The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-01-12

vicinity are wide awake this snappy
cold weather. The new railroad from
Mansfield to COldwater, Michigan,
was surveyed through New Washing
ton; but more stock being required to
make the first survey the last as to
that town at least, the business men
and adjoining farmers, have deter
mined to make assurance dOubIy ysure.
THE new and elegant residence
Of Gilbert Hall, Esq. of Holmes town
ship, about 81 miles from Bucyrus,
caught fire from some unknown cause
last Friday night about 9 O'Clock, and
burned to the ground. He and his
family were visiting at the house of
James Moore, Esq, in the neighbOr-
hood, and therefore did not see the
confiagratiOn. Returning at u
O'Clock, midnight, "a mass of ruins and
embeTs were all that was left to greet
their return. Mrs. EIvina, wife of
Jacob Etsinger, of Crestline, brought
suit against George Shroar for selling
! liquor to her husband, claiming three
7 hundred dollars damages. The case
was tried by jury. Messrs. Jenner
and Mack, of Mansfield, for Plaintiff,
and Jones for Defendant. Verdict Of
the Jury after short deIiberation in
favor of Plaintiff for one hundred and
seventy-five dollars and costs of prose
cution.....-..Samuel Lewis, son of
James Lewis, died at Bucyrus, on the
1st inst.
wYANDoT COUNTY.
Some unknown person, during last
Saturday night, threw a whisky bot
tie through the door into Mr.. Josiah
Smiths drug store, breaking one pane
of glass in the door and scattering
broken glass all over the fiOOr..........
We are informed that quite revival
Of religion is in progress in the Salem
Church of the Evangelical Associa-
tion, located on the Osceola road about
five miles east of Upper Sandusky.
Among the converts is a lady nearly
eighty pears of age. Much good is
anticipated. The services are con-
Quoted by Rev. c. Kuenzli, assisted
by Rev. A. E. Driesbach, of Tiffin,
and Others.........David ROOse, an old
pioneer of Wyandot county, killed, at
two shots, near Forest, last week, u
wild turkeys out of flock of 13.........
1t is reported by those who have ex-
amined, and are competent to Judge,
that never has the fall grain present
ed such a healthy and vigorous ap-
pearance. The fields of growing
grain-the wheat and rye-are cover
ed with a matted green, beautiful to
behold. All this betokens a fine mar
vest for 1871, for a firm root, deep and
well set, insures the grain from the
severity of the winter.
HANCOCK COUNTY
On Monday evening Marshal Ruhl
arrested Bill Yerger on a charge pre-
ferred by Mr.. Kwis, the brewer. It
seems that Yerger went to Mr.. Kwis
and represented that he had been
working at his ice house, and at the
same time giving as his own the name
of another man. Mr.. Kwis not know
ing him, and believing the statement,
paid him three dollars. He soon af-
ter learned that Yerger's story was
false and had him arrested. Mayor
Pendleton sentenced him to Jail for
ten days on bread and water. The
number of marriage licenses issued
during the year 1870 was 24S-an in
crease over the year previous of 30.
.........SOme of our sportsmen have dis
covered parties in the neighborhood of
Tawa Creek, who have been violating
the game law in relation to trapping
quail, and also the parties in Benton
and Findlay who purchased the same.
We understand it is their intention to
have all the parties indicted before
the next Common Pleas Court. 9th
ers lad better take warning, and"look
a little out"