Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-02-27

liquor illegally. He was ordered to stand
committed until the fine was paid.
William Cohn has just received his new
stock Of spring goods. A fine assort-
ment may be found on his counters at his
store, one door north of the Court House.
John jenkins, sr., died at his residence
on Main street last Saturday night, of
Brlght's disease of the kidneys. He was
very old. Although he used to say cold
virginny never die,' yet his time came
at last.
From the Hillsboro Gazette.
The term ofcourt just closed was one
of the longest held for several years.
Thirty-seven days was the time consumed.
Mr. William Brown, an old and well
known typo, is dangerously i'll at his res
idence on Main street. The Gazette Of
flee hopes that he may speedily recover.
The collections on the tax duplicate for
1878 are about $11O, 900, several thousand
dollars in excess of what they have been
for several years past.
James W. Doggett, Chairman of the
Committee, forwarded the local option pc
titions from this county to Hon. H. G.
Dawson last Tuesday. The total number
of names is about 900.
Some So, 900 or ST, 900 will be returned
to this county by the State in the way of
cost on cases in which persons were con-
victed during the last term of Court.
Fees of Justices of the Peace, Clerk of
Court and Sheriff are paid by the State in
cases of conviction.
The large iron safe owned by the Hills
boro National Bank, but rented to the
Grangers for their Supply House, was
hauled back yesterday, the supplies
for it either being played out, or else the
their surplus money.
From the London Enterprise.
Over thirteen hundred valentines pass
ed through the London post Office last
Friday. Postmaster Crane has been sick
ever since.
John Semen. aged So years, died at the
residence of his son, Jonah Semen, in
jefferson township, last Sunday. The de-
ceased resided in this county over fifty
years.
Phil Speasmaker will the present sea-
son build two story brick addition to
his business house, giving him one con-
tinuOus business room from street to al
ley, making it one of the handsomest in
town.
From the Greenfield Chief.
We have had three courts here this
week, all running in full blast every day.
At the late session of the commissioners
of this county, j. N. Smith, Jno. King,
j. M. Pulliam, and E. G. Boatright, put
in bid at $500 for mapping the county.
Highland county is one of the banner
counties in the temperance cause. Peti-
tions with over $500 signatures, mostly
voters, are now in the hands of our Rep
resentative, H. c, Dawson, ready to be
presented to the legislature.
From the Chillicothe Register.
Mr.. D. B. Coover, prominent resident
of Roxabell, died yesterday morning, of
consumption.
We have heard it stated, and by par
ties who ought to know, that Hon. L. G..
Delano has already engaged rooms in the
central portion of the city, and contem-
plates moving to Chillicothe in the early
spring and making this place his future
home.
Mr.. Andrew Pontius, of Greene town
ship, died on Monday last after long
and painful illness. Mr.. Pontius was one
of the pioneer farmers of Ross county
and has resided near the old homestead
for period of IS years. He was the
his wife still survive him.
: The inability of the steam engines tc
throw water with a proper degree O
force at the fire Tuesday morning is at
tributable to the co1dness of the weather
1t is claimed that with the temperature
ranging toward zero, it is not possible t.
l force water through over two hundred
/, feet of hose, with engines of the size il
use here) and do effective execution.
: Wilmington journal, of yesterday.
Last Monday night the drug store O
Brown Bros, located at the corner o
South and Locust Streets was burglar
!, lied by unknown parties, who carried OF
about thirty dollars worth of goods an
money. An entrance was effected b
breaking a window-light out of the doc
= fronting on Locust street. 1t is suppose
n that one of the thieves crawled throug
= at this point, after which the doors wer
II unlocked. Nine boxes of Cigars an
/ about five dollars in small change ar
missing. Up to this writing there is n
- clue to the guilty parties.
e One day last week, Norris Conge1
who resides near Villar's Chapel, in tn
q county appeared before Squire Dwis
) gins and charged one Peter Price wit
Outraging the person of his little mir
year old daughter, Laura Conger. TT
allegations are that the accused went t
Conger's house two weeks ago last SUI
l. day morning during the absence of M
le and Mrs Conger. The little girl was tai
: en- into a bedroom where her assailaI
accomplished his purpose. The facts di
not become known until the folloWin
ID day when Mrs. Conger, in dressing tt
n child, noticed something wrong. 81
~ then induced the little girl to reveal tt
e. the secret.
s. The people in the neighborhood we
e. much aroused when they heard of tt
II assault, and threats of lynching were i
~ dulged in. Although a warrant w
s, placed in the hands of Marshal V;
Horn for the arrest of the accused, y
he has not been found up to this writin
It is thought he has left for parts u
at known.
~ Jasper Items.
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