Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-13

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him from his buggy.
The Hillsboro Gazette says CHESS
ers. H, H. and S. E. Redkey, the noted
stock raisers and dealers in fine cattle
will sell, without reserve, to the high
rest bidder, November y, near Sugar
tree Ridge, twenty head of through
bred Short Horn cows, heifers and
young bulls. They will also offer
horses, sheep and some high grade cat
tle."
The London Democrat, 9Th inst. says
E'The attendance at the Sales yester-
day was large, both of bipeds and quad
rupeds, The number of cattle on the
market was probably not less than l 200
and our report shows $50 as the sales.
The scarcity of cattle and stock water,
owing to the continued drouth is the
main cause for the failure to take all
the offerings, Prices were &c. under
last months, ranging from 215c. to 81;
with perhaps half cent more for the
very top. The quality of stock in mar
ket was better than usual"
Simon Murphin, one Of the Highland
county gang of barn burners, was ar
raingned for trial in the Common Pleas
Court at HillsbOrO last week, on an in
dictment for burning John Bells barn.
The gang numbered ten persons alto
gether, all of whom were indicted,
and two of whom--James West and
| wife were convicted and sentenced to
Pententiary at the last term of court.
Murphin's case is the next in order, and
the rest of the gang are to follow. A
number Of depredations were commit
ted in Brushcreek township by this
gang before Detective Norris worked
up the case and arrested them. The
case exoites a great deal of interest in
Highland county. There was consid-
cradle trouble in getting a jury, but
one was finally empaneled. The ex-
animation of witnesses began on Tues
day, Judge Steel on the bench.
Judge William Mills, one Of the pio-
neer citizens Of Green county, died at
his residence in Yellow Springs on
Monday night, Nov. Sd. He had been
suffering for some time with serious
kidney troubles, which caused his
death. He was at one time the owner
of large fortune, was the founder of
Yellow Springs, and proprietor of the
land upon which the village stands;
one Of the founders and supporters of
Antioch College at that place; was one
of the chief agents in securing to Green
county the location of the first railroad
through it, and one of the first and
most potent influences to induce and
support the building of the first turn
pike in the county. Unfortunately his
business enterprises did not always sue
ceed, and he lost his large fortune
years ago He died poor, but honored
and respected by all. He died about
seventy years of age.
The Greenfield correspondent Of the
Cincinnati Gazette is inclined to make
sport Of the S. J. and P. yard-wide
railroad. He says; GA most ludicrous
incident happened to the limited (as to
speed) express train on the S. j. & P.
at this place Saturday morning. The
train, consisting of an engine and two
coaches, rolled in, the passengers alight-
ed, and the conductor waved his lily
white hand and shouted all aboard in
such tone as to convey the impression
thatieverybody had been raised in a
mill and would not hear him. The en-
gineer gave her steam, and there she
stuck. The conductor got red in the
face, the baggagemaster laughed, the
engineer swore, and the fireman got
out with ponderous croWbar, and put
ting it under one Of the drivers, gave
the 'old teakettle" start, and away I
they went at two mile gait, amid the
plaudits of the crowd. There is not an T
engine on the road but what is taxed to
its utmost to haul ITSELF
They also have burglaries in our
neighboring town Of Greenfield oc-
casionally The CHEZ of last Saturday
says aThieYes gained entranceinto'Mr
w. W. Bells residence BY raising
side window, night before LASS and
nassinq. through two r0oms down stairs