The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-04-15
Al-ron Is infested with burglar.

tneu cnuIchs on tne evening Of the 9th inst.
I The Cincinnati Times says that L. C
Hopkins & Co., of that city, spend 81, 600 adsJ
for advertising and clear double thst amount
, Eleven Marriages licenses were issued by
the Probate Judge during the month Of March,
and seventeen during the month Of February.
Under tho new code Councils can put va
grants to work on the streets. Let them do it;
it viii be good employment, and save expense.
The saw mill, Of D. s. F. Schsuren, at Custsr,
/ Wood County, was destroyed by firO on tho
9th inst. The loss is estimated at 5000 in
sured for $1,000
Some chap, determined to have big time
regardless Of expense, became too joyous on
Saturday, and was assisted by the Marshall to
place whore he could have his big time out
in solitude.
A superintendent Of public School, who
believed in the sphOrisn; "Spare the rod and
spoil the child" found the following lines upon
his desk, one morning:
Our Superintendent is fond OF birch,
But fondor of showing his liking;
Soan urchinthoughtOs he bent over his knee
Felt his fondness for birch was striking
Several of our rneighboringtowns are boast
/ ing of their ''pretty girls That's right. Sup
port your home institution. -ddrertiso-
/ Well, why don't you follow your own advice
and take one Of Tihin's ''institutions" to "sup-
port. "-Ti6fH Tribune
Once upon a time, as the story rams, a wise
and knowing fox lost his caudie extremity in
steel trap, and so pleased was he with the
change, that he recommended the other foxes
to adopt the fashion. Our neighbors can make
the application.
The Tribune had better throw up the
sponge, and allow the -4dreytiser man TO ego
it alone"
A chap in Sandusky City, desirous of getting
together stock of clothing, entered room
over a clothing store, in that city, for the pur-
pose Of making his selections undisturbed. A
survey of the premises failed to develope any
means Of passing to the room below. So re-
membering that where there's will there's a
way, he fitted up fishing apparatus and drop.
ping his line through a scuttle hole fshed up
his goods, and escaped without detection.
A grocery dealerin Fostoria, suspeOting that
some one was in the habitof enteringhi store,
through the back door, and stealing gsundry ar
ticles, resolved to trap the unsuspecting thief.
In pursuance Of this purpose he recently set
large wolf trap at the door, and fastened it with
q cham. In the morning, however, the trap
was missing. The victim had managed to break
the chain and appropriated the trap.
An exchange very justly remarks that overy
Republican ought 70 take his own county pa
per. If he loves the Republican principles, he
surely can afford four cents week to spread
them. The cost Of paper is no excuse for
not taking one. There is not week passes
but that Eva times four cents are spent foolish
y, which might have much better been in
vested in newspaper. A man mar read
books all his life, but if he fsils toread the papers
he may be called ignorant. Without news
paper msn is virtually out of the world.
"Satan finds some mischief still for idle
hands to do" and there are always sn abund-
snee Of idle hands to perpetrate any disgrace
full deed that may be conceived. Just now it
seems necessary, in order that the week close
properly, that its last hours be spent, By a GER
tain class in misplscing and destroying proper
ty, and in other demonstrations of lawlessness,
which merit severe punishment. 1t is not so
much the amount Of loss TO the owner of the
property destroyed in this way, but the lawless
spirit which sets at defiance all law and
order which is to be reprObated Such acts
demand that a watohful vigilance should pro-
tect the rights Of ci6zent against the depreda.
tons of such marauders, and bring the guilty
to punishment.
Some old time individual who was probably
born during the salem witchcraft season, depo-
sited ballot, at the recent election, in Ober-
lin, on which three names were scratched, and
on the ticket was written the following:
81 vote for no Freemason, nor their internal
oaths, to violate law, and commit BliTHer.
vote for no drunkeries nor other devilments."
He then went home ''happy as a clam," salts
fed he had done his whole duty. The editor
of the Nelcs says the man was evidently labor
ing under a severe attack Of dyspepsia and ad-
vises him to "try the healing powders Of some
frst-class hydropathic institution so that his
bodily figure may be restored, and the hideous
monster thai stalks at his side by day and
troubles his dreams by night, may be forever
exercised"
The editor Of the Elyria Democrat and the
Auditor Of Lorain county, are just now at
sword points, because the Auditor sent out of
Of the county to get his Assessors Blanks, in
order to obtain them cheaper. The Auditor
that viii cheat his county paper out OF a little
public printing, in order to save a few dollars
to the county is too mean and niggardly to
hold responsible Office, and should be ousted
the first opportunity. He cripples local inter-
ests to build up huge city monopoles. He pays
out the money OF the county to men who new
er pay a cent of taxes in the county, while the
local establishments are taxed to supply the
means to run the county government. 1t is
an unjust principle, and if generally applied to
local interests, would destroy all establish
ments intended to benefit community. He
that viii not ''provide for his own, is worse
than an infdel.D Such men usually turn out
like Bailey, and are fit subjects for contempt
If the recognized county organ charges too
much, let the job to the lOtoest bidder in the
county, but keep the work at home where it
belongs.