The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-08-20
OHIO NEWS

Wood county oats are SIX and corn
eleven feet high.
Ohio farms average one hundred and
eleven acres.
The nav Cosbocton court house Is
nearly completed.
The honey crop ot Medina county for
the year is over y, GDJ pounds
By the death of IN uncle, the editor Of
the Tippecauoe Herald has inherited
S62, 900.
The President OF Buchtei College. at
Akron. owns farm and does his own
harvesting.
The crop of broom corn in Pickaway
county has survived the Hood, and will
give an average yield.
They talk of erecting new refinery
in the Seventh ward. Cleveland, and
much opposition Is being developed
William Hunter. ID farmer 1.ear Lou
dguvillc committed -Hi-ii.. Sua.fav !y
hanging Cause supposed To hn 5hc 81
feet Of intemperance.
The Gambler ArgHs says: we are
glad to learn that President Tappan has
concluded to remain ia Gambler, and
accepted tine ProtessOrship of Mathe-
MATES III Kenyon.
The sevelth annual reunion OF the
Third Ohio Cavalry viii Je held at kel
Iey's Island on ThCr-'lay. September 2,
1873. The re-iyirIs. $50. g.. -.i.".t4iHed
by the citizens nf tuH island
The new Toledo dlrcrtory viii contain
1,672 names more than iiiuI of last year
This would Indicate au iuc-":i~" Of pop
ulatiOn which, taken ai ila Ratio % four
persons per name, wouii l.. Il. .GSS.
The Crescent say, that for several
weeks past work las BEEN Progressing
on the new half mile track on Central
Ohio fair grounds ut OrrvIlic. Ten acres
old ground. and tlI" track moved TO the
addition.
S b. Null, a travelling yenturinaIy
surgeon and hOrs,, trader, has been ar
rested at Valparaiso, Ind, charged with
the murder OF Tom Mcclellan at Hamil-
ton, Ohio, in June last. The person
making the charge alleges that Null con
fessed to him the murder.
Regimant;l rennions: Forty SECOND at
NewcOmerstOwn, August 2Cth, Forty
fourth at Camp Clark, Rear Springfield,
September 10th; Eleventh at Dayton
Soldiers Home, August 2lst; One Hun
dred and Third ut Chagrin Falls, Sep
tember 10Th.
Those who are interested in the
ancient remains of the state will be glad
to know that an archaeological society Is
to be established for the purpose OF gath
ering facts and descriptions respecting
them. The first meeting will be held at
Mansfield, September lst, 1875. Enter
tainment is offered by citizens to all who
shall attend at the organization.
\ farmer, living near Fredericksburg,
goiis hone on Tuesday night, with a
load of lime and, being under the iniiu-
ence OF liquor, upset his wagon and was
buried under the lime His mUans
brought II ncighbor to his assistance. He
had one arm broken, and WAS injured so
much by inhaling the lime that he died
on Thursday. The saloon keeper that
sold him tine liquor has been arrested.
Near ClaringtOn, Monroe county, lives
n widow and her daughter, aged about
twenty, an intelligent and estimable girl,
who owns eighty acres of land, which
they farm themselves. The daughter
breaks up the ground, plants and tends
the crop, drives the moving machine
and horse rake, and, with thB mothers
assistance, does the entire labor of the
farm. The farm Is in good condition,
with large crop of corn growing, and
good harvest secured.
In Townsend township, Huron county.
resides Bis. EiiEaboth Trimmer, who
was born the very day .un which was
signed the Declaration OF Independence.
She was born in WASHINGTON township,
Morris county, \. J., about sixty miles
from Philadelphia, on July 4th, 1776.
Her maiden name was Shanglc, and she
helangad IL a family Gi steven children,
ten daughters and one son, and j. the
sole survivor OF this large household. Her
maternal grandfather lived to the age Of
11O, and her mother died at the age of
100 Others of her relations lived to Toe
very old, though none attained Su5h re-
markable ages. Mrs. Trimmer has had
four children, Que daughter ana three
sons. The SONS are still living, and she
resides with the eldest Of them, who is
now in his siXty-elglth year. She retains
her faculties IN a remarkable degree, aud
delights to talk auoat events OF her girl
hood. She has an eXcelIentappetite for
substantial food, and is still qaite active,
walking half mile 70 visit a neichbor.
and returning the sane day. She is
anxious to attend the Centennial, next
year, and, if she lives and retains Der
present yigor, the Centennial Committee
will Doubtless secure heE presence