Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-08-22
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OHIO.

Guernsey is the third wool growing
county in Ohio.
London is to have a glee club, with
thirty-ive voices.
The Guernsey county Jail is now with
out an occupant.
Greene county infirmary has one hun
dred and eighteen inmates.
The valuation of the dogs of Knox coun-
ty, as placed upon the tax duplicate, is
$23O,O0O.
Celina has a female brass band, the
membership being composed of eight
young ladies of that town.
Over ten bushels of wheat to each per-
son in the county, have been raised in
Harrison county this season.
Oberlin, having squelched dram-drink-
ing and pretty much turned the tables on
billiards. is now attacking croquet.
Three young ladies of Findlay, belong
ing to the first families, were arrested
Friday, for fast driving, and taken before
the Mayor.
John II. Bridge, former Treasurer of
Coal township, Perry county, has been
arrested, charged With embezzlement of
township funds.
The new rolling mill of the Ohio Iron
company, GAINESVILLE, is in full blast, and
a large additional force is to be put oil
soon.
Mr.. Samuel Patterson, proprietor of the
Patterson House, Mansfield, was found
back of saloon in that city, dead, last
| week.
A soldiers reunion will be held at Gal
ion, the 23d, at which many eminent SOL
diers and orators of the State will be pres
ent and participate.
James Mcdonald, near West Jefferson,
Madison county, had five hundred bush
els of oats burned, the fire of the thresh-
ing engine igniting the stack.
William Brady, colored man. of Cam
bridge, was instantly killed by falling
from a load of hay and striking his head
on a stone. last week,
The miners of several mines in the vi
cinity ofAkron are preparing for strike
in consequence of five cents reduction or
the ton for mining.
Two thieves entered the house of Geo
: Winegarner, GAINESVILLE, last Saturday
evening, and after cruelty assaulting
young lady blythe name of Pugh, robbed
her of $50 belonging to her aunt.
} Walter A. Chittenden, of Keokuk, visi
ting his sister, Mrs. Henry L. Curtis, o
; Mt. Vernon, while out hunting last week
> accidentally shot himself while cleaning
= his revolver. The wound is fatal.
The Madison County Fair is to be helc
: this year on new grounds, which are nov
being hurriedly prepared for the coming
event, by fencing, removing the sheds
j buildings, ETC., from the old to the ney
It grounds.
i The Town Council of Columbiana, Co
lumbiana county, not being able by Law
5 to shut up the saloons, but being permit
- ted ''tO regulate" them, have passed al
# ordinance limiting their business to on
0 hour each week.
: Mr.. James Shepherd, living near New
n conversion, was thrown from his horse
last week, and his foot fastening in tn
stirrup he was dragged a long distanc
until his shoe came off. When found h
i was unconscious, but will recover.
y Grapes are reported as rotting badly i
IS most parts of Ohio and throughout tn
d southwest, excepting in the region of tn
e lake shores and islands. The grape
Il rot and the pear-tree blight are the tw
l. most stperplexlng problems in horticulture
n Some scoundrels near the depot, at Mi
= lersburg-last Saturday night, when a
2 excursion train was returning from ths
: town to Columbus-stoned the train, on
e stone hitting a gentleman in the eye
IS which will probably cause the loss of hi
l. eye.