The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-11-11

c. H. Barggy. Of Toledo, aged 10 years, left
fhomo for aIhunt, in skif, on the Sd, and on
Sunday the 9Th, was found dead in his skif,
horribly mutillated. 1t is supposed that his
gun was aocidently discharged.
N, j. Buyer of SanduskS City, had horse
and buggy stolen from him, on the evening
Of the first. It stood hitohed in front Of his
residence. The thief drove as far as Monroe
vile, where fearing detection, he left the horse
and rig in front Of hotel, not even stopping
to hitch it in his haste TO make good his es-
cape. They were taken care of by the hotel
keeper, and next day were recovered by Mr.
Buyer.
Sportsmen about Sandusky, not only desc
crate Sunday by going hunting, but have be-
come so lost TO respect for other peoples prop
erty that out of purely malicious deviltry they
shoot sheep belonging to farmers. John g.
Pool, residing four miles from Sandusky, had
four valuable bucks killed in this way, on the
evening of the SOth. One of the bucks cost
him SIS We hope he may be able to sscer-
tain who the miscreant was, and make him
pay dearly for his fun.
Melmore chickens are afflicted with an epid-
emic which is carrying of great many of
them-chicksn call-er-a it is called, and it is
occasioned by visitors, at night. Chickens
have a habit Of being carried of, in the fall,
in every locality, and sometimes other fowls
are similarly afflicted. In this locality the
affiiotion will commence in about a week, and
continue with violence until after the Path,
when a temporary abatement will occur.
Chickens may be regarded as very pious BIZ
peds, at least they are devoted to thanks-giv-
ing-dinners.
The annual convention of the Presidents of
County Agricultural Societies will take place
on Wednesday, January l, 1871, at which time
the terms of the following gentlemen expire
as members Of the State Board of Agriculture,
viz: Daniel Mcmillan, of Xenia; James
Buckingham, of Zanesville James W. Ross,
of Perrysburg; ]. Park Alexander, of Akron;
David G. Richmond, of Sandusky. The Sec
retaries of the County Agricultural Societies
are requested to have their annual reports
prepared in accordance with the Rules and
Regulations for County Societies and forwar-
ded either by mail or by the delegates to the
convention, 50 tnat the reports may all be on
file at as early day as possible after January
first.
Young Mitchell, who was killed by the
freight train at Bellevue, on the night of the
29th ult., it appears, attempted to get on the
train at the depot, when it was in motion,
and must have missed his footing, but was
caught, in some way by the cars, aud dragged
distance Of half mile, the track and cross
ties bearing evidence that such was the fact.
A sleeve of his coat was found near the depot,
further on fragment Of clothing, then spots
of blood, then shrels of flesh, then his dis
charge from the army, then his knife, then his
shoes, at distance from each other, then flesh
and blood more frequently, then the skull in 8
horrible condition, torn from the body, then q
leg crushed and shapeless, then the remains Of
the body, with one arm torn from its socket,
and hanging only by some shreds of flesh.
The body was discovered about S o'clock on
Sunday morning, the father sent for, who at
first could not identity tbs dead body of his
son, but on being shown his knife, recognized
it, and was overwhelmed with grief. The
coroner's inquest revealed the fact that the de-
ceased was slightly intoxicated before the train
came along. and that he inquired how be
could get to Norwalk. He was advised to get
on the freight going west, for Clyde, then take
the morning express for Norwalk, which be
no doubt attemted 70 do, though no one saw
him, and being unsteady, he met with bis
deplorable fate. The family have the sympa-
thy of the entire community.