The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1878-12-27

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soon after caught Mr. c B Sanford, Of
that city, in he act of taking the seed
away. He was arrested. He is also sus
pected of ste aling some wheat and a
wagon from Harrison.
A man named Zellers, living in Lynn
Twp, Hardin county, recently invested
in patent corn shelter, buying the right
of three townships. He has since found
out that he was swindled, and now don't
want anybody to invest in the note for
$S7 so which he gave the parties. A lit
tie more money invested in papers and
little less in experiments of that char
acter, would yield better dividend.
Charles farrell. of Blufion, while
playing on the stairs in the school house
at that place, on the 16ih, fell over the
banister, and was severely injured, but
not so bad as at first supposed.
Fletch Cahill. of Blufton. has pig
which weighs 900 lbs. He purposes max
ing the pig weigh 1 900 TBS and then have
a shooting match.
At the Catholic Fair, at Van Vert, on
the 18th, G F Almy, superintendent Of
the Ohio wheel factory, at Delphos, was
voted the most popular gentleman, and
received the gold headed cane, Joseph
Zimerle, also of Delphos, received
handsome gold watch.
On the Oh, burgldrs entered the resi-
dence of G w Ballet, of Nevada, and Sc
cured $35, gold bracelet, gold ring
and some silver knives and forks.
The pottery of Gambel & Martin, OF
Akron, was burned on the oath. The
loss is estimated at 5000 insured for
$500. The fire was set by tramps.
John Helms, of Tihin, was attacked by
tramps, whom he found occupying bis
engine room, on the oath, and was Sc
verely cut The tramps escaped.
A traveller while asleep in the c S &
C depot, at Tiffin. on the night of the
24th. was robbed of s12 by tramps
D.rke county, Ohio. is infested with
outlaws who are occasioning kind of
reign of terror there.
The Miami Canal lessees have beaten
the State Board upon the lease question.
The oil store of E A Smith, of Toledo,
was badly damaged by fire on Tuesday
night. Loss $500 and no insurance.
A party Of trsmps got into a row at
Allisnce, on the night of the 18th, and
now there is one less to account for and
three are in prison. The one less was
knocked down on the track of the P Ft
w & c z & and was run over by train.
On the 10th, James Brewer, young
man not yet of age, was arrested at Up
per SaIdusky for shooting with intent
to wound and bound over to court. He
with Charles Speck, had been practicing
with revolver, all of the chambers of
which they had emptied but one, when
Brewer took the weapon and with the
remark, "How easy / could shoot you"
fired at Speck, the ball taking effect in
the skull behind the ear. The ball had
not been removed at last accounts and
i the young man was in critical condi
ton.
Il Mrs T Hale, of Fostoria. met with a
very serious accident recently. While
J standing on broken chair, fixing mp a
window curtain she slipped and fell, the
round of the chair penetrating her side.
!, Tobias Miller, the Oldest man in San
dusky county, died at BAllville, on the
18Th, aged Sc years 10 months and is
days.
The Mohawk FIGURING mills, two miles
|, south of TiHin, we're destroyed by fire on
the night of the 18th. The mill was
, owned by Mr. John Houck. whose loss
/ will amount to Sc 600 with $4,000 insur.
ance. The origin of the fire unknown
al Sylvester Hercher, of Tifin, was
d Knocked down and robbed at the depot
} by two tramp, on the night of the 17th
ei They were afterwards arrested and
bound over to court
t On the 16lh, a young man by the name
lAOnl WdS IOO
: bed by two men in Tiffin, of his poke
f. book with three notes amounting TO oyel
a fifty dollars, some small change &c. Ths
ol men were arrested and bound over t.
d Court in the sum of $500 each. In de
fault of bail they were sent to Jail Thei
names ~ere given as Clarence Opt ant
< David E Mckanigall.
! A negro tramp barber. Robert Ward
b was arrested in Sidney for robbing al
old man in Ada of SIS.
Peter st Clair, James Monroe and Wn
3 Baker, for robbing Bishop Tuttle, c
3 Crawford county, and Joseph McIntyrs
Ne, for assaulting man named Parke, wer
vs. taken to the o P for one year each fror
Upper Sandusky on the 11th.
1T, A young man who gave his name Q
'e Charley Walters, and claimed to be
is nephew of The proprietor Of the Londo
' Times took half an ounce OF laudanun
4 az Van Wert. on Wednesday of last wee