Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-04-03
State and NeighBOrhOOd News.

ANUS e-Sd glHOuus VI TINS GOuuby3 SOAN ]
900 bushels of corn to Moneypenny, of
o., at 81 cents per bushel. He +
raised last season, we are informed, about :
L, 900 bushels of corn. +
The New Holland Revte,O, 21st, says: i
C. C. McCrea bought all the corn that {
was cribbed on the Brittoa farm at Sher- Ii
ifs sale last Tuesday. Price paid was
81 ,6OO.24, and N. Fl. Jones bought all the
corn that was on the stalk, in the shock
and lying on the ground, for $249.25.
Last Monday, Sheriff Hartmeyer sold
112 acres of land in Pickaway township,
in case of Isabella Bitter VS.. Geo. A. W.
Miller ct al, to heirs of Jeremiah Miller
for $621O per acre; also 10 acres, 115
poles, in Saltcreek and Pickaway town
ships, to same, for $31 "a per acre; also,
40 acres, in same case, to Jos. Steele, for
$50 per acre.
The recent heavy rains raised the Scioto |
river to fiood-tide, and on last Monday |
covered the turnpike, west of Circle |
vile, to such a depth as to make it i'm
possible for buggies to cross, travellers
from either direction using the tow-path
along the canal. Considerable corn in
the bottoms, that had not yet been husked,
was washed out, fences carried off, and
other damages were inflIeted by the high
water.
From the Wilmin gton Republican, March 9th.
There were shipped from the depot at
this place during the week ending March
%, three cars shelled corn, two cars bulk
| wheat, and one car hogs.
Coroner Moon held an inquest at Mar
tinsville, on Monday, over the remains of
an infant child of Belle Simonton. The
verdict was that the child came to its
death by violence at the hands of its
mother. 1t was illegitimate and the
mother is under arrest.
The grocery store of HadIey & West,
near the depot, was burglarously entered
last Friday night. A side 8indoW had
been pried open with erOw-bar, found
in the morning near the building through
which the entrance was effected. On the
same night Auditor Hains was awakened
by the unusual barking of his dog. Going
to window, he saw two men in an out
! house, one of them with light. Mr..
Hains. as he says, did not take much time
to study physiognomy, but told the fel-
lows to ''get out" They obeyed with
commendable alacrity, the light being put
!, out very suddenly. The same night the
residence of Mrs. Crew was broken into
: and some of the rooms ransacked, but
$ not very much obtained.
y From the London Enterprise, March 2sth.
= London corporation paid $359.74 for gas
: burned in street lamps during the month
e of February.
+ Samuel Clanson, of South solon, wa
: adjudged insane on Monday last befor'
S Judge Crabb; Sprague and Underwood,
{ examining physicians. He was taken t,
y the Columbus Insane Asylum by Sherii
Jones yesterday.
Marshal Mcdonald, of Mt. Sterling, an
Officer Faith, of this city, yesterday arrest
:. ed Grant Mofit, an alleged deserter from
t the U. S. army. Motif is married, an,
q has been living in the vicinity of Nj
d Sterling, for year or more. He wa
le taken to Columbus.
le J. William Gains, of this town, who wa
! arrested in Columbus the past winter fo
le swindling people through the U. S. Mail
/
L fore the United States Court in Cincin
+ T. natl last Thursday. He plead guilty t,
l. the charge and was fined 800 and cos
10 making the fine $156.
From the Chillicothe Gazette, March 26th.
II There were only eleven tramps in tt
station house for lodgings on Monda
night.
III Tho oo,,rt of dicoinIipo Of tho Ci
I'd Guards is on the war-path. Thirty-seve
ty members of the company are before tt
he court for non-attendance at regular NEE
D ings and parades.
Martin SchIlder telegraphed the cole
tor of this port on Tuesday, dated at tt
n office of the Board of Public Works, sta
ot oI ing that navigation was fully open on Il
I'd Ohio canal from Cleveland to Portsmouth
IS AS kind of starter, four suits have bee
entered at the office of Justice Chapms
d. to bring certain subscribers TO the Daytc
6 Southeastern Railroad to the Captain
We We Office for settlement. Others will follow
nd New Holland Review, March 2sth.
i'll A very heavy storm, accompanied
it thunder and lightning, passed over th
I;y place last Wednesday afternoon. The e
u- tire day being damp and disagreeable. Il
ey men working for Mr.. Frank Grim
We idling about the place unoccupied, in Il
afternoon concluded to take ride on
re- couple of colts, and just after dim
&C. bridled them up and started out. Aft
er- riding a short distance from the plac
n9 of rain commenced. falling, and they
We once returned to the stable and hurriedl
ny entered the buggy-shed adjoining Il
u, stable with their horses. Immediate
't ot after getting in, and while yet standil
he beside the horses the building was strut
by lightning, instantly killing one of Il
men, Mr.. Daniel Barton, and the hors
ey and one in an adjoining stall, and sever
is ly shaking up Mr.. Dow Mann, who w
or standing close by. The other occupan
Sc of the shed, Mr.. John Barrett and Isai
lal Noble, were uninjured. Mr.. Barton W
led resident of Pike county, near Higl
yht station, on the Scieto Valley railway, al
ty, had only arrived here on Tuesday to p
fer in seasons work for Mr.. Grimes. E
for remains were taken to Pike county for i
lip terment.
lch S,,o-,-ETC-,, 60 =. C,-.1,,oo..
la Special to the Cincinnati Commercial.
are CHILLICoTHE, O., March 27th.-T
VII joint sale of short-horn cattle belongil
to Messrs. Geo. Grimes, John S. Stet
VIM. A. Jones and A.W. Seymour, whi
was held here to-day, was we'll attende
This was one of the largest short-ho
sales ever held in this county, and
the tracted great many Western stock m