Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-09-04

Mrs. John Coleman has bought and
moved into the residence lately owned
and occupied by David Rowe, ON Colum-
bus avenue.
"A dog supposed to be mad was shot
in town Monday evening. AS this is the
third case of supposed hydFophobia here
this summer, its about time to muzzle or
kill of all the worthless ours about town.
Rather an exciting game of ball was
played at BloomingburgO on Saturday last,
between the Stars of Bloomingburg and
Ground Hogs of White Oak. At nine
innings the score stood, Stars 81, Ground
Hogs 2s; time, 4 hours.
The eolored people of Paint town
ship have organized Foster Club, with
large membership. Israel Morgan is
president, Alexander Burns, secretary,
and William Edwards, treasurer. They
are getting up drum corps.
The schools at Jeffersonville, under
the superintendency of Mr.. j. ]. Worth
ington, commence on Monday next. We
are glad to know that Miss Jennie Hays,
an excellent teacher, of this place.: has
been employed as teacher there for an
other year.
-Messrs. a. r. Creamer and F. G. Car
penter addressed Republican meeting
at Kleyer's School House, in Paint town
ship, on Monday evening. Mr.. J. P. A.
Dickey was chairman of the meeting,
and supplemented the speeches of the
first-named gentlemen with a few re-
marks which were right to the point and
effective. The meeting was fairly at
tended and very enthusiastic.
We have made such arrangements for
the new volume of the HERALD, COM
mencing November Is, as enable US to
reduce the subscription price to 1.5O per
year, in advance; and to new subscribers
and old ones settling their accounts to
date, we offer the HERALD from now until
November, 1880, for the price of one
years subscription-$l.5 so, in advance.
Send in your name and money at once,
and get the paper free during the cam
paign.
A very encouraging Gospel Temper
ance Meeting. under the auspices of the
w. G. T. U. was held in Jeffersonville
last Sabbath afternoon. Much interest
was manifested by both ladies and gentle
men. A number of interesting speeches
were made, interspersed with fervent
prayers. This organization has made a
good beginning. The names of the Off
GERS are as follows: President, Mrs. Geo.
Hoxworth; Vice President, Miss Gait j;
Secretary, Mrs. Geo. McGrew Treasurer,
Mrs. A. Neff.
Deputy Sheriff Lydy was informed
a few days ago that Charles Williams, a
prisoner in the county Jail, was in pos
session of hatchet, knife and other i'm
plements of warfare, with which he in
tended to slay the deputy when opportu-
nifty offered, and make his escape. Mr..
Lydy's informant was a fellow-prisoner
of Williams. The hostile prisoner was
disarmed, and a tragedy probably headed
off. How the prisoner came into posses
sion of the cutlery is a question that
would bear inquiring into.
Mr.. NJ. C. Creamer, of Jefferson town.
ship, has a ten-acre field on his farm,
which has been in wheat for the past
three years, and shows the following
yield: In 1877, 81 bushels per acre; in
1873, 80 bushels per acre; in 1879, 4315
bushels per acre. The crop of 1873 was
Red Velvet, and the crop of the present
year While Velvet. We have an idea
that this is the banner field of the county,
| taking the three years together. If any
of our farmers can show better record
for their land, we will take pleasure in
| giving them credit for it.
1t is near corn-cutting season of the
kind of work to be done, and doubtless,
as is usually the case, many hands will be
employed in this work who are not legal
voters in the county, but who may be
used here for the purpose of swelling the
Democratic vote. 1t would be we'll to be
on guard, and keep sharp lookout fol
importatous to this county, We hops
there will be no effort on either side to Sc
cure illegal votes. Let there be fair
honorable contest, and no unfair means
used to carry the election on either side
1T is rumored-and there seems to b.
good foundation for the rumOr-that tn,
S. j. & P. narrOwgauge, which is to b.
sold at Sheriff's sale in few weeks, is t.
be changed to a standard-gauge railway
and the name of the road changed to tn
'tSpringfield Southern Railroad" TIL
Springfield qGsette says that standard
= gauge engine has been received there b
! w. N. Whiteley, present receiver of tn
road, which is intended for service o.
? the Springfield Southern standard-gaug
= switches have been put in at Springfield
l and long ties distributed at points on tn
e line of the road.
= = Messrs. A. r. Creamer, Republica
: candidate for State Senator, and j. P.
Dickey, addressed very large and Ell
n thusiastie Republican meeting at Staur
u ton on Tuesday evening. The weathe
S was rather unfavorable, but nOtwitl
Il standing, the house was full, and tt
/ speakers received close attention.
! point of numbers and interest, it is sal
i to have been one of the best polite
meetings ever held in Staunton. The R
. publicans in all parts of the county a
- wide awake and actively at work in tn
campaign, aud reports from all quartz
N indicate big majority for Foster al
ol the whole ticketin October.
E. "A train on the I. D. & c. Narro1
gauge was wrecked on Saturday last, {
a trestle bridge, near Delphi, Indian
: A number of persons were injured, b
; no one killed. Mr.. Lack Smith, of tn
- place, General Passenger Agent of t
y road, was on the train, and was throw
from the trestle to the ground, distan