The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-07-06
eounsels that we have heard on thi:
(fi.st) tonic. with all our hearts.


vention, that the true method of bring
ing in the unevangelized masses, IS to
win them by the means used and recog-
nized by the Master: 1st A dispOsi-
tion to approach them. 2ud. Impress
them with our purpose to do them
good. 3rd. Help them all we can by
all the means placed in our b inds by
the Gospel and its developed applian-
ces.
Several other resolutions were adopt
ed, bearing on tie different topics.
The attendance was large throughout.
Music was conducted by E. s. Lorenz,
of Dayton, o., author of 'Songs ofthe
Cross" The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent, Rev. 7. J. Harbaugh; Vice Pres
ident, Rev. A. W. Holden; Secretaries,
G. Treas, John s. Rose; Executive
Committee, r. C. Bennett, and John
Robinson. j. s ROSE, Secretary.
The Storm.
Monday night witnessed tie heavi-
est rain storm, perhaps, ever known in
this vicinity, at least we have bt en-
unable to find any one who ever "saw
anything like it," Early in the eve
ming it began to cloud up and threaten
rain, but the clouds broke off and
rolled to the northeast for while, and
the threatened storm appeared 20 be
passing away. Then suddenly the
wind appeared to change, a driving
storm from the east set in, and for
about half an hour it rained like ''all
possessed" Then the rain ceased, and
io'clock, when it began again, increas-
ing in fury after each slight pause and
keeping it up almost necessarily till
eleven O'Clock. The lightning flashed,
ard the thuuders reyerberated, he
VIVID howied through the streets and
the rain descended i'll torrents, until
the streets were Hooded from pave
meut TO pavement, and the sewers
wrre forced to their utmost capacity.
Some trees were blown down, an
occasional awning was disarranged,
but no material damage done except
by the water. The creeks and bitches
about the city were soon swelled into
torrents, and the river rose rapidly
until large timbers could pass over the
dam without touching and until the
water was within six feet of the floor
of the bridge. The river continued at
this stage until about ten o'clock
Tuesday, when it began to suhside.
On Tuesday morning Sandusky street
at the intersection of West was flood
ed and the water stood afoot or more
in depth along West street to the bank
of the river. Main Cross street from
above West to the depot stood under
water and Corey street was but little
better. Reports come in of culverts
washed away in different parts of the
county, and some abutmeuts of
bridges destroyed, corn fields under
water and crops materially injured,
but as the "smoke clears away" we
trust to find that the fears of injury
have been greater than the reality.
ITEMS
A few miles below town, we under
stand a great number of fences were
washed away-some that had neve
been displaced before. Samutl Wal
ters, residing on Carlin's farm had
twenty shocks of wheat carried down
the river by the flood.
Mr.. W. Stoker, who resides three
miles northwest of town, suffered con-
siderably by the storm. A number of
bis fences were washed away, and
quite a number of shocks of wheat
were carried down the creek into a
neighbor's woods.
The water in the creek passing
through Mr.. S. Mosher's farm was
never known to be so high, as on Mon
day night during the storm.
Mr. J. s. Trout was damaged To the
extent Of about 500 in fences and
crops.
Near the "Indian Green" OIL the
river. corn under water and damage
dcae to hay. A bridge vas seen pass
ing this point on Tuesday, and efforts
were made to arrest it, but they were
not successful.
Near Oak Ridge the flats are all |
under water, and the river continued |
to rise there until nearly morning on
Wednesday, but was falling slowly at |
sun up. An eighty acre field belong
ing to Lewis Dukes, jr., was under |
water, and will be greatly damaged.
One of our oldest inhabitants tells
of a rain which occurred just forty !
three years ago, on the night of June
I'd. The rain continued all night and |
the river had not reached its hight |
here until July 4th. In many features |
the storm resembled the one of Mon
day night.
The storm expended its violence i'll |
track extending from Bluffton on
the South to Fostoria on the North. |
Outside of those points the storm was
not so violent.
In Big Lick Township. Sugar run
passes through the farm of Mr.. s. L. |
Thomas, and during the storm swept !
away bis fences and injured his wheat
considerably. The hail did but little
damage there, but in the eastern part
of the township, on the farm of Henry
Thomas, we learn, it thrashed field
of wheat for him badly, also injured
his corn, and some corn for II. Keifer.
Two bridges between G. 8. Jamison
and the Tiffin road, were swept away.
They will be replaced soon with iron
ones, which were already contracted
for. A horse belonging to c. s. jam
ison was somewhat crippled by light
ming.
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.#arried.
BARGER-BROWN the 24th
day of June, 1877, by Rev. Joshua NJ.
/ ITonofa11nr II OF fha Daro4~o-o -. NJ