The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-05-12
HERE AND ELSEWHERE-WISE AND
OTHERWISE.

HERE AND ELSEWHERE-WISE AND
OTHERWISE.
The Wood county Sentinel tells story
to the effect that John Oviatt, of Mil
tonvill', has in his possession a knife
which he claims to have taken from the
stomach of a catfish which weighed
forty-seven pounds. The fish was caught
in the Maumee river in 1864, and when
opened the knife was found embedded in
his stomach, where, from all appearan-
ces, it had lain for years.
The farm house of Jno. Souder, near
Tiffin, was burned on the Both ult. Loss,
$500; fully insured.
The Grand Encampment of the |. o.
o. F. had an interesting time at Spring
field, last week. Delegations of Patri-
archs were present from a great many
points, and the parade which took place
was gorgeously grand, the Patriarchs
being arrayed in the elegant insignia of
the Order. Mayor Cole delivered the
welcome address.
Jno. L. Norris, of Springfield, Ohio,
is just now about as notorious as ever he
was in his life He is one of those fel-
lows who live by their wits, and victim
ize the confiding public. Every now and
{ then the newspapers get hold of his
doings and lay an account of them be-
fore the public. That's what's the mat
ter nowi and though all reprobate John,
all declare him to be an expert" in the
business. If You ever receive letter
signed by Jno. l.. however fiatteringly
he may address you, don't allow him to
beguile you of your goods and chattles.
The Norwalk Chronicle says: "Place
the 1st of January and the 1st of MAY
side by side and the contrast is enough
to make cold chill of horror gambol
gaily up and down spinal column"
We don't know where our spinal column
is, but as the seat of the Chr0ntcle mans
pantaloons has been worn down very
thin, and a cold blast of air striking him
in the rear would naturally make him
feel rather ahilly in that quarter, we are
inclined to believe that we know where
he has an idea his is.
Jacob NJ. Winthrow, a brakeman, on
the b. & o. r. R., fell from freight
train near New Baltimore, on the 9th
ult., and had one foot and the leg to the
knee badly crushed under the cars. He
had attempted to set break, and slipped.
A Fremont printer found S233 in notes,
and on returning them he received 25
cents. At last accounts he was confined
to his bed, and very low.
The residence of Peter Rafferty,, at
fillmore, took fire on the 30th ult, and
burned to the ground. Loss, 81, 600;
covered with insurance.
The Northwestern Volunteer Fire
mems Association held its third annual
convention at Kenton, O., on the 25th
ult. The next tournament will be held
in September next. The next meeting
of the convention will be held at TiffiD,
on the last Tuesday in April, 1877.
4 barn belonging to ]. R. Stewart, at
Fostoria, was destroyed by fire on the
lst inst. Loss, 5000; insured for 5000.
A son of Mr. F. NJ. Wisely was run
over and killed by train on the B. g.
in. RR., near Fostoria on the 30th ult.
Sandusky expects to have her water
works in operation by the 4th of July.
A Hook and Ladder Tournament will
take place at Shelby on the LIST of June.
Prizes amounting toS3S5 will be awarded
At Melmore, oh the 30th ult., two
drunken roughs, named Matthew Greene
and Benjamin Dunlap, attacked a young
man named Henry Manhart, and wound
ed him so that he died shortly afterward.
Manhart was known as a quiet and in
offensive person, and gave no cause to
provoke the murder. Greene and his
lcompanion have been arr, sted.
The Ohio State Camp Meeting Associ
alton will hold a camp meeting at Mans
field, August 18th.
Toledo is badly frightened by several
eases of smallpox.
Ohio is a word of three syllables, and
' no well bred printer will neglect to swear
when he thinks of this, and thrusts the
word over to the next line.
The time draweth nigh when Adm,
the Cleveland triple murderer, must
rouse up from the drowsy sleep of luna
cy and stretch himself preparatory to
being stretched.
The Knights of Pythias will have
State parade and review at Columbus ON
the oath inst, ''''
Adeiia Chandler, aged twenty, took
an ounce and half of carbolic acid. at
Mansfield, on the Sd, and died. TEN.
porary insanity.
Forepaugh's circus at Fremont on the
10Th.
John HI. Bryan, of Springfield, at
tempted to commit suicide in that city
on the Sd. He used a small pistol and
shot himself in the head three tunes, but
the bullets fiattened against the skull
without penetrating, and he failed to go
to the happy hunting grounds. He
should soak lis head next time, or use
! q small cannon.
4 The Messenger, Fremont, was rugged
out IN new dress last week, and looked
meat as a new pin.
d fhe pui-back style has improved
lsomewhatTgrown tighter, or something,