The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1869-09-17
LOCAL CORRESPONDENCE
REPUBLIC NEWS.
GOOD TEMPLARS.


The following are the names of
the Officers of Republic Lodge No.
1872, I. o. G. T., for the present
term.
w. c. T.-W. H. Pearce.
w. WINS. NJ. Wilcox.
r. Fl. S.-J. S. Smith.
L. II. S.-Mrs. G. Hamilton.
w. R. S.-Miss A. Maria Platt.
w. F. So. Easterbrook.
W, T.-Mrs. Della Robinson.
W. MS. West.
W. D. M.-Mrs. N. Stewart.
W. 1. G.-Mrs. Easterbrook.
W. o. Ga. F. Belts.
w. Chap. Freeze.
P. w. C. T.-C. Osborn.
Representatives to the Grand
Lodge:
Regular, W. II. Pearce; Alter
nate, r. Chamberlin.
Lodge meets every Monday eve
ming in the Odd Fellows room,
Academy Building. The Grand
Lodge will hold its next session at
Newark, Licking Co., on the first
Wednesday in October.
THE REPUBLIC UNION SCHOOLS.
Will commence neYt Monday with
John Il. Cole Esq. MISS Lizzie Ug~
den and Mrs. L. A. Shaw as teach
ers. All are experienced and quail
fed instructors, as the people of
the town we'll know, each of them
having often filed the position for
which they are now elected.
THE S. S. PICNIC
Appointed to be held last Wednes~
day on the farm of Joseph Neikirk,
four miles north east of town, was
postponed till next Wednesday,
Sept. 22d, to accommodate those
wishing to attend the State Fair.
A NUISANCE.
A drove of sixty or seventy COWS
perambulating the streets and alleys
of Republic, obstructing the side
walks and filling the atmosphere
with dust. and flies as they pass on
.heir daily or semi-daily rounds are a
nuisance.
A PATENT-RIGHT NOTE IN COURT.
A suit came before Justice Col
well, last Saturday, in which Jonas
Neikirk brought an action agains
Michael Kecherly for the collection
of Promisory Note, purpOrting to
have been given by Kecherly to
James H. Sprague, a patent churn
man, hailing from Cayuga Co., N. Y.
who visited this section last winter.
]. L. Cole, Atty, for plaintiff, Way &
Smith for the defendant
The defendant claimed that his
signature was obtained by fraud, he
having signed the note or written
his name under the belief that he
was being appointed an agent for
the sale of the patent right or for
the churns, and that the note was
not valid on account of the omission
of the words "given for a patent
right, 1T violation of the law of 1868.
The plaintiff claimed that he
bought the note before due, without
any knowledge Of what it was given
for, and that the omission Of words
"given for a patent right did not
invalidate the note in the hands of
an innocent purchaser.
The case was submitted to the jury
without any charge from the
Court.
Verdict for the plaintiff.
The result of the trial was awaited
with some interest by other individ-
uals who were victimized in a simi
lar manner by Sprague. Severa
ten dollar bills changed hands sOOr
after the conclusion of the suit.
METHODIST CONFERENCE APPOINT
MENTS.
At the session of the n. o. Con
ference which closed on monday last
Rev. Ralph Wilcox late of Keene,
Coschocton Co., and Rev. J. 7.
Phelps, late of fCentertOn Circuit, were
appointed to the Republic Circuit
MIR. Phelps will preach at the NJ. E
Church in Republic at the usual hou
next Sabbath. Rev. G. McKillips lat
of Republic is appointed to Sulphur
Springs, Crawford Co. and Rev. L
S. johnson to Brighton, LOrain Co
SCIPI0.