The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-05-30
REPUBLIC NEWS.

Quite a serious accident occurred
last Saturday, about two miles this
side of Tifin, resulting in the injury
of eleven persons, all from Republic.
Three wagons were going towards
Tihin, the first belonged to George
Downs who was driving the team,
and was accompanied by four ladies
and q girl, the next was E. S. Chitten-
denis team, driven by Nelson Wick
ert who had three men and boy with
him and the third belonged to E. t.
Stiekney and was driven by George
Sparks. Sparks drove past Wickert,
and when he was nearly opposite
Downs, Wickert's team was driven
between the two, the wheels of Wick
erts and Downs wagon came in con-
tact and both wagons were upset and
the passengers unloaded promiscuous-
ly. 1t is perhaps difficult for each one
to give an account of his individual
experience in the matter but it ap-
pears that some were run over by the
wheels, and all suffered considerable
damage in wearing apparel, while
none escaped some physical injury.
The following as near as we can learn
is an enumeration of the injuries: /:
Mrs. Horace Robinson, shoulder
blade broken and badly bruised about
the head and shoulders; Miss Lizzie
Downs, severely injured about the
ribs and badly bruised, and was at
first considered in a dangerous con-
dition; Mrs. John R. Hill, Miss Alice
Hill and Miss Ressa Robinson were
very much bruised; Ben. Brown, one
one bone of the lower left arm broken
and wrist dislocated; Geo. Smith,
knee injured; Richard Hughes, bruised
considerably; Geo. Downs was also
injured considerably and Mr.. T. NJ.
Pancoast, who was with Wickert, had
in charge an outfit of telegraphic in
struments and batteries for the Tiffin
Business College, was planted with
his batteries in the mud and no doubt
imagined that his scheme for line OF
telegraph between Republic and Tiffin
had been realized and that a half way
station was demanded. The parties
are all improving, although Mrs.
Robinson and Miss Downs are still
suffering severely. The wagons were
but slightly injured.
The Literary exercises of the Com
position and Rhetoric classes of the
Normal school, given on three even
ings Of last week, were of a high order.
The Scientific class entertainments
come ofFon Friday and Saturday even
ings of-this week, and we hope to see
a good audience in attendance. Our
citizens should also remember the
Educational Association on Saturday.
A Photograph Gallery arrived in
town on Tuesday and staked down in
front of the Postoffice.
The village Council at a recent
meeting passed an ordinance requir-
ing sidewalks to be kept in repair,
which will take effect June 8th. 1t is
hoped that it will have a tendency to
improve some of the walks in town.
By a resolution of the Council all new
walks or walks rebuilt are to be laid
on 8 stringers, not less than 8 by 5
inches in size, and to be of plank, not
less than l ] inches thick.
Cut worms are destroying the corn
in this vicinity and the potato bugs
are devouring their favorite vegetable.
One of the latter animals was recent
ly found perched on a grindstone at
Frank Neikirk's shop where it is sup
posed he went to sharpen his teeth
and was waiting fer somebody to turn
the crank.
Only u votes were polled on the
$500 Union School House Tax, on
Tuesday afternoon, all of which were
"yes."
The summer term of the Normal
school opened on Tuesday with a fair
attendance.
The Literary Institute is under OBJ
legations to Hon. G. Foster, for fifteen
large volumes just received for the
Reading room.
There will be a social religious meet
ing at the Universalist Church in this
place, next Sabbath morning at 10
o'clock, and every Sabbath there
after. All are invited. SCIPIO.