The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-06-04
NB1eHBoRHooD NEWS.


NHIGHBORHoOD NEWS.
SUMNIT County, Q.-Sampel Martin, for
an attempted rape on Lucy Knapp, Of Akron,
was after examination, committed for trial
at Akron last week. :. Two men, who were
engaged in getting out sand, near Akron,
were crushed by the bank caviDg in, on the
Doth ult They were dug out by German,
who happened 10 see the bank cave in. AL
though severely injured, they are expected
70 recover. Hrs. johnson, of Peninsula,
was badly crushed in Lock No IS, Ohio
Canal, on the 1lth. She slipped between
the boat and the side Of the loek. j. B.
Creighton, & Geo. W. Smetts Of Akron, have
been appointed Route Agents, the FORMER on
the A. & G. W. r. R., and the later on the
Cleveland and Pittsburgh R, Re-, The
Akron Hydraulic Company, have leased the
upper waiter power, at that place, and are
going to establish works for manufacturing
all kinds of wire. AkroE is making use Of
every manufacturing facility she possess, and
is rapidly growing in wealth and population.
# Fremonters would use the immense water
power which the Sandusky river affords, our
city would grow with equal rapidity, .-....
The Akron Barrel Factory is being trans
formed into chair factory which will en-
plOy several hundred bands.,.....A thief
broke into the blacksElith shop of James
i'1ody, at Akron, on the 2Ist, pried open
the desk, and secured from ten to twelve
shilling, mostly in cOppers. -. The house of
Mrs. G. W, peBin, at Middlsbury, was en-
tered by a burglar, on the night of the 24th
and furs and other articles stolen. .-.....A
representative Of the Patentee has been in
Akron levying taxes on the manufacturers of
yelOeipedes there. @
HAEooOK County, O.-Some time since
Levi Chain of Findlay, stabbed his eon with
Barlow knife, while engaged in a scuffie
with him. He wEs arrested at the time, but
as the wounds were not regarded as danger
GUS, he was committed to the county jail for
IS days. The wounds, however, proved
serious, and on the 18th, the son died. Levi
has since been re.arTested and is now under
bonds of $500 for appearance at Court.
John Peters has been appointed Postmaster
at Arcadia. 49, John Jelly, Of Arcadia, was
arrested for an assault on a scholar, attending
his school, but discharged on examination,
Pluntiff paying cost.
WOoD OoUSry, GA man named James
valens residing in Montgomery township,
while out choping wood on the 14tb, cut
his foot so severely that he bled TO death be-
fore he could reach his home which was only
40 rods distant. He vas found dead about
ten rods from the house.
SUMMIT COUNTY, GA generous tumor,
weighing four pounds, was recently removed
from the back Of Mrs. Viers, by DR.. Howard,
Of Akron. She is rapidly recovering - A
lad named 0aswell had bis left eye badly
injured with knife, thrown by cumrads,
few days ago. 1t was an accident, but q
very careless one. -. Weld d Fsrhbam, Of
Richfeld, have regarded the services Of
|
and recovered the money stolen from them
last summer, by forwarding him fiUe silver
service. -. The Beacon says that the Excel
sior and Buckeye Machine Works, Of that
city ere Overruu with work. There is room
in Fremont for iue Agricultural Works.
-. A boy named Frank Shook, while driv-
ing a team attached TO a roller, a few day {
ago, Slipped from bis seat in front of the rol.
Ter, which rolled on him, when the horse,
stopped, and he was smOtbered to death
CHANrAIex CouSrr, O.-The Citizen ana
Gaztste is about 10 adopt the cash in advsnoc
system. The sooner that system is general
ly adopted by the country press, the bette
they viii be off.
RrcHLAxD County, o.-There are twclv,
, Wholesale establishment IS in Mansfield, whicl
aggregated business of 81 ,926, ,s57, ,4O-tB,
: highest being, Sturgis Wood d Witter
Dry Goods $5s2, ,529 and the lowest BIymye
& Bro, hardware $50, 383.-.-C Aultman
the great manufactur of agricultural imple
ments, pays an income tax on $lO2,23C
. Who says manufacturing does not pay a. !.
G. G. Townley, of Mansfield is to TAX
= charge of the Island House, on Kelley Is
land. An attempt was made to burn th
old North American buildings, in Mansfelc
on the night of the 18th. About midnigt
, the fire was discovered issuing from the roo
!. which bad been fired in three places
Prompt action arrested the fire before muc
damage was done. Fifteen families resid
in the building and its destruction would
doubtless have. carried with it also, som
destruction Of life---. Sanford Sonaustine, ,
Shenandoah, had bis had nearly severe
from his wrist, on the IIth inst, by hayin
" it caught by a circular saw.
"a WILLIAMS COUNTY; o.-GeO. Seuger,
" Bryan, got bis hand caught in a staVe joiu
~ or, in the mill of Singer d Pollock, on II
n 18th, and had it badly injured john Younl
love, soon after, tack Senger's place, an
soon after went to the doctor TO have
ne similar wound dressed.
n LoRAiE GOUNyY, O.-E. B. Bronson,
a Elyria, did at Cleveland, on the III
il whittier he had gone for surgical treatmel
IS for disease of the Kidneys. A team belonI
rv ing to Henry Mason, attached to wago
Tsu axey, in Elyria, few days ago, throw
IF ing Mr.. Mason oGt sgaipst . lamp post, ar
IN iDjuripg him severely go A man asm'
- lockwood fell from the second story windO
.ir of his store, in Elyria, on The 18th, to Il
is; pavement below, and was very severe
be though rot dangerously injured =. Re
be John Encil, Of wellington, Disciple preac
rie or, hss bad call to fill pulpit slseWheF