Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-02-12
NE1GHBORHOOD NEWS.

Highland county sent two prisoners
to the Penitentiary last weeE-Mal.
Mason, for burglary, and ]. j. Archer
for forgery; one year each.
Two prisoners were sent to the Peni-
.tentiary from Greene county last week
Ed. Plunket, for highway robbery, s
years; and Jack Gales (colOred) for
grand larceny, Z years. PluAket is only
l8 years of age, but an old offender.
The Republicans Of Greene county
have decided to make their nominations
for county offices to be flied at the Oc-
tober election by the primary election
plan, and will hold their primary on
the day of the regular spring elections.
A South Charleston special, dated 9th
inst, says: "This community was
shocked to-day by the announcement
of a sad and fatal accident by the old
way of didn't know it was loaded
John Campbell, aged seventeen, shot
his sister Hulda, aged nineteen, through
the heart. His statement, corroborated
by his elder sister, who was present
when the accident occurred, was as
follows: 4 was standing close to the
stove. My sister Hulda was standing
about three feet from me, when / ex-
tended the revolver toward her in a
joke, exclaiming, "Your money or
your life!" She responded, "Neither
onew when, cannot tell how, the re-
volver was discharged. did not know
it was loaded. She pressed her hands
to her chest and cried "Oh!" and fell
dead The ball entered the chest be-
tween the sixth and seventh ribs, five
inches from the left Of the front centri."
A special from Greenfield, 9th inst,
to the Cincinnati Gazette says: "At
quarter past nine this evening a very
serious cutting afray took place in the
wash-roOm of the Harper House, on
Main street. From the testimony of
bystanders it appears that a few min
utes before this one George Doggett, a
well-known character of this place,
entered Hirn's saloon, on Main street,
and asked some of the parties to have
drink. This offer was accepted by
some, and refused by others. Among
the latter was one Chris. Anderson.
1t further appears that Doggett, who
was under the influence of drink, has
had some disagreement with Anderson,
and on his refusing, cut him slight
cash across the neck, directly over the
jugular vein. Anderson and his
friends then left and went to the wash
room of the Harper House, where they
were followed by Doggett, armed with
a knife in each hand. He cut Ander-
son in three places about the face, but
he was game, and gave Doggett such
marks with his bare fists as he will bear
to his grave. Up to 10 o'clock there
had been no arrests made"
Lieutenant A. G. Baker, U. S. n,
and Miss Mamie E. Reese, of Lancas-
ter, daughter of Major Henry Reese,
of the army, and a grand
niece of Gen. w. 7. and Hon. John
were married at Lancaster on
Tuesday.
The Chillicothe Register says A
gentleman from the coal mines at Eu-
in Jackson county, on the
line of the Dayton & Southeastern Rail-
road, informs us that there is ascarcity
If laborers. Men who were formerly
arm laborers, with but few days ex-
1erience, are earning from three to five
lollars per day. Employmentcould be
,iven for two hundred men now, and
II the Spring for five hundred men, in
ligging iron ore and coal.
From the Circleville Democrat, Feb. SO.)
Jacob thinner, one of the 6id settlers
f Walnut township, died last Wednes-
ay, aged II years.
To-day Sheriff Haltmeyer will take /
ohm Redding, the County Infrmary {
re fiend, to the Ohio Penitentiary, I
there the genial John will linger until :
ne spring of 1888. The Sheriff will +
lso take Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson, of a
lis city to the Central Insane Asylum a
the same time. This will be Mrs. i
hOmpson's fifth visit to that institu- a
on. Z
Last Monday Sheriff Hartmeyer made Z
le following sales of land in the case s
Aaron johnson VS.. Jesse Britton ct
=: Tract No. 1, containing 90 acres, q
H. I. Cooley & Bro, for $35 per acre;
act No. 2, containing 70 acres and 20 q
lies, to 1, N. Beatty, for $33.6O per 8
re; tract No. 8, containing POS acres, 81
8 poles, to Milton Peters, for 1921 :,
II acre. y
One of our city churches advertises al
e delinquency of their pew-holders =,