The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-07-13

tie 29th, when an elevator becoming
clogged he ran his arm up the box, in
which the auger shaped elevator worked.
The auger caught his arm lacerating it
so badly it was feared amputation would
be necessary. His arm was dressed how
ever, and at last accounts was doing
well.
The new bridge al Fremont is being
put up by the King Bridge Company;
contract price sl4,0505.
VI ] Tichnor, who resided near Belle
vue. died on the 2nd inst. His death
resulted from injuries received about
three years ago by falling from his barn
loft to the floor. Mr. Tichnor had seen
service in the army of the rebellion and
was well and favorably known.
Bryan has sixteen months Old baby
which is covered all over with hair two
inches long. The Press does not say
whether it was covered with a buffalo
robe or not.
The Mcpherson Hook and Ladder
Company, of Clyde, took the 800 prize
at Bowling Green, on the Fourth. Time
81 seconds
A fellow named George Hill, engaged
in the saw mill of Mr. West, at Fremont,
attempted to rape a little six year old
girl, in that city, ON the Fourth, He was
arrested by the Marshal, and afterwards
identified as the rascal who had commit
ted a similar deed on a small child, sew
eral months before. He had previously
made two other such attempts, but for
turately he now is in the hands of the
law, with good prospect of receiving
the punishment he deserves.
A son of Manuel Maurer, of Ballsville
township, Sandusky county, had his
skull fractured on the 30th ult, by a
pulley falling upon him. They we're
using the pulley in drawing up hay
into the barn, when it pulled out and
fell upon him.
During the storm on the 5th near
Lima, Geo Knapp, teamster, who was
in the woods east of that place, was kill
ed by tree falling upon him.
1t is said that the citizens of Melmore,
Seneca county, hung in effigy, recently,
Judge Pillars, Prosecuting Attorney
Bachman and the man Green; whose in
dictment for the murder of Manhart in
that village last fall was nolied. At first
the crowd proposed to hang Green out
and out, but were finally satisfied with
choking the effigies.
Celinaf Standard The survey for the
extension of the l. E & L r II has been
made from st Marys to Celina, and the
engineer is now running the line from
here TO Fl Recovery. The prospects are
that we will have a railroad by the first
of January next if our people but do
their duty and make such donations as
they should to the enterprise. We should !
all keep the fact in mind that the present
struggle for railroad is life or death to
us, for if we do not get this one we are
not likely to have another opportunity |
to get one for the next ten years at least. |
At Deshler, ON the Fourth, we learn |
that a man whose name was not given,
was dreadfully mangled by the prema-
ture discharge of gun.
JH Hughs, residing four miles from
Bowling Green, had his barn, a new
mower, this years hay, and number of
other articles destroyed by fire, on the
1st inst. Loss $500 and no insurance.
The old Perrysburg cannon was tested
at Bowling Green on the morning of the
Fourth, and burst into a hundred pieces.
Fortunately it was set off with slow
match and the boys we're hid behind
trees.
The lightning rod men are perambu-
lating Putnam county, and making law
suits for farmers, or rather the farmers
who don't take the papers are making
lawsuits for themselves by signing con-
tracts with them. Always buy of local
dealers
On the morning of the 4th the body of
William Courtain, waiter of the Gov
ernment survey party, nov camped one
mile west of Port Clinton, was taken
from the water at Hollingshead bar, one
and one-half miles up the river from the
railroad bridge. Saturday night previ-
Gus he with others were in Port Clinton |
drinking and carousir g, and about 2 |
o'clock Sunday morning started for the
camp. Courtain's coat was found on the |
bridge Sunday morning, and the body |
being found so far from the coat up the
stream. it is feared there has been foul |
play.
On Tuesday night last, sailor named |
John Williams, was attacked By party |
of Italians in the cabin of the schooner |
H F Merry, at Sandusky, and literally |
hacked to pieces with knives, but not
killed. He made a gallant resistance |
and severely wounded his assailBnts. 1t
is thought Williams will recover Itap-
pears that he was formerly mate of
ship in which one of the Italians was
employed but mutinied, and Williams
had him punished, and he planned the |
attack to getrevenge.
Rome Sentinal: The simple man stop
peth his paper because he is poor, and
buye;h FIVE dollar dog.
Over near Perrysburg, on the night of
the 30th, a lot of dogs got into fine lot
of sheep belonging to the Hayes Bros,
killed six and injured twelve others so
they had to be killed.
A valuable horse belonging to George
Mills, near Perrysburg, was killed by
lightning on the night of the End during
the heavy storm, and a son of Mr. Mills
was seriously injured.
A LARAE variety of Mems and Boys
Shoes, both heavy and light at astonish-
ingly low prices, at Darling's. 10.
We understand that the barn of
Henry h. Miller, of Arcadia, which was
struck by lightning on the 2nd inst.
was ipsured in the ssArnerican of Chi