The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1874-07-10
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Butter u 10 Ii cents
Side meat I TO cents
Wool. choice. - cents.
The street sprinkler Is a success.
The farmer are busy harvesting.
Ninety six in the shade last Monday.
The Council meets next Monday night.
The comet continues TO grow brighter.
There were several knock downs on
the streets Monday afternoon.
The Findlay horses didn't 90 fast
enough at the Wapakoneta races.
In 1880 Hancock county only had n
! population of Sl3.
Business is brisk III the country. but
dull in town.
There is a large number Of strangers
visiting Findlay at the present time.
Sweet the song the reapers sing as
they gather home.
The voice of the fire cracker is heard
no more. We wish it was forever.
The Court House pavement is finished.
1t r. the best in town.
There is hardly enough water in the
river to sprinkle the streets.
CHARLES y. LOCKE, of the Tiffin TTi-
JHHe, was in town on the Fourth.
WILL. FREY and Ed. SCHWARTZ left
Tuesday on a pleasure trip TO Maryland
The cheated term" has commenced in
earnest.
The comet continues to be the OBJ
served of all observers.
Improvements continue to be made all
over town, and others are contemplated
The Findlay Manufacturing Compa-
ny's new building is going up rapidly.
The foundation for BICKLEHAUPT'S
block is keing put down.
The brick work of GEORGE PRESS
NEILL's building is about completed.
Tom. COLLINS hasn't reached Findlay
yet.
The Lima horse fair commences on
the 2Sth inst. and lasts four days.
As we go to press there is a prospect
of a rain. 1t is the one thing needful.
is heard on the streets.
The work of dressing the stones for
DAvIs'S pavement has commenced.
The Fair book will be ready for dis
tribution in a short time.
We Succumb. W.. prefer the fire
crackers to the Orations
Tie Rake Factory has suspended op-
erations for a short time
\ fine shower of rain fell Wednesday
morning. 1t was thankfully received.
The new hotel at Bluffton is to be
opened on the 18th inst.
The Wapakoneta papers issued dailies
during the Horse Fair there last week.
There was little row at MIKE NEW
MANS saloon last Tuesday night
\ new paper called the Reporter has
been started at Fort Clinton.
There are still few sheds Oh Main
Street that should be removed
The question of the hour-''how did
you spend the Fourth.n
At noon, on Tuesday, the thermomc-
ter stood one hundred in the shade.
A number of Findlay people were at
Fostoria, Tuesday, attending Il temper
ance meeting.
Mr. c. L. SEYMOUR is making extern
siye improvements on his residence, on
East Hardin Street.
For rapid ami substantial growth
Findlay is not surpassed by any town in
Ohio.
We regret to learn that our venerable
fellow-sitizen. Dennis Lee, is lying quite
sick at his residence in East Findlay.
There were probably more headaches
in Findlay last Sunday morning than for
some time before
There wa; a match game of ''mud bill
lizards" short distance in the country,
Wednesday.
The farmers daughters are Maud
Muller-like raking 1.-THE meadows sweet
with hay"
There was less beer drank at the Ger
man picnic on the Fourth than at the
previous one.
Berea stone pavements are to be put
down in front of BALLENTINE & Posi-
and ToTToN Bros stores.
The German rioters have an elephant
on their hands and they do not know
what to do with it.
The Cornet Band presents a fine ap
pearance with their new caps and
plumes.
ID. Buck & Co. are building a brick
blacksmith shop in the rear of their car
riage manufaetory.
Mr.. J. r. CLARK leaves next week on
trip to Pennsylvania. He expects to
be absent a month.
d. joy and family left for Battle
Creek, Mich, last Monday to take charge
of their new hotel
The foundation of Il. IYATT's building
is under way. DIR. Cass' new business
house approaches completion.
There are only ten applicants for til
pOSlllOu Vi bStlCItl VI iiC NAo'iAiA-ie1i
School in the District No. 9.
The girls say that Mr.. COegiI did a
good thing when he discovered the COM
ct Looking at the comet" is such a
nice story to tell mama.
The cannon that has been wont TO
make noise for Findlay has been sold
to the people OF Delphos. We mourn
its loss.
No services were held in the churches
last Sunday evening, but instead union
meeting was held in the Court House
yard.
The Editorial Association meets at
Put-in-Bay on the 10th. JOHN MYERS.
of Tiftin, has been appointel ''inSpec-
tor"
Now that there is Il new pavement in
front Of the Court House, can not the
Commissioners have a new fence putt up
on the sides and rear!
\ couple OF fellows. with a two legged
horse, a fife, and small boy with a
drum, are the centre of attraction
around the corner
Cant. TYLER of tha Fremont lTsSss,,-