Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-01-22
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to report to the County Auditor or before
the first day of February next, statement
of all fines assessed or collected during the
year ending Jan. l, 1874 The penalty for
neglect of failure to report is fifty dollars.
Tallmadge Summit county. has an apple
butter naDufactorY, which consumes 500 bar
rels of apples per day during the fall During
the past season lfas manufactured 10000 gallons
of apple butter, 700 barrels of cider&and 500
barrels of vinegar.
All Derby was frozen to death near Akron
recently. He was formerly a wealthy and
prominent citizen ,-and an extensive contractor
on public improvements. Oflate, however, he
has been unfortunate in business, anG given
to strong drink.
On Saturday morning the body of a man
named James Butler. was found dead in a
ditch in Fremont. Beside him was an empty
jug which revealed the history of his death.
Gen. Oliver o Howard, who has been presi
dent of Howard University at Washington
since it started has resigned. and Professor
John NJ. Langston, of Ohio, colored, has been
appointed provisional president Langston
started in life barber in Chllicothe, Ohio
worked his way through college, and then
through course of legal studies. He was u
good barber, good student, good lawyer
and will honor Howard University az its presi-
dent.-[ Lewisburg (Pa) Chronicle.
The editor Of the Dayto journal, comment :
ing on the proposed railroad to jackson county
coal fields says that coal could be brought to
that city and sold at ten cents per bushel.-
lXenia Gazette.
The Springfield Republican gives glow
ing account of the excursion last week to the
jackson county mineral regions, in which sev
elal citizens of that place joined. There seems
to be no difference of opinion as to the superi
ority of the coal found there, the wonderful
advantages it offers for the smelling of iron
and the extraordinary inducements presented
for an air line railroad across the country
| tapping the very richest mineral belt in The
| state.-[ Xenia Torchlight.
We hear it whispered that our London ladie.
are ION the organization" of an association t.
move on the liquor works. a LA Washington E1
ALTERA How much truth may, or not be, II
the report, we do not know London Times
The two hickory brooms from Fairfield
county, it seems, were not allowed to appear il
| the Inaugural procession. Such q snub fol
Commissioner Moore and Squire Martain il
| enough to make 'em cuss and weep for sartin
| i Lancaster Gazette.
Master james G. Speight, better known a.
| Young Americus,' the marvellous musica
| prodigy, who appeared in this city severa
years ago, died in Boston, last Saturday eve
ming, 10Th inst of heart disease. The littl
| fellow was but years of age, and wa
Conductor" Of the orchestra at the Bostol
Theatre, at the time of his death. 4 Circle veil
| Democrat.
At meeting of the stockholders of Enter
prise Building and Loan Association, of thi
city, last Tuesday evening, the proposition re
| leasing the payment of a bonus on refundin,
loans. passed by vote of GA to 32.-L Circle
| willie Democrat.
Evidently there are thousands of the thinkin
| and Of tho bDI h. H.,
| come to the conclusion that intemperance i
the curee of the time. These men are not onl
| thinking but are beginni ng to act In Wash
lngton, FaYette county, Aillsboro. Highlant
county. and Wilmington, Clinton county. tn
| people have been acting Zealously, prayerful "
and persistently for the banishment Of Kins
Alcohol from their corporations But what il
more surprising than all else. and as cheering
as surprising, is the fact that the workers ar
| likely to succeed. In Washington G. H. tn
last saloon has been closed.-[ Batavia Clermon
| (Co.) Courier.
- Wood Hart, of this city attempted to com
init suicide on Monday evening, by takin!
arsenic, while in a drunken condition, DR.
Thompson took him under charge and brough
him around all right He has repeatedly mad
threats of committing suicide, but never at
tempted to carry them out before. Circlevill
| Union.
Poor old Dan Rice has com to grIef
After a successful Summer tour, he rented tht
Louisville exposition building and fitted it nj
at enormous expense. But it didn't pay
Prices were reduced in vain. The whole thing
has been attached and sold. the celebrated bIint
trick horse bringing only 1926. The perfor
mers, musicians, and all the employees wer
minus their wages, Dan not having dolla
left them During the Summer Dan himself
with his blind horse. etc, was travelling will
another company in Canada at 81 900 per week
and that, too. went up. leaving him minus 500,
600.
E. A. Williams and Edward Edmuuds. ar
rested in New Y ork with stolen Treasury war
rents in their possession, have been sent t
Washington.