The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-08-13
NnIaHaoRHoop NEWS.

SUMMIT Co., GA woman, named Riley
while taking a short cut across lots while
returning home from visit to neighbours
one night recently, stumbled and fell into ar
uncovered well. Seventeen feet below the
ground she struck OF a section of pipe stand
ing in the center Of the well, and lodged on
it. Her back was severely injured -
Philip Miller, while standing on the platform
ola car, on the A. & G. W. R. R., while in
motion, on the Sd. lost his balance and fell
off. he was instantly killed. The accident
happened near Akron tanks Of
distillate coal oil exploded 10 the refinery o.
]. 7. Good d Co., at Akron on the 5th. A
small building was destroyed by fire. and q
boy badly burned, as the result. VIM
Waters was killed IN coal mine, near Gov
entry, on the 3Ist. He had started to run a
car out alone, but losing control over it, it is
supposed that he fell upon the track, and il
ran back upon him, crushing him to death.
He leaves wife and four children - Sew
eral lady visitors, at the Akron cemetery,
were detected purloining flowers and shrubs
from the graves, and we're properly repri-
manded recently Two gentlemen from
New York, and four AkrOnians, were driving
out to see the coal mines near that thriving
city, on the Both ult., when the carriage
wheel struck the end of fence rail in such
a way as to hurl the other end against the
carriage with great force. 1t struck one Of
the New Workers, Mr.. Taylor, on the head
knocking him senseless. He remained de-
lirous for several days, but had nearly re-
covered on the 5th--..--Some rufians as
saulted Philo Bennett, in Akron; on the
night of the 3lst, leaving him insensible on
the pavement. They also beat a small boy
badly. The Beacon calls loudly for the en-
fOrcement of the liquor law.
WILLIAMS Co., O.-Stung by hornet
VIM. Hornet, tof Bryan, horsewhipped his
wife for drunkenness, on the 1st inst. He
should have been cowhided -. Bryan
folks are in earnest in regard to the Railroad
from Fremont We hope their showing on
paper may be good one.
SENECA Co., O.-Mr. ]. Adams, of Fos-
toria, exhibited to the editor of the Nevs,
last week, head of cabbage that that meas
ured three feet in circumference, and weigh
ed 10 pounds --. The Democratic County
Convention neglected to endorse 'old Rosey'
in their resolutions, one delegate remarking
that There's no use; we don't know whether
he will accept or nOt.' Hand Engine,
No. 3, of Tifin, has been sold to Bellevue.
-....-A little son of A. Myers, of Tifin,
who was working about horse, was bitten
severely on the cheek by the vicious animal,
on the 3Oth ult Near Attica, on the
Ist inst, some Germans were driving in
buggies, when ore lot undertook to pass an
other, when the horse attached to the buggy
ran away, throwing the occupants out, and
badly iniuriDg one of them, an old doctor,
the father of the driver, He seeing his
father so badly hurt, and being intoxicated
himself, attempted to commit suicide by cut
ting his wrist with a pocket knife. He was
thought to be fatally injured. -.--A heavy
storm occurred at and near Republic, on the
29th ult. 1t hailed so heavily just east of
Republic, that oats nd corn were badly cut
up. -. 1t is thought the wheat crop of the
county will average over 25 bushels to the
acre The County Agricultural Society Of
fer premium for velocipede riding and sew
eral of the young bloods are practising
The Hooks, Hand Engine and Steamer are
practising for the Wooster Tournament. -
A Miss Feindel, of Seneca Township, was
struck by Lightning during the heavy storm
of the 29d ult. She did not receive the full
force of the bolt, and is expected to recover,
although for several days she was speechless.
.--.--B -Boos' band, of Tifin, are to have new
instruments. Tifin has raised S75,OOO
on subscription to the Toledo, Tifin d Crest
line Railroad. 1t yet lacks s25,OOO.-
1t comes hard .....F Foster, Olmsted q
Co., have purchased nearly 5O0,O 900 pounds
of wool ..-.-. Seven marriage licenses were
issued by the Probate Judge, last month
For the year ending July, 1869, there
were recorded by the Recorder Of the Coun-
ty, 926 deeds, for which consideration of
50, ,234 979 SO was received, The number
of mortgages recorded in the same time was
524, which secured $685., ,337 Is; 3S7 mortg-
ages were cancelled, which secured $4l2,=
423 SO; % mortgages were assigned; 18
leases recorded; SO mechanics liens; agree
ments; IA Fire Insurance certificates; Sol
dier's discharges; Power of Attorney.
The stamps employed on the various iu-''
struments amounted to $2.1O5 20.
WoOD Co., O.-The people of this county
are much inter ested in the building Of the
proposed line from Fremont to Bryan
Perrysburg has at last got leave to file writ
of error, in the Supreme Court, in hopes of
preventing the remoual of the cOunty-seat
to Wing Green.
LoRAIN Co., Wellington is to have a
Horse Fair, on the 18th and 18th inst, and
premiums to the amount of 81 800 are Of
fered. =. Rev Mr.. Lane and wife celebrated
their Silver Wedding, on the 9th inst, at
Wellington the Republicans of the
county hold their County Convention on the
18th inst.
RIoHLAND Co., O.-Mrs, Mary Haverfeld,
of Weller township. died few days ago,
aged eighty-three years. She had been
resident of Richland county for fifty-four
years Mr. VIM. Il. Miller, of Perry
township, by the breaking of spring at
tached to mower seat, was thrown in front
of the machine, on the goth ult., and so mu-
tileted by the knives, that his left foot had
to be ampptated, and some fears are enter
tertained that the right one would have to
A man named Skift, and one named
Mcbride, employed in the machine works = ::
Aultmau 4 Taylor, at Mansfield, got into a
quarrel, on the 3Ist ult., when Mcbride
seized bar of iron and struck Skift oyer the
head With it cutting q fearful cash, and
knocking him insensible. He was at first
thought to be dead, but is now regarded as