Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-01-31
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- Common Pleas Court will convene |
February 18th.
= The mail is now carried through to
WaynesVille, over the c. w. & c. Ry.
= The will of Matthew Blackmore was
probated last week; also, the will of Geo.
W. Shotwell, of BlOOmingburg.
An excursion to this place, over the
c. w. & c. Narrow-gauge on Tuesday,
brought in good crowd to attend the
stock-sales.
&C. H. Brownen & Bro. received the
first freight over the S. J. & P. Ry. on
Friday last-a carload of flour from
Springfield.
= Candidates for the offices to be filled
at the coming April election, are begin
ming to set things up. There will be no
lack of candidates.
- Regular trains have not yet been
put on the S. j. g. P. Ry. between here
and Springfield. Freight is carried over
the road, however.
= The C. & NJ. V. Railway authorities
advertise for seventy-fve thousand white
oak railroad ties, to be used in the repair
of that line next season.
A festival will be given at Academy
Hall, Bloof.lingburg, on Tuesday even
ing, February 10Th. Proceeds for the
benefit of the NJ. E. Church.
The Springfield Gazette says the
council of that city has made every pro-
vision for the access of the S. J. & P. mar
row-gauge into the center of the city.
-J.W. Roebuck, assignee, will offer
tract of land in Jefferson township, be-
longing to IT, N. Hutson, at public sale,
at the Court House, on Saturday next.
ID. Furtwangler and H. b. Maynard,
assignees, viii offer several town lots in
Washington, and tract of Illinois land,
the property of C. o. Stevens, at public
sale on Saturday next.
= Springfield last week received the
first installment of Jackson county coal
over the narrow-gauge. Six carloads
were shipped from here to that city on
Wednesday of last week.
= John Radcliff, assignee of George
Miller, will offer the personal property of
said Miller at public sale, at his store
room in JeffersOnville tomorrow at 10
o'clock a. m. The property consists of a
stock of hats, caps, piece goods, ready
made clothing, etc.
We publish on the second page of
this paper an interesting letter from Hon.
M. S. Creamer, our Representative in the
State Legislature. The letter was in
tended for last weeks paper, but from
some cause failed to reach us until last
Thursday, after the paper had been
printed.
II. B. Maynard, executor of Abra-
ham Dawson, will offer at public sale, at
the Court House, in Washington, on Sat
urday, February 23d, the home farm o.
said Dawson, one mile west of Washing
ton, containing 332 acres. The land vii
be offered as a whole, and in parcels tC
suit purchasers.
= There are 575 civil cases on the dock
ct for the February term of Fayette Com
mon Pleas Court. Of this number $50 arr
new cases, entered since the Novembe
term. The number of new cases for th'
coming term is less than for any term 70
some time past. Judge Minshall is ex
pected to preside at the coming term.
= In the reorganization of the d. & S
E. Ry. since the annual election, Mr.. j
g o. Arnold has been required to step on
: of the Secretary's office, and Mr.. NJ. F
1 Sprague, formerly of the Dayton 6 Unio
Ry., takes his place. Mr.. Gimperling
? late of the Ohio & Mississippi, takes tn
! ! office of general freight and ticket agent
n = Mrs. Martha Wood, relict of Jaco
: Wood, died at the residence of her so
DanI Wood, of Madison township, o
o Sunday last, aged "a years. She was bul
e led at Waterloo cemetery on Tuesday
e Mrs. Wood was one of the pioneer either
. of the county, having resided in it fC
Ie about 60 years. She had been afflicted fC
a several years past.
= - On the 4th inst four insane persor
v were sent from the Fayette County Il
le tirmary to the Dayton Hospital for tt
L Insane. One of them, Mary Jones, WI
~ had been an inmate of the Infirmary f,
many years, has died since her removal
Dayton. The names of the other thr
are-Richard Smith, Israel Lett (coloret
III and Nora earle. The latter has been
y the Infirmary for number of year
Ae There are still two insane persons in Il
nfirmary--Malinda Rivers and Eliza N
goOn.
h = A very enthusiastic and successf
r. meeting in the interest of the CoIumb
IS. and Washington narrow-gauge was he
en- at Mt. Sterling on Saturday, 18th inst. N
in Clintick's Hall was crowded. Address
IT. were made by DIR. Pratt, president oft
i'll meeting, Col. Maynard and Jas. F. Ely
he Washington, DR.. McClintick, and othe
we and an encouraging letter was read fro
me Mr.. F. G. Sessions, of Columbus. A nu
for Der of shares were subscribed to the sto(
ara and the soliciting committee were
on structed to renew their labors.
= The County Commissioners of F.
ette and Pickaway counties held io
III, meeting at New Holland last Thursda
Oc Tor the purpose ofassessing compensate
and damages to land owners by reason
ere location of the Boggs ditch. The to
A. amount of compensation and damages
~, lowed was $17s, of which SOB was
o.. land taken, and $75 for damages sustain
~ The two boards of commissioners '
hold joint meeting at the Auditors of
in this place on the 9TH of February,
the purpose of apportioning the estima
ver expense of the ditch upon the lands be
'ied fitted. This ditch is about AZ miles
It." length, one mile of which is in
asst county. The estimated expense of
construction is something over $1,000.