Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-05-13
Columbus Items.

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Clipped from the Columbus Gazette
of last week:
The old asylum for the blind is be
ing rapidly demolished.
Burglars made charge on DR.. A.
Neil, West Goodale street, last Tues
day morning about one O'Clock, and
lively firing occurred on both Sides
One of the burglars was wounded.
A prominent business man of this
city asserts that three new railroads
will center in Columbus in as many
years.
The Central Ohio Changers have
leased the Carpenter building, Town
street, for three years, with the privi
lege of five, to put in a general agri-
cultural supply. It will open in
short time.
One thing is certain friends We
never have spring in this country that
hasn't got something in it worth
grumbling about.
One of the very best horses on the
High street road is twenty-five years
old. He can stand more travel now,
than most horses.
Mrs. Sarah Rarey, who died near
Groveport, lately, was not the widow
of Prof John S. Rarey, as has been
stated. The great horse tanner was a
bachelor. Mrs. Rarey was the widow
of the late Parker Rarey.
Rev. Pelton has been ordained pas,
tor of the Presbyterian church in
Worthington. A daily union prayer
meeting has also been organized in
that place.
We understand that the Agricultur-
al College has one student who intends
to be farmer. The rest are to be
ground out as lawyers, chemists, etc.
The Banner says the lightning rod
men made Westerville visit last
week. It speaks Of them, however,
in the same light that it would of J.
N. Free.
State School Commissioner Smart
is short one-half in the appropriation
for postage. This is one of the effects
of the new law regulating the postage
on printed documents.
Damages to the amount of s40,452
have been allowed by the jury in con
demnat;on of property for widening
Long street west of Seventh. Several
buildings will be demolished,
The Penitentiary directors have de-
cided on the erection, in the northwest
corner of the yard, of large foundry
and stove finishing shop, which will
probably be occupied by George W
Gill.
The Columbus Journal of the 8th
inst, gives the following ite ms:
We may expect good weather no W
Esquire Grove went out into the coun-
try the other day and killed the ground
hog that has caused all the bad wealth
er we have experienced lately,
B. F. Butler opens law office in
Washington, Pastors of true inward
ness succored, regardless.
A man in TIfin, Ohio, wears tht
Masonic apron worn by George Wash
ington.
John Sheridan ST., father of Lieu
tenant General Sheridan, died at his
j residence in Somerset, Perry county
Ohio, Thursday He will be buried
Saturday.
j. B. McCreary, of Madison county
Kentucky, was yesterday nominated
for Governor of that State by the
Democratic State Convention at Frank
fort.
The Mayor of Memphis has vetoed
several measures looking to the adop
ton Of the new city charter. Most o
the measures were. passed over the
Governors veto by large maiorities
and oust nearly all his appointees,
Stillman Witt, lately deceased, anG
Amasa Stone, of Cleveland, built the
Cleveland and Columbus railway.
Bellefontaine is endeavoring to raise
subscription of $4,000 to secure
the location there of Northwood Col
lege by the Reformed Presbyterian
Synod.
Jun oLO w ~ AI4SACL4IlA AIC ICIuSIuA
credit to striking miners.
Chillicothe's subscription to the Sci
oto Valley railway amounts now to
$4,000
The Grangers have nearly perfected
arrangements for starting a co-opera.
tive store in Elyria.
! A Wittenberg student, while playing
jquoits on the college grounds il
Springfield, was struck on the heaC
by one of the quoits, and his skull
fractured.
The Straitsville and Hooking VALLEY
miners have been strongly solicited BY
those of the Tuscarawas Valley to ioiI
them in their strike, but have refused
The Portage bridge on the Erie
railroad, said to be the largest wooder
bridge in the world, and which spanneC
the Gennesee river and Falls was burn
ed Wednesday night. There will be
no interruption OF travel