Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-01-25

The Athens Journal of last week says:
The report of the Trustees of the Lunatic
Asylum at Athens, has been filed. There
has been expended on the buildidg during
the year 1871, $153, ,911.66, and the Trus-
tees ask for a further appropriation of
$150,O0O to prosecute the work. The
Asylum when completed will accommo-
date 400 patients.
The Ripley Bee says: If any man feels
that he has cause to be aggrieved with US,
let him cheap Goals of fire on our head' by
sending in his own subscription together
with that of new name. This will scorch
US sure. Try it on.
Wouldn't we like to be scorched thusly?
The Bee says also, that during the past
three weeks there have been over sixty
accessions to the NJ. E. Church of that
place. The meetings are kept up every
evening, with unabated interest.
The Circleville Union of last week says:
A Jewish Rabbi from Columbus lectured
at the Central Presbyterian Church last
Monday evening. His subject was: "What
has preserved Israeli
Joseph Dunlap, resident Of Pickaway
township, and for many years prominent
stock man of this county, died last Wednes-
day evening. He was widely known in
this vicinity, and his death will be regret
ted by large circle of friends
The Union says also, that Kester, the
horse thief, after his attempt to break Jail
last week, had manacles placed upon his
hands, by the jailor. He, however, soon
freed himself and presented them to the
jailor with the jocular remark that he had
no use for them. His feet were then
chained together, but he took off the chains
and gave them back to the jailor. He was
then chained to the floor, in which envia-
Bile position he now is. He is evidently a
desperate man.
The Circleville Democrat of Friday says:
The Mayors report shows 2O8 arrests
: during the year ending Dec. 81, 1871, $246.-
20 collected as fines, and $2O0.75 as Ii
censes.
But two members of the Odd Fellows
Lodge, of this city, died in the last seven
years-Michael Strayer and Peter Kimmy
both since the commencement of this
year. The Great Destroyer has surely
dealt mercifully with this Order.
The Wilmington Journal of the 18th
tells the following story of conscience
stricken man: A few weeks ago, an old
5 gentleman, in making change for pair OF
shoes, at the store of Mr.. A. J. Jones, ac-
cidentally dropped five dollars into box.
} Soon after leaving the store he came back,
t and search was made for the money, but it
g could not be found. One day last week,
however, it turned up in mysterious
/ manner. A man who was in the store at
the time the money was lost, picked it out
p ofthe box and retained it until the time re-
t ferred to, when his conscience compelled
him to bring it back and pay it over to Mr.
Jones.
The Ripley Bee says: The season Of
1912 has just closed, and our pork men
. are now ready for advances. We have
not been able to collect the exact numbers
killed and put up by each firm, but the to-
tai number foots up II, ,9O1. This is the
number. as certified to the Chamber o
Commerce of Cincinnati, and can be releo
on. The falling off from last years pack
Z ing is about 1000 head. Quite a deficiency
y The average cost of hogs is about 81 ~.
Il per hundred gross, and the quality is fan
st although they fell somewhat behind tn
weights of last year. The provision mar
kets are firm at the leading points.
h The Xenia Torchlight of the 9th says
70 Col. s. N. Yeoman, of Washington c. Il
ye was in the city yesterday looking after tn
re new railroad interests. Col. Yeoman an
is D. McMillen, Esq, constituted the CON
III mittee who were appointed to present tn
#. advantages of the new road to the consic
es Grafton of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroa
Company. The paper embodying state
ment of these advantages has been PR
pared with much care, and will be fo
in warded in few days.
IS The same paper says: Extremes NEE
at While a portion of our people were a
as sembled at Trinity M. E. Church on Tue
er day evening" of last week, to engage in IL
I'M worship of God, couple of thieves serve
ne their master by stealing the robes and otl
er wrappers from the carriages, buggie
and sleighs in the church yard The art
cles stolen amounted to about $75.
- The Xenia Gazette of last week says:
-. A committee of our citizens visit Colu1
to bus to-day for the purpose of consultil
No with Mr.. Jewett relative to propositio
for the new railroad through Jamestov
and Xenia.
Brother Bascom, of the Mt. Vernon R
publican of last week, says: Our you
EEK friend, w, A. SiIcott has purchased a hi
interest in the Democratic paper-the Re
his lister, of Washington Fayette county,
Will is most pertinacious young De
ocrat, fair workman, and has industry a
energy enough to succeed if he has f
Co. chance. Fayette county is about 500 n
jority selid Republican, and the patrona
is of course not to be had. Pecuniarily
Illy wish him success but we do not thi
liie there is much hope of his impressing
'ne views upon the intelligent people of F.
u cite county.
: A letter was received at the Alpha p
office bearing the following original
dress: "Ohio, Green county post off
md AIfeE load Baily, in GEAR of Doctor
~ en- Ball"