The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-10-07
NE1eHRoRRooD NEWS.

HANCOCK, Co., O.-Rev. a. B. Fields was
installed as pastor of the First Presbyterian
church, at Findlay, on Tuesday evening of
last week.-The house of A. Newman, at
Findlay, was struck by Lightning, on Tuesday
morning of last week. No serious damage
was done either to the building or occupants:
Henry Brown and E. F. Dunn, of Find
lay, have formed partnership for the prac-
tice of law.
CHAMPAIGN, Co., O,-On the 23d, while a
party of young men were excavating for
gravel, in a field near GoosvilIe, a land side
occurred, which resulted in breaking the leg
of colored man by the name of Freeman.
A portion of the wall of the late residence
of Hon. F. NJ. Wright, at Urbana, fell out on
the 25th.-The dwelling of Katie Lawson,
at Urbana, was partially consumed by fire, on
the night of the 23d. The loss is about $500,
fully insured.-The residence of Col Hill,
at Urbana, and one of the finest in the city,
was damaged by fire to the amount of $1,000
on the 9th. 1t was supposed to have been
the work of an incendiary.
SUMMIT, Co., O.-Mrs. Clarissa B. Fisher,
wife of DR.. Alexander B. Fisher, formerly of
Akron, died in Chicago Sept. 18th, aged 60
years-The various temperance organiza-
tions of Akron, held picnic at Gaylord's
grove Cuyahoga Falls, on Friday OF last week
Mrs. Matte Sabfn Ford, wife of Capt.
Hobart Ford, died at the family residence in
kron, on the 23d ult at the age Of % years.
Mr.. J. Welch, of New Carriage, has moved
TO Greely, Colorado Territory, where he in
tends to take up his future residence.--A
gardiner in Akron, who had nice patch of
Water Melons, which were disappearing in a
mysterious manner, took novel and effective
method of furnishing the melon robbers. Sc
lectiug large delicious melon he plugged it
and placed inside generous quantity Of tar
tar emetic. The next morning the melon
was missing but the guilty parties probably
had their appetites tor stolen melons sat
isfed. Brick Pomeroy is to be one of
the speakers at the summit county fair held
this week, at Akron.
Lorraine, Co., GA case of malicious as
sault occurred, in Elyria, on Friday morning
the 23d. A young man named Bennington
was on his way home from German dance,
when passing the Washington house he saw
two men boxing. Arriving opposite them he
said iokingly to one of them, don't strike him,
for he is my friend. Whereupon one of them
named Dyer, turned upon him with a knife,
and before he could get away had cut him
severely in the face. Dyer then fed and has
not been found yet. A companion of Dyer
was arrested and lodged in jaiL-Mr. J: S.
Ioveiay, of Rawsonville, was thrown from his
buggy and severely injured, one day last
week. He was driving up one of the streets
in Elyria, when he met two men running
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collided with the buggy of Mr.. Lovejay. His
injuries, though severe, were not dangerous.
On Thursday evening the 22d, Mr..
Cohoon, of Wellington, was driving In his
carriage with two ladies, when he was driven
into by a man named Pick. Mr.. CohoUn was
thrown to the ground, and badly injured. The
ladies remained unharmed.-A man named
Richard Ridgeway, was run over in corn
field, near Elyria, while drawing corn stalks.
The wagon passed over his hip and abdomen,
inhicting painful but not fatal injuies.-The
Elyria bakery was entered on Sunday the
25th, and pies, cakes, &C., taken, to the amount
of about ten dollars.