The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-10-14
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The Editor of the Ottawa Meas has been
amusing himself with the shakes.
n. Bowl1s raised stock of Sorgham, which
measured over fifteen feet in hight.
The fair at Oak Harbor, owing to the IN
element weather was not success.
Several chaps found lodging at the expense
Of the county, on Sunday night last
The fellow who @took an INSULT is sup
posed to have had something to boot"
Rev. NJ. Hamilton and Mrs. John Ford, of
Bellevue, have arrived home from Europe.
Look at the numbers after your name, on
the margin of the paper, and see If it isn't time
for you to pay up.
Women have taken to raising cotton down
South. Jones says it is nothing for them
unusual to raise "Cane."
Mr. X. Glen of New York is spending
few days at the Kessler house, in this city,
looking after his interests here.
In row at bawdy houses on the east side
of the river, on Sunday last, ''visitoS was
struck with stone and badly injured.
There will be dance at Union Hail. on
Tuesday evening next, for the benefit Of n.
L. Clifford. Admittance one dollar, all are in
vited.
Nh. VIM. Richards, of Upper Sandusky,
fell down upon some stone steps, in front Of
WIN. Kings cellar, on the 9Th, receiving severe
injuries on his head.
Joseph Stuver a blacksmith and an old citi-
zen of.sharon, Medina County, committed su-
ecide on the night of the 9th, by yshoOting him
self through the head, in a TT Of temporary in
sanity.
The vicinity of the Patterson house, on the
east side of the river, was the scene of q pitch
cd battle on Sunday afternoon last. Both
sides were victorious, at the expense of con-
siderable blood and bruises
The store of Foster & Watkins, at Geneva,
Ashtabula county, was entered by burglars on
tho night of the Sd, and quite quantity of
notions taken. The parties were afterward
arrested and bound over TO court.
The Good Templars Of this city have inaug-
Grated mite society, meetings to be held every
two weeks during the winter. The first will
be held at the residence Of Mrs. Pease, on
Thursday evening Of next week. Everybody
is cordially invited.
There win be little change in gentleman's
clothes this season, and there viii be less in
the spring If the dullness continues. Change
has become so scarce, that some men have
taken to wearing tights, as an excuse for not
paying their debts.
On Wednesday night Of last week, two barns
belonging to Mr.C Cornelius Gibson, who resides |
near Elmore, were burned, to gether with their
contents. The fire Is supposed to have caught |
from lantern. The loss is estimated at $4,000 |
with an insurance OF 81 ,600
Workmen from the Manufactury at Lock- |
port, N. Y, have arrived in Norwalk, and |
commenced setting up the machinery for the
water works at that place Several miles of
pipe have been distributed, and the work of
laying will soon be commenced.
On Wednesday of last week, German
named Metz, fora wager of SO, carried a stick
of timber Is feet long, u inches in diameter,
and weighing III pounds, from Moore's Dock
to Port Clinton, distance Of seven miles,
without taking it from his shoulder. He earn
ed his money.
We are not an advocate Of war, but if the
folks in Europe are going to fight, they might
as well "go on with theirshow" to Obige those
Of our subscribers "who can't pay till they
sell their wheat, and cant sell their wheat till
the price goes up" We have a number of
that Kind "on our memorandum book"
A sad accident occurred at Patterson, Har-
din county, on Monday the Sd inst. a son of
John 7. Pool, aged about ten years, WIS acci-
dentaIly caught under the wheels of a moving
freight car, and his limbs literally crushed
from his feet to his body. He survived but a
few hours, when death came to his relief.
A man named Ferris, who has been engaged
IN building, in NorwalL, and who was doing
quite an extensive business, has been missing
from his home for about ten days. He left
home for Sandusky OF Detroit, to buy lumber,
taking with him quite a sum of money, and
fears are entertained that he has been foully
dealt with.
As Mr. John Patterson was driving his
team, pair of spirited horses, on the Pike
east of town, on Tuesday, they became fright
ened and ran away, throwing 8Ir. Patterson
out and damaging the wagon One of the
horses was slightly idjured, but no further
harm was done. Mr.. Patterson, fortunately,
escaped injury.
A painful and fatal accident occurred during
the fair, IN Medina county. A son of Jacob
Miller, of AbbeyviIle, in that county, was nd
ing q colt, which, though usually gentle and
safe, became frightened at the noise in the
streets, and started to run, when it came in
contact with buggy and was thrown on IFS
side, the boy falling under it had his neck
broken, causing almost instant death.
Brigham Young, in a spirit of retiring mod
esty, attempted to lay down some Of his disni-
ties and responsibilities, but the Mormons
wouldn't listen to It. He resigned his position
as trustee in trust of the Mormon
Church, but-by unanimous vote his resigna-
ton was rejected and he was again selected
for the position. There are two ways in look
ing at this: one, that the people had unlimited
confidence in him; the other, that they would
not let him pass to the rear now that the hour
Of danger approaches.
A pretty good one is told on tho Of Dayton
gentlemen who recently visited Cincinnati to
VISIT the EXpQslLou. " ME Stopping at a
hotel for dinner they had occasion to ablute,
and inquired of a servant as to the facilities in
that direction afforded by the hotel, who d.
rected them to the rear of the building. They
proceeded in the direction indicated, and on
entering room found, as they supposed,
proper convenience, and at once proceeded TO
"wash." They had scarcely commenced be-
fore they were astonished by a colOred lady
who came rushing toward them, broom in
hand, exclaiming, "Git out dar, leave my dish
water alone Use not done wild de slcillets
yet" The gentlemen at once went TO the de-
pot.
WANTED copies of the Journal
OF Sept. 9th 1870 If any Of our friends will or
hge US withcopies of the above date, we shall
feel underobligations to them, and will pay
them for the same.
The Berger Family, Swiss Bell Ringers,
will give a concert at Mammoth Hall on
Monday night next. Our citizens viii need
no urging to attend. The laughable Sol
Smith Russell, is still with them.