The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-07-06

The Xenia Gazette has a new dress
and looks handsome as picture Col.
FindIay deserves success
The Ohio Volksbldtt does not seem to
meet with better success in Lima than
it did here. The Neon charges Swanzig
with collecting money intended for DR.
Rebel, and appropriating it to his own
use.
The 49th Reg o V | viii hold its an
nual re union at Carey, this year. The
time has not been definitely stated, but
it is expected that the reunion will take
place On the anniversary Of the battle of
ChicEamauga-Sept 18th or Doth.
Temperance Hall, of Fremont, was
robbed one night recently, Of rituald de-
gree books, etc, to the value of s25.
Two colored individuals, of Fremont,
had lively skirmish on the 25th, each
trying to find vulnerable spot on the
others head. The result was fine Of
$500 and an admonition to keep the
peace.
Two farmers near Bellevue, slaughter
ed female skunk and fourteen young
ones, recently, and the air for a mile
round was redolent with a fashionable
aroma of more than ordinary strength.
The gentlemen exclaimed at takes my
breath away"
The old bridge at Fremont has been
removed to make room for the new one
and work upon the new abutments is
progressing.
At Bellevue, last week, during a Muir
ply festival Ben White, a former slave,
who had loved whiskey if not wisely yet
too we'll, arose and delivered himself
thusly, as the Gazette reports:
"rm muffin but a poor OF cullud man.
Nobody cares muffin fur me, and have
nobody but myself to care for. / love
whiskey, but it was bringin' me down to
wuss dan de hog in de mire, so signed
dis yere pledge and quit. hain't drunk
muffin for fo' weeks, since + fined de
Murphies, an by de help of God | shaR't
drink no mo- so long as live. De ap'tite
for whiskey is Iow'ful, an l don't know
how long / can STAN it, but Idon'tmean
TO drink no mo-. OATS bizness, JUS you
min! BOYS. YOU see dis nice button
hole bOquet9 1t was Glib me by de nice
young ladies. know lois ub young men
in dis town wat don't git dem nice bo-
quets. De reason is cause dey go to
saloons an bad places so much dat dey
amt got no time to spa'k de girls. BOYS,
if you want to be good men, lub de girls
all you min to, but let whiskey be.
Prolonged applause. ]" Etc.
Bellevue is agitated over a driving
park project.
Fremont has 1900 Murphies.
They have some pretty mean fellows
oyer in Carey. One dropped into an
ice cream salocn, on show dayand when
he had eaten his ice cream refused to
pay for it. When obliged to do so he
pocketed the dish, but the Marshal after
wards relieved him of it, and let him go.
Show day in Carey was harvest day
for pick-pockets. Either Burr Robbins
detective was asleep.or the Carey people
did not have any police the thieves
cared cent for. Charles Cole had
pocket book containing $50 snatched
away from him. Henry Fowle, do
Jacob Hickle had s35 taken from his
pocket, several ladies had their pockets
picked, and Mr.. Gilhland, of Nevada,
when about to start home, was asked by
two innocent youth for ride. He al
lowed them to ride several miles when
they robbed him of S675O in cash and
two notes calling for S167.5O. Two fel-
lows were afterwards caught, but a
search of their persons exhibited no
proofs ofguilt. The Carey Times, from
which we gleam the above, says the par
ties arrested were from Findlay.
Archbishop Purcell was in Kenton Oh
Monday, and delivered lecture on
in the evening. The rite
of confirmation was administered on
Tuesday.
The Sandusky Register does not have
a very high opinion of the Mayor ofthat
city.
The decline in the personal property
of Huron county during the past year
has been immense, amounting to $24S,-
692-or nearly four per cent.
John Thompson, formerly deputy
postmaster at Upper Sandusky, has been
postmaster at that place, vice
Cuneo, resigned.