Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-07-29
Gleanings From Our Exchanges.

The Jackson Standard of last week says:
We haye noticed good many fields of corn
lately, and have heard from various portions
of the country, and we believe there never has
been SO fine prospect for heavy crop. There
is a much larger number of acres planted than
in any former year, and we believe there will
be fifty per cent, more corn raised than was
ever before raised in jackson county in any
one year.
The Board of Education have hired teachers
for the public schools of Jackson for the com :
ing year. They have hired all women, except
the Superintendent. The following are the
teachers hired, with the prices paid to each
Moses Morgan, Superintendent salary 81 900
per year, of nine months, Miss Dyer $35, Miss
Boyd S35, Miss Monahan $35, Miss Walter
house, Mrs. Hull, Miss Gardner, Miss Hanna
Miss Brown, Miss DUNCAN Miss Yoeh EN-, $50
each.
Tie Lancaster Gazette of last week says
Farmers near Bremen haye been seduIouslv
pursuing their harvested wheat for the past
few days, much of it having been washed
clear out of the township.
Old Jacob Heinstead living in the neigh
borhood of Pratts Mill in the southern part OF
this county, died last Saturday from the effect
of a rattlesnake bite it is supposed.
The Wilmington Journal of last week says:
The Hyatt flour mill was burned down one
OAy laS6 week. We QlQ not learn the total
loss. There was an insurance of So 500.
The project for the erection of a city build
ing, with hall, etc., Is postponed for the pres
ent. The condition of the treasury, the want
of brick and the non agreement as to the plan
ana expense, are the reasons for the delay.
The Wilmington Republican of last week
says:
More buildings are going up in our town
this summer than for several years previous.
The wool crop is mostly.sold in our county,
The prices realized were from forty to fortyfiye
cents per pound.
The attendan nee at the Rev. Mr.. Prichard's
outdoor services, on Sabbath evening, in front
| of the Court House. are well attended. and will
no doubt tie productive of much good.
Several sections of hose of the Fire Depart
ment. by testing, was found to be defective
and has been returned for exchange.
The three brick buildings erected on Locus
street in place of those burned have made &
marked improvement in the locality.
| The HillsbOro News of last week says:
The walls of the new Gas Works are up, anG
the building will be under roof this week.
The new Masonic Building is looming up
It has-reaehed the third story. and begins t.
show its fine architectural proportions.
Many ole Democrats openly expressed thei
| disgust at the way things were ''set up" fol
certain candidates at their primary meeting
| last Saturday, and refused to have anything
to do with the election of delegates.
| The Circleville Herald of last week says:
| T. N. Howell has contracted to put up
handsome new Town Clock, for Fred Warner
on his grocery building near the Canal.
We were correct in guessing that A. NJ
| Stimson and DR.. Harlow were among the en-
tertainers of the Oornet Band during their tril
to Washington to assist in establishing lodg
of Knights of Pythias.
During game of baseball in Logan las
| Saturday Frank KHtz, catcher of the Lancaster
| Club, was sun-struck. Physicians at one tim,
gave him up for dead, but he finally recovered
The Pickaway County Institute will be hell
at the Courthouse during the week beginning
| August 23d. Three lecturers are engaged fol-
| the session. R. W. Stevenson. Superintend
! ent Columbus schools, Miss Harriet L. Keeler
! Assistant Superintendent Cleveland schools
and NJ. H. Lewis, Superintendent Circlevill,
schools.
| The Circleville Democrat of last week says
Much sickness among young children il
this city
The Wheat harvest Of this county later thai
| ever before
Rev. J. H. Ely, son of s. W. Ely, of this cit
has resigned the Rectorship of st. Mary
| Episcopal Church, Hillsboro.
The past week, Mayor Case had ten cases
plain drunks and disorderly conduct.
Benjamin Henmon, Of ofMulhlemberg township
wh0 is in his eighty third year, has made fuf
hand on the farm this season, and broke III
thirty acres Of new ground.