The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-01-21
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The pavements were quite sloppy last
Monday.
a very disagreeable rain fell Sunday
night last.
Insurance agents are busy distributing
calendars,
Fruit tree statesmen appear to be nu-
numerous
joan sherida,. ieft for New Orleans
last Monday.
The Common Pleas Court convenes
next Tuesday.
There was some prime skating on the
river last week.
There is a considerable amount of
taxes yet unpaid.
There was a ''wee bit" of snow fell on
Wednesday night.
Some one is building new frame
house on-Putnam street.
''Don Pedro" continues to absorb the
minds of young and old.
The Gas Company have had a fine
engraving of their works made.
The mill of Foltz e. Radabaugh was
slightly damaged 10y fire Tuesday.
An effort is being made made to or
ganize dancing school in this city.
Some repairs are to be made in the
belfry of the Congregational Church.
If the weather was disagreeable on
Tuesday, it was doubly so on Wednesday.
Acting charades are becoming popu-
lar among fashionable people this win
ter.
Services have been held in the English
Lutheran Church every evening this
week.
j. l.. Linville is acting City Clerk in
the absence from town of the regular
Clerk.
A white man knocked a colored one
down in saloon around the corner
Monday last.
We understand that DR. Chas. Oes.
terlin contemplates a trip to Germany
the coming Spring.
The average attendance of pupils in
the public schools was never better than
at the present time.
Engine No, IL, used on the Findlay
Branch, c. s. & c., has recently been
overhauled and repaired.
Capt. r. T. Coverdale, of Cincinnati,
was in town this week looking after the
interests of the gas works.
The ice dealers improved their oppor-
tunity last week and harvested a large
quantity of the "congealed."
1t is expected that the great drama of
Allatoona will be produced in this city
about the first of next month.
A portion of the gully on the north
side of Sandusky street, near Eagle
creek bridge, has been filled up.
The local passenger business on the
rail roads is pretty good now that the
wagon roads are almost unpassable.
Hon. III. P. Gage, of this city, has
been elected Trustee of the Mutual
Protection Association of tiis State.
Ten or twelve car loads of live stock
have been shipped over the Findlay
Branch G. S. & G.. X. r. the past week.
If Hancock county had good turn
pixies, it would not now require four
horses to haul half cord of wood to
town.
Persons wanting certificate to teach
cohool will find Somafhinr of intaraSt "a,
the ''notice to Teachers" printed in an
other column.
If the locomotive "butts'' up against
the old engine house on East Sandusky
Street a few more times, the end of the
building will soon be knocked clear out
The Northwestern Band of Findlay,
has an immense ''Drum Major" Since
their return from the Inauguration, DIT
Columbus, he gets in one more twist in
the swing of his baton.-fIffn Star.
DIR. and Mrs. f. w. Firmin gave re
ception to their friends, at their resi-
dence, on East Hardin street, Wednes
day evening of this week. 1t was "A very
pleasant affair.
The lecture of Gen. Joe. Geiger at
Wheeler's Hall, Thursday evening of
last week, was not so largely attended
as it deserved The lecture was an i'm
mense success.
One day last week SOME one got into
the Presbyterian Church, and breaking
open box, stole about SO so in pennies,
which belonged to the children of the
Sabbath School Mission Circle.
We were present at a rehearsal of the
drama of AIlatOona Wednesday evening
and from what We saw and heard, we
can safely say that the play is one of the
most interesting and thrilling ever wit
messed in this city.
Notwithstanding there is good deal
of talking about hard times, quite
number of people contemplate building
the coming spring, and we are assured
that the first of mex April will see
twenty-five houses in the process of
erection in Findlay.
We acknowledge the receipt of a
handsome serenade given in front of our
office on last Tuesday. by the North
western Band, of Findlay, on their re
turn from the Inauguration of Gov.
Hayes. The boys make fine appear
ance, having recently purchased grand
uniform at a cost of 81, 200. The play
ing cannot be excelled i'm this part of
the State. Boys. accept our thanks and
come again. Times.
We recently received from our Old
friends, Jernegan & Carpenter, of the
Mishawaka Qnd-) Enterprise, a copy of
the New Year greeting, which they sent
out from their Office, and think it one
of the finest specimens of printing
that we have seen in long time
both in the design and colors. Both
of the Enterprise publishers are gentle
men thoroughly conversant with all the
details Of the 'art preservative"
lift mine eyes, and all the windows blaze
With forms of saints and holy men who
died tE
Here martyred and hereafter glorified: