Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-06-29
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.

says: A young man afflicted with the
small pox was taken off a canal boat here
last week. The township trustees took
him in charge, hired a nurse, and had
him removed to Emmitt's Malt House,
where he was cared for, and is now in
fair way of recovery.
The London Times, June 81, says: Last
Friday morning somebody set fire to the
Midway calaboose. The building was to-
tally destroyed; loss about $3.50. Coal oil
was poured over the building in order to
insure its destruction. The trouble seems /
to be that too many arrests have been |
made by the efficient marshal down that /
way.
A young man named Oscar Hopkins, |
living near ROxabell, Ross county, at |
tempted suicide on Wednesday of last |
week, by hanging himself from the limb |
of tree, sixty feet from the ground. He
was cut down in time to save his life, by |
his father, who discovered him. The !
young man had been subject to fits for |
several years, and was partially deranged. |
The HillsborO firemen had a chance to |
try their new engine for the first time last |
week. The Neaos says they got up steam
and were throwing water in three minutes
from the time the fire was lighted, and
they challenge the fremen of Washing
ton or Wilmington to beat it. That may
be considerable of feat for green hands,
but it is only ordinary time for our fire
men.
A mass meeting was held at Chillicothe
on Sunday before last to consider the
'ESunday Observance question and en-
deavOr to promote some means of compel
ling the inhabitants of that wicked city
to observe the Sabbath. The speeches on
the occasion revealed a heathenish state of
affairs. One of the speakers asserted that
everyother house in the city was saloon
or gambling hell, and these were all in
full blast on Sunday, and the saloon-keep-
: ers were growing fat, while other busi-
} ness languished. Rev. Mr.. Hirst held up
Washington c. Fl. as a shining example
} of town where the Sunday law was en-
forced. They will have hard time en-
l forcing the Sunday law in ChillicOthe.
Most of her citizens don't know there is
such day.
GFrom the Circlevills Democrat, June 28.j
The Wheat crop of Pickaway county
will be better than anticipated few
i weeks ago.
1t is said regular trains will be put on
}. the Scioto Valley Railroad, between Co
lumbus and ChiilicOthe, July 1st.
n Burns It. Walling, son of Hon. A. T.
Walling, of this city, graduated at Ann
t. apOlis Naval Academy, last Tuesday.
: There is a rumor ahoat that the First
National Bank has in contemplation the
+ purchase of Ballard's Corner, now owned
by Bortz and Pontious, and the erection
4 of a spacious and elegant banking and
business house.
= On the 18th inst. the right leg of Morris
Sarsfield, an inmate of County Infrmary,
l. was amputated at the knee joint by DR.. S.
D. Turney, assisted by Drs. Courtright,
Wilder and Row. Sarsfeld is 76 years OF
Il age, is nearly blind, and his leg has been
II liberated for forty years. He is getting
TO along finely.
~ John c. Jones, the principal in tht
theft of Col. Elias Florence's horses, OBJ.
ze tanned $500 from relatives in Virginia
NJ which he deposited with the person wh'
- became his bail, and last Monday, wheI
the case was called, Mr.. Jones. did not re
10 spond. He has hied away, leaving th'
< county $500 better off.
For the month ending May 31st, tn
Internal Revenue collections in this dis
trict, amounted to nearly $4,000.
this large amount $134 ,848 30 was receive
e. from the tax on spirits; on tobacco, SO
773 81; on fermented liquors, s., ,404 16
banks and bankers, $111 81; collection
in not otherwise provided for, 50, 400; tota
~, penalties collected, $338 80.
he (From Circleville Union. June %
a The Scioto Valley Railroad will eros
he the SciOto River, at Waverly, on the NaT
70 row Gauge bridge. So says Presiden
Emmitt, of the S. & P. N. G. road. TIL
tv arrangement will save the S. v. $50, 600.
,al A colored labOrer, named George Wash
ID, ington, was instantly crushed to death
Dr. this morning, at the railroad crossing i
lv this city. He attempted to board the Sci
OTTO Valley construction train while
is motion, and fell under the wheels.
gi- Our friend, Mr.. LIE Baron, Insuranc
er- Agent, informs us that John Rogers,
ed Fayette county, near Bloomingburg, hi
7er 1475 American Merino sheep, from whic
* he has sheared, this season, ~ pound
d. each, ali around, one buck Yielding
ted pounds and another 30 pounds. PrObabl
len this is the finest flock of sheep in Obi
Rg Mr.. r. takes great care of his sheep, vii
ra- wide pastures, good barns, sheds, etc. Il
ng best buck was bred by Mr.. Hammond,
on Vermont, and cost $500. Even with 10
will prices for wool, that is profitable farmin
ur- (From the Chillicothe Register. s4th.)
The D. & S. f. condemnation suits
ere THIS county are not progressing very ra
the idly. The only case heard so far is tn
III of Tilghman Porter, whom the jul
" awarded damages to the amount of 81 AZ
0l The counsel for the company and for Il
iSo' defendant each made motion for ne
lor- trial and expressed dissatisfaction at t
but ,,7+ rDl,o e,,,.lo,. 1,o.,,;,,o. - A.. 40.
Il has now been postponed until July 10t
The exact distances between stations
the Dayton and Southeastern r. r. M
ave in process of construction, are given
~ hui the Company as follows: Clayton
nc Xenia, II 80; Xenia to Jamestown, IL (
lur- Tor,asto,,,, 70 yyoa1,;,,o.to,, n NJ 70 .
100 IrTaat.;o..o,, ~ - I1.a.,,~eo.4
was Frankfort to Chillicothe, 1922; Chi
VINO cothe to Richmondale, 1910; Richm'
= lH dale to NJ. & G. Junction, 400; M. &
junction to Byer's Station, 7.15; Bye
pa to Sells, 5.22; Sells to Wellston, s..
iiUou Sells to Jackson, $40. From Dayton
Assn Wellston the total distance is 114.39, q
'liei from Dayton to Jackson it is 113.8 mile
that