The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-07-09

was destroyed by fire sometime since.
ERIE County, GA burglar attempted tC
enter the residence of Mr., Durkee, at San
dusky City, on the night of the 3Oth ult.
but in attempting to do so awakened th,
hired girl, who made the matter kuown 10 ,
Mr.. Dawes who boarded and lodged in the
house. Going to her room, Mr. d. found
the burglar entering the room, through The
window, and having a revolver he fired and
the burglar instantly "retired." Next
morning, blood was found on the porch be-
low, and by it the burglar was traced in an
easterly direction for some distance, but
then all trace of him was lost -. The resi-
dence of CLARK Rude, on Hancock street.
Ssndusky, was entered by burglar, on the
night of the 9th ult.i but be was Rudely
ejected' without obtaining any plunder----
james Whituey's residence was entered
same night but burglar departed empty.
handed. On the 1st inst, a son of Con-
ductor Bundy, of the @. s. d O. R. R., at
Sandusky, was instantly killed at Kinslev
Station. He had been sent to change the
switch, and is supposed to have sat down on
the end of a railroad tie and falling asleep.
was struck by the step of the baggage car.
-. Wool, in Sandusky city ranges from SO
to 43 cents.
CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, O.-The family Of
August Meyer, were poisoned by eating
greens, at Urbana, on the 25th, but all re-
covered by medical assistance -. The Ma
sonic lodge room, at 'Urbana, had narrow
escape from destruction by fire, on the night
Of the 24th ult. The Lodge, as a body, had
attended celebration at West Liberty, and
returning to the lodge, one of the brethren
threw lighted cigar in wooden spittoon,
filed with saw dust During the night the
spittOon had been consumed. and hole was
burned through the floor to the ioist, and
then prOvidentially, went out New pota-
toes have made their appearance at Urbana.
The editor of the Citizen has been luxuria-
ting on new potatoes and string beans.
Happy fellow. Hon. John Russell, of |
Urbana, has been nominated by the Repub-
licans of CLARK, Madison and Champaign |
counties as their Senatorial candidate.
WoOD COUNTY. O.-The people of Wood |
county are alive upon the subject of a new
air line railroad from Fremont to Bryan, and
liberal contributions are offered to help the
work along. Samuel Walker, of Bowling
Green, was thrown from a wagon, in that h
place last week, and severely injured. The
lorses attached to the wagon had become
frightened and run away. A young man
Who was in the wagon with him, escaped
With slight injury.
LORAIN COUNTY, O.-Oberlin celebrated on
saturday, sending large delegation to the
Stands 49, William Kane, of Amherst, has
'ecome insane. He has been travelling Civ
ng concerts, and was at Greenfield, Massa-
husetts, when the afflictiOn came upon him.
-. At Elyria fine wool, in good order
rings 80 TO As cents coarse wool from 45
D Co., Cheese has taken turn. 1t is not |
0 lively as heretofore, though not less skip
cry. Owners of cheese factories do not re-
ard the future prospects for an advance in |
rices as very favorable. Elder Ooltrie, of !
ne Baptist church, who had travelled through }
orain county, thirty five years ago, preach a
lg, when it was little better than wilder .
ess, was present at a recent convention of
he church.
SENECA County, O.-Cherries sell at six n
'nts quart in Tifin . . The waste paper
basket in Doerle's store, in Tifin, took
re, on the night of the 18th. How the fire
iginated is not known, but its early dis
very prevented a large fire.
HURON County, O.-The Phoenix Fire Co.,
NOrwalk, took first prize at Tifin TOurna-
ent-a 500 silver trumpet. 80. A benzen-
t, on the 2Sth ult., got into row, in Feis-
gers saloon, and received a blackeye. u
oOdy nose, and fine from the Mayor. =. n
he Reflector says So, 9S4 quarts of straw {
'rries were sold in NorWalk, all raised in n
at neighborhood OF these $1,000 were =
iPped ---July Sd, during the celebration, 1
hen firing the midday salute, man nam =
A. D. Barber, living in Townsend town 7
iP, was very severely injured by prema- l
re discharge of the gun. He had one eye ., ~
own out, and was otherwise injured. He Ia
d been married, We understand, but q few tc
urs before-.- Several farmers, in Huron
unity, have tried TO get as much out of
cir wool as possible, this year, by tying
in the fleece, stones, Or other weighty
mmOdities. One of them sold his wool at
ymOuth, but couldn't sell the stones. An
her sold to Norwalk firm, which dis
vered the cheat while packing it, at his
m, took out the objectionable tags, &c,
,ighed off the wool, and paid for it.
rmer probably found out what was the
liter when he visited his barn and found |
3 pile of Objectionable tags, de-, in q cor te
Wheat promises well, although much rSS
lged Corn is rapidly improving, and IN
tn good weather the crops will be abund- an
t----Some wool thieves, in Wakeman "a
Enship, met with back set at Mr.. Lewis, ne
the night of the 3Oth ult. He heard a s0,iI
ise in the barn where his wool was stored. We
} called his son, aud together they pro- pr
eded to the barn where several persons ge LIZ
IRE busy loading wagon with the wool. re-
! finding they were discovered, the thieves = =
it out, !" leaving valuable span of horses IN n
a wagon, The horses are worth $3.50,