The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-02-04

NEIGHBoRHOoD NEWS
WILLIAMS, Co., O.-At Bryan last week, a
man named Manning, was incarcerated in the
County Jail on O charge Of forgery, who had
been arrested by theSheriff of theCounty, aide
troit, after tracing him oDefance, Toledo, and
Detroit, ateach of which places he had regis
tered under different names. 1t appears that
Manning had forged a note against one Moses
Gardner, responsible farmer, for 800 had
offered it at the bank, which refused to dis
count it. He then, after endorsing payment
of twenty dollars on it, sold it to Mr. Willett,
and then left town. The forgery was soon
after discovered, and the Sheriff was placed
upon his track, with the result stated.-Near
Bridgewater, the storm of the l7th did much
damage, unroofng barns, tearing down trees,
removing fences, &c. John Smiths residence
was raised and moved six feet by :he storm,
without damage to any one. Sidney Halls
house was considerably damaged, and his
corn crib blown over. A frame house, not yet
| finished; belonging to George Coblentz, was
entirely destroyed, and much other damage
done in the neighborhood.
SENECA, Co, O.-Samual Scope, was the
owner of the sheep captured by the Marshal
Of Tifin from the thieves who versdriFing
them off, last week. He recovered and sold
them.-Forty-one fine sheep were stolen from
the farm of A c Baker of Reed township, on
the night of the Dist. They were afterwards
recovered near Mohawk Mills, and returned
to him. Daniel Smith, ir, was arrested on
suspicion, and had an examination before the
Mayor of Tifin. Sheep thieves appear to be
plenty, in Seneca County.--Casper Stark, iv-
ing near New Riegel, while falling tree in
the woods, on the Goth ult., was quite severely
injured by falling limb.-While a clerk in
Stoner's grocery, in Tifin, was drawing coal
oil, in the cellar, one day last week, it took
fire from lamp, and came near destroying
the building. Rettenger, while skating
on Roch Greek dam, ont the 20th, broke through
the ice, and was with difficult, extricated from
his perilous position.-A man named Williams,
stole a steer from Mr. Samuel Luton, of Wy
andot County, took it to Tifin, and sold it to
butcher named Leman, for S42, then left.
The owner recovered the steer, and the butch
er was minus his money.-Near the Honey
Creek bridge, three men named David and
Eliza, Martin and VIM Crum, with three 9TH
ers, attempted to cross the road in boat, dur
ing the recent high water, when it was cap
sized, and the parties named came near being
drowned Had it not been for a clump of
willows at the side of the road, against which
they drifted, they would have been lost
Marshal Mustchler, of Tifin, with an assistant,
was out the Melmore road, on the night of the
26th, trying to-diseover certain thieves, when
a party of two gentlemen in buggy approach
ed The marshal jumped out and caught
hold CT the horse, but not giving any intima-
ton of who he was, the driver of the buggy,
DR. West, dealt him several blows over the
head with the butt of his .wh;p, and knocked
him down. The horse started ran over the
fallen Marshal, and upset the buggy, when
the DR.. and his companion went Tor assistance.
In returning, they met the marshal and assist
ant, when the matter was explained. When
Marshals act like highwaymen, and don't ex-
plain themselves, they are very apt to be treat
ed as such 1t may prove a valuable lesson
ERIE, Co., o. Christian Thomas, while
working upon platform, at the Depot of the
B. & o. R. R., i'll Sandusky, recently, was
knocked off by a falling board, and fell a dis
tunce of twenty feet, striking on his head and
shoulders. He was SO severely injured that
his life was despaired of.-Elizabeth Neuner,
an elderly German woman, died of apoplezv.
on the streets of Sandusky, few days ago.
She fell and expired Almost instantly-A lit
tie airl, eight years of age, daughter of a Mr..
MCGOWAN, of Sandusky; was instructed to
start fire in the stove, on the 2lst, and while
doing so her clothing took FIRE, burning her SO
severely that she died the next day.-Dr. A. H
Agard is to deliver course of three lectures.
in Sandusky, at an early day, the proceeds to
be applied to procuring cases, and furnishing
a room in the High School building, for the
preservation of specimens of Natural History,
&c. A goodly purpose and worthy of patron
age, and we know of no one more likely than
the Doctor to make the proposed lectures
highly entertaining.
RICHLAND, Co., O.-Plymouth Agricultural
Society, heaving failed to release the old fair
grounds, and its Board of Directors, having
adjourned Sine die without making purchase,
indicates that the Society has played out. The
old grounds are now in possession of an Idus-
trial Society, who will probably take the mat
ter in hand, and hold fair the ensuing fall.
Plymouth Fairs have been noted for their
success.-Alonzo Thornton, one of the proprie-
tors of the Railroad Depot Hotel, at Mansfield,
got into difficulty with the fireman on a
switch engine, on the evening of the 26th, re-
lative to passenger whom the runner for the
House was soliciting, in opposition to the run
ner for the Omnibus line. Cameron, the fire.
man, interfered, hence the difficulty. Both
parties had arms, and fired, Thornton was
shot in the arm, but succeeded in wounding
Cameron, in the arm, leg and ndabdomen, Thorn
ton is under arrest, and tits thought Cameron
will die-At Independence, recently, boy
named Jacob HeTen, attempted to get on
freight train, while in motion, but fell, and wa
instantly killed.-The Presbyterian Society Of
Plymouth intend rebuilding, in more modern
style, the coming season. We wish them
abundant success-Mansfeld is to have
Gymnasium.-Mansfi folks are growing at
the price Of gas
CHANPAIGS, Co., o.-Henry Marsh, youth
of l6 years, while at play in the High School
grounds, at Urbana, On the Oath, fell and soon
after expired, from heart Iisease.-Mrs Fran
ces Boyce, born in Rathmullen, Donegal Co.,
Ireland in April III, died at her daughters,
in Urbana, ON the 20th ult She had nearly
reached the end OF a century of years.-Gen.
Brinkerkof did not lecture, in Urbana, as ad-
vertised, on the 25th.-A revival Of religion
is going ON at Mutual, under the auspices o1
the NJ E Church, with many converts.-An
Indian burial place has been discoyerd, at
Kingston. The bones found indicate them 10
have belonged TO a large and pluseuIar race