Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1873-06-26

A6TT On uSSuaF, On lot par
ticipating in a cutting affray near Waterloo
some two weeks since. 1t seems feud
had existed between the parties for some
time past, and on Saturday, the 7th inst,
Haggard started home, Thurman Fulton
and his brother followed him, oyertaking
him on the road, when arr encounter took
place between Thurman Fulton and Hag-
gard, in which Fulton used knife, cutting
several fearful gashes in the head and face,
and wounding him so badly as to cause
him to be confined to his bed until a few
days since. Fulton had two cuts-one on
his hand and one slight stab in the side,
which may have been made with his own
knife. Esq. Kerr held both parties to Court
in $500 each. y.
AT a meeting of Town Council on
Monday afternoon, an ordinance providing
for the extension of Hinde street from ohm
street to the railroad was passed, and the
ordinance committee was instructed to
draft a resolution providing for the open
ing of an alley from John street to the rail-
road. Messrs. Gregg, Gray and VanDeman
were appointed committee to draft a res
olution providing for the appointment of a
plating commission. Drs. Coffman and
Harlow were appointed members of the
Board of Health. The Gas Committee re-
ported progress and were allowed further
time.
We hope that everybody in town will
go to work and clean up their grounds
and remove all the rubbish and filth from
the alleys and streets. Our town author
ities should see to it that the premises of
every citizen, as well as every street and
alley, are put in a sanitary condition. They
have the power to remove or abate any
thing and everything that, in their judg-
ment, endangers the health of the citizens
of our town, and now especially when
the cholera is in the country, they should
exercise this prerOgative.
A man from the country came to town
on Tuesday, bringing with him his two
small children. While here he filled up
with "benzine,'' leaving the children in
| Hamilton & Adams store. When time to
shut up the store came, the father of the
children was not to be found, having in his
drunken condition, gone off and forgot
them. Shep. Logan took the children
home, and kept them overnight, and next
morning turned them over to their father,
who was in town bright and early, hunting
for them.
= The editorial fraternity of Washing
ton are not equal to the task Of manufac-
turing gas enough to meet the demands oi
our town in this progressive age. We
must have Illuminating gas as we'll as in
tellectual light, and we can have it if ouI
people will it, and we believe they are
making up their minds to will it. We dc
not believe they can be contented now, tt
sit down in the shade of their neigh boring
towns, fold their arms and fall to sleep
while others are basking in gas-lightet
streets.
The Union Temperance Meeting a
Music Hall on Sunday evening last, wa!
ably addressed by Hon. NJ. j. Williams
The next meeting will be held at Music
Hall on Sunday evsping two weeks from
next Sunday. and win be addressed by
Rev. Mr.. Hirst. These meetings are doing
good in the way of strengthening public
sentim ent in favor of temperance.
= Mr.. G. w. Bodwell has lately re-
moved from Good Hope, o., and opened
a stock of Dry Goods, Hats, Boots anG
Shoes, &C., in the room in Ely's Block ad
joining Ely & Stimson Bros. He offers {
complete and handsome stock of goods a
the lowest possible figures for cash. His
advertisement will be found in another
column.
- Rev. A. c. Hirst has been granted
months leave of absence, by his congre
CATION, and is visiting relatives and friends
at and in the vicinity of Pittsburg, Pa
There will be services as usual at the M
E. Church during his absence. Rev. R. Pit
} zer is expected to fill his pulpit on Sun
| day next.
A young man named Jos. West, 0
Brown county, was taken sick at the SHAY
c House in this place while here on busi
t ness about four weeks ago, and died o
It Monday night last, of fever. His parent
were attending him during his sickness
8 and took his corpse home on Tuesday,