The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-11-18
NEIGHBoRHoOO NEWS.

VAN VERT, Co., GA den of thieves, not
far from Van Vert, was recently pounced up
on by the police, and the parties arrested or
disposed A number of burglars and larceuies
have since been traced to thu parties.--Nor-
man Fish, while telling tree in the woods
near Van Vert, on the evening of the 7th,
was struck on the head by falling limb, and
his skull and neck broken. He was a young
man of-only eighteen years A lad named
Zimmerman had his arm broken while playing
ball at Van Wert, on the 10th.
SUMMIT, Co., O.-Mr. ]. o. Wolcott, and
Mrs. H. N. Camp, who have been spending
several weeks in the south, have returned to
their homes in Tallmadge. the 9th inst,
a workman in the MiddIebury oOmpany's coal
mine, was instantly killed by falling rock.
"A man named Jason Orr, resident Of
Akron, was run over by the cars on the Cleve-
land, Mr. Vernon & Delaware Railway, on
the Sth inst, and instantly killed. case
of tie State of Ohio vs. V. r. Washburn, for
the murder of Chas PEBBLES, in Boston town
ship, in July last, was brought for trial at Ak
ron, on Monday, the 7th.-Mr Thaer Keye:
Of Peninsula, was run over by his team, q
pair of young colts, on the 25th of October
and badly injured. The wife of Alexander
Brewster, Of Akron, was lying at the point o!
death, on Monday last.-The jury in the
Washburn case, were kept together on Satur.
day afternoon and Sunday. The sheriff had
secured hall and ntted it up with beuds foI
their accommodation.
R1cHIANp, Co., O.-The Mansfield Herald
thinks the prospects Of the Mansfield Colo
Water and Michigan Railroad, are daily grow
ing brighter. The subscriptions are rapidly
beng made up, and q portion of the worl
/ viii be put under contract shortly.-Scott
the sub-oontractor for the stone work On tbs
new Court House, at Mansfield, has lett fol
parts unknown. He had drawn the ful
amount due him and left his workme1 witt
several weeks pay due. The county is secured
from any loss, as Scott had given good securi
ty for the completion of the work.-An i'm
porsant liquor case was recently tried, in Mans
field. A woman prosecuted saloon keeper
for selling her husband liquor. She laid hel
damages at $500, and was awarded 1915 by
the iury.-The reunion Of the 64th and 65tt
Reg. o. Q. I, sherman's Brigade, will hold
a reunion at Mt. Vernon, an the Both inst
CRAWFORD, Co., O.-John Champion, living
near Shelby, Richland county, while a
Crestline, on the 80, soaked himself in Ben.
zine, and when refused more, drew pistol
and fred at the saloon keeper, who fortunate
" knocked up the fellows hand, and the bal
lodged in the ceiling. Champion was sent t
iail.-The Forum editor goes for some ont
who had been poisoning dogs. Fears for Lii
personal safety, perhaps, occssionshis anxiety
Abraham Conklin, living near Bucyrus
had his thigh broken on the evening Of tht
9th, BY the breaking down OF his buggy.
SsxEcA, Co., o.-The German Catholic
church, of Tifin, is to have chime of bells
"A sneak-thief stole Capt. Mccormack
pocket book from pair Of pants which hung
| In the engine room Of the agriculture works
at Tifin, last week while the Captain was out
4Rev. j. A. Sets, OF Atica, will lecture
this winter, on PRUSSIA and Napoleon" The
lecture may be said to be on subject both
ancient and modern.-Dr. Ashcraft, of Tif.
I'm, while splitting wood, on the evening Of
the sth, came near killing his little daughter
He was not aware she was behind him, and il
singing his ak backward to get heavy blow,
it struck the child on the eyebrow, inAictlne
a severe cash, and knocking the child several
feet away. Aside from the cut, the child wal
not injured.