The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-04-28
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couraging to lovers of early vegetables.
Mr.. Jas. H. Wilson is putting down a
new pavement on the Hardin Street side
of his residence.
w. +. Snyder & Co. are having some
very fine signs painted on the north side
of Old White Corner.
Mr.. L. Barnd is putting down a new
pavement in front of his residence on
West Main Cross Street.
Fishermen line the verdant banks of
the blanchard, and patiently wait for
their innocent victims.
The p. of II. are re-roofing and thor
oughly remodeling the "Crouse HOTEL
for a Grange Supply House.
The senior editor of the Courier is
rusticating in Central Kentucky. We
hope his failing health may be restored.
Green, Davis & Co. still keep fine
supply of Groceries, Provisions, Queens
ware. ETC., etc, which they are selling
at the bottom of the market for cash.
A fine flock of wild geese passed north
ward over town Wednesday evening
last. According to weather prophets,
this would indicate warmer weather.
JOHN ADAMS & Co. were the lucky
bidders for the job of re-roofing the
courthouse. The material is to be cor
rugated iron, costing SS per square, and
will make durable and tasty roof.
About this time of season, look out
for a call from the smooth -tongued.
plausible patent right agent and patent
back-action lightning-rod man. Load
your shotgun, unloose your dog, and
give him warm reception.
We notice by the Bowling Green Sen
ttnet that our young friend, ]. NJ. Rick
etts, has commenced the practice of
medicine at that place. DIR. r. is a stu
dent of DR.. Detwiler's, and is a most ex-
cellent young man, and of more than
ordinary ability.
Wednesday was an excellent day for
salooonists. We saw several very cred
liable jobs of their manufacture on our
streets that day. And we are sorry to
say that we saw some persons so thought
less as to laugh and amuse themselves at
the poor creatures as they staggered
along the sidewalk.
The whole number of pupils regis
tered ia the Union Schools to date is SIS.
For the week ending April 14tb, the
average enrolment was 59O.5, the aver
age attendance 569.2, and the per cent.
of attendance, 96.4. The number of
cases of tardiness was g. Teachers hav-
irg no tardiness were Misses Dora Twi-
ming, Mary Gordon and Phebe Paxson.
Clandestine Correspondence.
Tie young ladies and gentlemen who
are engaged in clandestine correspond
ence, through means of fictitious sigma
lures, will do we'll to remember that
there is a law which provides that ''let-
ters addressed to initials or fictitious
names are not deliverable, unless the
address contains a designated place of
delivery" We learn on good authority
that mere school children-and perhaps
some rho are old enough to know bet
ter-have been engaged in this style of
correspondence in this city during the
past few months, and we are sorry 10
hear it. We look upon this business as
one of the surest ''grips" the devil ever
gets on a young man or woman. The
young woman who shrinks from making
a confidant of her parents, and espec-
tally her mother, in matters of CORE.
spondence, has already entered upon
the broad highway that leads to shame
and degradation. She is already casting
the shadow athwart reputation that
years of upright department will not
tighten. Remember, young lady, that
"The dying bud may burst to life again,
Green verdure cloihe the snow-inyested
plain;
But beauteOus woman no redemption knows,
Her wounds of honor Time can never close"
Young ladies and gentlemen, beware
how You allow yourself to be lured into
such practices. Nothing good can ever
come of them. Beware.