The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-06-01
VOLUME 2S-NUMBER 30.
NEIGRBORROOD NEWS.
sANpUsKY COUNTY.

SANDUSKY COUNTY.
WOrkmen are bu1ily engaged i'm re-
moving the old depot at Clyde and 3
new one will soon be erected on the
site of the old one. The new depot is
to be built ami used jointly by the
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern,
and the Cineinnsti, Sandusky and
Cleveland railroad compaDies......On
Friday, the dwelling house of Mrs.
Dipman, was entered and robbed.
The thief obtained S162 in bank bills,
which had been secreted under the
carpet, 8 certificate Of deposit on the
Elmors bank for $500, silver watch
and some clothing belonging to her
grocery store OF Geller
Bros, of Fremont, was buglariz q on
Friday night last. Two boxes of
cigars and some chewing tobacco were
stolen. On Saturday Marshal Moore
Freeman HineIIne, who
was taken before Mayor Dickinson,
where he confessed TO having COM
mitted the crime. Hineline was
bound over to court Of Common
Pleas, in the absence Of bail he was
committed to jsil....-...Lsst week,
while Henry Bauman, OF Riley town
ship, was standing in bis wagon in
Third Ward, Fremont, engaged in
sun moking cigar, the stub Of the cigar
dropped accidentally and lodged in
his clothing, which soon caught on
fire and euveloped Mr.. B. in flames.
Mr.. B. was saved from 8 horrid death
by the timely arrival and assistance
of policeman Freeh. The hair on his
head was badly seOrehed. His left
side was burned to a crisp, the skin
dropping of. His Injuries, though
severe, are not considered dangerous.
HURON COUNTY.
A bill suthOring the trustees Of
Wakeman township to levy q tax not
to exceed 5000 for the purpose Of
raising the iron bridge over the Yer
million river to the height Of twenty
feet was passed last winter, and the
question was submitted to a vote of
the people Of the township last Mon
day. The vote stood 200 for and 81
sgainst.........The B. & o. railroad
company are now putting down pipe
from the shops st Chicago 70 the out
let Of the springs, for the purpose Of
forcing the water to town. 1t will be
a gran1 improvement, and furnish
an abundance OF water for all pur-
poses.
HENRY COUNTY.
a. Uleh, of Napoleon, met with a
narrow escape on Saturday, from q
serious mishap. He vas working
about the new brick block of Mr..
Shoner, when one of tine masons let
brick fall from the top Of the second
story, which gave him a glaneing
blow on the head, making quite q
hole in the scalp, from which the
blood flow ed freely, and then struck
him on the shoulder, benumbiDg his
entire arm, and incspseltating him
from work for the time being.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Saturday evening q young son Of
]. W. Davidson, ,on Cory street. Find
lay, was playing in the str eet, when
he was run over by buggy. The lit
tie fellow was severely injured.........
D. b. Besrdsley, Esq, is writing q
history OF Hancock county, and the
townships thereof, which he intends
to issue in book form ........The aver
age enrollement Of pupils in the
Union Schools Of Findlay for the the
week ending May 18th, was 5G6.6 (;
the average attendance. 5l7.2; and
the per cent. Of attendance, 913
RICHLAND COUNTY.
The residence of ]. B. Petit, four
miles east Of Mansfield, was entered
by burglar last Sunday night, while
Mr.. and Mrs. Petit were asleep, and
$40 or $50 taken from the pocketbOok
in Mr.. Psttlts psntaloons, which
were hanging on 3 chair at the bead
OF his bed.........The residence Of Mrs.
w. s. HIekox, occupied by Matthew
Reid and James Boutwell,, in Mans
field, was entered by burglars last
week and 1865 in money taken. AZ
ter searching for some tine for the
robbers, Marshal Lemon succeeded in
capturing three Of them, who are now
in Jail. One OF them was shot by the
Marshal before be made the arrest,
and severely wounded. A small
amount of the money was recovered.
WOOD COUNTY.
Last week a child Of n. Whiteford,
near West BIillgrove, while playing in
the door-yard with a small wagon,
stepped backward into an open well
and was drowned before aid could
reach it.........ThOmas Loman, Jr., OF
Perry township, was severely injured
one day last week. He was out IN a
field blowing, when a storm approach
ed and the lightning struck near by
frightening the team. which ran away
with him, the lines being arOnnd his
body, dragging him over log, and
bruising his head aud face seriously.
.........The prospect for apples is favor
able.