The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-12-29

. been intense IN Luls StcLlDN. ut
! thermometer Saturday morning last
showed from TO IL degrees below
J zero, according to where the ilstru-
:. ment hung. The day previous to
, that was nearly as cold.
In different parts Of the country
the mercury stood from 4 to 80 de-
grees. The latter state Of this was in
Nevada.
O.O.F.-on Monday night last
the following Officers were elected by
seneca Lodge. No. IS, I. o. OF.
y. G.-R. Nichols.
V. CD. BDwersox.
Rec. Sec.-J. II. Ridgeiy.
Perm Sec. E. LpppFr.
Treas--U. L. WeIrick.
Trustees. Levi Weirick, D. &. IT,
uison, Simon Snyder.
J. W. Love clerk Of Trustees.
Installation Monday night, Janua-
ry ID 1871.
"AlOHg the unes".-Gen. ". H.
Gibson will deliver his celebrated lec-
ture, "Along the Lines" at the Meth
JIist Church in Green Spring on
Wednesday evening, Jan. 4th, ISL.
( The proceeds are TO be used for buy
.ng q new Organ for the Church.
We can assure our Green Spring
friends that they will enjoy a rich
treat in this lecture, and We hope they
may give the General a good house.
Turn out.
We see that number Of our ex-
changes "in accordance with an old
established CUSTOM do not issue pa
pers this week. This custom is not
long established, neither Is it right.
We do not for our part see why we
nave a right to not publish q paper
luring the holidays, when We have
sixteen hundred readers waiting up
on our paper, besides business mel
who are paying US fer advertising.
Papers that choose can do this, tut we
10 not consider il business.
Public InstalIallOn.-rhe officers
-leet Of the Tiffin Lodge No Y, Chap
ser No 4. aud De Molay Command
ary were publicly installed at the
L1dge room Oh Tuesday night last
After the Insta lation fine bible, the
lift Of a nnmber ofladies was present.
to the Lodge then came a splen.
d i supper, after which toasts were
g ven which were responded to in (
short speeches by different gentlemen. |
The affair is pronounced by invited 4
guests the finest they ever witnessed. 1
Pleasant Gathering.-Postmaster
Weirick, on Friday nightlast, invited 1
about thirty-five Of his gentleman
friends to his mouse to spend a social
evening. After some hours Of social
converse, the guests were invited out to
partake Of an excellent repast. It is
uficieut to say that it was prepared
Inder the supervision Of Mrs Weiriek
TO indicate that it was good.
The party broke up. at about IL
o'clock, after an evening Of enjoy
ment.
Saturday night last tile members of
he Baptist church had Christmas
tree for the members Of their Sunday
school. t-rappropriate opening ex-
srcises, the presents were distributed,
Ill present receiving one. Many of
the presents were very fne and all
we're good. Happiness displayed It.
elf on the faces of the children iR
"huge huuks.D THERE'S nothing that
gives to children SO much happiness,
1r tends to soften the rougher edges
Of their disposition, or endears them
to each other. as Christmas festivities.
Christmas is the seed-time OF good.
FaIrs.-The two Fairs of the fire
sompanies, opened last Friday night,
jne at tie National and the other at
the City Hall. Both of the halls are
neatly arranged, and the display of
tIe lottery articles in each is very
The entertainments given at each
place are well received and are plenty
good enough for the price of admis-
sion. As regards attendance we be-
ieve it is about equally divided thus
far.
Both fairs may safely be pronounced
success and each possesses its pecul-
ar attraction. Go to the air.
Christmas night the children of the
u. E. Sunday School were made glad
yith a Christmas tree. The Church
vas illed with children and older peo-
DE, and after singing and prayer the
.hildren we're each given a cornucopia
rom the tree, and then furnished with S
n excellent supper in the basem ent.
It was a joyful time, aud the happi-
less shown on the delighted eounten-
nee Of the scholars amply repaid the
rouble Of the preparations. It was
intended to give each schol-
r present, but it was thought better
0 use the money for an addition to
he library. A fine selection Of books
as been purchased, which cost about
I25.
Death OF Joseph Il. MasOn.-J. h !
Jason died at the residence of Mr.. H. :
Voble, at half-past two o'clock Tues
ay morning last He was was form
rly engaged in the Stove and Tin
rade at this place, with Frederick
bloom, Esq, but about one year I
90, his health failing, he retired from
he business and went to Baxter a
prings, Kansas, to engage in farm
ng. His bsalth continued to fail, and 7
bout three weeks ago he was taken
D Cleveland, o., to to the residence
his wife's father, and on Friday I
lst was brought to this city, and died T
5 above stated. He Leaves a wife
nd large circle Of friends t. mourn c
is early death. a p
The funeral of the deceased took
lace from the residence of Mr.. Noble =
n Wednesday, under the ausp 'ces of
he Masonic Order, of which he was
member.
Communicated.
no. as FAIR.
The Committee are well satisfied :.
nth the patronage they have reeeiv- =
d from the public at the fair of Inde-
endent Fire Co. No. 4. They have
ad good houses and those attending
ave shown themselves liberal. Our