Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1873-09-11
NeighbOrhood News.
HIGHLAND COUNTY.
SECRETARY.

AG 44lllSOOIO diAeOI Is.oI SSAA % j
The next annual Fair of the Highland |
County Agricultural Society will be held |
September 24th, 25th and 26th.
Mr.. Stevanus German, who lived about |
mile and half east of town, died on
Sunday night, of cholera.
A negro child died of cholera on Satur-
day night in the southern part of town.
In both of theacholera cases reported in
to-day's issue, the parties contracted the
same by over-eating-too much green corn
and watermelon. The disease is not epi-
demic at ALL
The Hillsboro Gazette of last week
says:
An infant child of Col Cook, Of the Eli
colt House, died suddenly on Saturday
evening last This is the third time with
in a year, that the Colonel and his lady
have been called toEmourn the loss of one
of their children.
We learn that o. NJ. Barnes, Esq, of
Leesburg, died yesterday morning after
lingering illness. Deceased was one, of the
acting justices of the Peace of FAIRFIELD
township, and was a respected citizen.
CLINTON COUNTY.
The Wilmington Journal of last week
Some nocturnal gentleman, on Saturday
morning last, broke into the residence of
the editor of the journal, and robbed him Of
the contents of his pocket-bOok-$12 The
fellow must have been a stranger, or he
would not have suspected a newspaper man
had SO much money. We deserved to lose it
for our ecarelessness. WeewiH not be
canght mapping again.
The Baptist Church was lit up with gas,
on Saturday evening last. and presented a
brilliant appearance. There are three chan
deliers and two brackets, making, in all,
sixteen burners. 81
The Republican of the 4th says:
By.a vote of the stock holders the name
of the Clinton County Bank. has been
changed to that4of Farmers and Traders
; Bank" of Wilmington. This has been
done because the similarity Of name be
t tween the Clinton County and Clinton
E County National Banks might lead to con-
< fusion. a., e@SS So &
r The Cincinnati Conference in session al
e Springfield, decided at their. session, on
;, Tuesday morning, to hold the session oi
Y 1874 in Wilmington.
Hon. Mills Gardner of Washington G
H.. made us friendly call on Tuesday
n morning. He reports their town lively
d and the marks of prosperity everywhere
visible in Fayette county 49,
IS ROSS COUNTY.
/ The Chillicothe Gazette of last weel
s. says:
IS A gang of burglars went through Ryan
: boarding house on. Walnut street Frida.
night last, stealing $40 watch belongin
to Mr. R. D. Gray, and SO dollar watc
belonging to Mr.. jeff. Ryan. Mr.. Rya
70 had suit of clothing taken which tn
!, thieves left in the street, and which he re
y, covered in the morning Mr.. Gray's watc
=, was fastened in his vest, the thieves takin
,oF vest and alb The loss wassnot discovere
q until morning and no arrests have, as ye
or been made. A young man sleeping in tn
~ same room with Mr. Gray had "a considers
II Bile sum of money in his pockets, but h
clothing was left untouched. About
vo week ago, we learn, similar robbery W;
= perpetrated at the residence of Granvil
=. Ford on the Station road. This robbel
ro occurred in the daytime, during the ter
rs, porary absence of the family, the robbie
,at securing watch and chain, a lot of jewe
Of Try, a pair Of boots and some clothing. T.
boots were afterwards recovered in a cor
~ field near the house. There is evident
he a gang of organized thieves in our mid
,r- that should receive close scrutiny fro
re- our police.