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Shelby Independent News:  18 February 1875, Vol. 7, No. 17

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S.S. Bloom, Editor and Proprietor

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T.J. Roberts, still another old pioneer of the County, died at Mansfield on Feb. 5th., in the 67th. year of his age.

We have young Rice in Shelby.  Ike cultivated it.

Mrs. John Berry at Crestline, one day last week accidentally thrust a fork into one of her eyes, and has lost the use of it.

John Dempsey recently purchased 140 acres of land adjoining his farm of 160 in Plymouth Township, and has now a farm of 300 acres, unequaled in the County.  We believe he pays about $8,000 for the addition to it.

Jabez Cook, father of J.H. Cook of Mansfield, died recently in the 83d. year of his age.  He first visited Richland County as early as 1814, and settled near Mansfield in 1815, making him one of our oldest pioneers in the County.

Mr. Thomas Hart had his leg fractured about two weeks ago.

Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Coltman are enterprising people.  They have taken a new lady boarder.  If you don't believe it, go and see. 

DIED, At his residence, three miles north of Rome, Ohio, after a brief sickness, Mr. Benjamin Zeigler, in the seventy-fourth year of his age.  Another old settler has gone to that long home.  Mr. Zeigler was born in Switzerland, February 15th., 1801.  His father emigrated to America in 1806, and settled in Perry Co., O., in 1808.  He came to Bloominggrove Twp., Richland Co., O., in 1820.  He lived to an advanced age, and died on the old home farm, where his son, Henry Zeigler, lately deceased, lived.  His children grew up and settled near him, but death has broken their ranks by taking away three brothers, Henry, John and Benjamin, in the past year.  The subject of this notice, and his wife who yet survives, were married about forty-three years ago, and have been worthy members of the Rome Presbyterian Church for forty-one years.  His faith rested on the simple word of God and the blood of Christ, so when death came, he had but to fall asleep in his Savior.  On Wednesday the 3d. inst., he was attacked apparently with a stroke of apoplexy, from which he recovered almost entirely, when on Monday evening following, the second stroke carried him suddenly over the river.  One brother, Nicholas, elder, and a sister, Mrs. Ann Adams, younger than the deceased, are still with us.  Benjamin, by his kind and genial ways, won many friends, as the attendance at his funeral, though a cold storm, testified.  <<scripture omitted>>


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