The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-01-28
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There are five prisoners in Jail
A heavy rain fell Wednesday night
The weather was delightful Wednes
day last.
Findlay boys play marbles under the
gas light"
Rev. 6. W. Miller preached at Carey
last Sunday.
No rain fell last Sunday but
nevertheless true.
There were no services at the Presby-
terian Church last Sunday
Ed Jones int assistant editor of the
Fostoria ReoieIC any more.
The small boys were playing marbles
on the streets last Saturday
Read the advertisements in this paper.
and take the advice they give.
Findlay has at the present time rather
formidable looking police force.
The freezing and thawing of the past
fortnight has been hard on the wheat
A team of horses ran away on Main
Street Tuesday evening but did no Gam
age.
A drunken galoot had TO be hauled to
the calaboose the other day in a hand
cart
| The Roads continue to get no better
Turnpikes would help them wonder
fully.
w. w. Armstrong has sold his interest
in the Tiffin Adcertiser, to j. NJ. & Z.
S. Myers.
The new bench for the Judge, in tie
court room, is rather a neat piece of
furniture.
Six car loads OF live stock we're shipped
over the Findlay Branch, C. S. & C. Ry.
last Saturday.
John Darlington as acting ticket agent
at the L. E. & l.. Ry. depot, cice w. l..
More, resigned.
By buying your Groceries, Provisions,
etc., of Green, Davis & Co., you will
save money. Try it.
The Northwestern Band and the anna
teur vocalists of this city, give a concert
at Kenton this evening.
The "boys" had Decker's drug store
decorated Thursday afternoon in honor
of that gentleman's marriage.
Messrs. Pratt and Brown, of Toledo.
and Day, of Bowling Green, attorneys,
were in town attending Court this week.
If the voters of Hancock County had
not voted down the turnpike tax, there
would not now be complaints about bad
roads.
John Adams intends putting fine
galvanized iron cornice Oh his building
on North Main Street the coming
Spring.
Our thanks are due Messrs. Evers &
Rudalph, of the Bowling Green Senti-
faeI, for a very excellent map of Wood
County.
Snail Findlay buy the Gas Works,
build turnpikes or erect Il city hall? is
the question that nos agitates the minds
of the people.
Messrs. John Julian, James Sheridan
and Joseph Fleck, were last Sabbath
elected Trustees of st. Michaels Catholic
Church of this city.
Cal. Edmiston, of the Lima Gazette,
prints his own portrait, and tries to palm
it off Oh his unsuspecting subscribers as
that of Charlie Ross.
The Social of the Congregational
Church will be held at the residence OF
VIM. Martin, Esq, in North Findlay,
next Thursday evening.
Any one wishing to trade all atlas of
Hancock County, for two copies of But-
terfield's Crawfords Campaign against
Sandusky. can do SO by enquiring at this
office.
1t Is rumored on the streets that
Stewart Sprague is to take charge of the
Bedding House, in the course of month
or two. Take the rumor for what 1t is
worth
The boys who took wheelbarrow
from the Congregational Church yard,
may save themselves trouble 10y return
ing it immediately. They were seen TO
take it. ga word to the wise"
A young man named DeVinney, was
before Justice of the Peace, Beardsley,a
few days ago, charged with stealing II
valise and an ak, but no one appearing
against him, he was discharged
The Tennesseeans, Slave Cabin Sing
ers, will give one of their concerts at
Wheeler's Hall, next Monday evening.
This troupe gave an entertainment at the
NJ. E. Church, in this city, "A year or so
ago, and gave good satisfaction.
On Saturday last, the bridge on Rail
Road street, across Reilly, gave down
slightly. AT the time there were seven
teen head of cattle on the bridge, and
the immense weight broke the rods sup
porting the center. The cattle were no.
injured in the least, and the bridge has
been repaired. -Btufton Nelcs.
The Northwestern Band, together
with a number of the singers of this cily,
give a grand vocal and iDstrumeu tai
concert at the Opera Hall, Kenton, this
evening. The company consists Of the
members of the Northwestern Band,
Mrs. w. Z. Snyder, Miss Grace Didway,
Miss Ella Church, Miss Jennie Totten,
Miss Hattie Walker, Miss May Swigart
and Mr. Mack Wilson.
1t is about time for the people of Han
cock County, to make some arrange
ments about properly celebrating the
4th of July. Would it nvv be a good
plan for the citizens of Findlay to ex-
tend an invitation to the citizens of the
other towns and townships in the coun-
ty, to join with them in an old fashioned
Fourth of July celebration? The Coun-
ty Seat is the place tor such celebra-
tion, and the Tooth Anniversary of the
signing of the Declaration of Independ-
ence deserves more than an ordinary
demonstration. Let something be done
at once.
IT was a sorrowful spectacle to be in
the Court room at the time the prisoners
Were sentenced, and is a sad reflection
on poor, weak humanity. Two of the
prisoners were young, hearty, robust
looking men, possessing apparently ev-
cry faculty of body and mind necessary
to become useful citizens. The first
sentenced was William st. Clair. TO one
year, for stealing SIS of man named
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