The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-08-19


to the professorship of German Language and
Literature, has accepted the call and viii en-
ter upon his duties on the S1st inst.-A
young man named Walker was thrown from
his horse about four miles from THIN on the
10th inst, and fatally injured young
fellow named Bill Kurtz was put in the Gala
boose at Tifin one evening last week, and de-
string release pretended to be sick and re-
quested the Marshal to get him some water.
He followed the Marshal out of the back door
jumped the fence and has not been seen since
a C;insv was arrested in Tifin on the llth
inst, for leading his horse across the court
house pavement. He was required to pay
fine of S5.OO-A man named Wagner fell
down the cellar way of StOner & Bros, Groce-'
~ at Tifin on the 18th inst. He is subject to
epileptic fits and is supposed to have been ta-
ken with one when he fell His face and
head was badly cut and bruised--On We'd
nesday night the Sd inst, gentleman living
about three miles from Tifin drove in town to
attend the Good Templars Lodge. He hitched
his horse on Main street to remain while he
was in lodge. When he came to look for his
rig it was missing, and after a fruitless
scarce was obliged to walR home. The next
day he found his horse and buggy in>the barn
of a neighbor who being in town drunk, the
night before, had appropriated the convey
ance to his own use. The owner found an
excellent occasion to labor for the interests of
the Temperance cause-A son of S. H
Smith of Green Springs met with a severe ac-
cident on the Sth inst. While he and some
playmates were turning an apple grinder in
the tin shop of G. W. Davis, his right hand
was caught in the cogs cutting and smashing
portion of his hand.
SUMMIT Co., O.-Chaplin Collier delivered
an address at Hudson last evening, under the
auspices of Sherman Post G. A. r. No. e.
A workman in the Excelsior Works at Akron,
had one of his hands badly burned while work.
ing about the engine on Sunday the 7th inst.
"A curious poisoning case occurred near
Akron short time since. A Mr.. Stone Oh
coming home from his work, went to the Bit
ters bottle as usual, and taking a swallow dis
covered queer taste the medicine. On speak
ing to his wife, she betrayed herself and he
learned that she had purposely put bed bug
poison in the bottle, hoping he would succumb
under its influence. He Immediately made
her two propositions one of which she ac-
cepted, viz: That she should take $4,000 and
quit the state forever. No cause is assigned
for her action.-An old man named Mills,
residing at Richfield was thrown from a wa
gon on the 10th inst, and severely injured.
Tho German citizens of Akron celebrated
the recent Prussian victories by grand meet
ing at Phoenix hall on the 9th inst.
HANCOCK Co., O.-The camp meeting of the
M. E. Church commenced at Benton yester-
day.-A young party from Findlay met
with serious accident, while out serenading
in hack on Thursday evening of last week.
As they were returning from East Findlay,
the horses took fright and ran away, throwing
those out who did not jump and injuring sew
eral of them severely.-The boiler in VIM.
Binleys saw mill, three miles south of Find
Law, exploded on the 10th inst. The engineer
Mr. james Miller was blown about five rods
and scalded and mangled in a terrible manner.
The mill was badly demolished George
Bushong who was committed to Jail at Find
last winter, on charge of grand larcency and
escaped by digging hole through the wall,
was arrested in Ottawa on the 9th and is again
in jail.-A young man named Walker, was
thrown from his horse while riding near Find
lay on the 10th, and had his neck broken. He
was alive short time.-Jacob Cagley and
child were thrown from wagon near Find
lay and severely injured.-A Mr.. Keller
living near Rawson, was thrown from his
horse one day last week and had his leg bro
ken.--A man named John Sheridan while
at work in a quarry near Findlay, hung up
his vest near where he was at work, in the
pockets of which was S34 in greenback. A
party of boys passing by, one of the number
fingered in the rear and appropriated the
money. After the money was missed he was
suspicioned and compelled to disgorge.-G.
W. Shriver who broke the jail at Findlay
some time since, was re-arrested on the 10th
inst, and put in jail.