The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-06-11
Nn1aHRoRKoop NEWS.


NHIaHBoRHooD NEWS.
ERIE County, O. George Colder, while
coming from Johnson's Island to Sandusky,
in sail boat on the 3lst was capsized by a
squall, and nearly drowned before be was
rescued.
4 AsTHABuLA COUNTY, o.-The Wagon Shop
and Corn barn, of S. S. Watkins, Of South
Ridge, was destroyed by fire, on the 2Sth
ult., and its contents consumed. Loss $500.
-.-...F. S. Jones and Mr.. Kershsn, made
the distance between Painsvills aud Geneva,
eighteen miles, in two hours and forty min
utes, on the 18th ult., on volocipedcs.-
d Mrs, Almira Ruff. of Oonneaut aged 100
years, died on the 2lst ult.
SENECA County, O.-The pestilent grass
hoppers have made their appearance in por-
tions Of the county. -. A Mr. Dillihuut had
his pocket picked of watch at Yankee
Robinson's Show. -. In Tifin, during the
storm, on the 3lst, a valuable horse, belong
ing TO Mrs. Bowe, was killed by lightning.
Three inches of rain fell during the storm. :.
A marble slab in front of Harter's Marble
Works, in Tifin, fell over on boy who was
playing besides it, on the 3Oth, and injured
him SO severely that he had to be carried
home. -. A musical festival is to be held in
Tifin about the 24th inst... Judging from
the full report of the storm of the 26th ult.,
which the Star gives, Seneca County farmers
must have suffered TO the extent of very
many thousands of dollars. The hail is re-
presented as being, at some places in the
county, as large as peaches,
RICHLAND COUNTY, O.-Plymouth Agri-
cultural Society will hold its annual fair,
this year, on the 9Th 9Th and sth of October.
49, The Red Stockings of Cincinnati aud
the Independents of Mansfield, played
game of base ball, on the 1st inst, at Mans
field. Red Stockings ahead 49 to A..
The Shield and Banner, enlarged and in
new dress, made its appearance last week.
1t is now in its 29th year, and has never
changed its editor. The Decoration of
Soldiers graves took place on the 29th, and
was largely attended. Ceremonies impos-
ing.
SUMMIT COUNTY, O.-The dwelling of
James Collier, in Copley wssstruck by light
ming, during the storm of Monday the 3Ist.
Mrs. Collier, boy I3 years of age, and
younger child, were badly shocked. Light
ming came down The chimney, broke the
stove, upset the dishes from the table, passed
out at the door, struck tree, glanced off
and struck fence post splitting it, but did
no other damage. - The celebration Of the
ceremony of strewiug flowers was generally
observed, and the BeGoonssys: '.While the
procession was passing along Glendale
Avenue the hills of the cemetery on either
side of the valley were lined with thousands
of spectators. The line of march wound up
the northwestern hillside and when the head
of the column reached the Odd Fellows lot
/ the command halted and faced inward while
the organization marched between the open
ranks in the reverse from the one given. As
each society passed the Odd Fellows lot, it
went to the station assigned to it by the
Marshal. The positions thus occupied were
as follows: Marbles Band at the Sisler LOT;
the Liedertafel by the grave of Sugeon c. R.
Pierce; the Harmonic near the old North
Gate; Temperance organizations west of the
grave of Lieut.. o. H. P. Ayres; the st. Vim
cents Brotherhood on the Main Avenue; the
Akron Oornet Band by 1t. Ayres' grave; the
Odd Fellows at their own lot; the German
Benevolent Association at the old Masonic
lot; the Masonic fraternity at their new lot.
These various organizations were singing,
each its own peculiar songs, and the swelling
and sinking cadences mingled with the SOL
emn notes of the dirges Of the bands had
novel and saddening effect"
Huron County, O.-FrOm the Reflector
we learn that Oliver H. Perrin, of Norwalk,
was killed by the cars, at the crossing on
Chatham street, Monday morning last.
George q. Woodruff, an old pioneer, died in
Peru, at the advanced age of IA years, last
week Norwalk proposes to celebrate the
4th of July "a ride through the southern
portion Of the county, a few days ago, satisfies
US there will be an immense crop of wheat
harvested there.--- The grasshoppers are re-
ported thick in the center townships-Green-
field and Fairfield. :. Strawberry Festivals
are to be held by the ladies of the Univers-
alist Church, next week For 80 days
from to-day, the ladies of the Congregational
Church, of NOrwalk, viii hold an ice cream
and strawberry festival, in the corner room
Of Whittlesey block. The discussion on
the subject of spiritual manifestations, re-
suited in defeat of the rapPers. Elder
Grant, OF Boston, was their opponent. G
W. Stetson, of olens, proposes to debate the.
following question with them, upon which
he will take the affirmative. ResOlved, That
the phenomena of spiritualism proceeds from
demons,snd not from departed human spirits.
CRAWFORD County,, O.-Jacob Burbughy,
net with horrible accident, in Stoll's Sash
Factory, at Bucyrus, on the 29th ult. He
wore q heavy wooden shirt, and while oiling
the machinery, the sleeve of it was caught
BY the plane bits, and his hand and wrist
drawn into the machine and literally cut in
shreds, by the revolving blades of the plane
The Journal says: ' The shouts and screams
of the poor fellow were heart rending The
engine was quickly stopped, but the planer
had to be uugeared and taken apart before
the poor victim could be extricated. This
took time, and with hand and wrist literally
torn to shreds, he was compelled to endure
the torture of standing held in the instru-
ment until the bolts holding the cylinders
together could be unsCrewed, and the top
cylinder lifted off. DR.. Ouykendall was
quickly on the spot. 1t was of course found
necessary to remove the shattered hand and
wrist, and the arm was smputated at the
lower third" ---A live seal was exhibited
in Bucyrus, last week. John Fuhrman,
ST., on the I'd inst, struck a young man
named Deixley, with billet of wood knock
ing him senseless. Furhman was arrested.
- The new NJ. E. Church, at Nevada, was
dedicated on the 23d ult.
i The Indian Outbrake.
LEAvENwORTH, Kas., June ),
The Times and Conservative has a special
from Ellsworth which says: Gen Miles
cOuriers have arrived from the Saline, and
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