The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-08-26
Na1aRaoRHoop NEWS.

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the horses, and demoralizing the vehicle. II
driver, and the occupants of the carriage e
caped unhurt.-The County Agricultur;
Society viii give an excursion to the Island
on the 9th of Sept-Henry Neal for burg
larry, was sentenced to county Jail, at Elyris
for fifteen days, and to pay a fine of S25. H
expects to steal the money to pay his fine
The horse show on the 10th and Ilth was wei
attended C. T. Stewart, of NorwaIk,
stumping the County on the Temperance issue
Gid played out seeking Office, and now wish
es to make notoriely as a disorganizer.-
Wellington is rapidly improving. The C. c
c. & 1. R. R., has built new depot there. 1
is over 100 feet long, and well fitted and fu1n
ished. Three side tracksare now needed thert
to accommodate the business OF the place
Eight hundred thousand pounds freight wert
shipped from that place in June. 1t i:
the great cheese mart of that section. "A
store and dwelling house at North Amherst
belonging to Mrs. Cornell, were destroyed by
fire on the l1th The goods belonged to S.
Steele, and were mostly destroyed. Loss on
goods SS,OOO-on buildings S2,OOO-fully GOV.
eled by insurance. The population of Elyria
is 3O39. The population of Oberlin is 1860.
SENECA Co., GA boy named Ruh cut an
other lad in the cheek, with a jack knife on
the night of the 18th and then left. The 9TH
er boys threaten to Rubin him if he ever re-
turns.-The Tifin excursionists left for Nj
agera on the 17th.-Samuel Mundwiler has
swarm of "Black Bees from which he re-
Gently took lO5 pounds of honey.-Lyman
Reynolds, of Mil Grove, was recently thrown
from wagon, the horses attached to which
had run of, and had his collar bone broken,
his arm put out of JOINT, and was otherwise
injured.
WooD Co., ca young man named Avery,
living near Bowling Green, lost portion of
his left ear, and was seriously injured in the
head, by the accidental discharge of a gun
which his brother had handed to him. In do
ing SO, the trigger caught in his suspender and
tho gun was discharged. Rapids
and Bowling Green, both expect the Mans
field, Colwater and Michigan Road to be built,
and located through those towns, and don't
have the best of feeling for each other.
SUMMIT Co., O.-The Academy of Music, at
Akron, has been sold by Mr. Carver, for s65,-
900. ]. F. Seiberling is the purchaser.-A
Mr. Casselo had his hand caught while coup
ling cars, at Hudson, on the 18th and so badly
crushed that one finger and parts of the 9TH
ers had to be amputated.- sons of
Mr.. Collier, living in Chippewa township were
struck by lightning on the 25th July. One
was killed, one has since died, and but little
hopes are entertained that the other will re-
cover.-Some scoundrel, at Akron, hurled a
boulder, at the engine of q passing train, on
the 18th. 1t passed through the cab window,
and broke a rib for the engineer.-A negro
named Bony, while running along the side
walk, in Akron, on the 18th, stumbled over
small boy, fell, and injured his spine SO badly,
that he was taken up insensible, and has since
remained unable to speak, although UNDER
standing what is said to him.-The County
Fair will be held the first week in October.
RIcHIAND Co., OF. Thornton, Esq, In
frmary Director, died on the 18th, of para
lyses.-The Mansfield Coldwater and Michi-
gan Railroad company, was organized at
Mansfield, on the 10th, by the election of board
of Directors, of whom W. S. Htckox, was cho-
sen President and Henry c. Hedges Secretary
and Treasurer Culp, ticket agent at
Lexington, died suddenly, on the night of the
18th He had been ailing, took some medi-
cine and retired to bed, but died during the
night-The trial of Robinson, the murder,
will take place about the 18th of September,
if jury can be empanelled. If not change of
venue will probably be asked for.
HANCOCK Co., O.-They are erecting fax
mill at Findlay."Some thieves entered the
German Lutheran church, at Findlay, on the
night of the 18th, and stole the communion
service, 6c.-A. d D. Joy are to take charge
of the Crook House.-Geo. W. Skiver was
arrested by the sheriff of Hancock county,
few days ago, on a charge of breaking into
house in Castleton, Ind, and steali ng $500 in
money, sc. He was taken to Indiana, and
will see the inside of the State prison.
CRAWFORD Co., O.-John Winters, of Ben
ton, had all the fingers taken off his left hand,
by getting his hand against q circular saw
Beware of the lightning rod insurance men
they have perpetrated a great many swindIes
in the county, and may "try ie0n," in other
counties.-A farm house in Sandusky town.
ship, owned by W. Modderwell, was DESTROYED
by fire on the 18th. But very little of the
furniture was saved. The house was occu-
pied by John Weaver q Son, with their fam
in Holmes township have
been so bothered by persons hunting game
out of season, that they threaten to sue for
trespass, and have the game laws enforced
also.--A son of DR.. H. NJ. Kelly, of Gallon,
while gathering wild cherries, one mile north
of town, fell from the tree, distance of
twenty-five feet, and had his right arm and
left leg broken, receiving also other injuries |
The bone of the broken leg pretruded through
the flesh and forced its way through the cloth
of the pants. He was properly cared for and
may recover.
CHAMPAIGN Co., GA party of rowdies
who had been in the habit of occasionally
throwing down fences and carrying off gates
etc.. to the annoyance of farmers near Con-
cord Chapel, but who had always previously
to escape, recently tried it again,
but in their glee awakened a Mr.. Mcfarland,
who mounted horse and started to recon-
oitre. Finding the damage done, and no one
near, he rode on, and by the light of the moon
discovered the rascals at distance, gave
chase, and finally overlook the party captur-
ing one, and inducing the rest to surrender
by the persuasive eloquence of a seven shoot
er.-County Fair on the 4th, 9TH, 9Th and
7th October.-A paper has been started at
Mechsniesburg.
The funeral Of the late Charles Leicester
Boalt, on Tuesday last, was the largest ever
held in Norwalk. A special train from San
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