The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-07-07
HERE AND ELSEWHERE WISE AND
OTHERWISE,

Ihe Eagle township , Convention
viii meet in the Evangelical church, in
that township, on Saturday, July 29th, at
8 O'Clock A NJ. All are invited.
The show windows and doors of the
business houses on Main Street were
Iornamentad with show cards, bearing
sundry and various assurances that the
said establishments would not be open
July 4th. 1t was pretty good joke well
Iperpetrated, although in some instances,
not especially appreciated.
Joseph Sloane resteth for ten days, in
the Cooler at Fremont for endeavoring
to pick the pocket of John Joseph, of
Clyde, as he stepped from the train at
Fremont ON the 24th.
Do our business men want further
proof OF the efficacy of advertising Just
look at the illustrious example set them
by Samuel Tilden. He advertised his
claims to the Presidency and won it,
Now, we don't mean TO advise our bust
ness men to advertise their claims to the
Presidency. not at all (for @some mighty
mean men get office in this comtry,'0
but go for a business and get it, by adj
vertising. That's the point.
Lon Ireland was thrown from horse.
on Sunday the 25th ult., and had his
shoulder broken, and was otherwise in
jured. He was racing his horse at the
time, near Van Vert.
A boy named Bob Seldom. at Van
Vert, on the 29th, hit an old man named
Urich, on the head with a club. and Sc
veTely injured him. Bob was placed in
ail.
Il. Rhodes, wild man" living near
Van Vert, pursued an evil road when
he forged a check for 500 on Webster
& Wise of Van Vert. He was required
to give bonds for $500 for trial, but fail
ing, went to Jail.
They do business up in hurry in
Norwalk. A residence was burglarized
on the night of June II. Two burglars
were arrested within a few days and ev-
idence sufficient found on their persons
TO convict. And now those burglars are
undergoing ten years sentence in the
penitentiary.
Ottawa was bound 10 celebrate, but
couldn't get cannon. In the emer-
gency, f. Henderson furnished 400
pounds of iron and the proprietor of the
foundry, Major Rockwell, furnished a
pattern and the balance oft iron, and
preparations were made to cast field
piece that would do honor to the occa-
sion. The first attempt was failure
the second a great succuss. The piece
was finished and tested up to double
loading, and now Ottawa is happy and
can have It's own thunder at any time
The piece was chriStened General Put
man,"
$. 5. Bloom, of Shelby, was the orator
at Columbus Grove, on the Fourth.
Jacob Splitter, aged fifty, resident of
Bloom township, Seneca county, was
struck by lightning on the 23d ult., dur
ing storm, and instantly killed,
Julius LOnsway, left his hors and bug
3 Standing on the street at Tifiin, on
the 9th ult., and went to do some shop
ping. When he returned his horse and
buggy were gone. He offered a reward
of SO for the capture of the thief and re-
turn of the property, and on the 9th re-
ceived a telegram from the Sheriff of
Allen county, that he had captured the
thief and property. The thief proved 10
be Richard Dildine, of Titfir, and he
now lies in Seneca county Jail awaiting
trial.
The wheat fields are about ready for
the harvester
Transient newspapers can now be sent
through the mails at the rate of one cent
for every two ounces, instead of one
cent for every ounce as at present. The
new law does not change the postage on
books, circulars, etc.
Horse racing is Sunday amusement,
at Tifiin.
Mrs Sarah Drew, of Halifax, Mass,
ninety-one years old; killed big snake
that had entered her house with a fire
shovel. - Springfield Republican. We
feel curious to know what that snake
was going to do with fire shovel" and
almost blame the old lady that she didn't
wait and see.