The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-04-06
HERE AID ELSEwHERE-WISE AND
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Hamlin & Shaffer at Cridersville, on the
might of the 9th and stole $500 worth Of
goods They we're subsequently arrest
ed and are IN Jail at Wapak.
A three year old son of William Long
Of Lima, fell into a bucket Of scalding
wa.er on the 9th, and was so badly
iscslded that he died the same night.
Itis whispered around that it cost Ger
tain parties $500 to suppress a threatened
suit for bastardy.
Two tramps robbed the clothing store
of Mr. McCarty, at Urbana, on the 18th,
but were caught and imprisoned.
Rohrheimer forked overhis 50Ocigars,
and called them Counted Out" Hen
Green thinks they smoke just as well and
is satisfied there is no fraud about them.
The Wheeling and Lake Erie Rail.
road is now an assured success. The
contractor has purchased 5;400 tons of
rail, which will lay 80 miles of the road,
with the necessary side tracks. That
will carry the road from the lake to the
heart of the coal regions. .Trr
Jacob Wetzel. of Tiffin, is on trial for
! the murder of his child in February
last The facts developed by the testi-
mony do not materially vary from the
account published by us at the time.
Well, you see, the way of it was he sat
down npon the sidewalk, one day last
week, when it was all kinds of weather
and the sidewalk was wet, and he felt
uncomfortable all the way home. When
he got his back turned to the kitchen
stove. and his coat tails parted behind,
he Hegan to experience a sense of relief
BY and by he sat down on a bench. He
didn't think it was wasp for it was too
early for them. bu; he heard something
''siz," and he felt a sudden reac ton, and
he next moment his head touched the
ceiling. and he yelled like an Apache
Indian. When his feet struck the floor
they didn't stay long, for he bounded
round the room like mad. and applied
his hand behind HIM in soothing way;
while he yelled Caesar" "Jehoshophatl"
John Rodgers" ::'Wh o u-g h." 'Great
Crimini!,' and all because his wife had
thoughtlessly laid down the poker with
which she had been string the fire Just
before he came in, on that bench An
arDica lotion soothed the pain but he
was careful only to occupy one side Of |
chair for several days after.
The Circus caravans will bagin to
move shortly, and Illuminated posters
will furnish studies in natural history
for small bows.
During fit of temporary insanity on
he 24th- Mrs Reckils, a German woman
near Perrvsburg. committed suicide by |
hanging herself with towel
George J Krebs has been elecled post !
master at Fremont. George is bully |
boy and will make an efficient pos mas
er. This time it wasn't four men that
made the P VI. Tsr III ~
4 lad named Boskill, at Jackson. o.
few davs ago attempted to fill coal
oil lamp while il was burning. The
usual result followed. Will not people
AXE warning. =. s----- i
The Murphy temperance movement
is progressing atSandusky city. Nightly
meetings are held and the enthusiasm
increases daily
4 barn on the farm of Matthias Earny,
near Fremont, was DESTROYED by fire, on
the morning OF the 23d Mr. E was for
nately able to save his horses and various
other effects.
At Ballville, Sandusky county, on the |
evening of the 26th, while young man
named Frank Cooley was sitting by the
stove in the residence OF a friend, the
door Of the room was opened and man
said to be Mike Stencil entered. He
drew pistol and fired, the ball striking
Cooley on the nose, ranging downward
and knocking oat a portion Of his jaw.
He fell to the floor like one dead, and
Stencil made his escape. When Cooley
came to he was found not to be serious
ly injured Cooley and Stencil had
quarreled the day previous. /
Kinter garden schools are said to be
the best possible mediums for educating
young children. We understand Miss
Redick, who has charge of the Primary
in District No 8, has been STUDYING the
system, and contemplates during the
summer vacation iraugurating one here
if she can meet with efficient encour
ment. We trust that she may be encourag
ed to undertake the work,and we know of
no one better qualified to gain the conf
dence of the little ones or impart in
struction to them.
Alex Leonard was arrested ut Van
Vert last week, for stealing chickens
from farmer named Brodnix. Leon
ard lies in Jail awaiting trial
The itch seemed to prevail to an alarm
ing extent on Monday, especially among
the Republicans-at least they did heap
of scratching.
Monday was just pleasant enough tn
allow the workers a full show at the
voters. Those liable to be affected by
appeals had TO run the gauntlet.
Sam Houpt leaped clean over the
track on Monday. Sam a Democrat
and "friend of Morrisey," but he ap-
pears to have lots of friends of his own
A Mr. Martins a painter from Chicago,
is doing some very fine work about
town. And many express wish to
have him remain.
Hen Louthan is popular among the
boys, judging from the way he ran on
Republicans throw away victory easier
than any other party ever did. And
then they growl Of SO many scratched
tickets. One however, was cured on
Monday night He had scratched"
but when he saw what result the folly /
Of scratching had produced, he vowed he
would never scratch another ticket IN his
life.
The Northwestern Ohio Teachers
Association viii hold an institute at
Woodville, Sandusky county, commenc
ing Wednesday, April 11th. -zal
We learn from the Fremont Journal
that NJ NJ w Seibert has resigned the
general freight agency Of the Lake Erie
& Louisville railway at that place. Mr.
Seibert has been connected with the
Lake Shore and the Lake Erie & Louis
vile railway companies for q number of
years and has had charge of the freight
department Of the latter road since 1872
proving very efficient officer. II il also