The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-06-15

pied vigorously.
The organ grinder gave an open all
concert on Tuesday, and continued hi:
organ-dies till late in the evening.
Remember We are going to have big
time on the 4th. Don't forget it.
ELSEWHERE.
Israel Bowser. assessor of Shawnee
township, Allen county, drew s52 from
the Treasury Of that county, on the I'd
for his services, but while returning
home along the L f & l. road on foot, he
was attacked by five tramps and robbed
after being badly beaten. His cries for
help brought no one to his rescue.
Willie Fleming, a lad of six years
whose parents reside near Rockport
died from the effects of poison on the 1st
inst. The family had been house clean
ing, and set a vial containing a mixture
of nitrate of silver and aqua fortis on the
window sill, where the little fellow after
wards reached it ard drank some of the
contents. Efforts were made to save
him but were of no avail This is sad
warning to parents not TO keep such
mixtures about their homes, or if they
do to keep them under lock and key.
A man named Wilson, residing at
Kenton, but who was passenger on a
western bound train on the P Fl w &C
r X, on the 4th, was attacked with a
razor, by a lunatic, who cut his throat
from ear to ear, but fortunately did not
intiict mortal injury as the razor miss
ed the jugllar vein by a trife. The
lunatic was secured by two passengers
who pointed their revolvers at him. At
Lima he was surrendered TO the Marshal
who took him to Kenton and delivered
him to the authorities there. The
assault was committed in Hardin county
between Forest and Ada.
Davis, of the Dunkirk Standard, and
Miller, of the Kenton Republican, pro-
pose playing match game of croquet.
The Fostoria schools closed last week.
The people of North Baltimore were
not happy last Saturday. Too much wa
ter spoiled their blue ribbon pic mic.
William Terry, a teamster, was drown
ed at Defiance on Tuesday evening. He
had driven into the river to water, and
the horses became entangled in the hsr
ness. In trying to save them he was
drowned.
A Clyde man went home one night
earlier than usual, and aston
shed his wife and visitor by catching
them in the same bed. There was a row
and packing of trunks, and the next
morning the wife stood not upon the
order of her going, but left for other
,limes. So says the ReUiew.
The Woolen Mills at Monrpville,
which cost $4,000, were sold by the
sheriff last week for $4,5OO.
A Mrs Brunt, of Bellevue, eloped from
hat place recently, with a Dane, who
had been boarding with them. Her
husband thought he couldn't stand the
orunt of the affront, and followed them
o Hillsboro, this state. There he found
hem comfortably situated and conclud-
ID it best not to interfere.
There we're twelve bidders for the
of building the new bridge at
Fremont. Hubbard, Eddy & Co, of
were the lowest bidders for
Is feet roadways, and the Kings Bridge
Company for 16 feet roadway.
Recently James Lovett, of Lima, en-
oloyed on the ID & NJ road, was killed
near Piqua. He left widow and fam
ly of children to mourn his loss. On
he LIST there was funeral in the ceme-
cry where he was buried, and Mrs L
attended. She visited her husbands
grave, and was so overcome with grief
hat she sweoned away. Although
was done for her that could
be, she continued to sink and died on
the Sd inst.
Zahm is much agitated over postoffice
matters at Upper Sandusky.
John Yeager, near Charlottesville,
while splitting rails; was caught between
two logs, and badly crushed recently.
For some days his life was dispaired Of
The citizens of Bowling Green are
determined to have a Fourth of July
jollifcaton. They raj ID $500 in one
day for that purpose.
A gentleman was driving along a
street in Toledo, last week, when sud-
denly his horse broke through into I
sewer and fell eighteen feet, leaving the
buggy and harness behind him. The
horse was taken out after great deal Of
labor, but was found to be so badly in
jured that he had to be killed.
A German jewelry peddler attempted
to outrage IA year old girl near Milton.
vile, Wood county on the I'd, in the alb
sence Of the family. The girl managed
to break away from him and ran to a
neighbors. The scoundrel escaped.
At Bowling Green, ON the evening of
the Sd, a horse attached to buggy be-
longing to Mr. J w Canary, and in which
he and his wife and child were riding,
suddenly frightened and turning around
overturned the buggy, throwing Mrs C
and child up against a fence but not
seriously injuring them. Mr. c was not
hurt and managed to catch and stop the
horse before any more damage was done.
A little daughter of DR. Eaken, of Co
lumbus Grove, got hold of q bottle Of
fluid extract of veratrum, on the 4th,
and before 1t could be taken from her
had swallowed quite a large dose. The
prompt use of emetics and antidotes
saved the childs life.
A scallawag representing himself to be
Rev DR. w II Irwin, was in Cleveland
week before last, with letters which
were highly commendatory, from yari.
Gus parties. He claimed to be a Southern
refugee, who had had daughter shot
and killed for the offence of teaching
colored children. He gained the sym
pathy Of a great many and $500, and Wal
to have an opportunity of making hi:
statements at q public meeting, but hs
was reconized as an arrant swindler by
Mr. Savage, of the firm of Robinson, Saw
age & Co, whom he had wronged out o
q large sum of money, and who demand