The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-04-22


CHAMPAIGN Co., O-The case Of the state
vs.. Joseph Law wherein he was charged, in
company with others, with burning stable
belonging to Mr. Edward Jennings, of Urbana'
April 18th 1869, was given to the Jury We'd
nesdAy the 9th, and a verdict Of guilty return
ed.--A son of Thomas Lawrence, of Urbana,
had one Of his hands badly mutilated, on the
4th, by the premature discharge of a gun
Mr.. James Enright, Of Urbana, had a fine
horse stolen, on the 9th inst. The country
about there, is infested with gangs of hosse
thieves, whoare peFpetFating their depreda- |
| tons to an alarming extent.-The several |
fire companies, at Urbans, have instructed |
their delegates 10 tho state convention, to use
their influence in securing the next Tourna-
ment at Urbana.--Mr. J. Deuel., of Urbana, |
was awakened, on Sunday morning, the 10th |
by some person in the house. Upon inquiT-, |
| ing "who's thore" he wns answered that it |
was "Josh." Mr.. D., thinking 1t was some one
employed By his wife 70 do chores, let Josh es-
cape. The thief had placed ham outside the |
door, but did not stop to take It.
CnAwroRD Co, O.-The barn Of W. W. |
Bates, near Bucyrus was destroyed By fro on |
the night Of the sth, involving a loss Of 500.
It is supposed to have been the work of an in |
cendiary.-The dwelling of MI Ricketts,, in |
Bucyrus, took FIRE on the 18th, and was par
tally destroyed. Insured for slOOO--Mc-
Leans Touring mills, at Bucyrus were set fire |
to, by an incendiary, on the night of the 9th, |
and totally destroyed. Loss estimated Mt SIC,- |
900, and no insurance. Mr. McLain is old, and |
but recently buried the last Of his family, and |
! some dastardly william hes thus: reduced him |
almost to poverty.
LoRAIS Co. O.-Hon James Monroe left |
oberlin, on the 18th, for Washington, on |
special business.-Lorenzo Knapp, young |
man residing at Elyria, was arrested few
days since, and taken to Cleveland, on charge |
Of forgery, in signing the pay roll Of the pay
master of the L. S. & n. S. Railroad--The |
dwelling house of Jacob Snyder, at Elyria,
caught fire on the 18th inst, but wus saved |
from serious demage.--Messrs Lees & Nc |
Dowell are putting up a cheese factory, neal
Lees Ashery at Henrietta-Mr. A. 2. |
Avery is building one; in the south east part of
the township, calculated for 200 cows-On |
the 18th, an interesting child Of six years, |
daughter Of n. L. johnson, Of Elyria, ate |
strychnine that had been inadvertently left |
within her reach, and died in a very short
time.
HANCOCK Co, O.--A barn belonging to ia
cob Star, in Amanda township, was burned |
to the ground on the night of the 9Th, The
barn contained three valuable horses, 300 |
bushels of wheat, and slOO worth Of hay, be-
sides lot Of farming implements. No in
surance. The fire is supposed to have been
the work of an incendinry--A little son of |
Mr. C. B. Hall, of Findlay, fell into oistern, |
on the 9Th, but his mother hearing the splash, |
rushed to the place Just in time to rescue him
from drowning.
SENECA Co, O.-G. W. Allen, Of Tifin, was
appointed Auditor, on the 9th, by the county
Commissioners, to FL the unexpired term Of /
Walter s. Burns, who died recently.-A lit |
tie daughter, of DR.. c. P Lee, residing at
Kansas, was severely burned on the 18th,
while playing at the stove.-The Poultry |
dealers in TiHin, shipped 1915 bbls. dressed |
Poultry during the past season, which, at II i
cents per h., amounted to s26, ,4so, which the
farmers Of Seneca County have received for |
poultry alone during the past winter.-Mo-
ses Walter Of Hopewen township was struck
BY a falling limb while cLoppins in the woods
a few days since and fatally injured.
sUMlur Co., O.-SOme burglars entered
the Central School building, at Akron, on the
night OF the 9th, and used st rs lodging
house. They built huge fire in one of the
stoves, which they left burning when they de-
parted. In the morning, the ianitors of the
building discovered smoke in one Of the rooms
made but little headway, and was easily ex-
tinguished.-A couple of honest Pennsvl-
vauines were conRdenced, at the depot in
OrrviIle, on the llth Too chaps desired to
make bet but had nothing but checks and Of |
course must borrow small sum for few |
moments. As usual the betteTs disappeared,
leaving the honest farmers disconsolate.-A
little daughter Of John Kelley, of Northamp-
ton township, set her clothes on fire with a
burning stick, on the 10th, and was burned |
50 that she died, in a short tiIne.-On Tues
day, the 18th, as Miss Grace Perkins and Miss
Lulu Day were driving in & carriage, along
one OF the streets id Akron, their vehicle was
run into by team, and Miss Day thrown out
and severely injured. They had noticed the |
team approaching, and turned out giving am
pie room for passing. The accident was the |
fault OF the brutes who were driving a lum- |
Der wagon, and they deserved severe punish
ment.-On the night Of the I4th, a stranger |
took lodging at a hotel, in Akron, and was
given room in the second story. About
midnight cries OF help brought some passers
bv to the spot where the stranger was lying |
on the ground under window out of which |
he had rolled himself in his sleep. Fortunate |
" no bones were broken.-A horse belong |
ing to Robert Hutchinson, of Smithville, was |
stolen on the night of the 7th. With the
horse was taken a set Of silver PLACED harness,
almost uew.--A gun shop, belonging to Mr..
A. Berg, in Akron, was entered by burglars,
on the night Of the 1lth, and several pistols (
and revovers, &C., taken.-An employee in
the Buckeye works, at Akron, had his hand |
badly 1n1tilated, on the 18th, by The acciden-
tai discharge of pistol which he was putting |
into his pocket.-A stack OF about 200 tons
of ice was destroyed near Akron, on the 18th,
by the straw which covered it being set on fire
by a boy playing with matches. Besides this
damage, the fire swept over 80 or 50 acres Of
ground, destroying grass und fences in its way,
before it could be put out-The Northamp-
ton mystery is cleared up by the discovery of
the body of John Eokelberger, who 80 mys-
teriously disappeared, on tho night of March
18Th. The body was discovered in the middle
of the stream, on the 18th, firmly wedgcd be-
tween two logs The body was taken to the
shore and a eorsneTs inquest held, which re
turned n verdict OF death by accidental drown
ing.-On the 18th, while a lady with small
babe was waiting for train in the Akron de-
1ot,se piece of plastering fell from the ceiling
and hit the child on the head. For a while
the chiid was thought to be killed, but 1t came
to,