog cholera prevails to a considerable {
xtent in some parts of pickaway county. !
Abram Otter, Of olarksburg, is 25 years :
ID and weighs 393 pounds :
The Chillieothe and New Holland Turn. n
ike Company, with capital stock of A
! 900, was incorporated last week. h
Growing wheat in Pickaway county Il
sger looked better. tl
The Circleyille Democrat Of list week l
VS. Money sold in Loan Associations, 4
this city, the past week, as follows;-- a.
rclevilie, $77 and $77,2j; PiGkaway, y i
1925 and 800; Scoto, $780, Enterprise, Ip
2 and $s9,95, No sales in the Home" v, "
The same paper says; "Ppobahly the a.
lest person in this county is Mrs. Re. r
cea Brown, of Walnut township, grand. III
'ther Of WIN Bowman, of this city, who nj
Il be ninety four years of age, on the
tn Of next month. She has resided in in
is county since about 1902" n,