Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-04-03
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day.
Ed. Bender bought the old parsonage,
paying only 5000 for it.
James S. Driver, formerly of this place,
has removed to your city.
Rev. Kingsley preached fine sermon,
Sunday evening, from Ps. 16: 6.
James Huffman, our genial blacksmith,
has purchased the John Allen property
for $4,000 and removed to the same.
C. r. Marshall commenced his Spring
term of school, near 'sSnort-town," last
Monday.
No new developments in the Church
case. So soon as anything of importance
occurs your BABY will come to the front
with full account.
The Methodist Church will build par
sonage soon, on the church lot. It is to
be two-story edifice, costing near $1,000.
Frank Oswald's school, in the Moon
district, has closed, and Frank returned
to his home, near Bloomingburg, last
week.
The exhibition at West Lancaster school
house, on Friday evening last, was we'll
attended. The entertainment was inter-
esting and Instructive. The receipts net
ted over $40. Praise is both due to teacher
and students.
Rufus Hudson, one of our best boys,
was married last week to Miss Vesey, of
near Bloomingburg. We wish the bride
and groom present and future success.
Never in the history of people have
candidates been SO scarce, as in Jefferson
township this spring. Help or orwe sink.
Can't you send US up few?
The patent churn man took 'em in at
last. Charlie Corbitt bought Fayette Co.,
and our tailor traded his stock of mer-
chandise, his goose included, for Clark
county. The boys have struck bonan-
za-perhaps.
Married, on Sunday a. M, at the Amer
lean House, by Joseph Hurless, Esq, Mr..
Joseph Sewers and Miss Mary Hart, both
of Pleasant View. Here's luck, Joe, to
you and your H(e)art.
Mother Stewart, of Springfield, Ohio,
will lecture on temperance in the Meth
odist church. Sunday evening next. Mrs.
Stewart is pioneer in the great temper
| ance cause, and has done efficient and
successful work i'm all the prominent
cities of the United States, and her zeal
and earnestness have caused her to visit
other countries, where she was received
with great enthusiasm, and labored sue
cessfully. Everybody is invited to be
| present on this occasion.
John and Anthony McConville are
bachelor brothers, living with their moth
er and sister, some three miles north of
here, in the neighborhood of Pleasant
View. Sometime ago, their farm was
sold at sheriff's sale, and was pur-
chased by Thomas Kinsello. Kinsello sold
the farm to Eli Gordon and received pay
ment for it, upon delivery of deed. Cor
don demanded possession, but John and
Anthony said no; their sister said no,
and the old lady said NO. Gordon resort
ed to the law, and the constable, with
force of men, has been up two or more
times to remove the family; but, under
one pretext and another, the McConviIles
| have, thus far, baffled the officer and his
assistants in the discharge of their duty.
John and Anthony, as will be seen, are
somewhat stubborn, and claim they will
never leave the place alive; the sister adj
vises the officer to bring his coffin with
him, and the old lady goes into mysteries.
Altogether, it is tough case, and some
| fear, may terminate seriously.
Great was the excitement, on Friday
morning last, when the news was brought
to town of the death of one Alexander
Funk, of Xenia, o., by violence or sui
eide. in his room at the Adams House
4 West Lancaster, during the night previ
Gus. Squire Hurless, acting Coroner,
had the Constable summon a jury to ap
pear forthwith at the place of the tragedy
The jury consisted of the following per
sons: J.. w. Howard, Horney Robinson
James Lott, j. M. Creamer, o. K. Corbitt
and Chas. W. Gray. Mr.. Funk arrived a
West Lancaster the day previous to thC
sad event, and went to the Adams Hous
with view to examining the same, hi
wife having traded for the property som
time previous. He seemed well pleased
and was cheerful in disposition and spir
its. He ate a hearty dinner and ligh
supper, and was shown to bed at about
, O'Clock, after having spent the evening il
. pleasant conversation with Mr.. Adam
and family. Mr.. Funk failed to com
down to breakfast the morning following
, although the bell had been rung and tw
, alarms had been made at his door. Final
1y, John Adams, Jr., went up stairs t
; awaken him, and falling in obtaining
roDIv hrOIro oy1oD tba door ua bobo1
: Mr.. Funk lying upon the floor welterin
q in his blood, with his throat cut in a no
n rible manner. A mere glance into tt
room at the awful sight which presente
l. itself to his view, and young Adams ra
/; down stairs and gave the alarm. tt
= door of the room was tied shut and Co
s oner Hurless notified of what had o
n CURED, who caused an examination of Il
2, room and body when the latter was place
l. in charge of the jury and removed to Je
Of fersonville. A postmortem examinatiC
of the body was had and witnesses e.
lie amined, and every effort was made to q
d. certain the true cause of the death.
s. seemed as though the gentleman had be-
re unfortunate of late, financially, al
r, brooding over these troubles had led
Id his untimely end. No suspicion of 70
ht play. Mr.. Funk was about fifty-two yea
NJ of age. The jury finally found, on 81
'e. urday, that the deceased came to his dea
nd by his own hand, having cut his thro
%. with Barlow knife, severing the jugul
1te vein. Mr.. Funk's body was removed
es noon OH Saturday, at the instance of
90 family, to Xenia, o., for interment.
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