The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-06-18

Two old wooden houses have been
moved to West Lima Street, this week.
The NJ. f. Sabbath School gives a
strawberry festival at WheeIer's Fall this
evening.
The NJ. f. Church Social was held nj
Kinnaman's photograph gallery Tuesday
evening.
Boat-riding by moonlight is the favor
ite recreation OF the young people at
present.
improvements of all kinds are in pro
gress in all parts OF town. FindIay is "a
prosperous place.
The United Brethren Sabbath School
Convention met at North Baltimore This
week
The walls of Lewis Karg's new build
ing, West Main Cross Street. are rapidly
going up.
Notwithstanding the large amount of
"garden sass" in the market the doctors
have but little to do.
From our "born" notices it will be seen
that the population hereabouts is on the
increase.
Thirty-iive loaded freight ears went
East over the l.. f. & l.. Ry. in one train
last Saturday,
Hancock county sent a pretty large
delegation to the Democratic State Con
vention.
Some improvements are to be made
on the street in front of the engine
house, West Crawford Street.
1t is rumored that another dry goods
store is to be opened in Findlay in the
course of few weeks.
The County Commissioners advertise
for bids for the building of anew wrought
iron fence around the Court House.
The number of Berea stone pave
ments that will be put down in Findlay,
this season, is much greater than last.
We predict that another manufactu-
ring establishment will he started in
Findlay before the beginning OF winter.
Everybody should come to Findlay on
Tuesday, the 9th of July. The ceremo-
nies of the day will be worth witnessing.
The Dreadnaught Hook and Ladder
company are talking Of going Ia iiiiii,
next month, To attend Ia" ionrnanent
John w. Davis and NJ. l.. Detwilcr
have commenced the excavation for the
foundation of their new building, North
Main Street.
A lost child made little pnlT Of rx-
eitement on Main Street Tuesday morn
ing. The boy wasn't much lost, how
ever
There was a very large attend ance at
the Presbyterian Mite last Wednesday
evening and everything passed off very
pleasantly.
Anumber of croquct players in Find
lay are now subsisting on fish. They
propose to get at the "true inwarlnrsss'
of that intellectual game.
Can't soIne one persuade the memncrs
of the Board of improvements TO take
walk over the old wooden pavements
west o the Eagle Creek bridge
The Committee On Flags and lbecora-
tions, of the Soldiers Monumental Asso-
citation, will meet at the residence of &.
W. Myers, Esq, next Monday evening.
Rev. Mr.. Cutler, of Talmadge, O.,
preached at the Congregational Church
last Sabbath morning, and at the Pres
byterian Church in the evening.
A gentiemgn from Lima is to open n
confectionery store in the Colt House
block. Mr.. w. l.. Davis is fitting mp Il
room expressly for him.
Rev. b. F. Bolton, Of Mt. Pleasant,
Westmoreland Co. Pa, has Leon visiting
old friends and relatives in this county,
and left for home on Monday last.
All the arrangements for conducting
the ceremonies of unveiling the Soldiers
Monument on the 9th of next month are
nearly completed. The different com
mittees are busy at work.
Our young friend, Fred. Carlin, of
Wood county, was in town this week.
We are glad to learn that lie is making
things lively en- his 220O acre farm. lie
looks, too, as If farming agrees with him.
What becomes of ali the mowers AMI
reapers! Hundreds of Champions alone
have been sold i'm tliis county, and yet
the agent, John RuthrauiT, assures us
that the demand for this favorite ma
chine continues unabated.
The old wooden pavement on Fast
Sandusky Street is in such a miserable
condition that even poor wayfaring
man with a blister on his heel, and
''corns" on his toes, can appreciate the
necessity of repairing It.
Jake BurSet is as happy rs lord.
From the smile that occasionally ilIumi-
mates his cOuntenance one would sup
pose that he thinks he has the only boy
baby in the country. But, then, some
folks never get used to such things.
Last Tuesday evening some wood,
placed near an oven to dry, at the bakery
on East Crawford Street, caught fire,
communicating the flames to the house.
The fire was discovered, however, Just i'm
time TO prevent a disastrous confiagra-
ton.
Last Saturday, Peter IIosler, ESD, de
livered t@enty-three Russell reapers and
mowers which he had sold to farmers in
this county. The procession of wagons
made quite lively appearance, and dem
onstrates that Mr.. Hosler is an energetic
agent and the Russell a popular machine.
MFR. Samuel C. Moore has disposed of
his interest in the Findlay Stave and
Handle Factory to Mr.. Henry HELEN
kamp. Mr.. Moore Isl an enterprising and
energetic business man, and we are glad
to know he intends to still remain in
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