The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-03-16
HERE And ELSEWHERE-WISE AND
OTHERWISE.

at work in McCutcheon's saw mill, a
Upper Sandusky, was injured so badl,
by log rolling upon him, on the Sc
inst, that he died on the 9Th.
Warren, Trumbull county, is Just now
experiencing a temperance revival O
considerable proportions, and saloon in
terests are depressed.
A young man named Hiskey has beer
arrested at Belleville, charged with
causing the death of Nancy Daughirty
by putting poison in her mouth while
she was asleep.
The new organization of the L E & L
Ry, it is now understood will retain
some of the old company. The name:
r p Buckland, Chas Foster and C s
Brice are mentioned in this connection
Fostoria is making an effort to obtain
asteam fire engine. A petition has been
forwarded TO the Legislature asking the
passage of an act to enable the Council
10 issue bonds for that purpose.
Morris, arrested for being concerned
in the death of DR. Phinney, at Forest,
has been discharged, the evidence being
too conflicting to warrant his being held.
Henry Campbell, living near Kenton
had child born unto him on the 5th of
March-his 10Th birthday. Good boy.
Young man, before presenting your
certificate of moral character to the
School Examiners, open it out and see
that it has not been tampered with. A
young fellow appeared before the Boar 1
in Wood county, recently, and proffered
his certificate for examination. The ex
aminer undid it, and six of clubs
stared him in the face. The young man
"fush ed all over and declared it was a
trick. No doubt-a small one.
Four attempts TO burn the city Of
Kenton we're made on the Sd inst, but
were unsuccessful.
The chicken thieves are active in
Tiffin, and are making nightly raids on
chicken roosts.
Wetzel, the Tifin Murder waved An
examination and was placed in Jail to
await trial. ll-'
A rough named Breeze was locked up
in the callaboose, at Tilin last week.
Soon after, officer George went into see
him and left the door open. Result
George locked up and Breeze out in
the breezes blowing free" A thin tramp
the Advertiser says, crawled out of thin
hole and unlocking the door let the of
ficer out Tie Advertiser say three
prisoners have escaped through that hole
and advises the authorities to stuff il
with straw.
On Sunday March 4th, the body Of
Charles A Sharp, aged 20 years, and son
of James II Sharp, of Norwalk, was
found hanging in the warehouse OF
Bowen & Tuttle, of that place He had
been working for that firm. He had
fastened strap to an iron rod overhead
adjusted the other end around his neck
and jumped from a salt barrel, the fall
breaking his neck. He had evidently
committed the rash act while in fit Of
dependency.
The Coroner ofVan Vert county ,hav.
ing resigned, the Commissioners have
appointed o ] Conner to fill the vacancy
While in assisting at a raising in Van
Vert, on the 9Th, a workman on top Of
the frame driving pins was using q
sledge, the handle of which broke and
allowed the sledge to decend with great
force on the nose of Mr. Wise. infictine
an ugly wound. But that the blow was
a glancing one, it might have proved
fatal.
Robt Gilliland, living near Van Vert
went into the barn on the Sth to saddle
horse. He had thrown the saddle on
him, and was passing back of the horse
when it kicked, knocking Mr. G down
and seriously if not fatally injuring him
Sportsmen can now take shot at the
ducks. A number Of young men in thi:
vicinity have been engaged in hunting
ducks al winter.
Commissioner Pierce of Wood county
has rendered his resignation. This i.
the second commissioner of that county
who has resigned within few months
and leads to the conclusion that the of
flee is neither pleasant or a profitable
one.
Early gardeners are in doubt as to the
productiyeness of seeds sown too early
DR. F W Schneerer of Norwalk, wa.
violently thrown fromhis horse, one de-,
last week, by the breaking of the saddle
girth, and was quite seriously injured.
Nose Louthan was around measuring
feet the other morning to SO who could
have LEFT the tracks in the snow near hi:
wood pile.
Samuel III Austin, of Toledo, commit
ted suicide on Saturday morning Of las
week by shooting himself in the head
with pistol.
The grocery store of c W Wikoff O
Forest, was burglarized on the 9th, an6
robbed of about $50 in money and othel
valuables. An attempt to burglarize tht
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