Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-04-25

Doane, Esq, stepped down and outs af-
ter term of service in the City Council /
extending over nearly quarter of a cen
tury.
Last Wednesday morning as Anderson's /
Circus, was coming toward this city
when about six miles east of town, the
horses attached to one of the lion cages
became frightened, overturning the den,
and breaking the drivers leg.
Mrs. I. L. Potter, of Washington C.
H., who has been i'll at the residence of
her father, George May, in this city, for
the past few weeks, is slowly recovering
and able to be about. A full and speedy
restoration is wished by her many friends.
The recently elected Assessors met at
the Auditors office, last week, and re-
ceived instructions in regard to the list
| ing of property. The following rat es of
valuation on stock and grain were estab-
| lished; Good work horse from $40 to
800; mules, $50 to $50; fat cattle, So to
81 per cwt; hogs, So to 81 per cwt; sheep
| $3.50 to So per cwt; wheat 81 per bushel;
corn 30c; oats zoe; hay Sc per ton.
(From the Xenia Gazette, April 49,
VIM. Garmon, aged about 80, living in
Clinton county, committed suicide at the
residence ofhis son-in-law, Mr.. Huffman,
living near New Burlington, on Tuesday
evening of last week. He left the house
a short time before supper, and on being
called did not make his appearance. When
search was made he was found in the
barn, dead, and hanging by the neck.
He had gone into the NOW, fastened the
rope, and jumped down through a hole
into the stable below, and must have died
with hardly a struggle. He had been
suffering some time with arrangement of
the stomach and kidneys, which probably
led to a dethronement of his reason.
A good-looking young man, whose
name we learned is Adams, came over
from Washington C. H., Wednesday, on
bicycle, making the trip of some %
miles in two hours and fifty minutes.
His vehicle is an English make, from
Coventry, England, and attracted a good
deal of attention at the hotel, where ii
was left for the afternoon. The main
wheel is about five feet high, and very
small wheel is attached to the rear. Tt is
the largest and finest bicycle ever seen
here. Mr.. Adams goes to Cincinnati next
. week, where he will ride his machine
against time. While here he was the guest
of Mr.. Ed. Morehouse.
(From the London Enterprise, April ls.)
Madison county will have larger acre.
age given to corn this year than ever be-
t fore.
A former landlord of the Ackley House
at South Charleston, Who is now a regular
tramp-passed through here one day last
n week.
) Wilson, sold 200 acres of land in Monroe
township, on Saturday last to John Dun
of Chillicothe, at $27 per acre. A grea
portion is timber land, and the sale is re
}, garded a fine one.
: (From the Hillsboro Gazette, April 49,
s John Nelson (colored) who was sent t.
J. the Penitentiary about a year since fol
Il breaking open warehouse near the de.
II Monday evening.
Miss Lum Roberts, daughter of Mr.
l, William Roberts, who lives near Tay1ors
n vile, died last Sunday morning while OIL
the way home firm. ochurch, in a buggy
Miss Roberts had been in i'll health 70
u some time, but was Thought to be improV
s. ing. On Sunday morning young ger
N tleman friend called to take her to church
If and after the services they started home
nothing unusual being noticed. On th
d way she complained of feeling sleepy
Y. and remained quiet and seemingly over
70 come with drowsiness. On arriving
home it was ascertained that the Wit;
IN spark had fed.