The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-07-15
NE1eEBoRRooD NEWS.

! SUMMIT Co., O.-An employee in the Buck
| eye Works at Akron, ran his hand against
wood saw, one day last week, and was relieved
Of his first and second fngers.--On Friday
last, four pocket books were found in bed
room at the restaurant of Mr.. A. L. Allen, at
Akron. They were claimed by ladies who
had their pockets picked on St. Johns day.
The thieves, after rifing them, had taken this
method Of clearing their traces.--A resident
of Akron, named Urias Butchel, fell from
barn on the lst inst, and broke one of his
ribs--At recent Masonic Festival held in
Akron, over one hundred pieces of crockery
were missing when it was collected together
to be returned to the owner. 1t is surmised
that some one was desirous Of accumuIating
for house keeping with as little out lay as DOS
sible.-On Monday night crowd collected
In front of grocery store in Akron, by rea-
son of cries of murder, &C., which were heard
to issue from the building. 1t was soon as
certsined that the wife of the grocery man
had gone crazy. The cause is not known
On Tuesday a carpenter in Akron named
Reed, fell from roof on which he was at
work, distance Of about ten feet and struck
across trestle injuring him severely.-Du-
ring the thunder storm on the Both, the light
ming struck grocery store in Akron, and al
most fatally injured one of four men who
were in the building at the time. The other
three were unharmed.-A fearful kerosene
horror occurred at Akron one day last week,
by which little daughter of John Leonard
was burned to death, and another child con-
siderably injured. 1t happened in attempting
to light fire by pouring oil on the wood
On Saturday morning last, a man in Akron |
named Cook, attempted to ford the river in |
a single wagon, but was swept away by the |
current and was obliged to cut his horse loose
from the wagon in order to save himself and |
horse.-A boy in Akron named Brodt broke |
one of his limbs in jumping from train of cars
while in motion, on the 4th.-A Cleveland |
chap visiting Akron, fell into hole in the
street, on the night of the 4th, and was con.
siderable bruised. He thinks Akron must be |
some Pagan land that her streets are thus |
neglected sad accident occurred at Sc
vile, few days ago, by which man named
Kidd Of that place was seriously injured. /
While at work on a roof he fell, and a bundle |
of shingles went with him, striking his leg
and breaking and splintering the bone above
the knee.-On the lst Col. Simon Perkins
shipped from his factory at Akron, to Brigham
Young, Salt Lake, Utah, car load of the
Hawkins Steel Tooth Sulky Hay Rakes,
manufactured by him.
SENECA, Co., O.-Twenty-one marriage Ii
censes were issued by the Probate Judge, last
month.-A painful accident happened to
Mrs Henry Crooks, on Monday the 4th. While
preparing dinner she had occasion to step out
of the door, when a stone which had been
placed there turned, and threw her violently
to the ground, breaking her left ankle.-A
is on foot to raise funds among the
alumni of Heidelberg college, at Tifin, for
another professorship.-A row occurred be-
tween four young fellows in Tifin, on the
night of the 9TH, by which two of them were
badly hurt, the other two escaping unhurt-
Mr.. John Shoup, workman in the employ of
P. Vannest & Scu, st Tiain, was sun struck on
ihe 5th, while on his way home to dinner. He
was at once cared for and is rapidly recover
Jesse shriver, Post Master at Tif-
I'm, died at his residence in that place, on the
Ith, of consumption.
LOR41N, Co., o.-The telegraph pole in front
1f Goodrich's book store, at Oberlin, was
blown down by the storm, on the night of the
Finney created quite SEN
'ation in the First Church at Oberlin, on Sab
bath morning the Sd, by protesting against
he ornamentation of door yards, claiming
hat time spent in such work is so much vast
ID and might be used for better purpose.
ais theory will find but few admirers.-The
business men of Oberlin are making up ball
,Iub and intend to challenge the business men
If Elyria to friendly game.