The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1879-04-24
LOCAL CORRESPONDENCE
FOSTORIA NEWS.

The new L. B. Church at Rising Sun
Wood county, will be dedicated next
Sunday. Bishop Weaver will be pres.
ent.
Marshal Mcdonnell went to Ply.
mouth last week, and arrested Peter
George, who has been wanted ut New
Baltimore for some time on the charge
of bastardy.
The FOstOria Academy has been
located west of town, in Hancock
county. The building committee held
a meeting last Monday evening to pre-
pare for the reception of plans and
take measures at once TO commence
building.
IN. Mickey has sold his stock of
groceries to Samuel SlOsser, of Wash
ingtOn township.
We understand that Levi and B.
Wells and Daniel Cover contemplate
putting up brick block on East Cen
ter street this summer.
The Chief Engineer of the Fire De
partment has made his annual report.
New machinery to the amount of
S533.T5 has been purchased for the de-
partment during the year, which, with
the property on hand befOre-S12,-
65.26-makes the value of the ma
chinery under the control of the de
partment S12,599.11.
Sitey Werner has quit the road, and
Is now clerking at ]. C. BTyan's new
dry goods store.
Longs Minstrel Troupe played TO a
good house at Liberty Hall last Friday
night.
Quite number of FOstOrians will
go to Tifiin next Monday to take a
"squint' at Sells Bros show.
Ed. Heilman left this weel- for Ne
braska.
In the United States Court at Cleve-
land, last week, the jury in the case of
Charles Fritcher, of this city, charged
with manufacturing and having in his
possession counterfeit silver coin, re-
turned a verdict of not guilty.
The Council, at their last meeting,
confirmed George EnOs and Alonzo
Emerine as Chief and Assistant Chief
Engineer of the Fire Department.
Mrs. Samantha Hale, long sufferer
from consumption, died on Friday
last. Her funeral took place on Sun
day, and was largely attended.
NJ. d. Hammond made an assign
ment last week. Assets and liabilities
about $4,000 each.
An old barn in the north part of
town, belonging to Andrew Emerine,
was destroyed by fire at an early hour
last Friday morning.
Fred. Werner is putting up Il tailor
shop in the south part of town.
A gentleman from Lima will open Il
wholesale liquor store here in a few
days.
Dora Simpson will erect, this sum-
mer, residence on the east end Of
Williams street.
The Fire Department responded to
fifteen fires and alarms for the year
ending April 1st, 1879.
Peter SimOnis is busily engaged in
reftting the American House, which
will be opened to the public on the 1st
of May.
q. p. Stahl, former Jackson town
ship boy, is putting up large room in
the Neil House block. Columbus, rs a
restaurant.
The paymaster of the L., Z. & L.
Railway visited the "boys" on Thurs
day, scattering money right and left.
At a meeting of Pioneer Engine
Company, on Monday evening of last
week, the following delegates and al
ternates were chosen to attend the
Ohio Firemen's COnYen-
ton, which meets at Mansfield on the
29th: Delegates W. ID. Robbins, \.
Auble, S. Z. Hale, F. A. Sem, Alonzo
Emerine and John Andes. Alternates
Theodore Carlisle, w. II. H Williams,
R. Hale, Y. Kieble, II. LebOn and John
Noble. A committee was also appoint
ed to confer with the Council and citi-
zens as to the prOpriety of inviting the
Convention to hold its next session in
Fostoria.
PEDRO.