Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-04-15
The Circleville Union says
PICKAwAY COUNTY.

The Circleville Union says:
Our ingenious townsman, Mr Rudy
has secured patent for a contrivance
to cleanse mortar of gravel and other
injurious substances.
There was but one ticket for School
Board, in Cireleville. DR.. Wilder and
Mr. Witch were reelected
Our friend, G. W. Cooley, Esq, is
congratulated on another reelection
for Justice ofthe Peace in Perry town
ship.
A R. Van Cleaf, Esq, of the Watch
man, has purchased and removed into
the house recently occupied by Prof.
Smart, and owned by W. B. Marfeld,
Esq, on Union street.
Circleville invention.--The inventors
of an implement for reaping, binding
and harvesting, which is destined to
simplify and greatly economize these
important operations, are nearly ready
to offer their improvement to the pub
lie. They are of our best-known, most
highly respected citizens; and their
invention bids fair to revolutionize
the cutting and gathering of small ce-
reals.
The Circleville Democrat says:
Amos Pontious and D. NJ. Pontious
have bought of Josiah Renick, SO
acres of the Thomas Huston land ad-
joining this city on the southeast, at
5000 per acre.
Isaac Glaze, ''mine host of Jeffer-
sonville Hotel, Fayette county, was
here last Tuesday, on business con-
nected with the proposed Narrow
Gauge Railroad, through his section.
The Columbus Journal, of 9Th inst, !,
says: W. Il. Albaugh, prominent
Circleville livery man, was in town
yesterday purchasing the finest car
riage he could 0nd in the city.
S. W. Courtright, Esq, has purchas-
ed the Judge Olds residence, corner
Court and Union streets, for "a, 800,
and has sold his residence on Mound
street, to Mrs. Amelia Stout, for So :
500
MASONIC TENPLE.-The contract for
erection of Masonic Temple, in this
city, was awarded last tuesday, to
Vorys Bros. of Lancaster, their bid
being $18 500, for the entire work
There were thirty-seven bids in all.
Vorys Bros, Lancaster, entire work
S18.599; Thomas F. Jones & Son,
Columbus, entire work, $25,72 ;
Xenia Manufacturing Company entire
work, $23, ,555; W. W. Mccoy, Har-
mer, entire work. $22, 1885; Evans &
Dnnzweiler, Zanes vile, entire work,
s21, ,406; Beaver & Butt, Dayton, en-.
tire work, $20,987. The Circleville
bids were as fellows: George r. Moi
fit, excavation, 1861 brick work, S3,,
715; Adam Helser, brick ork, S.
750; Solomon Stout, excavation, 80
cents per cubic yard; Thomas Shep-
herd d Co., excavation, $3.50 81 :
Warner & Carper, excavation, 90 cents
per cubic yard James Murray, exea-
vation, 1865; Daniel Haitian, Zanes.
vile, excavation, $500; brick work,
S7,350; G. Bornschein, brick deliver
ed, $6 10 per thousand; HaswelI,
Wright & Co., galvanized iron work,
1865; tin work, $588; cast iron work
above first story, $267; Hoffman &
McMullen, galvanized iron work, $732 !;
tin work, S547; galvanized iron work,
below cornice, $617; John Pickering,
carpenter work, $7,865; John Dicker-
son, plastering, 81, 1928 48; T. J. Ste.
phens, painting and glazing, 81, 900 +;
Augustus Haithcock, plastering, 25
cents per square yard Evans & Krim-
mel, glass, $500.
Vorys Bros. also made the following
separate bids; Excavation, $3.50 !:
brick work, $500; cast iron and tin
work, $1,899; painting, glazing and
glass, $1,000; plastering, 81 400 j;
carpenter work, So, POO.
The work will be commenced at once
ROSS COUNTY.
The Chillicothe Gazette says.
Tanbark is bringing 81 per cord in
this market The demand is good.
Mr.. William B. Mills has sold his
residence on Water street, commonly
known as the NcVey property, to Mr..
George Fells for $4,000 Mr.. Fells
and his family are now occupying it.
The City Building is progressing
bnely. The exterior including the Gu
poIa is about completed, and the car
penters are at work on the inside. 1t
will be ready for occupation about the
middle of June
During the month of March there
have been shipped from Frankfort sta.
ton sixteen cars of hogs and six car
loads of cattle. The total number of
hogs shipped is 1006, and the number
of cattle SO.
The Chillicothe Street R. R. Com
pany will commence laying their track
next week. Bids were made for the
contract but there was none of them
accepted, as the Company concluded
they were all too high. They. will en-
ploy their own hands and place them
under the charge of Mr.. Henry Haney
of Harper's Station, a former section
boss on the NJ. d c. R. R.
CLINTON COUNTY.
The Wilmington Journal says.
Col A. W. Doau has been elected
one of the Judges of this Judicial
District, by very large majority. We
predict for the gallant soldier an hon
orable career as Judge.
Col. Doan, on the day of his elcc-
tion, received the appointment Of At
torney for the c. & NJ, " Railroad.
| James S, Goode, Esq, who was
elected on the same ticket with Col.
Doan, is lawyer Of large practice in
Springfield; man of ability as juT-
ist and gentleman of incoEruptible
integrity.
i JACKSON COUNTY.
The Jackson Standard says;
On Tuesday morning an owl attack
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