Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1858-05-28
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The Union Prayer Meeting will be held
in tho Episcopal Church on Sunday eve
ming next.
We have an excitement and big crowd on
the street daily. Either the Marshal takes
a drunken man off to Jail or the boys for va
riety get up dog fight. If the liquor be-
fore it gets into mems throats, could be put
in Jail, it would save deal of trouble and
be more reputable for our town.
1t is not expected that we will have any
dry weather, so long as this wet spell holds.
During the past wcok subscription pa
per has been in circulation for the purpose
of raising sufficient sum to build n pcrma-
nent Hall on our Fair Grounds, for tho bet
ter arrangement, preservation and safe
keeping of articles displayed at our Annual
County Fair. This is good idea, and one
that will have the hearty approval Of the
ladies. We know many exhibitors who had
articles spoiled and damaged by rain, last
fall, who will bring in nothing that might
be damaged by rain, until suitable hall is
erected. 1t is desirable to raise $780,
About $3.50 has already been subscribed.
One our neighbors who has tried various
expedicnts to keep the corporation hogs out
of his yard and garden, such as weights,
latchos and hooks, with no success, tells us
that he has at last discovered never-fail-
ing preventive against the second attempt
AS it may be instructive as well as useful
to some Of our readers we give the moduS
operandi free gratis. When you find one
of these porcinc depredators in your yard
have boy to go drive him up, seize your
ak and post yourself just outside the gate
make ready, when swiny comes up, let drive
ono heavy blow either in tho head or at the
nape of the neck, with tho back or odgc o
the AK is generally sufficient, if not, apply
two or three moro immediately.
General rush was in town yesterday, t.
attend Dan RicO's Big Show. 1t rained rs
usual.
If you want Rcaping and Moving Ma
chine, call on Garfield & Brother. Sec ad
e vertisement on fourth page.
+ TOMMY ToBIN met with serious loss Of
: Monday morning last, by the death Of on
:. :. of his dray horses, valued at over $780,
i Tommy is hard-working, sober man, an
being poor this is heavy loss to him.
u G. d 7. RAHRoAD.-The following item
): of freight were shipped over tho Clevelan'
s & Toledo Railroad, and received at Glove
ne land during the week ending May 22d:-
S S Flour SO bbls.; Wheat 2,744; Corn ! 49,
q BUSH; Cattle 500; Hogs 1,sS6.-Herald.
,ee THREsHINe MAcHINEs.-See c. J. Me:
!, ser's advertisement. His machines arc nc
a, surpassed by any manufactured in the cour
N try. Horse-powers, Separators, Corn-shel
J. ers, &c, arc also manufactured by him.
g Tho Spanish quarters arc received an
8. paid out by our business men for twent
cents.
Read tho call for the republican Stat
4 Convention.
Il Isaac juno who was stabbed by Wm
d James, died on Thursday tho goth. jaime
is now in the Jail in this town. He express
4 es himself as highly gratifed that June
q woun@ were fatal.
Frank Leslie is doing good work i
l. New York by exposing the swill milk di.
6 distilleries.
NEWSPAPER CHANGE.-W. L. Cole re
= tires from the Ottawa Democrat, havin
6 sold tho Office j. A. Goodrich, late forema
!, in the Messenger Office of this place. TIL
! paper is an administration democrat.
d is we'll printed, and we wish Mr. Goodric
l. success.
REMARKABLE.-There was no rain her
r from Friday morning last until Saturda
d night.
y NOTHING STRANGE.-It has rained nea
s. ly all the timc, both day and night since.
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