Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-10-24
OHIO.

Twenty-three railways have been in
corporated in this State since the first of
January.
There have been fourteen deaths from
yellow fever in Cincinnati, and eighteen
at Gallipolis.
It is now law of this State that the
publication of delinquent taxes on per-
sonal praperty shall also be made.
A fine vein of excellent coal has been
opened in Deerfield township, Morgan |
county on the lands of Mary c. Whitaker.
Warren Wilcox, an aged citizen of Ma
rietta, died recently at that place. He was
one of the original Washingtonians.
A new Catholic cemetery was dedicated
at Springfield, on Sunday, the 18th inst,
Archbishop Purcell and other of the
church dignitaries participating.
On Saturday, 18th inst, Mrs. James
Harrington, of Bellfontaine, fell from
spring wagon and broke her back Her
recovery is impossible.
The dwelling house of Mr.. John Biddle.
of Morrow county, burned, enc day last
week, with all its contents, causing loss
, of s., 900. Tramps are suspected.
Mr.. Seely Wood, of ofChampaign county,
recently threshed 800 bushels of wheat,
the product of 916 acres, being more than
80 bushels to the acre.
The Pickaway County Inf1rmary direc
tors will not pay the expenses of minis
ters to and from the Infirmary, hence
there are no religious services held there.
Last week tramp threw stone through
e a $125 light of plate glass in the Leland
, Hotel, Piqua, being mad because saloon
near by wouldn't give him drink.
e Two men captured half-grown bear
= alive in Summit county, last week, and
: its mate and mother bear were also seen
t in the same vicinity, but escaped.
e The venerable Mrs. Susan Taylor, of
d Walnut township, Fairfield county, died
t recently in her 91st year. She lived to
see her descendants of the fourth genera
a ton.
A man giving the name of Chambers
aged 48, and lad named Marshall, aged
u Il, are in Jail at McConnelsville for re-
cent burglaries in Franklin county, in
Guiding rural postoffice.
In Cincinnati, the other day, a sever
; !, year-Old boy named Kybitz, committed
g suicide by drowning, because his mothe
refused to indulge his taste in buttereC
bread! What next?
" A family by the name of Metzler, liv
tv ing at Akron are terribly annoyed b
an spiritual visitations in the shape of an IN
r. accountable bombardment of their house
with bricks, stones, etc.
or A widow by the name of Mary G. Fish
be er, of Chillicothe, was recently robbed {
n gold watch and chain and about $500 i
,r- money, the accumulated savings of man
he years.
At The trial of Matt Powers for the mur
RI der of NJ. Ladue, at Revenna, which oC
ed CURED last April, was concluded la
ial week. Powers was found guilty Of mar
slaughter, and received sentence of thre
M years.
or George Clark ST., ninety-two years
of age, living in Hooking county, was ser
10. ously injured by load of rails upsettir
at, on him, sustaining a dislocation of Il
i'm shoulder and other injuries, one day la
ut week.
an The losses by overflow in the Scioto be
of toms at Portsmouth, by the. late foo
M were very heavy. One thousand, S
le- hundred and ninety-fonr acres of col
ten were overfowed and destroyed, divide
has among 48 farmers.
ley A ''jug festival' at Coshocton last we
rst realized about 500 for charitable pu
O63 pose. This means of raising the wi
an consists in persons donating jug p
led vately containing whatever he chooses
liar put in it, and which is auctioned off.
III Mr. Oliver, a citizen of South Charl
an ton, Clark county, attempted suicide
1hNe the I'd inst, by cutting his throat will
uil razor. The job was badly bungled, no
nat ever, and his wounds were not fat
mo- nc Temporary insanity is assigned as
Il'y cause.