Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1873-12-18
: Our former citizen, VIM Mclean
rites US from Warrensburg, Mo-, as fol-

= Our former citizen, VIM. Mclean
writes US from Warrensburg, No, as fol-
lows:
The wheat through this part of Missou-
ri looks well. we have a good season for II
The corn crop is strong half crop We had
a drought of ten weeks, commencing July
18, that dried up corn and grasses
Wheat sells for 81 %. and corn 25c. to Soc
Hogs have been from $275 to So So: sold
40 head of my own raising and feeding at
the latter price, that averaged 400 pounds.
How will that do for Missouri? That
price was 25 cents above the market here
1 deliYercd these hogs November %. They
were Is months old, and in June I sold 60
Of the same lot, that averaged 279 pounds,
at $3.50 per hundred"
A frame building in Jasper Mills, oc-
cupied as a grocery and doggery, and
known as 'the Goose" was burned on Sun
day morning last, about 2-o'cloCk. There
seems to have been little effort made by
the citizens TO put out the fire, after it was
discovered, and they don't seem to be bit
sorry it is gone, as the place was a nui-
sance. 1t was kept by a man named Carl.
His loss was only few dollars. 1t is sup
posed to have been purposeIy fired.
- The boys here, as they are every
where else, are in the habit of jumping on
trains while in motion at the railroad de-
pot, riding short distance, and Jumping
off. A day or two ago boy came within
an ace" of having his leg taken off by fall
ing, while engaged in this kind of sport
We've been looking for case of mangled
boy to report, and will have it before long
without doubt if they keep on.
"A Select Calico Masquerade Ball is to
be given at Music Hall on Wednesday even
ing. December 31st. Everything will be
conducted in the very best style, and no one
admitted except those holding invitations.
Music by DeCamp's band, of Chillicothe.
- The sale OF lots belonging to the es-
tate of j. S. Bereman, deceased, came off
on Saturday, j. S. Foster, auctioneer. All
the lots offered--82 in num.ber-sold read
lily at an average price Of over $500 for full
lots.
- An unoccupied house on Robert Col
WINS farm. on.Sugar creek, was burned on
Friday night as is supposed by incendia
ries. The building was Of little value. A
tenant family had recently moved out Of
it.
- The gross receipts of the Festival at
Music Hall, Tuesday evening, were in the
neighborhood of $40. 1t was a pleasant
affair." and was handsomely patronized,
S. Y. Yeoman has dollar table for
the Holiday trade. You pays your mon
ey and takes your chance'' of any thing
on the table for 81.
- Everybody should attend the enter
tainment to be given by our Union Schools
at Music Hall tomorrow evening. We
have no hesitency in saying that it will be
worth seeing.
= The Fayettc County HERALD has been
selected as one of the two papers in Ohio
to publish the laws passed by the 43d
Congress of the United States.
= DR.. Agar, Elcctic SychoT hattie Physi-
clan, is stopping at the Shaw House for the
tr eatment of chronic diseases.
-"Our Girls, will be lectured about by
DR.. Dio Lewis, at Music Hall, on Christ
mas Eve. Don't forget.
: Joe Hudson received the unweIcome
news of the serious illness of his father, on
Tuesday last.