Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-02-20
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Six prisoners in Jail.
Stock sales next Tuesday.
= Hon. III. S. Creamer held insurance
to the amount of $4,000 on his life.
Members of the Ely Light Guards are
preparing another dramatic entertain
ment, to be given before long.
Judge Thompson, of Hillsboro, Regis
ter in Bankruptcy, was here the fore part
of the week, holding bankrupt court.
The Ely Light Guards give a grand
ball at Music Hall tomorrow evening.
Music by Hunters band, of Chillieothe.
Col. S. F. Kerr, Gen. S. B. YeOman
and J. B. Koontz, Esq, are candidates for
Justice of the Peace at the coming cleo
tion.
Don't fail to attend the entertain
ment to be given by Miss Nella F. Brown,
at the NJ E. Church, Wednesday evening,
Feb. 26.
-R. s. Quinn, assignee in bankruptcy
of Ellis VanPelt, will offer the real estate
of said VanPelt for sale upon the premi-
ses, on Monday next.
~ Capt. Foster has commenced remov-
Ing the old buildings from the John Miser
lot, on Fayette street, preparatory toput-
ting up brick livery and sale stable.
A communication by our correspond
ent, PHYSICIAN, on the subject of tenn
perance, has been overlooked. for two or
three weeks past, but will appear in next
weeks HERALD.
G-An election for two Justices of the
Peace, to fill the vacancies oeeasiOned by
the resignation of F. D. Bradley, and the
expiration of the term of j. B.. Koontz,
will be held on the 1st of March.
-Tode Logan has taken the agency for
the Cincinnati Sunday Enquirer, and de-
livers it to subscribers. As nOneOf our nu-
merOus railroads run Sunday trains, the
papers are brought from Greenfield by
fpony express.'
= The Springfield Gazette says that it is
understood that all the scrip of the s., J..
6 P. is to be taken up as soon as possible,
and notes issued in lieu thereof, to run
four or five months; and the surplus earn
ings of the road to be applied to their
payment.
The "Cheap Johns" and other hawk
ers who put in their appearance here
every stocksale day, are a nuisance, and
ought to be kept away, by putting up the
license on their business to a figure that
would make it Improbable for them to
come here.
An attempt was made to wreck q
freight train on the s., j. & P. Ry. neal
this place, one morning recently, by
placing a crOss-tie upon end in cattle
guard. The front trucks of the engine
were thrown off the track, but no further
damage done.
A Greenfield correspondent of th'
Chillicothe AdUertiser, in commenting Oh
the affairs of the s., j. 6 p. Ry., say
there are two honest men in the board o
directors, and names them as Hon. Jas
Pursell, of Washington, and w. w. Bell
of Greenfield. The rest of the board h
considers bad crowd.
= County Treasurer Craig went
Columbus on Monday, to make his settle
ment with the State Treasurer. The tots
amount of State tax collection was $40
591 IA; net amount paid into the Stat
Treasury, $15, ,216 81. The amount {
school tax collection was $7,O97 OC
amount paid back to this county as i
proportion of the school funds, 81, 1866 8.
= Marshal Collier went over to La1
caster last Friday and brought back
/ npsv, Oo1a
:. rested for stealing an overcoat belongin
to viii. Barnes, from the G. & NJ.
II depot. Cole was arraigned before May,
OE Barclay, who gave him 10 days in jai
Sc ten days of the time on bread and wate
e. and fine of SO and costs; to stand COZ
s. mitted until paid.
Dora Hooper, colored girl confin
% in Jail on a charge of stealing clothil
from J. Lights residence, was discharg
last Friday, the grand jury having fail
to indict her. A man calling himself L
Frager, who was bound oyer from JUST
of the Peace's court on a charge of carr
ing concealed weapons, and sent to j
=, in default of bail, was also discharg,
- the grand jury failing to find bill agail
him.
The entertainment given by the ]
dies Benevolent Society, at Music Hs
last Friday evening for the benefit Of
poor, was quite well attended. The
. ceipts of the evening, amounted to
n The society will realize about $50 af
he paying expenses. The ladies expende
'ok great deal of time and labor to toprepare
er- entertaining programme, and g
DIS, ceeded well. Tableaux and music oc
DIX pied the greater portion of the eyenil
as with short intermission, during VIII
er- the supper table and postofice were
leir points of attraction.
ODE j. E. Gimperling, Receiver Of
lelE s1I d. & S. E. Ry., has made proposition
j sitv the Ross county stockholders, lookint
.om the completion of the D. & S. E. to g
licOthe the coming Spring. He estim,
that it will cost $4,000 to prepare
road bed ready for the ties from Mus
fla mans, the present terminus of the r,
lila, to Chillicothe, and proposes to the uni
,tc., stockholders in Ross county, that if I
lgs, will guarantee to furnish him the al
lde. named amount when the cars are rum
to Chillicothe, he will go to work at O
y r and will furnish the ties and iron,
complete the road to Chillicothe.
proposition is as fair as could be asked