The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1878-11-15

the case OF Miss smith, lne TIcHiont poi>
oner.
On the 4th inst Willis Bates while at
tempting to adjust belt at the stave and
barrel factory, at Fostoria, had his ief;
arm caught and broken in two places
Some of the bones of the hand we're also
broken.
The residence of Samuel Cramer, ol
Tifin, wasbuEned on The 9th inst. Loss
$500. Insured in the Hartford for $1,000
On the 5th inst Miss Agnes Scott, Of
Tiffin, was admitted to practice in the
Supreme Court at Columbus. She is the
first lady ever admitted to Practice be
fore this court in the history Of the
State. -.-..-. .........--
JAMES Franklin, (colered) who at
tempted tolcommit arape on the person
of the little girl, Sarah Lavens, at Gallon,
on the LIST, has been bound over to court
in the sum of 1000. -.-.---. ---.
A little eight year old girl was run
over by two horse dray, a. Tifin, on
the 9Th inst and fatally injured. .-..
Eight hundred and five dollars was
raised at the Presbyterian church al
Fostoria, Sunday before last, to aid in
liquidating the church debt.
Mrs Mary Elizabeth. Wright in her
1O6th year, died at her residence on the
banks of Tymochtee creek, Wyandot
county, last week. She was supposed to
be the oldest person living in the State,
A great grand daughter, 16 years of age
wasstaying with her IN small hut i0Il2
where she has lived for the past, nine
years
The iaiFat Lima has seventeen board
ers-aII rugged and healthy.
Three tramps went to Napoleon one
day last week and after looking over the
the town, one of them crawled on his
hands and knees into the clothing store
of Mr. Van Deu Brock and appropriated
a bolt oil cloth, worth about 40 cents per
ward. He was arrested soon after, with
part of the cloth wound around him and
now languishes in the county Jail With
one of his pals. The other escaped With
the balance of the cloth. .---.. e.
NC West, of Fremont, was badly in.
iured on the 9th, by being thrown from
his buggy. His horse frightened at a
steam saving machine, ran away and a
wheel of the buggy came off. The horse
then ran into the fence about Mr. WIS
residence breaking down about twensy
feet fit.
+ A slander case, which attracted more
than ordinary attention, was in progress
before-Jusge Rouse, of the Toledo Com
mon Pleas, last week. The suit was in
stituted by Miss Potter against a man
named Heuhing. whom she charged
with circulating the report that a prom
inent lawyer, named Wheeler French,
had had improper relations with her
The prominence of the parties adds
gusto to the feast.
On Sunday evening as Rev Cowen, oi
Norwalk, was returning from church, he
was assaulted by George P Roberts, and
beaten and bruised about the head and
face in shameful manner, though not
dangerously hurt. B F Shockwas with
the pastor and sought to prevent the as
sault, but was knocked down by some
one standing near. Frenk Blye was ar
rested for this, but Shock being unable
to tell who struck the blow, Blyes case
was dismissed. Roberts waived an ex-
animation and was recognized in the
sum of 500 to appear before the Grand
Jury, which sits on the 18th inst.
Saturday afternoon Esther. Carr, q
little girl of eleven, was burned to death
Her clothing became ignlted as she was
putting a stick of wood on bon fire. A
little fellow named DAILY took off his coat
and finally succeeded in putting out the
fire, but not until the little girl had re-
ceived burns from which she died.
Edward Dele has been sentenced TO
the penitentiary for two years for burg
airy, and Cyrus Fout, one year for forg-
lery, from Kenton.
Silas Hill and Johnny Mitchell, part
ners in business, who run kind of 8
hotel, near the depot, in Norwalk, not
agreeing as to whose turn it was to gt
out and purchase meat for dinner, Sun
day, became engaged in very heated
aItercation over. the subject Blows fol
lowed and Hill came out bad second
Johnny Lais, a brewer, and Mr. Brad.
cigar manufacturer, of Norgalk. hat
some difference of opinion which i
seemed they could not settle except b.
blows.
The body of Martin Fisher was re
tcently stolen from cemetery in Akron
WI Albright was arrested for periur.
at Columbus Grove on the 2nd inst ant
was bound over to Court in the sum 9
ls6OO.s - ,-.-..-.--- .--..---
| Mrs Burton, residing between Nol
waikand Monroeville, becoming alarme
at the conduct of tramp after havin
given him hissuppen kicked him head
long out Of the door, -.
/ Mrs VIM johnson, an old lady of Dur
kirk, dropped dead on the Bird inst, fror
a stroke OF apoplexy.
George Lindsay, teacher in the Bin
Asylum at Columbus, formerly. of Pc
rysbure, was thrown out of a buggy n
4 centyr and so severely injured that h
died the following day. Yg-,sg
Allen Mckenzie, of Bowling Cree
, killed Wild turkey, last week tn
weighed "a pounds dressed: -.
i "Werner's;and Gorton's Gold Bant
troupe, recently organized at Kentc
started on a Southern and Western to'
/ Monday.
Thos Boyle, laborer, in the employ
i C Doll, of Dunkirk, was arrested on u
1 2nd inst for forging Mr. Dolls name
. three several notes. In default of ba
he was jailed. .....--s..........
5f-A FIRE in Akron on the 9TH destroy
1 ID n Leopdds Harmonic Han and y
O frame buildings adjoining. Loss
II Leopold block, $1,000 Insured 4
n 81 600 each in the Forest City, OF CleN
. land and Mansfield Mutual; 81, 600 each
the Western Mutual, of Urbana, ,Lycomi
of Pennsylvania, and Ashland coun
Il Mntual;an $500 in the. German
n Wheeling; Brodt Bros meat shop S5
u Joseph Jahaut, grocery, $1,000: Ak
is Liederkrantz, $780,, Joseph Hunsuck
lliquor store, 500; Chris Vogt harm
- shop, 800; W T c Brandon, law boo
N $1oo; G T Jackson, barber shop, trifii
. Tine smaller losses are generally oovel
G.