The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-08-26
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READA8IE8.
EostOria has q population Of l,7S4.
Napoleon is after paper-mill, and the PruS
SLAMS are after the 1nu-a-treurs.
Not good culinary article-the chasse-pot. Thl
Prussians regard them IS q vile invention.
The membership Of the Methodist Church a
NAPOLEON has increased lO2 in the past two years
Fifty thousand dollars worth Of property
was destroyed by fire in Dubuque, on the 18th
New Hampshire is moving west, having O
less population now than in 1860, by 6,l42.
Nancy is very much of oOquette, She
Rirted with Napoleon, and then yielded tC
Prince William.
Vsndall, owned in this place, took the siOO purse
st the Ely1ia Horse Fair on the 10th. Time 1854
and Jas.
Europe is troubled with the Rhinederpest. 1t is
trrible disease, and the French have suffered
heavily from it.
A little child belonging to George Haas, fell
into cistern at Bellevue, on the l4th, and
was drowned.
Several communications which it will give
us pleasure to insert, are laid over until next
week.
A new church is being built, on the Asylum
farm at Flat Rock. It is to be 45x75 feet,
with basement eleven feet high.
Ira. Whipple near Elmore, had his little
finger 80 badly crippled, while moving a
thleshing machine on the 18th, that it had to
be amputated.
We were pleased with call from the ami
able Local of the Findlay Courier on Tuesday
morning. Although seeming a little wilted
BY the warm weather, he was genial as ever
The editor of the Seneca AdCertiser is mis-
tairen, about that "old gray goose" The cen
sus taker of Tifin has got him down as a
'.knight Of the quill" and that explains the
matter.
Three pints Of whisky and two crackers
constitutes picnic dinner for two Findlay-
burghers; at least the local of the Courier says
So and he ought to know. It was evidently
a spiritual reunion.
It is suggested that the French and Prus-
sisns refer their differences to the Pope, whose
inhllible Judgement it is thought would not
be expected to be influenced by Napoleons de-
seition Of his holiness.
Ms. Partington thinks the Needlegn ought
be good for sewing shot. Ike said he didn't
know about the sowing, but he understood
they were good planters-at least they had
planted numerous Frenchmen with them.
The census taker is solemn man, (nOt a
Soloman,) and buries more people once in ten
years than the undertaken does in all that time.
He submerged 4,S67 for Tifin in one swoop,
and has disposed of 1900 of our population
without any remorse whatever.
They have some valiant men near Findlay.
One of them named John Kerst ST., on the
18th, smote an old German lady aged g. years
across the face, knocking her down, and then
kicked her several times with his heavy boots.
be was arrested and held to bail
The fascinating game of Orthodox billiards,
otherwise known as croquet, is giving rich en-
tertainment and,exhilerating pastime to seek
eis of light sports, while Base Ball is furnish
frg ample exercise for those who seek to de-
vslope muscle or court physical deformity.
wm. Robinson, of Bay township ottowa
County, while in Cleveland, on the Sth, was
asked by a lady friend to protect her from the
insults of two wretches who were pursuing
her. He felled one of them, when the other
drew a dagger and stabbed him in the groin,
fiom the effects of which he died on the 18th
Mansfield folks, on a visit to KeIley's Island re-
Gently unanirously resolved "that there q great
deal Of wAtor in Lake Erie and a great deal of
Juice in Kelley Island grapes" It is suspected
shst they had tried the julie and only looked at
the water.
A sparkist in Toledo, last week, whose enamo-
rate had got herself within the greedy clutches
Of the law, mounted board pile near the jail, and
spoke words of endearment to the female under
estraint She replied in kind and 50 animated be.
came the words of endearment, that the Sheriff
hearing the unwonted WOOing made his appearance
snd added to the misery of the young man by tax
ing him into custody, aud locking him up for sevs-
sal hours, by which time the lovyer concluded
''the course Of true-love never did run smooth
It being charged that Louisville negro |
voted twice at the recent election, the New
York Commercial remarks that it could put
up with theft, murder, elopement with white
hsiresses, and all other claims to social equal
lty, but, when the negro sinks TO level with |
the Democratic repeater, there is room for the |
apprehension that emancipation may prove
failure indeed.
Miss NJ. E. Green commenced work in the
government printing Office, at Washington, on
the 18th She is the first female prin ter that
has been employed in the government Office,
and is spoken of as an excellent hand. She |
viii doubtless make an impression, and al |
though she does not belong to a Union viii |
not object to forming one if offered a ',phat
take" She is from Alliance, and It is reason
able to suppose she is not SO opposed to an alH- |
snoe, that she would iail ~ q favorable Of. |
fer.
A pair of precocious little damsels at Troy, |
n. Y, were overheard the other night on the
exchanging notes on the Franco
Prussian war. 81 know" said No. /, athat
France will teat, because the little Prince is
with him" ''Go away with you," chimed in |
No. 2, "I know a mighty sight better. The
Dutch will whip; for my pa is Frenchman
and my ma is Dutchman- They fight every |
night, and ma always hcks."
This year viii be famous not only for the
great European war, but for the vast number
of fatal lightning strokes and sunstrokes, and
the numerous centenarian and other instances
Of longevity developed. The Detroit Tribune
lately published collection of over so items
pertaining to lively old people in various parts
of the country, and one Of the accounts en-
braced l55 individuals. And now we read in
the Springfield Republican Of Mrs. Candace
Barton, of Belchertown, Mass, whose centeni-
al anniversary was celebrated on the Sth inst,
by $50 Of her friends and relatives. Mrs. B. |
was not body servant Of Geo. Washington,
but she can remember the ringing of the alarm |
bells at the battle of Lexington, has been
Bsptist for p years, and has
sFII living children, % grandchildren. % |
qreat-grsnd-chldren, and great-great-grand-
child. Of these, children, 10 grandchildren,
and II REORGANIZATION were present at
the centennial, Her oldest boy is a grOWn-up
lad Of 70.
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