Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-04-11
NEIGHBoRHOOD NEWS.


The Republicans of Clinton county |
nominated the following candidates for
county offices by primary election on the
lst inst. Sheriff, w. E. Kenrick; clerk,
NJ. r. Higgings, commissioner, Carey |
Clark; probate judge, John Matthews;
infrmary director, w. NJ. Mann; coroner,
D. c. Noon.
The jamestown Tribune, SAYS: Messrs.
S. 4. Baker and j. NJ. Hagie intend to es-
tablish regular monthly stock and gener-
al commission sales in this place. They
will commence the last Saturday in this
month, and continue the sales the last
Saturday in every month during the
year.
The Lancaster Gazette, says: On Tues
day night, the I'd INST, the residence of.
J. Winegardner, one mile from Rushville,
was entered by one or more persons, and
portion of the old gentleman's hoard of
gold, silver and greenbacks distracted,
the thieves getting away without awaking
the family or leaving the slightest clue
for their detection. Entrance was effected
by cutting open a window shutter, and
when once inside, the rascals seem to have
known exactly where the treasure lay,
for nothing showed mark of disturbance
but the closet containing it. This was
pr led open, and boxes containing coin
broken into and emptied. and the con-
tents, together with sundry sacks of the
same and packages Of greenbaeks carried
off bodily. The amount known to have
been taken aggregates S., 200. OF this,
s., 900 was in gold and silver, and $4,000
in greenbacks. Several thousand dollars,
in both coin and currency, were over.
looked and left behind.
The London Times, April 9TH, says:
Our community was startled yesterday
morning upon hearing the news of the
attempted suicide of Lanson Read at his
| residence on South Main street. At about
) O'Clock in the morning the neighbors
were aroused by his cries, and upon their
| fastening to the house, Mr.. Read was
| found to have shot himself twice in the
head above and back of the right ear, the
weapon used being p calibre revolver.
| DR.. TOland Jones was called in, and the
/ indications now are that Mr.. Read will
recover. The causes which led to the
rash act were presumably troubles conse-
quent upon intemperance. Some years
ago Mr.. Read was possessed of cOnsidera-
BILE property, but through drink has lat
terly been in reduced circumstances. Sew
eral months ago his wife and children
parted from him, and since that time he
appears to have given away to desponG-
ency. The affair is very much to be re-
/ GREETED, and we trust that Mr.. Read will
| fully recover, to recommended life which
| it is by no means too late to make use
full one.
(FrOm the Wilmington journal, April 81
DR.. j. D. Haynie, who for several years
past has been in the drug business at Sa-
bina, graduated in medicine in Cincinnati
the past winter, and is now practicing
medicine at that place.
The Clinton Baptist Sabbath School
Institute meets April II, at Sugar Greek
Church, two miles from Washington C.
H., on the D. &c S. E. r. r. An excellent
programme of exercises has been publish
ed, and full attendance is expected.
Last Friday a messenger came to town
in great haste to summon DIR. D. B. Mory
to the bedside of Mr.. Clark Worthington,
who lives a short distance from this place.
On going to the Worthington residence
the physician found that Mr.. Worthing-
ton had cut his throatin terrible man.
ner and had lost so much blood that his
life was in danger. The wound was
dressed, and fortunately the injured mar
is doing quite as we'll as could be expect
ed. 1t is said his mind has been mucl
affected for several weeks. which caused
him to commit the rash act. He will bt
removed to the Asylum at Dayton in ;
short time.
CFrom the Circleville Democrat, April 81
Mrs. Christena Baker died at the resi-
dence of her son, Wilson Baker, in thi!
city, yesterday morning, aged 81 years, L
months and 16 days.
. The prospects are that John S. Black
n burn, confined in Pickaway Co. Jail, TO
the murder of Mary Jane Lowell, at Clii
f Run, near Greenfield, seven years ago
D will be brought to a speedy trial. Th
people of Ross are getting stirred upi
the matter, and think he should be trie
or liberated.
a We regret to announce that Rev. Wn1
Macmillan, for fifteen years pastor of tn
: Central Presbyterian Church of this city
: has resigned his charge, and will preac
: his farewell sermon next Sunday night
i Mr.. Macmillan is one of the most popula
n ministers in our city, and we sincerel
> regret to lose him.
d Last Thursday morning, about
# O'Clock, Noah Bope, formerly of this city
o jumped off a freight train on the G. 6 N
e V. Railway, near his home, at Bremen
l. Fairfield county, five miles east of Lar
: caster, fractnring his skull, and receivin
II other injuries from which he died on Sa
If urday. The train was running at a hig
d rate of speed, and the unfortunate youn
+ man struck his head against railroad t
1t as he struck the ground, mashing h
W head completely. He never spoke afte
y the fall.
u (From the Greenfield Chief, April g.
= Last week we noticed the illness of NJ
II Scott Douglass and now we have to recol
Il his death and burial. The funeral toe
Us place from his late residence where
large gathering of friends had assemble
Y, Miss Alice Crothers, who was ME,
e. of Rev. S. D. Crothers, died in Springfe
le on Monday last. Her remains we
l. brought here over the s., j. & P. R. R
N on Wednesday and were inferred in tt
lie Old Presbyterian Church graveyard.
< During the past twenty-One days tt
eyes of our citizens have been turned
N the north, anxiously watching the nei
~ approach of the narrOw-gauge constru
at rion train. The notable event of tn
y, time occurred yesterday, at the compl
n. ton of the road to this place. Hundre