Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-11-12
Gleanings From Our Exchanges.

From the Circleville Union:
The hog cholera is prevailing, to
considerable extent, about Palestine.
Martin Fitzgerald has lost rs shoats,
and several other parties lesser num-
bers.
The barn of G. W. Cooley, New
Holland, standing near the railroad,
was fired by passing train, and burn
ed, on Tuesday last
Coal is Is cents per bushel, at Wash
ington G. H. Here it is TO- We have
the canal, as well as the railway.
The Circlevjlle Watchman says.
Judge Wake took possession of the
Probate Office, last Friday John NJ.
Rae officiates as Clerk.
In the past three weeks, Chillicothe
dealers have purchased about 10000
| bushels of Wheat, in this city, and
along the canal above.
There is some talk of forming a
stock company for the purpose Of
building and running little excursion
steamer on the Sciota, next summer.
The Xenia Gazette says:
Undoubtedly the narrow guage rail
road will be making Xenia. We have
slumbered long enough. 1t is time to
awake, time to strike. Stock sub
scriptions should come in rapidly. It
is no experiment. 1t is an investment
that will pay.
jamestown, never tagging in enter
prise, is determined, by the assistan ce
of the township, to do its full share in
building the narrow guage. We have
never anything to fear from that quar-
ter. They even propose to raise $4O,-
600, if necessary.
The Xenia Torchlight says:
Springfield intends to tap the mar
row gauge road either at this point OIL
Washington c. H. Access to the coal
fields is her need, and when her pub
lie spirited manufacturers and citizens
need anything they know how to Ego
for it. - Xenia extends the welcome
hand and invites her to meet us at this
point.
The Wilmington Republican of last
week says:
4 We learn that the attendance at the
Friends Quarterly, at Martinsville, on
last Sabbath was large, and the meeting
was one of interest.
H. B. Crumly; Esq, Sheriff elect
has filed his bond with the County
Commissioners in the sum of twenty
five thousand dollars, giving good anc
ample security with five bondsmen
and he was duly qualified according
to law on Tuesday last.
The Chillicothe Gazette of last weel
says:
An error so gross, that it seems i'm
possible that it could have escaped
our attention through three proc
: appeared in the Gazette of last week
; and which we desire to correct for til,
satisfacti on OF the friends of Mr.
Plyley, as well as ourselves. In th
latter part of the notice Of Mr. Plyley'
injuries, "epilepsy'.' should read cry
sipelas. Reference to the notice men
toned, will show that a substitution
of the word is much needed
The teachers in the public school
are delighted with their six o'clocl
| evening teachers meeting. One may
: easily detect this by their amiable cas-
of countenance as they wend thei
way homeward.
Arch. Mayo, Esq, rendered his res
ignation as Prosecuting Attorney yes
, terday morning, upon the assembling
3 of the Court Of Common Pleas. Judg
y Gray appointed VIM, Edgar Evans t
: fill the vacancy. Mr.. Evans was ia
ken unawares in being called upon t.
fill the duties of the office to which h
has just been elected, without previ
Gus notice; but we believe he will b
: found equal to the emergency.
The Hillsboro News of last wee
- says:
- Archbishop Purcell confirmed som
) 70 persons, mostly children, in th
/ Catholic church this morning (Tues
day.
l, Mr.. A. S. Amberg, the well know
II merchant of New Vienna, is reporte
: to have failed and made an assign
e ment. Liabilities over $4,000.
i We regret to learn that Captain