Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1853-06-25
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building is not yet completed, but it fills every
person, who looks at il, with admiration.--
The beautiful proportions and mingling Of
iron and brick, speak well OF the taste Of arch !
itect. Mr.. Kinney. Every Frcmonter feels
proud Of this 6ne Block, and OF their fellow
townsman who has been 80 lavish Of his mon
ey to make an ornament TO our growing town.
In about three months the ladies and gents
Of our town and neighboring citiee, will have
the pleasure Of tripping the light fantastic toe
in Orchards Hall. which, by the way. is large
enough to accommodate the Fremonters and
their friends the proportions being 80 by 4s
feet and 20 feet in height
In the rear Of Orchards Block, fronting
the Pike, Mr.. Doncyson is building fine
three story Brick Block. So valuable is prop.
erty on our business streets, that be has found
il necessary to occupy q number Of feet be-
yond the river bank, for one Of his buildings.
which is protected from the enoroachnents
Of the water BY very substantial stone wall
The third story of this block will be occupied
as Masonic Hall.
Mr.. King, heavy Eastern capitalist, has.
within the last week. purchased the lots and
buildings owned by A. B. Taylor. Esq, occu-
pying the whole space between the Bank and
Croghen Street. He intends, sometime dur
ing the year, to pull down the old buildings
and erect block of Stores equal, if not su-
perior, to Mr.. Orchards The depth of stores
and ware house will be $50 feet, extending
some feet into the river. Our citizens are
fortunate in this addition to their capital and
enterprise.
Passing up Main Street we come to aneat
two story brick, which Mr.. Shrenk has lately
finished for his business
Messrs. Sharp & Sbomoe, have within q
few months erected and finished fine three
story brick block-the third story being uc-
cupied as public hall
\ Our enterprisiug townsman, R. P. Buck
land, Esq, is building 6ne dwelling on Mar
ket street, which, when completed, will be
one of The fairest and most convenient man.
sions in the State.
The Union School building is progressing
and preparations are making for for leveling
off the lot This will make beautiful square !;
we envy the children the pleasure they will
have at school on their nice play ground.
I>~The Presbyterian Society have built fine
brick Session House; and in few weeks, will
demolish the old baggage tower that has
so long been damage to the town and an
eye-sore to the town. and in it's place erect a
spire that will be an ornament to the church
and town.
We are informed by Mr.. vandercook, that
he will in few days commence building up
the rear Of the Croghan House. This will
make the Croghan large and elegant house,
and under the charge of Jeems. its present
gsntlemanly proprietor. it is bound to be the
ne plus ultra of Hotels.
We cannot enumerate the number Of pri-
vate residences that are now going up in all
d parts Of the town, but merely say we were
: happily surprised at the great number and
: beauty Of their designs
: Fremont has now reached the ebb tide o.
!. success, and is going with the tide at rate
6 that really surprises the "oldest inhabitants
J, Our destiny is not only onward but upward
II like the illustrious Col, whose name we bear
It With fifty miles Of Plank and forty-six mile
' Of McAdamized road, bringing the produc'
of rich agricultural country to this place TO
shipment East by our river, and our Railroad
!. communications with all parts of the Stat
:. and the extremes Of the Union, make ou
prospects for future greatness self evident.
"Have we Board Of Health among US :?
is the inquiry about these days II is yer
evident we have not Street Commissions
- " Council have not been able to inform him I
:" his dulies,-if 80. we hope the Board Of Healt
will adopt measures that the necessities of tf
case require, and whisper word or two
n. the ear Of the man Of the streets
be- x Six sail vessels have cleared from this po
,g within the last week, which, with the regull
\ NIips Of the Steamer Islander, shows that bu
III mess is aourishing on the 'Rageing Sandusky
sh Wonder if there will be q 4th Of July Bo
is Ride this year-should think quite likely
What say you, gents, shall We charter Il
Fremont again2
The glorious 4th is near at hand, fraug
be with all the interest that the 4th of '76 VIZ
lso and so it will be for all time to come. HI
on it not been for the yearly celebration Of th
ID memorable day, this great eonfederacy
States would have long since been dissolve
Who ever heard of disuuion speech on th
-, day. The Veneration for our forefathers. al
- the day that they proclaimed to the VOL
~, that we were free and Independent, has do
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