Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-01-28


June pigs, averaging 31S and Is April
pigs, averaging 315. These hogs were
fattened by Mr.. James Robinson, who
resides few miles west of the city.
ROSS COUNTY.
The ChiIlicothe Gazette says;
Mr. Tom Godfrey, an engineer on
the NJ & C. R. R., while skating on
the river on Wednesday last. slipped,
fell, and broke his arm.
Our physicians report large num-
Der of cases of pneumonia among
children during and since the last cold
snap.
The winnings of the defendants of
Mr. Jerry Crouse's Revolver for the
year 1874 over tracks recognized by
the Association amount to $40, ,210.
BUTLER COUNTY.
The Hamilton Telegraph says:
The deposit in the First National
Bank, yesterday, reached 1872, 900!
Jacob Hedrich, who was accidental
ly shot in the knee during the holidays
and whose leg was amputated few
days ago. died last Saturday
The hoarse notes of the short CROP
peach croaker begin to reverberate
through the land. He raised up his
voice last Monday in Chillicothe, and
hardly hoped for half crop.
CLINTON COUNTY.
The Wilmington Journal says:
Judge Pope started on Monday last
to Shreveport, Louis lana, on some
business connected with real estate
transaction.
The stockh olders of the First Ma
tional Bank hove re elected the old
Directors, and the officers are contin-
ued in the same relation as heretofore
William Osborn, of Adams town.
ship sold on Jan. 18th, to Thorne,
Stingley & Co., 48 hogs that weighed
q, 300 pounds, at 81 90 per cwt. the
entire lot averaging 4434a pounds.
One of the lot weighed $40 pounds
bringing the nice sum of $65 so, al :
most the price of horse. What town
ship can beat Adams
John W. Huls, of Sabina, was arrest
ed and lodged in Jail on Thursday
night last, for fraudulently obtaining
money and note from Fri Lamb, BY
playing United States Detective. He
was taken before the Court of Common
Pleas on Friday, and Judge Smith re-
manded him to Jail in default of bail.
Since then he has been taken before
the Probate Court on writ of Aabeas
corpus, but Judge Ma atthews did not
see fit to release him, and he is yet in
Jail.
The cheaper county paper is, the
meaner it becomes; hence, it is of no
advantage to the publisher or the pat,
ron, TO put the price too low There
must be a margin for improvement
and this can not be had for less than
two dollars per annum. 1t is like sell
ling sugar at eight or nine cents a
pound. 1t can only be done when the
article is wet and inferior We can af-
ford to make a good paper for 50, and
very poor one at 81 so That is
the truth in a nutshell
On the 30th ult., at Clinton Valley,
Clinton County, in a quarrel between
a man by the name of Gavin Osborn
and others, young man by the name
of Louis Bosier was shot and killed by
Osborn. Verdict, self defense
The Sabina Telegram says
We learn that an attempt was made
last Saturday night to rob Mr.. Robert
Snow, while he was on his way home
from this place. He was struck on the
head with club or some other missil
and nearly knocked off his horse. His
horse wheeled and ran into town, or
the probability is that the villain
would have made sure work of it.
Mr.. SHOWS head was badly cut. There
IS no clue to who perpetrated the deed
HIGHLAND COUNTY.
The Hillsboro News of last week
says
Council, at q special meeting on
| Monday evening last, accepted the bid
of V. B. Custer, ofHillsboro, for the
entire work on the new Town Hall. for
the sum of $21,141 There were two
other bids for the entire lob, viz: TIT
man, James & Co., Hillsboro, S23. .7O7
80, and O'Blanness & Mccoy, Athens,
Ohio, $24, ,462
The Building Committee were au-
thorized to enter into contract with
Mr.. Custer, in accordance with his
bid
GAS WoRKs.-We understand that a
responsible company in New York
City has made a proposition to our
Town Council to erect gas works in
our town, and lay all the necessary
mains at their own expense, provided
Council will agree to take gas for 100
public lamps at So per l 900 feet
This is about ST less than the usual
price OF gas in towns of this ize. The
gas is to be made from ga soline or
naptha, and the company warrants it
to be equal in all respects to the hest
coal gas. The only expense the town
would incur would be for 100 iron
lamp posts, which, with the necessary
fixtures, would cost 81, ,506, but would
last for fifty years. We think the prop.
osition very favorable one, and hone
Council viii accept it.
GREENE COUNTY.
The Xenia Torchlight says:
The county commissioners are max.
ing an effort to gain possession OF the
jamestown pike. A worthy under
taking.
A gentleman living up by Cedarville
has adopted rather novel method to
avoid being bothered by tramps
Whenever any stops, he shows them