Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-12-11
NE1GmHORnOoD NEWS.

Samuel Kennedy, a pioneer citizen
of Madison county, died at his residence
in somerford Township on the 9Th,
aged 76 years.
The dwelling house Of Zebulon Zim-
erly, farmer of Ross county, was des-
troyed by fire on the Sd, and Mrs. Zim-
erly, in attempting to save some Of the
furniture, was so severely burned that
she was expected to die. The loss on
the dwelling was $4,000. No insurance,
The Macarthur will case, involving a
large tract of land in Ross and Picka-
way counties, including the farm Of the
late Gov. Allen, was heard before judge
Swayne last week, concluding Thurs
day. A decision is expected next week.
Whatever the decision is the case will be
carried to the Supreme Court by the
loosing side.
The Circleville Union, says: "a
friend from New Holland sends US a
letter just received from P. Haigler,
who was reported dead not long since.
He is living near Staunton, Miami coun-
ty, Kansas, is all right, has good farm,
and is doing we'll, all of which will be
good news for his friends in Plckaway
and Fayette."
The Chillicothe Gazette of December 3
says; "The new depot of the Dayton
and Southeastern Railroad at the foot
of Paint street is under roof, the brick
work on their house is nearly done,
their grounds have been filled up and
leveled with earth taken from BERN
bank of old Hydraulic, and altogether
everything is being well done, and
looks like they had come to stay"
A HiIlsboro special, of December 5th,
says; IA fellow by the name of Jones
was Jailed this morning, having plead
ed guilty to taking part in the thieving
that has been going on for month in
the northern part of Highland and
southern borders of Fayette. Two
other members of the gang have been
arrested, and will have their trial be-
fore Squire Leroy Kelley, of New Lex
ington, on the 18th. There is said to
have been a regularly organized band
of eight, bound together by an IRON
clad oath of secrecy, one Of the provis-
ions of which was that in case of the
arrest of any of the members they
should not divulge the names of other
members Of the gang, or in fact any Of
its secrets and operations. The raid of
the officers is thought to have broken
up the gang, and some of the members
are said to haye fled to Indiana to es-
cape arrest. In addition to the nightly
depredations on barns, smoke-houses,
granaries, clothes-lines, &C., it is esti-
mated that over one hundred head of
hogs have been stolen by the gang.
Constable Daughters, of Fairfield
Township, and Officer McConnaughey,
of this city, made the arrests"
The Lancaster Gazette of December 4
says: "a sort of sensation, in certain
circles, was created Monday morning
last by the appearance of Mr.. Thornton
7. Baker, at the Office of Sheriff See,
and surrendering himself to answer to
the charges that stand against him on
the criminal docket of the Common
Pleas. The charges arethe grave ones
of grand larceny and embezzlement.
It will be remembered that Thornton is
the son of Mr.. Jacob Baker, the de-
faulting Democratic ex-county Treas
urer and at the time of the said defalca-
ton he was serving as his fathers dep
uty, and upon the expose of his crooked
ness, hejumped the county, presumably
with big COB of the peoples money,
leaving his old father, and the other
parties, accessory to the big steal, to
stand the brunt of the county's ire,
which wasn't such a horrible article
after all, although it robbed several
hitherto honest and honorable men Of
all rest and quietude, one Of his life,
and utterly shattered the constitution of
the one whom an unjust concatenation
of circumstances made the chief and
leader in all this stupendous rascality."
(From the London Democrat, Dec. 81
There are large number of cases Of
diphtherla in London and vicinity just
now. Several deaths from that disease
have occurred during the past month.
Jas. w. Hughes, assignee of Abner
Riddle, sold at public sale on the 22nd
ult. 100 acres of land in Pleasant town
ship, Abner Wilson buying So acres,
and Frank Williams of Fayette county,
127 acres. We did not learn the price.
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