The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-09-23
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sAMDUskY COUNTY
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Hce, at a slight advance on first cost.
Use printed bill and letter heads, and if
YOU wish neat Job call at this Office.
The Secretary of the Seneca Agricultural
Society has our thanks for a complimentary
ticket
A new hotel is to be put up at Put-in-Bay
during this fall,and winter, by Cincinnati
Company.
III. Burgoon of the L. S. & L. R. R., is
ENJOYING trip across the continent. He left
Omaha for the Pacific on the l4th.
Franklin Decker viii sell at public sale, at
Hoover's Corner, six miles south of Fremont,
on Saturday, Oct. lst, Horses, Cattle, SC, &c.
The total census returns shows gain of A.
I37 in Sandusky county, in the past ten years,
q gain of rs per cent on 1860 See table else
where.
In 1860 the census returns of Henry coun-
ty gave it s,9Ol of a population, the census
Just completed gives l4O23 or a gain of 81 l-2
per cent
Three Germans tried to put of blast at
Genoa, but failed. In attempting to drill it
out afterwards, the powder exploded, and all
of them were severely burned.
We have been favored with a handsome
three sheet poster from the Medina Gazette
Office, advertising the Medina County Fair.
Friend Greene has "done it up nice"
Daniel Cowle, from less than an acre of
ground raised four hundred and ninety bush
els onions, this year, from the seed. The
Weld was enormous. He lives near Bellevue.
A magazine belonging to the Lake Shore
Glycerine Company, located at Fairport, four
miles from Painesville, exploded on the night
of the 18th, occasioning considerable destruc-
ton, but no loss of life.
The poetry of ''Varus," is not Just such as
would reflect credit upon the author. Some
verses have a rather pleasant jingle, but some
of them are wonderfully out of measure, and
we have not the time necessary to put them
in trim.
Hon. Mahlon Chance, came home on fly
ing visit, on the 18th. He started for Wash
ington the 2Oth, and will enter the campaign,
in Pennsylvania on the oath. After the cleo
ton in Ohio he goes to New York, to engage
in the campaign there.
The barn of Mr.. Joseph Dick, some few
miles from Bellevue, was destroyed by fire
last week, together with 10 tons hay and
from 1000 to 5000 bushels grain. They were
threshing, when some straw was ignited from
a hot box, with the evil result above given.
The Marshal of Elmore went to Genoa, re-
Gently, to arrest man named Schneider, for
assault, but was knocked down and badly
beaten by the man he was after, before he
could get his clutches on him. Schreiber then
made his escape, and has kept out of the land
way since.
There is a man in Tifin who shakes SO
hard that be can't keep his boots on. He
thinks "Th-e-e-e-r-e's n-n-no manner Of u-u-
use in l-l-l-liv-i-i-ing in su-such place, but
he c-o-can't st-o-op sha-a-a-king long enough
to gs-e-st his b-o-o-o-O-o-Ots on, so as to g-e-
Get way"
It has been demonstrated that dirty, greasy,
rags piled together viii generate heat to
such an extent as to produce fire. Persons
having occasion to use such articles should,
afterwards either throw them in the fire OF
spread them out SO as to be exposed to the air.
If piled together they may occasion fire.
The population of Fremont is 5,457-a long
time getting at small results.-Rentor Repa5-
licaH.
Look here, Brother Miller, you once lived
in Tifin, and are not an unbiased judge
of ahuman affairs" We wait for our
population here, and don't hurry it up, by
''cOuntng our chickens before they are
matched"
The railroad construction company ask
subscription of $4,000 from Tifin and Gin
ton township, before they commence work on
the east road. The prospects of the road look
Wen-on paper. But as Tifin was behind on
its subscription to the Toledo, Tifin and
Crestline road, at last accounts, she viii hard
Iybe able to come to time on the other.
A young lady living, near Bellevue, went to
the train to see some friends off, last week,
and remained on the car till the train started,
then Fastening to jump of, she fell between
the platform and the cars, and but for the i'm
mediate assistance rendered by gentleman
who drew her up on the platform, would have
been crushed to death. She will not be like
ly to try the experiment again.
A young man claiming to be a brother of the
Rev. Mr.. Tate, of Columbus, called upon a
clergyman Of Cleveland, and endeavored to
make raise by false stories Suspecting his
honesty, the clergyman handed The fellow over
10 the police, when it was discovered he had,
a few days before, aided a pawn broker, to
BvindIe a merchant out of S45 on bogus
watch. The money was refunded and the
Bwindler let go.
On the night of the 18th, fire was discov-
cred in a freight car on the NJ. S. & L. S. R.
R., after the train left Lindsey. The eonduc-
for made Elmore as rapidly as possible, cut off
the burning car, and the fremen of that vii
lace turned out and extinguished the flames.
The car was filed with merchandise, and the
loss is stated by the Courier to be about $780,
600, A number of shawls we're stolen from
the car, at the time of the fire.
A great impetus will be given to the growth
of the Pacific Coast, by a number Of the lead.
ing capitalists of New York, who are said to
have associated themselves with capitalists in
Frankfort, Amsterdam, The Hague, and Lon
don, for the pupose of buying all the lands in
pluded in the grant to the Oregon Central Rail-
road-about 4,75O,OOO acres, and the Oregon
branch of the Central Pacific Railroad, cover
ing about 100000 more. Immigration from
Europe on q large scale is to be brought out,
and settlers will soon occupy the lands which
viii thus change hands, and which are of ex-
ceuent quality, and easily accessible, being
located along the line of the railroad The
nrice paid amounts to about $40 ,0OO, 900, which
will furnish ready money at once to the
builders of the road. The purchasers also
,nade 4 round profit, as the bulk of the land.
,-;II resell at from three dollars to five dollars
per acre.
Milton Birely, living in Indiana, and for the
third time a widower, had concluded to mate
aUain. and having arranged with Lizzie Lanker
of Richmond, TO come to Kokomo, and unite
bsr fate with his, recently hitched up team
and With several females and Mr.. Donahue,
Drocaeded TO Kokomo to meet his atianced.
TTe obtained a license, and at the proper time
rspaired. with the friends, to the depot to
meet his Lizzie, but failed to find her Dis
apnointed. and yet determined not to be- the
naughty Milton made love to Lucinda Morrl-
son. one of the party who had gone with him
to see fair play. She, nothing 10th, accepted
the old license was given up and new one
obtained. when the twain were made one flesh,
and departed for Middle Fork, their home.
Lizzie msanwhas bad come to time, and not