The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-05-30
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
HANCOCK COUNTY.


The citizens of Findlay, in view Of
the scarcity of flowers at this time,
have postponed the observance of
"memorial day" until Tuesday, June
IS.........T The Sheriff of Hillsdale cOun-
ty, Mich, captured a fellow named
Wolf, near Findlay, who was charged
with grand larceny. Putting the pris-
oner on the cars the Sheriff started
on his return, but when the officers
back was turned for a moment, the
bird took flight through the back door
Of the cars Notwithstanding the train
was under full speed, and succeeded
in making good his escape......Ccuduc-
tor Wallace's train was thrown off the
"braneh' four miles east of Findlay,
by trying to run over a COW that had
become fastened in a cattle-guard,
last Friday evening. Nobody hurt.
At the election for Postmaster, in
Findlay, last Thursday, Thos. E. Ad-
ans, "the largest man for his size"
in that town, was elected by major
ity over two competitors of 2O5 out of
COZ votes cast. Considerable excitement
prevailed.........Dr. Entrikin writes to
the Findlay JeferSonian denouncing
Cundurago as a great humbug.
sANDUsKY COUNTY.
A boy named Nc Carthy fired a
pistol at another lad named Kalb, the
shot taking effect in the throat, but
will not prove serious, The shot was
accidental. The Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern Railroad pays
one-eleventh of the taxes of Sandus-
ky county. That company either
pays too much or the people do not
pay enough.......The Independent says
that Grady's Balloon aseended to a
hight of 1000 feet. That's pretty high
over three-fourths OF a mile.........An
Irishman named john DriscOl COM
mitted a rape on the person of Mrs.
Alexander, of York township, and
then escaped to Bellevue, where he
was arrested and brought to Clyde,
where he was examined before Esq.
Reed, who bound him over to Court
OIL the sum of $1,000, falling to secure
which he was sent to Jail.
wYANDoT COUNTY.
Railroad matters occupy so much
space in the Upper SanduskY papers
that there is but little room for other
items. A big railroad meeting was
held on Saturday night, the 18th, and
the excitement appears to have been
very high.........Mr. Barney Hughes
and wife were severely injured by be-
ing thrown out of their buggy at
McCutcheonville last Sunday.
HURON COUNTY.
A man by the name Of Harvey Nc
BILE, over so years of age, residing in
Fairfield township, had preliminary
trial before Esquire HOssler, of
Greenwich Station, on Monday last,
on the charge of incest, and was
placed under bonds in the sum of Sl5,-
900 for his appearance at the June
term Of the Common Pleas Court, in
default of which he was brought to
Norwalk and lodged in jail........On
Friday night the barn of 7. R. Strong,
Esq, was broken into, and a single
harness, valued at $40, taken. On
the same night a carpet was taken
from the residence of Mr.. S. T. Howe
on State street. The Methodist
Church at Monroeville was burglari-
ously entered on Monday night, and
the carpets taken from the floor and
carried off.........A draft covering
81, ,I52 go, was sent on the sd of April
by A. B. Chase & Co., of Norwalk, to
the Domestic Sewing Machine Com
pany, Nne York, but it was stolen by
some person from the mail, who took
il to Philadelphia, and, by forged in
dorsements, managed to exchange it
for $500 worth of sugar and the bal
ance in currency. The sugar was or
dered to besent to Finn Bros, Nor
walk, who were greatly surprised up
on its receipt as they had not ordered
IL. The man who accomplished the
robbery must have been an expert.
Miss Jane o. DeForest delivered q
lecture in the Universalist Church at
NorwaIk on Wednesday evening Of
last week. Bellevue is at last to
have a alabOose........The Rev. Ed
win Eaton, formerly a resident OF |
Bellevue, died at La Grange, Mo,
from injuries he received from run
away team, on the 10th inst.