The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-02-02


Chris. Yankle, EMPLOYED in EbHrsole
& Hammond's grist mill. at Fostoria,
had his coat caught in a shaft, on the
18th, and only escaped death by cling
ing to a beam with desperation until
his coat pulled to pieces,
Mrs. w. Day was thrown from a
sleigh by the horse running away, at
Fostoria, on the 22d, and was badly
injured about the head. Two others
who were in the sleigh escaped unhurt.
st. Valentines day is the first day OF
Lent this year, and Easter comes on
All Fools Day.
Sale bills printed at shor; notice, al
this Office.
They have a ''waiter girl saloon
over in Kenton, and it is not regarded
as a great moral feature either.
The postoffice and express Office at
Atica, Seneca county. was broken
into by burglars who carried off q
small amount of change that had been
left in drawer.
DIR. OLeary is lecturing in Tiffin,
and commences a course of lectures at
Fremont on the 5th inst.
Frank j. Lakiu a brakeman on the
B. s. o. r. r. fell between two cars al
Chicago Junction. on the 22d ult., and
was instantly killed.
Joseph Gillian. of Tiffin, section
boss on the G. 8. & L. r. R., fell from
a hand car on the 18th, and had three
ribs broken and was otherwise injured
by the car running upon him.
The G. s. s. G. R. R., it is announc-
ed, will build new depot at Tiffin the
coming spring. The news will be
hailed with pleasure by those who used
to stop in the old one.
A team drawing saw log on sled
and owned by Fred Heinrich, when
near Tiffiin, on the 17lh, was allowed
to get two close to the creek bank,
when the sled upset and log. sled,
horses and driver were precipitated
down bank twelve feet high. Helm
rick was slightly hurt, and one of the
horses was injured.
While chopping wood near Green
Springs, on the Goth, Walter Freeze
was struck on the head by falling
limb, and his skull crushed SO as tc
render him unconscious of wha the wa:
doing. In this condition, and covered
with blood, he set out to walk home,
was picked up by some one in sleigh
and carried to Green Springs, where
he received proper treatment, and il
slowly recovering.
In about four months three cent
postage stamps will be changed to one
that sre red, or possibly a new tint
This change has been rendered neces
sary, as stamp washers take off the
cancellation with acid or alkali and US,
the stamps again. A series of expert
ments Just completed convinces ih'
Postal Department that green is the
poorest color to be found. With th'
change of color there will be a chang'
of design. The medallion head o
Washington will be retained. but it vii
be relieved by an open scroll of white
and the scroll-work will have a differ
ent pattern.
Some profane wintry days hav'
come, the slipperiest of the year; whsI
men fall down and bump the ground
and then rise up and-swear.
The GALLON Recie1o, a good weekl.
Democratic paper, published by Row
& Coonrod for the past six years, ha
withdrawn from the Democratic part.
and declared to hereafter direct il
unreserved efforts in support of tn
Republican cause.
During the recent slusby weather W
readilyimagine some mensfeelings hav
to run thusly: 'Oh. The slush, the beau
full slush, slipping about with an unc
tuous gush, yielding and soft TO tn
hurrying feet, that soggle about in il
out on the street-splashing the pee
pie from ankle to crown, and frequent
ly helping a man to sit down right o.
the sidewalk, before the whole town
sticking to everything, out door and il
quite oleaginous, gluey but thin." n
other nuisance is half SO pronounced
and if we don't swear to that, may W
be-bounced
Nathan Cutler, of Psulding county
colored, was too intimate with th
wife of one A. G. Harrison, who OF
iected, and now a warrant is out fo
Cutters arrest for assault with inten
to kill. Harrison's wife has been al
rested as accessory.
The accoustic properties OF the va
Vert Court House, are very defective
and steps are being taken to remed
the defect.
Edward Foust, a lad of Van "er
while skating on the 25th, collide
with another skatist, who was muc
the heaviest, was thrown to the ic
with such force that he was rendere
irsensible and suffered severe intern'
injuries.
e At Van Vert on the 25th, the ma
D train from the east ran into a team (
horses which were just crossing I'll
f track. The horses were instantly xii
sd. No damage to the train.
DIR. Fishblatt. who haa been aui
E successfpl in treating diseases here
bout, writes Us that ne will cerfaint
freach this city on Thursday next. an
remain until Monday. Those desirir
+ his services should bear tba. fact
mind.
s Thorn. Windsp smiled all over b