The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-12-27
FOSTORIA ITEMS.

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, HORSE SToLEN.-Last Saturday
night Mr.. Jno. Norris of Wood Co.
near this place, had horse. sleigh
and harness stolen. As soon as the
horse was missing, men started in
every direction in pursuit, and about
10 O'Clock on Saturday morning, the
horse with the harness on, the reins
lied up in good order, was taken up
IN Bascom, whsre Mr.. Norris recover
d him. The sloigh had been left by
he roa6 side at Hart's hill. The rain
m Saturday night was too much foi
the snow, and the sleighing was
taken away, and the thief could moi
J navigate, and took it foot. Mr. N.
has an idea who the thfer Is and will
capture him.
"Borrowed'' --d
Some one borrowed horse belong
ing to Mr.. David Sickels at the
Loudon Church. understand that
the horse was returned the next day,
a little worse..for a hard days travel
Lecture.
We understand that the Rev. Sha-
fer the Editor of the Harbinger, will
deliver a course of temperance lee
lures some time next month. 81
A CHRISTMAS TREE.-The men,
bersof the United Brethren Church
gsT heir Sabbath School a treat in
The S6ape of a Christmas Tree on
Christmas Eve. II was very finely
arranged and the little fellows were
powerfully" well pleased with their
presents, and even the older people
seemed to like the idea of getting a |
gift from some unknown friend.
NEGLECTED to state in my last that |
the Presbyterian Church gave an
oyster supper week before last, to
raise money to. fence the church lot
and repair the church. .575
The receipts were something over
sixty dollars.
"Nix" and his chum Y. were there
and made beautiful wall flowers.
DULL.--Christmas passed off very
slowly. don't think there was a
single man drunk in town. Conse-
luently, no fights or rows. This goes
20 show that we are a respectable
people and have a nice, quiet town.
L. E. & L. r. R.--Our folks are
much pleased with the prospects of
of this Road to Lima. Z T
They think there will be no troubl |
n raising their apportioned amount
'f the money necessary. l think it
will be as good thing as has shit"
his place for many year. o4
KILLED A DEER.-Mr. E. Fisher
killed very large deer a few miles
lorth of McCOmb one day last week
Mr.. F. reports that deer are very
,lenty in that section of the country.
FEsrIvAL.-The members of the
VI. E. Church gave a festival on
Christmas Eve, in the lecture room
If the church, which was grand af-
air. Every one enjoyed themselves
hugely" The receipts were nearly
seventy-five dollars, which goes to-
ward the completion of the parson-
lge. On Christmas, the Sabbath
school scholars of the church had a
dinner, which was very fine. Some
.wo hundred and fifty scholars took
dinner. /
DEATH OF A SOLDIER OF 1S12.-i
Peter Fisher, for thirty three years
4 resident of Hancock county, died
at the resident of his son, DR.. John
Fisher in Arcadia, on the 22d inst.
He was SO years old. He was in the
var of 1872, under Hull, and was
aiken prisoner at the time Of the
surrender at Detroit;
made his escape with few others,
md plodded their way back to the
settlements, travelling day and night
or weeks, and fightingIndians nearly
III the time. Mr.. Fisher was well
,nown to all our citizens, and was
His funeral sermon was {
preached by Rev. j. P. Ebersole, and
lttended by a large concourse of
,eople. NIX.