The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-08-25
The gefersonian.
f1RGlaJ Chic, August 2s, 1876.
HERE AND ELSEwHERE-WI AND
OTHERWISE.

h Hon. sam. Shellabarger, addressed the
Republicans at Fremont last evening.
Hon Claiming Richards had a very
respectable audienccJa Jat the Court House,
, on Thursday evening, of last week. and
made most excellent speech, 50 far As
matter was concerned. He IS. however.
too slows speaker to exercise any Of that
magnetic charm so necessary to success
on the part of a speaker
Urbana must bc a delectable place for
thieves, judging from the success they
meet with and the number of robberics
committed
Jacob Maurer, a German musician re-
siding in Urbana, died suddenly in the
lpractice room of the Williams Cornet
Band, at that place on the evening of the
18th.
George Gents, farmer while driving
Ia team, drawing a load of grain, along
High street, Urbana, on the 10th, stoop-
ed to look at something under his wagon
and fell To the ground. The wheels of
the wagon passed over his back, Shoul-
ders and head injuring him so that he
lived but a short time after the accident
1t supposed that be became dizzy from
the heat and falling, was unable to get
out of the way
The Clark county Fair commenced on
Tuesday last.
For Statements, Bill Heads, Letter
Heads and Note Heads, come to the
JEFF" Office. We turn out good work
at fair prices. All o.hcr printing
promptly executed.
The State Fair will open September
4th.
The laying of the RAILS on the Dayton
and South Eastern narrow gragc roId.
commenced on Monday of last week
Thr i.rs, rail was laid az Xcnia
On Friday morning last, Il son Of Geo
Elliot fell from the second story Of the
new town hall, at Milan. Erie county.
which is in prosccss of erection, and WAS
fatally injured
Moses Berry, a resident of French
town, Ottawa county, drank some poison
oned liquor, on Friday last, and died
soon after
Mrs Brown, Young married woman,
aged eighteen, and a wife of three weeks
only, attempted 10 commit suicide at
Mansfield, on the 18th by taking carbolic
acid and analine. Prompt medical aid
saved her life
J.P. Elderkin, jr, formerly Treasurer
OF Sandusky county, has removed from
Fremont to Danville, Ill
VIM II. Hartford and W. W. Ross. Of
Fremont haze commenced the publ!ca-
tionyof the T,achcr amt I1ileafs 4Eoatila.
1t is issued from the Joayaal office Is
neatly printed, and fills the sphere for
which it is intended Price % cents
per year.
A two year old child of Mrs Oycrmey-
er, who resides at Fremont. fell into Il
cistern on the 18th inst. and was drown
ed.
The people Of Bellevue are more for
bearing than in mOstcommmitieS. Re
Gently an old man aged 81 years, outrag-
ed little girl aged ten years, and they
allowed the old scoundreI time TO az
rage his matters and leave.
Every little while it becomes the duty
of the press TO warn farmers generally
against signing any paper presented to
them for that purpose by travelling
agents. Theyare invariably swindlesas
those who neglect the caution find out.
They sign an order and it is returned 10
thema note. Agents for a hollow wire
clothes line have been doing such busi-
ness in Seneca county, and the farmers
are not happy.
On Sunday morning, the 18th, the resi-
dence of H Boyle, near Tiffin, was de
stroycd- by fire. Loss, S1,fon. fnsur-
ed
Godfrey Houck and his mother, OF
Mechanicsburg near Tiifin, have not en-
joyed the society of HOuck. cider, for
some time past. He had paralysisabout
one year ago from which he has no; fully
recovered On the 18th they had diff
Guilty when W Bonner was called in
He had scarcely entered the yard when
he was attacked by Godfrey and his moth
er and badly injured. Godfrey was held
in the sum of 300 and his mother in
the sum OF 500 to answer at Court for
the assault
\ German, in Springfield, who keeps
saloon, does not live happily init his
vrow," and on the 14th was victimized to
the extent of $50 stolen from under his
pillow while he slept. He thought some
German visitors had taken the money,
but as he found $40 of it in his door
yard day or two later, the current of
suspicion was changed An officer scar
ed the "vrow' into giving up enough of
the money, 10 make, with the amount
found, SIOO. but still the German is not
happy. The wife put in a plea that she
was not properly providedtor.
At Circleville, Ohio, highway robbery
has become quite common. Three men
were knocked down and robbed, in one
week, on It's streets, and the police made
no arrests.
A boy at Van Vert, few days ago,
jumped from n swing and had the mis-
fortune To get his tongue between his
teeth. The result was he bit it almost
off
Burglars are bold in Van Vert They
attempted to enter the residence OF Il.
Lynch. on the night of the 18th. but