Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-02-14
NETGHBoRHoOD NEWS.

Mckimmie, the man arrested in High
land county some weeks ago, for robbing
a stage in the Black Hills country, and |
held in the Hillsboro Jail awaiting req
uisition for his removal to the territory, |
escaped from Jail on Tuesday evening. |
He had, with the help of outside friends, |
got possession of a revolver, and when |
the jailer, an old man, father of the sher- |
iff, entered his cell with some coal, on |
Tuesday evening, he attacked him, firing |
two shots at him from his revolver, neith-
er of which took effect, however, and sue
ceeded iFs getting out of the Jail. The |
jailor followed him with a shotgun, and |
fired on him as he was getting over the |
fence around the jail yard. From the |
fact that blood was found on the fence, it |
is thought he was hit. He made his es-
cape however. McKimmie is said to be |
adesperate man, and is charged with sew
eral murders in the territory. He was the |
leader of gang of FFroad agents. He |
was a native of Highland county, but left |
there number of years ago. Recently |
he returned to the county with consid-
erabie money, bought farm, married a
young lady of good family, and settled |
down in business. He was followed there |
by detective from the Black Hills, and |
arrested.
(From the Hillsboro Gazette, Feb. 7th.)
Mr.. John NJ. Barrere has been reap
pointed as Postmaster at this place by
President Hays.
Mrs. Mary Sloan, mother of the late
nd Ion io1
sing, on Sunday morning last, at the ad-
vanced age of 80. She was a resident of
Hillsboro for number of years, and was
highly esteemed by those who knew her.
Mrs. L. Detwiler is engaged on a life
size painting in oil of Lieut.-Col. Noble.
The painting was ordered by the Noble
Light Guards, as testimonial of their
| esteem for the gentleman for whom their
/ Company was named, and who has been
so liberal toward them in furnishing the
material aid necessary to render the Com
pany one of the best, in all respect, in the
State. The painting will be mounted in
a magnificent frame and placed in the
Armory.
(From the CirclevilIe Democrat, Feb. Sth.)
1t is rumored that the trial of John S.
Blackburn, now in the Jail of Pickaway
county, will be changed from Ross to
Fayette.
David A. Lane, of Scioto township,
filed his voluntary petition in bankruptcy
in the Z. S. Court, Cincinnati, last Mon
day. The unsecured claims amount to
s., ,772 y; /; personal assets, 81, ,139 GA.
Edward c. Dyer, who disappeared so
mysteriously last summer, causing the
Walnut Creek sensation and excitement,
is said TO be in Nebraska.
Intelligence was received in this city,
last Saturday evening, of the death Ja-
cob Schneider, Jr., which sad event oc-
Cured at the Central Ohio Lunatic Asy-
lum, Columbus, on that day. The de-
ceased was one of our former well-knOwn
citizens.
VIM. Allen, formerly an engineer on
the G. & NJ. V. Railroad, was fatally in
jured on Tuesday of last week, on the
Atlantic & Lake Erie Railroad, near juno
ton, by the recoiI of chain which was
broken by the engine, and died on Friday.
The value of real estate sold in Picka-
way county, during the past week, as
shown by transfers in Recorders office,
amounted to $54, COL 10. The price of land
seems to be slightly on the increase, and
the demand shows a marked improve
ment.
Spencer Rector, Esq, an old and highly
respected citizen of Deercreek township,
died last Monday, aged IS years. De-
ceased was a brother of VIM. S., and Jno.
R. Rector, lately deceased, and highly
respected by all who knew him. Funeral
on Wednesday, at Williamsport.
A petition will be presented Governor
Bishop for pardon of John Trimmer, of
this city, convicted at last May term of
Pickaway Common Pleas of assault with
intent to commit rape, and sentenced
to two years imprisonment in the Peni-
, Tertiary.
7 One of the teachers employed i'll the
: High Street building, seated upon small
l sled, and drawn by her scholars, through
/ the middle of Main street, was one of the
sights enjoyed by our citizens, last Tues
day noon. The surface of the sled was
about eighteen inches in circumference
and the maid was fair, fat and almost for
ty.
: At "a meeting of County School Examfn
D ers, last Saturday, certificates were grant
/ ed as follows: George Fl. Pontious, Gym
d thia Longenbaugh, j. L. Barton, 7. G
e Taylor, Geo. B. Welch, J. Heeter, twelv
months; 1. Fl. hartman, NJ. &. Smith
II Florella Smith, Sophia Morris, j. H. Blu
,e zick, J. w. Wheelan, NJ. B. Turner, E
.e F. Paulk, Sadie Anderson, Sue Carter
If Fourteen applicants failed to pass salts
a factory examination.
e. Last Monday, Sheriff Hartmeyer sol
10 the following tracts of land: 5S acres, 3
n poles, in Darby township, case of Edwar
S. Buckley VS.. Henry Cruise, to Mrs. Her
re ry wilkins, at $17 per acres 12114 acre
OF in Circleville township, case of Jacob 2
y. Valentine VS.. Samuel Valen tine, to GeC
E. Zwicker, Sr., at 1925 per acre; 3315 acre
be 12G poles, in Monroe township, case
p Robert D. Thomas VS.. Caleb J. Thoma!
d, to Frederick Owen, at $30.67 per acre; Il
at number 696, city of CircIeville, in case
s. Marfield VS.. VIM. Russell, TO plaintiff
for 5000. A number of other parcels
real estate was offered, but returned n,
Ell sold, for want of bidders.
(From the Circleville Union, Feb Sthp
Last Friday evening new born bab
but few hours old, was left upon tt
doorstep of the residence of Mr.. Fran
Jones. Mr.. E. NJ. Olds, passing by abo
nine o'clock, on his way home, notice
the bundle, and not knowing what it wa
notified Mr.. Jones. 1t was taken into tt
house, and being unwound was found
contain the little speck of humanity. Nj