The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-04-13
NEIGHBoRROOD NEWS.
WOOD COUNTY.

last Thursday afternoon, young boy
about ten years old, named Thomas
KOrn, ,Iendeavored to get on, about the
middle Of the train, and slipped aud
fell under, one car passing over his
left arm and leg, and tore his scalp
badly. The arm and leg were both
amputated, and it is thought he will
reeover.---.---Twenty-two marriage
licenses were issued by Judge Phelps
during the month Of March. Mr..
Moore, the proprietor OF the Pember-
vile Mills, took in one thousand two
hundred and seven bushels Of grain
on the 2lst, 22d and ed uIt, all Gus
tom, consisting OF one hundred and
fifty grists, making an average Of
nearly 81 bu. per grist.-.--.-..A few
nights ago q pair Of horses belonging
10 Benjamin Simons, Of West Mill
grove, were taken out of his barn,
and were found at large the next
morning. There ia no doubt but they
were taken out by thieves, but for
some reason unknown they were left.
It Is evident that q gang Of horse
thieves Is operating in this section.
sAHDUsKY COUNTY.
State School Commissioner Smart,
has rendered to Prof. w. w. Ross, Of
Fremont, the appointment Of delegate
from this Congressional District, to
the International Congress Of Eduea-
tors, to be held in Washington or
Baltimore sometime in July.........On
Sunday, as Benjamin Nef, Of Ball
vile township, was going down q pair
Of stairs, be fell and disIocated his
shoulder. DR.. R. 81. Rice Of Fremont,
was Immediately called, and reduced
the dislocation.
ERIE COUNTY.
A movement is on foot in San dusky
to put another steamer on the Island
route this season. The boat which it
Is proposed to purchase is an excel
lent one, and, 1t is said, can run
eighteen miles an hour. The ques-
ton as to whether or not the steamer
will be purchased will be settled by
Tuesday or Wednesday OF this week.
A stock Company Of capitalists here
and on the Islands will own the
steamer IL she is put on the route......
On Wednesday John B. Weis, the
well-knovn stove dealer on Water
street, Sandusky, made an assign
meDt for the benefit Of his creditors.
Leonard Guth was appointed assignee.
Bond 5000 0.........The Register says
that a gang OF swindIers who are
travelling through this section of coun-
try, selling patent medicines, stove
polish, ETC., will bear close watching
The rascals are passing counterfeit
money. When they do not succeed
in selling their goods and giving
counterfeit money to the purchaser as
change, they ask for something to eat,
pay for the meal with d bogus five or
ten dollar bill and get good money as
change.
DEFIANCE COUNTY.
During District Court on Tuesday Of
last week, at Defiance, Judge Beers
met with q slight accident. While in
the consultation room, he sat down in
q broken chair and was pitched for
ward suddenly and struck his left
shoulder heavily upon the floor. The
result was a disloested joint. Judge
Pillars was equal to the emergency
and succeeded in replacing the joint
without the aid Of physician. The
accident was very painful though
not serious one.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Two weeks ago Mr.. Thos. Burns
was thrown against q wagon wheel,
by the force Of wind storm, fractur-
ing his skull and jswbone, and other
wise injuring him. He has been in q
semi-eonseious state ever since, and
will probably never fully reeover........
There was held e meeting at the
Armory of the Findlsy Guards, FRI
day evening, March S1st, TO talk over
the idea and arrangements Of organlz-
lag company to march from there to
Philadelphia to attend the Centennial
Exhibition. Many companies have
already made such arrangements.
.........The name Of the Post-office
at Cory, this county, has been changed
to Mt. Cory. This was done on ae-
count OF the mail matter for Cory and
Carey often getting mixed.....-..Peter
Which, who was accidentally shot in
Madison township, few days ago, is
getting better and there IL fair pros
pect OF his recovery. ..........Last Sun
day q Miss Baker, who Is doing
housework on the north side OF the
river, vent home TO her mother, near
Benton, to ges her clothes and other
things. While she was there the
river continued TO rise, and on her
way back she missed the road st the
bridge in the SIusser neighborhood,
where she wished to cross the Blaseh-
ard, drove off the side OF the embank-
ment, and was carried by the current
Of the stream into the middle Of the
river. BY her cries she made herself
heard by Mr.. James Slusser and 9TH
ers, by whom she was rescued after
considerable difficulty.
She was only saved from drowning
by the fact OF her horse and buggy
floating against lot OF drift wood,
which kept them from being hoated
down the river.