Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-02-04
GIeanings From Our Exchanges.
CLINTON COUNTY.

the cemetery on the west, which Will |
make a valuable addition to the ceme- |
terry.
We learn that the prospects are fiat
ering for raising the amount of money |
needed to secure the location of the
Champion Iron Bridge Works at this
place. 1t ought to be made certain
ty in days's time.
During the season just closed
Messrs, Brackney, Haines & Co.,
killed and packed $3.50 hogs, the
whole lot averaged about $50 pounds
gross In addition they killed about
fifty for other parties, which would
make an aggregate of 5000 hogs
killed by this firm.
The Wilmington Journal says:
A protracted meeting is in progr ress
at the Methodist Episcopal Church.
D. T. White, Esq, has removed his
family from Cincinnati to this place.
We welcome David back again.
The bell Of the Christian Church
fell on Sunday morning last, with
fearful crash. It struck the ladder
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descended to the pavement.
JACKSON COUNTY.
The jackson Standard of last week
says in relation to the subscription of
stock to the S. ]. &P Narrow, Gauge
railroad:
Last Saturday was big day in ack-
son. 1t was fine, and large crowd of
people filed the town all day, and
there was an earnestness that assured
success. The people rolled in their
subscriptions from early in the morn
ing until late at night, and if the day
had been three hours longer, we be-
lieve the entire $4,000 would have
gone upon the books the first day.
Mr. Chapman had another dispatch
on Tuesday from Greenfield and Balm
bridge, which are encouraging, and
those places will raise their assess
ments.
The Standard also gives the fellow
ing important notice:
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/ Cymeig ar garden liwiedig, at wasna-
eth ysgolion SabbathoI Cymreig.
Pris l cent, neu 10 cent y ddwsin
PICKAwAY COUNTY.
The Circleville Herald of last week says:
Mrs. Andrew Leist of Pickaway
township, while returning from a cali,
on Monday, bundled up her 10 weeks
old baby so closely that it was smoth-
cred.
The gross receipts of the ladies So
cial at the Central church last Thurs
! day night were $3.50. The prize pig
was accorded to the Rev. VIM. Nc
MILAN, as the most popular minister
but we do not know what he will do
with it.
VIM. Mclaughlin, of Perry county,
was the successful competitor for the
vacant cadetship from this district.
! Gen. Sheridan was the last cadet from
Perry county. JAS Brown, Allen T.
Rector and c. Karshner were the ap-
plicants from this county, and passed
creditable examinations.
ROSS COUNTY
From the Chillicothe Advertiser Of last
| week:
There is very little sickness of
any kind in this city, at present. We
all keep reasonably well, thank yon.
Estell society and friends, on Frank.
fort circuit, in this county, contribut-
| ed, last week, one hundred and forty
three dollars for the Kansas sufferers
The society is in the midst of reYiv-
al of religion.
Hogan, the colOred man, who ran
off from Chillicothe. about a year
ago, with a white girl, and married
! her in GAINESVILLE, has been convicted
of perjury, for swearing that the girl
was resident of Muskingum county,
when she resided in Ross county, and
sentenced to three years in the Peni-
tentiary.
We are informed that the en-
gineers on the Springfield and Jackson
narrow gauge, who have lately been
engaged in running the line from
Bainbridge to Waverly, report that
they can get down to the valley of
Crooked Creek, which takes them in
to Waverly, without any tunneling
GREENE COUNTY.
The Xenia Torchlight says
The expenses of the Green county
infrmary are reported $4,000 less for
the past year than for the proceeding
one. Gram would seem to be the
man.
The amount assessed on the present
tax duplicate will about clear aWay
Greene county's Indebtedness for
building the infirmary and her improve
ment taxes.
Two men named Williams have
charge Of the new gasoline lamps. The
contract with the city is to the effect
that the city will be lighted for five
years including apparatus and fixtures
for $50 per post, At the end of five
years, the apparatus and fixtures,
which are to be kept in good repair,
will revert to the city. This is a little
remarkable from the fact the much
talked of economy consists of only So
per gas post per year. We rather
suspect that somebody has made big
bargain at the expense of the city
COLUMBUS NEWS.
The Columbus Gazette OF Friday
says:
The work of eXcavating has already
begun on William Monypeny's block,
on High street, between Long and
Spring.
The city prison is still crowded with
| prisoners. There were thirty three