The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-10-01
NEWS AND PERSONAL.

Iparture for his new field of labor al
Beliefontaine next Thursday.
Hon. o. Mungen, U. s. Consul to
Turks Island, will accept our thanks
= for q copy of the Royal Standard.
5 Peaches appear to be plenty, and
. are selling on our streets at from 50
cents 10 one dollar per bushel.
Our young friend, Johnnie Meeks,
: has resumed the responsible position
of book keeper at "Old White Cor
!. ner.'
School District No, 9 is buying q
piano for the use Of their public
schools, which is an evidence Of en-.
terprise.
Mr.. E. d. Snyder, formerly with
Frey q Ettinger, lett for Philadel.
phia, last Tuesday, where he expects
to reside for some time to come.
There has been an unprecedented
demand for fruit cans during the past
week, and our dealers have been ut.
terly unable to keep pace with it.
Rev. P. S. Hooper, formerly Of
Blair county, Pa, but lstely OF Mis-
souri,, has accepted the pastorship OF
the Lutheran Church in this place.
Henderson d Connell's advertise
ment is wrong side up, but the firm
are "all right and are selling their
big stock at prices to suit customers.
We learn from our physicions that
the health OF our place is improving.
There has been more than the usual
mortality among children during the
past two weeks.
"Phil' Wiseman, at present with
Ruthrauff & Corey, goes to Toledo
next Monday a. salesman with the
old established Hardware firm Of
Whitaker, Philips & Co.
U. G. Baker gathered thirty-six
Seeding peaches from q tree in his
garden, the heaviest Of which weigh
ed III ounces. and measured over ii
inches in circumference.
We notice that the manufacturers
of Toledo have established . Board
of Trade, with our jolly friend and
former fellow citizen, B. B. Barney,
Esq, as President. An excellent
selection.
Mrs. John Whistleman informs us
that she gathered from q tree, this
week, ,six peaches which weighed three
pounds. Forty.eight peaches flom
the same tree we're canned up, filing
seven quart cans.
Barney, Snyder & Co. have the
''Old White Corner 80 crowded with
new goods that it almost looks -
though customers would soon be
to stand outside. See
their "Big Lion" this week.
Carnahan-the man who has re-
duced the Dry Goods business to an
exact system-who buys for cash at
low'prices, and sells correspondingly
cheap-puts in an appearance in an
other column. HIS stock is splendid.
Committee has been appointed
by the Lutheran Church for the pur-
pose Of negotiating for the purchase
of lot for the erection Of Q new
church edifce, the old building be- |
ing too small for the growing con
gregation. A commendsble enter
prise.
Mr.. ]. N. Baker, formerly Of the
West end School, in this place, takes
the superintendency OF the Carey
schools, for the coming term, CON-
mencing next Monday. Our Carey
friends will find Mr.. B. an excellent
teacher as well as a clever and relia-
BILE young man.
Our friends, Wallace. Grubb &
Co., of McComb, have removed their
stock OF Dry Goods 10 Wsusson,
Fulton county, for the purpose Of
having more elbow room. They are
clever gentlemen,good business men,
and have our best wishes. ID. d.
Snyder q Co., of Benton, take their
place and leave our friend J. B. Eat
on without any competition in that
line.