The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-07-14
L. Ii. ZAY, Authorized Agent.
HERE AND ELSEWHERR-WIS AND
OTHERWISE.


/ Wilson & Grear, of Lima, was convicted
d at the recent term of court in Allen
!county, and is now serving a five years
term in the Ohio Penitentiary.
The building of ten miles of pike was
let at the Auditors office in Allen coun-
ty, on the 29th, at an average of less
than 5000 per mile. By-the-way, when
are our trustees going to commence the
pike work in this township?
The Cincinnati Gazette contains full
crop reports from Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
Kentucky and Tennessee, Wheat is set
down rs full two-thirds crop, oats not
up TO the average, prospects good for an
unusually large corn crop, with abund-
ance of hay though much of it is some
what damaged by rains.
4 sad accident occurred on the C S &
& X X at Bowlersville, on Friday last
by which a twelve year old son of CON
ductor BoswOrth was instantly killed.
The conductor, who resides in Sanduskv.
had taken his son with him for a ride,
and they and brakesman were in the
| caboose, when the truck of a coal car
ahead came loose and was forced back
against the trucks of the caboOse knock
ing them loose and letting the forward
end of the caboose down on the track.
The little boy was caught between the
two cars and crushed to death. The
father and the brakesman escaped unin-
jured.
No man ever gets all there is in a
newspaper unless he reads the advertis-
ing columns attentively They inform
him who are the live business men of
the city, and he always finds where he
can get the best bargains. Just at pres
ent, however, there is not much appear
ance of life or energy.
A Louisville chap thought he had
found something pure and fresh in the
shape Of Il laughing, sunny little witch
ola girl and was on the point of propos-
ing marriage when she scattered his
fond hopes to the wind by remarking
one evening: "You kiss and hug me
more than any other gentleman am
acquainted with except Bill Wallace, and
he is steamboat clerk and only comes
in once a month"
On the Fourth, at Columbus Grove, by
the premature discharge of cannon
Ele Henderson had his right arm torn
off.
Barney Loose, of Ottsville, Putnam
county, had his fourth on the third. He
shot himself i'll the hand with pistol.
Five hundred dollars worth of cloth
ing was stolen from the store of Jos
Tingle, of Columbus Grove, on the night |
of the 30th
Allison Wright, an old citizen of |
Champaign county, living near Cable,
committed suicide by hanging. 1t ap-
pears that he made trade of farms a |
year ago, and, becoming dissatisfied, |
traded back" paying $1,000. which
preyed upon his mind so much as to |
cause alteration which ended in suicide
Nineteen arrests were made in Ur- |
bana on the Fourth A superabundance
of patriotism in that moral community
upset things a little.
Burglaries are still quite common at |
Urbana. They thought they had broken
up the gang, but it didn't stay broken.
John III Lee, of Mingo, Champaign |
county, was kicked in the stomach by
horse, on the 29th, and died from the eff
fects few days later.
The editor of the Forest Nc1rs has got |
his back up! His debtors wont pay
and he is going 10 put the screws to |
them. Hear him: If circumstances |
are hard and we have a statement of the |
facts no one will be more lenient. YES we
would take piece of cold bread as a re-
past in order TO give you an opportun-
ity. But We can't afford TO eat cold |
bread and our debtors hot biscuits No,
nor We wont do it. That class must |
come to time"
Arrangements for the annual camp
meeting At Lakeside are now about COM
plete. 1t will commence on Wednesday
evening, August 2d, and close on the |
10Th. All railroads centering at Sandus-
Ky will issue special Lakeside tickets at |
reduced rates, Including the steamboat
fare.
A barn belonging to VIM. Fitch, in
sherman township, Huron county, and
containing personal property valued at
$1,000, was destroyed by fire on the
morning of the 2Sth. Total loss $1,000
insured for $1,000.
On the S0th ult,, David Ross, German,
committed suicide at Bellevue. by
drowning in a cistern.
A tramp, whom T Cone, of Monroe
vile, was attempting to drive from his
premises on the 4th; drew a revolver and
shot Mr.. c in the hand The tramp is
now in Jail waiting the next term of
court.
Jno Roblnson's circus will be in Eos
toria ON the Goth.
We neglected to mention, last week,
that at the bird shoot on the fair grounds
on the fourth, T H Houpt carried off the
prize as single shot, after two trials with
Barr. In the first trial they both
killed the same number of birds Mr.
ID also took first prize on double shots
1t is expected the C & T Road will be
completed from Carey TO Fostoria on
the 10Th.