The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-01-08
BLOOMVILLE NEWS.

BL0OMVlLLE NEWS.
We pass by the tolls and events of
the past twelve months, and launch
into the emergencies Of another year.
1873 has been one of particular inter-
est in the history of BloomvilIe. The
wonderful rapidity with which our
village has developed in population,
mechanism and commerce is truly in
teresting. Within the last nine
months, to our town have been ad-
ded, sixty.eight good buildings, three
grocery stores, two furniture rooms,
three saloons (all we have one liv-
cry, one lumber yard, one jewelry
store, a splendid public hall, and ITO
inhabitants. Bloomville is only
younger sister of Tiffln; yea, it is Tiff
fin in miniature.
Our people were initiated into the
new year with pleasant day, good
trade, and general good feeling.
J J Owen, has bought and
driven from this point to Green
Spring, 9lS hogs; from other points
1000.
The township library is in q good
condition, but not very literally pat
ronized. ] Freeze, the librarian, says
there are several books off the
shelves of which no memorandum has
been kept, and he cannot tell where
they are. Those in possession Of said
books, are respectfully requested to re-
turn them as soon as possible, so that
catalogue of the same can be made.
We,as well as the editors of the Ti'i-
6uHe, cannot but feel grateful to our
pleasant and genial friend Daniel
Benin, of this village, for the interest
he has manifested in securing sub
scribers to your excellent journal.
Perhaps no person in this vicinity has
labored mora vigorously than he, for
which he merits the highest regard.
AS he is better solicitor than We, he
may work in that line, while we
will be the reporter from here.
OIF young people enjoyed them
selves in the character of a social party
at the residence of James Winters on
last Friday evening.
The public ball at Bloomviile hall
ON New Years eve, under the ausplc-
es of c G Schwab aud Martin Koler,
was we'll conducted. Mr.. Wininger
as general manager, proved himself
worthy of the position. Eixty-one
tickets we're sold for the supper and
dance. The best Of order was main
tanned. Splendid music was furnish
ed for the occasion by Professor Loe's
string band, while thirty couple par
ticipated in tripping the light fantas-
tic toe, till the domestic chanticleer
tapped his wings, stretched out his
neck aud crowed for the sun to rise on
New Years morning, 1874.
The following officers were Installed
iu the Bloomville division, Sons of
Temperance, on last Monday evening:
PIT H Cornell.
A w P-Miss Minnie Winters.
RS-J n Russell.
A r S-Mrs. James Winters.
FS-W F Simpson.
Treasurer-Mrs. Jefferson Freeze.
Claplain-Jeferson Freezs.
C1nductor-D C Winters.
Assistant CJn-Miss Clara Freeze.
IS-Robert Andrews.
Warren Freeze.
There are A members In good
standing.
MADE HAPPY.
On New Years eve, at the residence
of the BRIDES mother, in this village,
Professor Frank A Cnatfield of Paint :
ed Post, n Y, aud Miss Emma Vat
son, Of B!oomville, o.
The happy couple have the warm
est congratulations of their friends
here, and we hope their existence may
be protracted to an old age, and that
they may be blessed with a goodly
number of small Chatfields.
We are informed that Messrs Rice
and Walters intend opening a lumber
yard in this town soon.
Christopher Apple is preparing TO
erect blacksmith and paint shop on
his town property soon.
Owing to the inelemency Of the
weather there was no meeting of the
teachers on last Saturday evening.
the following are the number of
tickets sold st this station to the sew
eIal towns on our railroad, as furnish
ed by the gentlemanly operator, ] Judge
Mckee; Bloomville to Tfin, 4S4;
Bloomville to Washington, 40; Bloom
vile to other points on the line east,
80; Bloomville to other points on the
line west, so; local, 10; total, SO.
Joseph Gallagher has completed the
arrangements Os his new warehouse
for this winter, and is now ready to
buy all kinds Of grain.
The heavy wind storm on Sunday
left C1onrod Klahr's barn roohess.
If you wish to see a round-shoul-
derd, nine pound, two listed, grey
eyed, Anglo-American, masculine, In
fantIle eherub, call at our sanctum.
After q recreation of four weeks,
Myers and Keifer have resumed work.
ing in their saw mill. Within the
last year these gentlemen have fur
nished material for fifty-four build
ings, and haYe shipped from here
SOC. 900 feet of lumber
Five town lots were sold here on
Monday.