Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-01-15
NEIGHRORHOOD NEWS.

The Board Of Directors of the Sabina
Agricultural Society have decided to
hold their next fair the latter part of
August, beginning on the 23d.
At the monthly stock sales held at
London, January 6, 788 head of cattle
were sold at prices ranging from ~ to
SIC. per pound, with few tops at 4c,
Mr.. Ed. Millen, son of Mr.. D. Mitten,
of Xenia, died of consumption on Fri
day last, in Florida, where he had gone
sOme time previously with the hope of
benefiting his health.
Another suit against the First Ma
tional Bank of Xenia, growing out of
the irregular transactions of the late
cashier, F. A. Mcclure, deceased, was
decided in the Green County Common
Pleas Court last week. The suit was
brought by j. G. Rust to recover bonds
to the amount of $500 deposited with
the bank for safe keeping. The case
was decided in favor of the bank.
A Greenfield special to the Clncin-
natl Gazette of Monday says; " Between
4 and 8 yesterday morning a most bold
attempt at highway robbery occurred
in the Main street bridge. A young
man named Alaman, living near Har-
per's Station, was sent for doctor to
this place, and when in the darkness
of the bridge, was set upon by three
foot pads, who attempted to pull him
from his horse, which being a high
strung animal, made lunge and broke
away from them. He came on up town
and secured help, but on returning the
rascals were gone"
The Sabina NelVs of January says;
Cdr. Lightner was aroused from his
slumbers about half-past six o'clock last
Saturday morning bya summons to the
side of Andrew Toll, short distance
south of town, who had taken a dose
Of strychnine and wanted to get rid of
it. He explained the matter by stating
that he had been feeling uneasy in his
mind, and thought if he were to be
made ga little sick" it would relieve
him. The doctor gave him pound or
two of sulphate of zinc and separated
him from the strychnins. He recovered
in due time and has since left, we learn,
for Adams county, where he formerly
belonged"
The Hillsboro NsaU8 of January s
says "Mr. John D. Watson and Mr..
Allen, from Cincinnati, spent last Sat-
urday and Sunday in our city, having
come here in the interest Of a new rail.
road project, which, if carried out, will
give HilIsboro the road she has SO long
needed, and place her on a grand trunk
line between the East and West. Mr..
Watson claims to be representing
Messrs. Freiburg & Workum Owners
of the Lynchburg distillery), and also
to have the cooperation of Mr.. David
Sinton, of Cincinnati, as we'll as of
large Eastern capitalists. He states
that their plan is to build Standard
gauge railroad from Cincinnati to Hunt
ington, via Fayetteville, HillsborO and
Jackson, to be called the Cincinnati
and Huntington railroad"
A Hillsboro special to Cincinnati Ga
sette, January s, says: 'In December
last an insane man, found wandering
around near town, was taken to the In
firmary. All efforts to ascertain his
name and residence were fruitless. One
day the name "J, Pettigrew" was found
on his shirt, and while the 5uperin-
tendent was trying to get him to talk he
"Morrowtown" and "Wm.
The Superintendent wrote
to Warren county, giving a description
of the man, and the name on his shirt.
Last Monday the Sheriff Of Warren
county and another gentleman arrived
lere and proceeded to the Infrmary,
where they recognized the poor unfor-
unate as John Pettigrew, an escaped
unatic from the Dayton Asylum. The
trangest part Of the story, however, is
hat Pettigrew escaped in April, and l
ew days thereafter the body of man, q
Ound floating in the river, was identi- |
led, and buried as Pettigrew, his guar s
ian paying the funeral expenses. He I
vas taken back on the afternoon train n
Ionday." {
tFrOm the CircleviIle Democrat, Jan. 9.)
Jacob Y. Miller, one of the oldest r
itizens of Pickaway county, died last Il
Wednesday afternoon, at his residence h
orth of this city, after long and pain t'
IL illness extending over a period of q
bout four months. =
A colony Of about fifteen persons, IL
nong them Peter e. Lutz and VIM. q
pangler, of the vicinity of Stringtown, a.
ave this city for Sherman, Texas, next B
hursdaV. where thew have Durcbaead