Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-02-05
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.

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years,
Geo. W. Hough, who was sent to the
Athens Insane Asylum recently, from
Ross county, died there last week.
Mrs. George L. Wolfe, wife of the
junior editor of the Chillicothe Gazette,
died of consumption in Chillicothe on
the Goth ult.
The citizens of Circleville have petit
toned the Cincinnati and Muskingum
Valley Railroad Company to build a
new passenger depot in that city.
F. H. West was arrested in Iowa, and
brought to Hillsboro last week, to an
swer to an Indictment against him for
highway robbery committed in High
land county on December 3lst, last.
He was living in HillsborO at the time
he committed the robbery.
Burglars entered the residence Of Mr..
j. T. Hulse, of Circleville, about nine
O'Clock one evening last week, and stole
sealskin sack, muff and hat, and a
fine silk dress, the property of young
lady who was the guest of Mrs. Hulse.
The articles were valued at $780,
A certificate of incorporation of the
Columbus, Findlay and Northwestern
Railroad company was filed with the
Secretary Estate, Tuesday flast week.
The road passes through the counties of
Franklin, Delaware, Union, Marion,
Hardin, Wyandot, Hancock, Henry,
Fulton, and Williams, with the termini
Columbus and the north line Of Will
liams county. The capital stock to con-
struct the road is one million dollars,
in shares of $50 each, and the offices OF
the company are to be located in Co.
lumbus.
On Sunday afternoon, William Nc
Kinney, who resides about three miles
out from Wilmington, was arrested on
peace warrant, sworn out by his son.
Charles McKinzey's wife has brought
suit for divorce, and the husband and
father accused his son of being the in-
stigator of the trouble between himself
and wife, and was about to give the
son severe trOuncing for his interfer-
enCe, when the son posted off to Esquire
Swain and had his father arrested, and
on his failure to give bond for his good
behavior, was sent to Jail, where he yet
remains.
(From the London Democrat, Jan. 2S.)
We were shown on Monday section
of willow roots the length of drain
tile which were taken from drain by
man named John Jones, few miles
west of London. The drain was con-
structed about eight months ago, and
of late, not serving the purpose for
which it was laid, the tiling was taken
up, and strange to say, for distance of
forty-two feet the tiles were found to
be filled with a growth Of small roots
from some willow bushes in the vicinity.
The fibres are compactly formed within
the tile, and when removed have some
what the appearance of huge cigar.
AS an evidence of the renewed atten-
tion which is being given by our stock
men to the improvement Of sheep in
this county, it may be mentioned thatt
Joseph S. Martin, of Range township,
has purchased of Messrs. Eels &c Bing- |
ham eleven head of pure-blood Ameri-
can Merino, Vermont registered, ewes.
We did not learn the price paid, but are
satisfied that in this purchase Mr., Mar
tin has evinced sound Judgment. These,
we believe, are the only registered ewes
owned in the county. 1t will be re-
membered that a short time since men
ton was made of Mr., Martins pur-
chase of a pure-blood Merino buck.
There can be no doubt that the general
and proper management
If this kind of stock in Madison county
will prove remunerative.
CWaverly Watchman, January 49,
A report reaches us this morning from
reliable source to the effect that John
Roberts, who resided in the vicinity
If Morgantown, this county, was re-
emily murdered and robbed of large
um of money while on his road home
rom Morgan county, whittier he had
,one on business. 1t seems that Rob-
rts' parents resided in Morgan county
nd that his father recently died leaY-
ng him a considerable amount of prop
rty. This occurred several weeks ago,
nd on learning the fact Roberts i'm
lediately set out for Morgan county
or the purpose of settling up his faith
RS estate and securing his share Of the
This he did, and as the re-
ort goes, started to return to his home
a this county, and that on his way I
ack, he was waylaid, murdered and