The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-06-10
Nn1eHRoRHoop NHws.

Renninger tavern, about three miles from
Findlay. took firo on tho SOth, and before it
could DO extinguished about half Of the roof
had been burned.-A horse driven by Q. L.
Turley, of Findlay, became frightened on the
I'd inst, and ran away, throwing out its occu-
pant, but doing no serious injury except to
the buggy While the salutes were being
fred, on Monday the 3Oth, in Findlay, the gun
exploded scattering the pieces in every direo-
ton and injuring two men severely-A run
away resulting in a serious accident, occurred
at Findlay on Saturday the 2sth. Mr., George
Kelley left his team standing unhitched for
moment, and while he was absent the horses
became frightened, and started on run up
street, coming in contact with wagon in
which were Mr.. Adolphus Wolfe and wife.
They were thrown out and Mr. Wolfe was so
seriously injured that his life is despaiTed Of.
This is but one of the many accidents result
ing from leaving horses sunfastened.-A barn
belonging to Mr.. Wm. Coldren, Of Marion
Township, was burned on Saturday the 2Sth.
The loss IS estimated at about $500. No in
surance.-A rowdy in Findlay, named Yer
ger, was arrested on the 25th for assault, and
taken to Jail But not liking the place worked
mis- way out, and after stay of an hour was
free again. Shortly after he was re-arrested
and placed in safe keeping.
SUMMIT Co, GA child of James Patterson
of Akron, fell one day last week, and broke its
arm.--A workman in the knife works of
Whiteman IS Wiles, at Akron, had his little
finger cut of, on Friday, by its being caught
in u pair of large iron shears, used in the shop.
"A drunken man fell into the Stone Mills,
race, at Akron, on the 9th, and but for time.
" rescue, would have been carried over the
dam and drowned.-A man named Satinly,
at Akron, was severely injured, on the 9th,
by being caught between boat and a post in
the canal. A large piece Of flesh was :orn
from his thigh, but no bones broken.--An
Irishman, in Akron, undertook to make Fe-
uian raid on neighbor's household last week.
Taking along a gun, which he placed ut tbs
breast of his neighbores wife he swure he
would shoot her. But the wife was no cow
ard, and knocking The gun to one side slapped
him in the face and scratched his eyes until he
begged for mercy. He went home somewhat
sobered, and sick Of raids.-An Akron bar
Der skedaddled, last week, debts, cover which
he had no control persuaded him to slope
A man in Akron, while driving out one day
last week, with his wife and child, attempted
to turn around on a side-hill. Insteadofturn-
ing round the carriage turned over, spilling
out the occupants. No injury beyond brok-
en- buggy was occasioned. Hosea Paul, eoun-
ty surveyor, died at his residence IN Cuyahoga
Falls village, on the 10Th ult.
LoRAIN Co, O.-The Eighteenth Annual
Meeting of the Ohio Congregational Confer
ence, Willie hold in Oberlin, commencing on
Tuesday, June l4th.--Mrs. Emma Whitney,
wife of Lorenzo Whitney, of Oberlin, lied on
the 3Oth inst after a long and severe illness.
Mrs, Mack, of Oberlin, met with severe
accident a few days since. In attempting to
catch an escaped canary bird, she fell, dislocat-
ing her hip joint.-A boy named Jimmy
Whitney, whose parents reside at Oberlin, fel
down a flight of stairs, few days since, bruis-
ing his head seyerely.-Four women were
arrested at Brownhelm, a few days since, and
brought for examination before L. B. Smith,
ESD, of Elyria, for breaking windows and
otherwise iniuring house in Brownhelm
They were held for bail for their appearance
at court
SENECA Co, O.-The Union Hook and Lad
der Company, No. |, of Tifin, will give q
grand ball, at National Hall on the night Of
the Fourth of July.-Levi Davis, an old
resident of Tifin, died the 2jth of May, after
q long illness.-The Baptist Society at TifRn
are preparing to have an excursion to the
Islands interchangeable new Touring mill,
at Tifin, built by Corey Milling q Co., is fin
ished and inoperation.
! HARDIN Co, O-Mr. Thomas Irwin an old
resident of Ada, was thrown from his wagon
and seriously injured, on Wednesday May
25th. His recovery is doubtful. The Kenton
Machine and Manufacturing Company broke
ground for their new building, on Monday the
3Oth.-The North Western Ohio Medical
Association held its convention in Kenton, on
the ID inst.
CRAWFORD Co, O.-John Bosworth, having
stolen five head of cattle, from Christopher
Stinhelfter, of Marion county, drove them to
Crestline, and on the 4th inst, sold them to q
butcher OF that place The manner of the man
being suspicious, he was arrested, and after
examination held to answer at the next term
of court. In default of bail he was sent tc
Iiail-A man named Sumner of Detroit, wa,
walking on the track OF the e. C. G. q 1. R
R., iii company with two others, when a freight
train came along The alarm whistle sounded
and all three stepped from the track, but Sum
ner stood upon the end of tie, and was struck
by the locomotive and hurled down an EN-
bankment, receiving severe. injuries The
residence of I. P. Kerr, at Chestline, wa.
"gone through" by burglar, on the night o
the 3Oth ult., who helped himself to all the
loose change he could find, and left Mr.. K!
clothes in an adjoining lot.