The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1879-04-24
BASCOM NEWS.

The Supervisors are at work level
ing the roads.
Wheat Is growing nicely.
Farmers are through sowing oats.
The fruit prospect is indeed gloomy.
With the exception of the small fruit,
there will be scarcely any.
The citizens of our village are clean
ing up the streets. pruning their trees
and making the place look as though
somebody lived here.
Isaac Miller has given his new house
the finishing coat of paint.
ID. MalOy is building a stable on his
lot at the depot.
III. Haugh raised new barn for A.
Hoover on Saturday last. Mr.. Haugh
will begin work on a new barn for
Hon. w. p. Noble, on the farm of the
latter, in a few days.
Mrs. RedfOx has Oyerhauled the vii
lage hotel and given it new coat of
paint.
On Monday evening of last week a
number of men and boys gathered at
John Warrington's to serenade new
Unmarried couple. the bride being
daughter of Sir. W. and the groom 4
Mr.. Mills. During tho serenaile Bill
Moore, from FOStOria. became inIoxi-
Gated and swore he could whip anv
man present, and proceeded to carry
his threat into execution, selecting as
his first victim 5. Wade. Not being
able to strike Mr. W. with his iis.. the
cJwardly fellow drew a six-shUOter
and commenced to fire. ~ this juno
ture Abner Wade, an uncle Of ). Wade,
endeavored to take his weapon from
him, and while doing so received Il
ball in the right breast, Just below the
collar bone, the bullet glancing down
ward and lodging near the nipple
Mr.. W., being an old rooster" on 4
fight, then and there gave the would
be assassin such a "mauling" that he
will never forget it. Several other
minor fights occurred at the same
place. No arrests were made.
On Tuesday morning Of last week
James W. Kline packed his vdlise, and
deserting his family. left for the west.
When last heard from he was il iowa.
His leaving his family has caused q
great deal Of excitement, and well it
may, for rs well known his wife was
but one Of a thousand who would have
done for him what she did. Various
rumOrs are atiOat as to the cause Of his
sudden disappearance, as not even his
intimate friends knew OF his going to
leave. Mrs. Kline has the sympathy Of
the neighbOrhOOd.
The members of the COrnet band re-
ceiyed their instruments, seventeen in |
number, last week frc.n Cincinnati. 7
The instruments are first class. Prof. /
BOOS has been engaged as teacher and 4
has given two lessons already.
Five young fellows of this place /
have raised a string band and have
secured the service of Master Edward
BOOs as instructor. Night is almost
made hideOus by the noise Of the two
bands while endedyOring to get the
"hang of the thing, tbut by and by
there will be music in the air
The Shakespearean Literary Society
of this place placed on the stage, on
Tuesday evening Of last week, the
play Lady Audley's Secret playing tOa
large audience. The society engaged
Prof. BOOs' orchestra, which furnished
music for the occasion. The play was
well rendered for amateurs, il being
their first attempt in that direction.
By request the play WAS repeated ON
Saturday evening with the same good
success, but not with the same good
order whichWas observed the first night.
for during the evening the audience
was annoyed by the vicious conduct Of
4 few boys, and the Tingle;tders,
J. NJ. Ruse and Frank OsterhOld.
were brought before Squire MalOy on
Monday and fined $1,000 and costs.
TROMO.