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

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McKimie's relatives, in the vicinity of
the Sunfish Hills, who was supposed to
know all about his hiding place. Norris,
after arriving at the house. said he was
an escaped convict from the Penitentiary,
that he had money buried in Kansas, ,and
would give him a large sum if he would
conceal him for few days, and aid him
to escape. McKimie's relatives readily
and soon told him in conf
dence that he had hid McKimie ever since
he escaped from Jail, and that detective,
Bullock had been close to his hiding
place several times. He also told the De-
tective who aided MeKimie to escape, who
FURNISHED the pistols, that he was badly |
wounded insth right arm and hip, and
that he had left his hiding placeon horse
back, severaldays before. Norris having
got out of the man all he knew of Nc
Kimmie, slipped off and went to the |
place where McKimie had been, in the |
night, but found that the bird had flown.
(From the London Democrat March ~
Mr.. Isaac Fox, an old citizen of Somer-
ford township, sustained a stroke of
paralysis last Monday, from the effects of
which he is now in critical condition.
Levi Counts, of Range township, was
afraingned before Judge Swing of the U.
S. District Court at Cincinnati one day
last week, and held to answer in bond
of $500 for selling tobacco without special
license.
Daniel Hedges, an old resident of Pleas
ant township, Clark county, near the
Madison county line, was found dead in
his bed last Saturday morning, supposed
to have died in a fitof apoplexy. His re-
mains were buried in the Mechanicsburg
cemetery last Sunday.
In consequence of the unpleasantness
of the day, Marion Slaughter's great sale
of Poland China breeding hogs 1astThurs-
day was not so well attended as it would
otherwise have been. Still the attend
ance was tolerably good and the bidding
fair. The whole So head were sold. the
sows bringing from $25 to $136 per head,
and the boars at proportionate figures
Centennial Billy' run up to $144 before
he was knocked off. Sheep brought Sc
per head. The aggregate of the sales
amounted to about 81 900.
tFrom the Greenfield Chief, March So.)
Miss Ida Single, of Washington C. H.,
O., is visiting her cousin, Miss Ida Della
Newbeck.
Chief engineer Agnew, of our narrow
field, the fOrepart of next week.
Judge Courtright goes to Columbus,
next Mondays to hold District Court with
! IsJud ges TarbelF and Steele.
Os Duncan, of this vicinity, left yes
terday, for Jetfersonville, Ohio, where he
expects to turn his attention to the tillage
of the soil.
The officers of the Greenfield Union
Agricultural Association expect to spend
several thousand dollars on work at the
Fair grounds this year.
: Mr.. S. R. Kuhl, who resides few miles
+ north of this place, had horse stoler
, from his stable on the night of the 26tl
, inst. Fifty dollars reward is offered fol
capture of the horse and thief, or ten dol
lars reward for the horse alone.
e The work of tunneling under the Mari
4 eta railroad short distance below Mrs
e Devoss' residence, was completed yester
/. day. A number of stone-masons are oil
hand, making ready to do the stone work
4 which will be pushed forward to a rapit
D completion, for the Springfield, Jackson
& PomerOy Railroad.
= (From the Circleville Democrat March 29.)
3 District Court convenes in this cit
April 18th.
f Charles Bell, farmer near East Ring
gold, was killed on Monday by tire
! which he was telling.
1t Noah Gregg, jr., has taken control c
/ the Marfeld lands, on Compton Creek, i
If Fayette county, and turned Granger.
IS The Central Ohio Bee Keepers Assc
l. citation meets at Wittich's Hall, Saturday
e April 9TH, at 10 o'clock a. m. An interes
is ing time is expected.
IS The January term of Piekaway Con
1t mon Pleas adjourned last Monday
F. April 4th, when one days session will l
y held for the purpose of confirming She
le iff sales. About one hundred and fift
T. civil cases have been disposed of durin
e. the term.
- The Commissioners of Fayette an
9 Pickaway counties held a joint session
ri the Auditors Office, in this city, la
= Tuesday, to hear exceptions to apportio
Of ment of expenses of the Boggs Ditcl
Without transacting any business the
adjourned to meet at New Holland ne:
at Wednesday, Sd inst.
en- (From the Ross County Register, March so)
asst Mr.. Ad. R. Allen has removed to Fa
cite county, four miles from, Washingt,
BY G. H., having rented the fine farm recer
.ys ly purchased by Messrs. Amos smith a,
e., Mat. Lewis, of this city.
be- Rev. J. Q. Pierce, in comparv 49,,
Rev. H. Wells, the Evangelist, will inc
ner gurate series of religious meetings
/, to the Third Presbyterian church during
ok, coming month. They will probably CO
ion mence on the 14th inst
ne Quite lively time was had at Frankf
all last week at the stock sales. The numl
the of cattle and horses sold was near O
ar hundred, and several gentlemen fr
7ho Kentucky were attracted thither, i
Vho affair is accounted big success, and otl
md sales of like character are to follow.
ow The situation in which John s. Bla.
out burn is placed Is certainly one which