Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-11-14

Saturday, after a session of a week. The
November term will commence on the
18th.
officers of this county, elected at the Oe-
tober election, were received by the Clerk
last Saturday, from Columbus.
The school at the new school build
ing will not be opened until Monday, the
I'd of December, the Board of Education
thinking it better to wait until the walls
can be dried.
At the London stock sales on the 5th,
995 head of cattle are reported sold, at
prices ranging from 2115c. to 4c. per lb.
Capt. Foster, auctioneer, of this place.
attended the sale.
= The removal of the D. & 5. E. Ry.
depot to the same location with the S. J.
& P. depot, is a great convenience to the
public. There ought to be a union depot
| of all the roads here.
- Conductor BellviIle, of the D. s S. E.
Ry., had TWO fingers and thumb badly
mashed, while coupling cars at the depot
in this place few days age. He has been
off duty sinc- the accident.
Messrs. c. A. Palmer, w. NJ. Pine and
W. C. Thompson, have formed partner
/ ship in the practice of law, under the firm
name of Palmer, Pine and Thompson
The card OF the new firm will be found in
this paper.
IS. l.. Hooker, deputy L. S. Marshal,
! sold the David Dore residence, on North
street, at Q. S. Marshal's sale, on Satur-
| day last, to the Penn Mutual Life Insur-
ance Company, for $2775 90. The house
is a fine new two-story brick. The price
is very low.
Mr.. Trustin Adams will sell his per-
sonal property, consisting of stock, farm
ing implements, etc, at public sale at his
residence on the New Martinsburg pike,
six miles South of Washington, on Tues
day, December Sd. Mr.. Adams intends
removing to Washington.
County supervision of schools is now
receiving general attention. Nov. l6. mass
meetings will be held at Sandusky and
| Miamisburg, o. Dec. 7th at Portsmouth.
Word from the Western Reserve states
that all the people are in favor of an on
ward move for ungradPd schools.
A new timetable went into opera
ton on the c. & NJ. V. Ry. on Monday.
The only change of importance is in the
morning accommodation going East,
whichleaves here an hour and a quarter
later than heretofore, or at 7:15 a. IN. See
corrected timetable in this paper.
= Gases of Burglary and sneak-thiev-
ing have been of quite frequent occur
renee in town within the past few
months, and we have rarely had an op-
portunity of chronicling the capture OF
any of the thieves. We seem to have q
pretty willy set of thieves working the
town.
A sneak-thiet entered Geo. Melvin's
residence, one evening last week, an6
stole his overcoat and hat from the racL
in the hall, while the family were at sup
per. a girl employed in the family passed
the thief in the yard as he was making of
with his plunder, but thought it was Mr.
Melvin.
-Ex-sheriff Jas. Straley discovered ;
couple of tramps in his house, ,rummagins
a bureau in his sitting room while thu
family were at upper, last Thursday eve
ing. They made rapid exit, when dis
covered, and got away. Burglars were
prowling around his night on the follow
ing night, but did not get in.
= The Jackson Herald says: We un
: derstand about thirty carloads of coal are
shipped over the S. J. s. P. road every
day, and twice that amount is in demand
if the road could furnish cars. In les
t than twelve months from this time on
hundred car loads of coal will leave Jack
l tives on duty, and ought to have three o.
four more.
= The Autographs of Camp Chilli
! cothe--6th Regiment o. n. G.-sketche
by E. L Grail, of Circleville, a student Q
the Art Schools of Munich, have been re
, ceived by members of Company ''B,
of this place, who figured as conspicuou:
ly in the late encampment as they appea
{ prominent in the foreground of the piC
: ture. 1t is a very true reproduction {
to the camp, and portrays the merits of til
rising young artist.
-Takingof deposition in the contes
. ed election case of Osweu Smith VS.. jaime
le F. Cook, for the sheriffalty of this coul
ty, began before F. D. Bradley, Notar
10 Public, at his office Tuesday. The takin
n of dispositions will occupy considerab
to time-probably a couple OF weeks
there are large number of witnesses
n be examined. Williams, Worthington
" Woods are attorneys for Smith, and Ho
of Mills Gardner and Col. H. Il. Mayna
for Cook.
IS Ataspecial M Getting of council THU
xt day last, Messrs. Gregg, Burnett Al
of Light were appointed committee to I
re pair the new cistern at the junction
Columbus and Circleville avenues, viii
I'd caved in at both ends on being filled f
~ the first time with water. The end wa
to will be increased in thickness to Is incht
he and braced. The side walls and arch a
thought to be strong enough. L. S. CHI
90 ter and John Robinson are doing t
,st work. 1t is expected to cost $75 to 500
mt "A son of Mr.. David Brakefield, of tt
ro- county, split the big toe from his 70
To- with an ak, a couple of weeks since.
Coffman was called, and finding the
- simply hanging by a small piece of 81
- on the under side, was inclined to reno
- it entirely, but finally concluded to
.ro and grow il, on again. He bound it OIL
~, the foot and properly dressed it, leaving
nf for four or five days before again Dire
ing it. The wound is now healing, a
the Doctor thinks the boy will soon ha
'eu five toes on his foot again.
Ios = The S. j. 6 P. .narrow-gauge
md been unable to supply the demand
tho Jackson county coal, owing to an insr
box eient equipment of rolling stock.