Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-04-08
Gleanings From Our Exchanges.
GREENE COUNTY.


The Xenia Torehlight of last week
says:
Xenia is to have hook and ladder
company The chief of the depart
ment, in company with Messrs. Hiv-
ling and Shipley, went to Cincinnati
yesterday to purchase the necessary
apparatus.
The grocery store of George Hall,
on East Main street, was burglarized
last week. Also the repair shop of
VIM: Stewart in the same section. The
loss in either was not very great
The county commissioners at their
session Saturday agreed upon the plan
heretofore mentioned for an addition
to the courthouse. The plans and
specifications are on file at the audi
tors Office, and for which bids will
soon be advertised.
The Commissioners at a meeting
last Saturday, under a recent act of the
Legislature with reference to abandon
ed turnpikes, decided to make the
jamestown pike a county road. The
work of putting in new bridges and
culverts will begin as soon az the
weather viii permit,
PICKAWAY COUNTY.
The Circleville Democrat says:
DIR. n. Brown returned from Flori-
da, this week.
Daniel Rudy has received a patent
for Clay Pulverizer, to be used in
brick making.
W. B. Marfeld has sold his house
and lot on Union street, to A. R. Van
CIeaf.
Miss C. Witt has sold her Millinery
Store at Mt. Sterling, to Mrs. E. B.
Sapp.
Henry Levy's half of Peck's Block,
did not sell last Wednesday, His
| price is $4,000
Casper McCabe and G.. c. Bayer
have sold their half interest in the Ex-
change Steam FIGURING Mill, of this
city, to Jacob Young, for $500,
The canvassers report about $780,
600 subscribed in this county to Scio-
to Valley Railroad. Down with your
names and fill the quota.
ROSS COUNTY.
| The Chillicothe Gazette saws
Mr. Joe Miller and couple oi
friends bagged 80 ducks in a days
hunt at the State Dam last week.
G.. W. Bostwick, of class 76. o. W
University, is visiting with friends il
Yellow Bud this county during vaca
ton.
Tony Alberti says: Il always knew
there was something wrong with tha
: water: l don't drink none of it fe
two years"
d Judge Stafford talks about furnishin,
l the public with water works statistics
t Come, now, that's too thin. Wha
e does Judge Stafford know about water
> > DR.. Miller informs US that the healt
: : al the County Infrmary at the presen
time is excellent, all disposition of ty
!; phoid diseases having ceased.
! The Chillicothe Advertiser says:
y A floating palace called ''The Ii
IS Art Gallery sailed into port on Il
IT canal last Saturday with flying color
It It is Daguerreotype Gallery on wat,
d and plies the raging canal taking pic
ures known as "Tin Types" and IL
proprietors report doing a lucrati1
business.
b. DEATH OF JAMES NJ. ROBINSON.
t. The announcement Of the deat
I'd of James M. Robinson will startle Il
il many friends and acquaintance of ii
Or deceased both in this and Pickaw;
n counties. Some two weeks since
ge received severe blow upon the he.
he from the falling of a2ladder An
n tack of brain fever followed, whic
Ie- together with the contraction of CO
= producing pneumonia, was the eau
vi ofhis death, which occurred on Mo
o. day morning at his residence on t
ais Earl farm near this city His fami
'ey had just partly removed their etfec
lc- from CircleYille to the farm Iatelypu
ed chased by him, and had not becol
we settled in theiraneW home when Il
las affiiction befell them. The fune
He took place on yesterday.
sA Mr.. Robinson was the oldest bro
MI er of the wife of the Senior Editor
1er the Herald.
Iin- ------.s.--=- =
ors The bill introduced,in the 'Leei:
an ture by Hon. S. N. Yeoman for
+ he condemnation of all railroad beds
the bec0me= q law opd oot;r,,5 bn, -