The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-12-18
NaToHBoRHooD NEWS

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LAKE CoUNTy, GA boy in Paiuesville
with matches and powder in his pockets
while ct school on the 9Th inst, went ia
The stove to warm. Matches ignited, powder
exploded, and seriously burned the young
innocent Not dangerously hurt 80 Another
innocent retired to bed, at the Stockwell
House, same night, and blelo out the gas
He was almost smo.hered when discovered.
ION the morning Of the 6'h inst, Mr.. L.
B. Riker, was confronted BY foot pad, on
Erie street, Painesville. near his residence
who attempted to rob him Of his watch,
Being pretty good hitter from the shoulder,
Mr.. L. punished the rascal severely, and he
was glad to make off. without the watch. L..
A lady, wife Of one of the prominent citizens
of Painesville, was assaulted by rascal. a
few evenings since, near her residence. She
raised an slsrm, when the villain fed. A
young man named Wilson, attempted to pass
between the cars of train standing at the
depot, at Psinesville, on the 4th inst. While
doing so, the train started, he was thrown
under the cars and instantly killed. -. Graft
ers hail from Lake county. One Of them,
from Painesville, while operating in Union
county, made the acquaintance of Miss
Louisa Shaw, sged IL years. he soon en-
gagged her affections, and the parents believ
ing him 10 be man of honor, permitted her
to 90 with him to Psinesville, TO attend school
for while, after which she was to b come
his wife. 1t turned out that he was married;
be succeeded in effecting her ruin, and then
when her disgrace could no longer be hid
den, be induced a half Witted fellow to
marry her, when the girl and her seducer
left for parta unknown. Her father was
written to about this time, but arrived too
late to recover his daughter. Her seducer
left vie and six young daughters when he
fed.
SENECA CouNTF, o.-Mr. John L. Fisher,
of Tifin, while hunting in the woods Of
Ottawa county, short time since, thought
he discovered evidences of deer, and he
stopped to wait for their appearance. While
on the watch, he discovered large animal
crawling towards him. He fred at it and
blew off a piece of the skin and flesh from
its hind leg, 1t managed to escape, but
left behind it the piece of flesh and skin
hanging to a small tree. On examination
he found it to have been a panther, and fol-
lowed after it but could not get another
shot at it, A young lady named Long, re-
covered 5000 damages in breeeh of
promise case, at Tifin, last week -. Tifin
is still earnestly at work on the new Rail-
road project Citizens of Fremont, profit by
their example, and win.
WILLIAMS County, Own. Foster, of
Edger,ou, has been bound over to the 0. S
court, at Cleveland, for dealing in counterfeit
money -. Three pslsOns, running a asawmilI
at Florence, were arrested recently, and taker
to Bryan for trial, on a charge Of having
stolen a belt from the steam grist mill ~.
Bryan, sometime before. Two of the,O, on
examination, were discharged, it appearing
that tie other had stolen the belt, and sold
a part interest in 1t to his partners, they not
ku wing low be Obtained it. His name is
Campbell, and he was held for trial
Edgerton has a brass band Deer are some
what plenty in that vicinity ----At stryker,
the United Bre,h-en held a series Of meet
iogs lately, and added ten or twelve to their
number. The Methodists are now carrying
on revival ihere. The Ministerial As.
sociation of the N. E. church, for Toledo
District, held their conference at Delta, the
present week.