The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-02-08
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NEIGuBORHOOD NEWS.

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SANpusKY CouNTY-Fremont Jour
naE-The well known dray-horse oI
George Bixler started off while the
dray was loading near Garyin's Store
and walked off the river bank, killing
himself and breaking the dray. This
is q serious misfortune to Bixler who
has followed his calling faithfully
and industriously here in Fremont.
. A new style of sleigh has
made its appearance on our streets
1t resembles q saw. horse in its con
structien, the thills and runners be
ing long, crooked poles. 1t is strik
ingly simple in its construction, easy
to mount, not liable to he tipped
over, so light that it moves easily
The rider straddles the saw-horse
puts foot on each runner and drives
on. No provision is made for wife
and family. however and the vehicle
is only driven by men who have the
appearance of crus.y old bachelors.
.. The Fire Department held
It's annual election on Monday eve
ming Which resulted as follows:
sChief Engineer, CAPITA. Young.
lst Asst, " Capt. G. Williams
ID j. ID. Griffin.
Secretary, Paul knerr.
Treasurer, Col. Nat. Haynes
:. The following named gen.
tlemen were Gle cted as officers OF
Post No. l, Grand Army of the Re.
public, at its last meeting, Wednes
evening, January Both, 1867: Ma.
jor Dewitt c. Smith, Post Command
ant; Capt. Ed. w. Cook, Vice Post
Commandant; Lieut.. c. W. England
Jr., Post Commandant; Capt. j. c
Chance, Post Adjutant; Capt. II. w
Buckland, Quartermaster; DR.. Viii
liam |. Kelley, Post Surgeon.
On Tuesday of last week, Mr.. Noal
Eyersoll unfortunately had his lef
leg broken, while in the act of load
ing log on the sled, The particu
lars of the accident are not known
A Physician was promptly called up
on. and it is hoped Mr.. Eversoll will
speedily recover.
SEAEcA CouNrY--Fostoria N,tes
The L. O. G.. T. on last Tuesda
evening elected the following officer
for the ensuing term: w. c. T., 5
NJ. Miller; w. V. r., Linda Foster
r.. S., Harrison Wire; T., Louis
Lewis; f. S., c. c. Nestlerode; NJ
Henry Chance; l. G., Jennie Baugll
man; o. G., Theodore Carlisle. Th
order is in q fiourishing condition
and under the management OF the ei
iicient officers elect must continue t
prosper. A number of res
dences and business houses will b
erected in this place next Summer
he signs OF the times indicate
healthy growth and Improvement thi
year. Eli Keeefer borrowed
buffalo robe from Neri Ebersole OF
night last week, at Foughty's schoo
house, and in place of returning
the next morning, cut it in plec'
and concealed it in the barn of Gi,
con Jones, where he was working
5 Suspicion rested on Eli and scare
was made for the missing robe, |
his employer, and found conceal'
in his hay NOW. Eli was arrest'
in New Rochester, Wood county,
Saturday night, taken from the CT
braces of his dear, and removed to
court of justice, where he was q
raigned and plead guilty to t
charge, and was fined forty dolla
II and costs, amounting in all to fit
three dollars, Tiffin Adcert
er: On Saturday morning last, t
mother of Cornelius and Ulich Lo
of this city, was found dead in /
l. bed, at the residence of the form
'' on Perry street. Mrs. Lott "
quite an elderly lady, being abe
&c seventy years of age. The cause
her death, we believe, is not know
Her remains were inferred at \
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