The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-08-10

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was marketed at the Castalia Milling
Company, at 81 35 per bushel, making
an aggregate Of 81 ,2S7 90, or 81 50 per
lacre. This takes some of the brag out
Of our reports in this county, but
We have confidence to believe some
Hancock county farmer will beat that
Mrs DIR Beardsley and family, and
Mrs Davenport, from Ottawa, were the
guest Of Mr. and Mrs ID B Beardsley,
last Sunday.
Miss Starr, Of Carey, who has been
making a short visit here, returned
home Monday.
Among the many attractions Of our
city is barber shop with machine for
tanning the victim of fashion, while he
is being operated upon. 1t draws
Immensely.
We neglected 10 mention last week
that Miss Frances Marie Hutton: Of
Washington, ID C, is visiting the Misses
Jones, at their residence on Sandusky
ST.
Mr. John Burns left town Tuesday,
bound for Cincinnati and other places.
He is bent on sight seeing and having
a good time. That's right, Judge.
Mr. Charles Huffman, the fair, left for
his home in Columbia City, Indiana,
last Tuesday, to be absent about three
weeks, on a vacation. Many of our
charming young ladies will miss his
smiling countenance and courteous
manners
We are called upon to chronicle quite
romantic incident, like unto this. Sew
eral weeks ago two young couples took
a trip to a favorite resort, not very dis
tant from here, and remained several
days, all having a pleasant time. 1t is
generally believed that this was we'd
ding trip, although some class it as pre-
nuptial journey. However, few say
the ceremony was actually performed at
the time.
Bear in mind that the annual meeting
Of the Hancock county Sunday School
Union will take place at the Evangelical
church, two miles from Findlay, on the
Lima road, on Wednesday. Aug. 29th.
The programme of exercises will be
found in another column.
Go and see Esther, Friday night, at
Opera Hall. The Blakely's are unex-
ceptionally good singers and the cantata
of Esther, as rendered by them and the
amateurs they have drilled, is every
where pronounced a superior perform
ance.
Rev. E. A. Huffman, of Cleveland,
will deliver two of his illustrated bible
lectures at the Lutheran Church in
Vanlue, on Wednesday and Thursday
evenings ofnext week Admission free.
Mr. Robert Redick left to day (Thurs-
dayton an extended tour to the West
and South West, and will spend part of
the time at the Hot springs in Arkan-
sas.
The Congregational Sunday school
scholars had their annual picnic last
Wednesday at high banks. A large
number were present, and everybody
returned home in happier frame of
mind.
The home of our friend Rev Suther-
land was rendered bright and happy,
early Wednesday morning by the ad-
vent of q new member of his household,
young, uery young, lady. People un-
acquainted with the facts, wondered
why the Rev brothers face bore such
an extremely peaceful and benevolent
expression ON that day, but this state
ment explains the cause thereof
The subject of Rev Sprecher's dis
course at the Luthern church, Sunday
morning will be The Great Change
and in the evening, From Antioch to
Rome"
ELSEWHERE.
VIM B Richards and VIM Smith, ol
Blufiton have purchased the Ream
grist-mill at Ada, and will operate it in
the future.
A female horse thief by the name o.
Lucinda Runyon, was captured neal
Touchdown, recently, by Mr. Samue
Spicer, whose bay mare she had stolen
Lucinda's reputation has not been spot
less in the past, We understand.
Mr. Isaac Hostetter, who lives neal
Bluffton, was taken in by sharper late
. ly, to the sum of about 800. He wal
anxious to make some money, ant
bought lot of patent bed springs fol
which the swindler fooled him into pay
, ing three times their value Twas eve
thus, ETC."
Reuben White, farm laborer, neal
Washington C H few days since, drov'
the horses, attached to a moving ma
chine, on which he was riding, into I
bumble-bees nest. The horses wer'
soon rendered furious by the sting of tn
bees and ran away, throwing White il
front of the Guitar bar, killing him in
, stantly. He was literally cut to piece:
The Inter county fair, which the en-
Z terprising citizens of Fostoria have beel
planning about and talking about for
. long time,ha been given up, on accoun
of lack of funds Another reason tina
might be given, is that it drank to
much cold water (R r. this hot weather
Two fellows in Oak Harbor, tried t
get team at livery stable lately, bu
the proprietor being suspicious that the
;. were bad characters refused them. Th
! same night they stealthily tried to lea
out one or two horses but were disco,
;, cred and captured and now languish i
!. Jail.
4 A week ago last Friday. two fellow
from Lima enticed a cattle dealer off
e freight train, at Columbus Grove, an
while one seized and held him the othe
# fellow rified his pockets to the extent {
$35 in cash. They fortunately misse
# one pocket in which he had $500.
Two thieves were arrested near De
k phos, recently, for stealing horse an
E wagon from a gentleman in Daytol
a They were caught by Detective Hughs
of the latter city, who had been on the
of track for some time.