The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-01-07
rIFFIN LGRICrLTrRLL WORKS.

Election OF Officers - Business - In
crease of Stock Wanted, Etc.-Thean-
nual election Of officers of the Tiffin
Agricultural Works on Monday, the
Sd inst, resulted in the selection Of
the following:
Prcsident.-C G. Park.
Superintendent NJ Barnes.
.Socrctdry. b. G. Atkins.
| DirectOrs.- c. Umsted, George
Shannon, G. G. Park, y. NJ. Barnes,
Il. G.. Atkins.
At the regular meeting, on the 18th,
a dividend Of twenty percent. was de
cIared OH the capital stock of the COM
pany, which indicates that the affairs
OF the Works have been managed in a
superior manner. We have no doubt
that at the next annual meeting a still
better showing will he made, a they
now have their machinery so arTang-
ed as to enable them to turn out more
work than formerly, ia a more superb
or manner and at less propOrtionate
expense.
In view ofthese facts, We would adj
wise such of our readers a. have at
heart the welfare Of Tiffin, together
with little spare capital, TO invest
the latter i'm the stock of this concern,
as We feel sure that no better invest
ment can he made. With more capi-
tai there would lie employed more
hands. Ready sale is found for all
the machinery they manufacture
Only few days since they received a
letter from a Chicago house, stating
that they cOuldsell at least 5000 of the
Tiflin Horse Rakes this season. As
orders have already been received for
all that the present force can supply,
it will be utterly impossible TO fill any
part of this large order.
We shall take occasion to speak of
this matter again, as We wish to see
Tiffin enterprise succeed, and shall do
all in our power to that end.
Cane Presentation. 49, New Years
Eve, at the dance of the Young
America Hose Company, there hap
pened a very pleasant affair. For
twenty-One years Mr.. J. H. Pittinger
has been the Treasurer of the COmpa-
ny, and has performed the duties of
the office faithfully. In view Of that
fact, il was determined TO give him a
testimonial of regard for his faithful
services.
The stage in City Hall had been
handsomely decorated, and upon it
was placed the hOse-cart Of the Com
pany At twelve O'Clock precisely, |
the company was marshalled around |
the hOse-cart, and Mr.. Pittinger was
called forward. Mr.. Bachman then |
advanced with a cane i'm his hand and |
madea short, Misrepresentation speech,
wherein he recited the services of Mr.. |
Pittinger TO the company; spoke of
the many changes that had taken
place in the Fire Department since |
Mr.. p. had been a member, etc, and
closed by rendering the cane in behalf
of the company. AS Mr.. Pittinger |
had not been previously informed, as
is usual in such cases, of what was in
store for him, and therefore had not |
prepared an "imprOmptu surprise
speech, ," he was surprised. He thanked
the boys candidly for their gift, re-
ceiving it gratefully.
The cane is of ebony and has a solid
silver head. 1t bears the inscription:
presented to ]. H. Pittinger, by |
Young America Hose Company, for
faithful services rendered to the COM
pany as Treasurer" The gift was wOr-
thily bestowed.
Teachers UnlOn.-Elsewhere we
publish a call for a meeting of the
Seneca County Teachers Union.
In regard TO this Association there
seems to be considerable misapprehen
sion as toits objects; and ii is claimed
that it is for the purpose of cOmbin-
ing the teachers to receive a higher
rate of wages. That is not the fact.
The association was organized and is
carried on for the purpose of mutual
improvement of the teachers con-
nected with it, and to better prepare
them for successful teaching. So
much for that.
Now, we are prepared to say that
we should not blame the teachers
were they to combine to receive bet
ter wages. Teaching is the poorest
paid profession extant. The wages
paid, as a rule, will not warrant any
one in the expense of fitting them
selves for teachers. 1t is a trade, or
profession, as much as anything else,
apd TO become a good teacher it re-
quires as great care in education as TO
become a lawyer or doctor. Why
should they not receive somewhere
near the same pay for their work?
RunaWays.- "Wednesday afternoon
a team belonging to Mr.. Barber, of
Bloom township, became frightened
i'm the I'd Ward, and broke into run.
In crossing the wire bridge, the sleigh
to which they were attached struck
one Of the brick columns, breaking
the sleigh and utterly running a new
hay rack. Running across the bridge
in direct violation of law, they en-
countered a cutter containing Mr.. S.
III. Stoner and.twO ladies, all Of whom
got ont of the way-of the next team.
They were sadly rumpled but happily
uniniured. The team was brought TO
a halt by Mr.. Miller, the butcher,
who ran into the street and grasped
them by the bit, but not until he had
been carried quite a distance aud re-
ceived several hard bumps.
A few minntes later team hitch
ed in front of Bruennert's grocery store
broke loose and "went through" a
cutter, belonging to Oscar TunisOn,
completely demOlishing it. No furth-
er damage was done, as the horses
were soon stopped.
(Communicated9
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