The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-08-16
FOSTORIA NEWS.

FRIGHrFUL RCNAwAY.--A team OF
horses, attached to a wagon, at the
south end of Main street, took fright
last Saturday morning and came
laundering up the street at fearful
rate; but Mr.. Jno. Green, the owner,
seated on board on the boxless ye-
hicle. managed to "bring to" by run
ming in contact with the Morgan
House awning, knocking the same
asunder and considerably frighten-
ting the ioungcrs shading themselves
Hereunder. No damage done other
than the breaking of the wagon
tongue.
The UNION B. B. CLUB.-This club
met first for practice on Friday night
last; Asire and Richard captains of
the SHINES" There was some ''hefty"
playing. Each party "went in" with
determination to win, and consid-
ering the sssight of some of the play
ers, did exceedingly good playing.
One, whose weight is 226 pounds,
made the second base. They meet
on the evenings of Monday and Fri
day of each week.
IMPRovEMENTs.-The NJ. Z. con-
gregation are building a fine parson-
age.
The Union School are building a
handsome brick school house, in the
northwest part of town, which is an
ornament to the place.
The NJ. E. Church edifce is being
"disguised' in a new coat of paint
and whitewash, preparatory to the
sitting of conference on the 2Sth
instant.
ANOTHER RUNAwAY.--Ah horse and
buggy owned by gentleman from
Tiffin, came up street on Monday
morning at unlawful speed. The
horse scared at something, kicked,
detaching his harness, some of the
straps striking his legs. and he start
ed on a run, leaving his driver behind
locker on. Turning into the alley
south of the Morgan House. he was
stopped by two men; but again get
ting loose he took "across lots"
making good time, and brought up
in front of Fosters store, knocking
down an awning-post, upsetting dry.
goods boxes, and causing a general
scatter of persons standing by. No
damage done, save the buggy look
ing little the worse for the wear.
CHANGED HANDs.-Mr. A. j. Nor
gan has sold the Morgan House to
his brother, Riley Morgan, for six
teen thousand dollars. slack" is
going on farm, while Riley will re-
tain the good reputation the Morgan
House has always sustained.
The Crescents b. B. c. of Tifin
have accepted challenge from the
Fostorla, and will play on the Fos-
toria's grounds on Friday, the 23d
inst. Our boys are making big
preparations for 4 good reception of
their friends, and an invitation will
be extended to other clubs to wit
ness the game. 1t is to be hoped
vur buys will moot with better sue
cess than when they were the chal-
lenged party.
BARN BURNED.-A barn belonging
to Mr.. j. Myers, one half mile south
Of West Millgrove, Wood county,
was destroyed by fire last Monday
night, from a straw stack which had
been fired by some children who
were in the bonfire business! The
barn contained Mr.. MS entire crop
of grain and hay. Loss about $500. |
No insurance.
Howe's s'INGEN" SHOW. This small
concern paid this place visit on
Tuesday, and showed to big house.
The performance was not 80 huge as
the crowd of dupes who invested
fifty cents to see small Ingen girl,
and a big Ingen man, an Ingen
with big nose, and a trained bear,
and clown with speckled "close,"
with a lot of "new and original
who tickled his own nose
with straw, and then sneezed, and
did lots of other funny things. 1t
did not seem to interest the farmers.
as the crowd in town was small and
peanut stands didn't do much.
Business in town is brisk, and a.
considerable amount of wheat and
oats is being daily brought into this
market. Every day things are look
ing brighter.
RAIN.-We were blessed with a.
fine shower of rain on last Tuesday, |
which cooled the atmosphere and
helped the potato scrap"
NIX.
From McCOmb.
s. s. CoNyENrION.-The Sunday