The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-05-12

in plain English, or profane English
perhaps little of both-an6 then soused
Simon soundly several times.
We would impress upon the people OF
Hancock county the fact that the JEFF.
is the paper they want. Every depart
ment will be looked after, and every in
eident recorded worthy of note.
Sidney should be styled the "Home of
the Tramps." 1t accommodated one
thousand the past winter.
York Bailey, colored man in the EN-
ploy of Boneurtz s. Johns, at Van Vert,
was arrested last week for stealing goods
from the store. A search warrant
brought some of the missing articles,
and judgment was rendered against him
for S33, which he arranged to pay his
employers out of his wages.
A little son of Jacob Kurt, residing
near Kenton, was burned to death on
the 2Sth ult. He had been left by his
father. to watch burning tree and pre-
vent the fire from getting into the fence,
and somehow the boys clothes took fire,
and before assistance could reach him
he was burned to death.
If you don't like silver change we will
exchange the JEFF. for it, if you bring
enough it. Or, if you are dissatisfied
with the fractional currency, try us with
that. We will relieve you of either,
and smile as pleasantly as broker when
he discounts note on satisfactory
terms.
We are extremely obliged to our neigh
bor for his fiattering notice. We shall
endeavor to deserve the success he
wishes u.s.
Now the head of the family may be
seen setting leeches and tending to the
boiling of the soft soap, which his wife
says it is impossible to get along with
out, although the internal compound
causes more profanity than the tradi-
tional stove pipe, which is bad enough,
heaven knows.
When an editor is so industriously
engaged in getting up copy that he can't
tell "a paste brush from a pencil until he
finds his soap locks and his cheek plas-
tered together in his efforts to place the
brush behind his ear, where he usually
carries his pencil, you may imagine his
feelings but not describe them.
They are urging upon the Council of
st. Marys to pass an ordinance to sup
press houses of ill-fame. We should not
Judge that there was much saint about
that place.
Thomas Kelly, living at Six Mile, Au
gloize county, was thrown from his
wagon, on the goth, while returning
from st. Marys, and Injured so that he
died. The horses attached to the wagon
became restive and upset the wagon.
Mr.. Kelly was wealthy farmer aged
so years.
While riding horseback in st. Marys
on the 30th ult., his horse stumbled,
throwing Henry Limbacher to the
ground, and falling upon his limbs
bruised Mr.. l.. seriously.
The bank of Lima began paying out
specie Oh the 9th. Let the banks of
Findlay do likewise. Some complaint
is made of the scarcity of small change,
and the specie is desirable.
The Republicans of Lima have organ
lied campaign club. The officers are,
President, w. h. Boone. 1st Vice Presi
dent, Joseph Morris. Cd do, Timothy
Schroyer 81 do, C. Scarlet. Treasurer,
E. Johns. Corresponding Secretary,
Geo. p. Waidrof, Recording Secretary,
Z. l.. Metheany. They have enough
officers for permanent institution. We
trust they will muster large company.
The explosion of a barrel of gaso
line, at Conneaut, on the 9TH, caused
an alarm of fire. a Mr.. jackson had
entered cellar in Harwood's block with
a lighted lamp, which ignited the gas
escaping from the barrel. Mr.. jackson
was supposed to he fatally injured by
the explosion. Two others were badly
burned.
Norman Stewart, an employee of the
Ashtabala Gas Company, was run over
by frightened horse, at Ashtabula, on
last Wednesday and SO badly injured his
life was despaired of.
William Hodge, of Oberlin, Fred.
Huntington, of Elyria, Reuben Miller, of
Bellevue and James Berry, of Medina,
carried off the prize ut the handicap
races at EIyria, on Tuesday last. The
prizes were $50, S25, SIS and $40.
Artemus W. Fisher, superintendent of
the Infirmary at Sandusky, was arrested
on Tuesday on a charge of criminal in
timacy with an idiotie woman eonansd
there.
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Personal.