The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-06-09
Readables.

Readables.
Strawberries are abundant.
Dan Rice's Show is oouing.
Court adjourned last Saturday.
A fine soaking rain on Sunday
D. Belts is buying wool this season.
Bellevue is bound to have fair this year.
Decoration day was observed at Bellevue:
The Monroeville Spectator has been enlarged
Adelightful shower on Tuesday afternoon
A gas company has been organized at Find
lay.
Wool is bringing better price than last
year.
Pigeons are destroying the wheat in Wood
county.
Two runaways last Saturday, but neither
did much damage.
The real and personal appraissment Of
Fostoria amounts to $4,000.
Eleven marriage licenses were issued BY
Probate Judge, the past month.
The pioneers of North Western Ohio are to
hold reunion at Kenton, July 4th.
The wool market opens at very good figures,
this year, and farmers should rejoice thereat.
W. Defenbaugh serves up the very best ice
cream and lemonade, at his rooms on Croghan
street.
Oberlin is agitated over pictures on window
panes. But observers are puzzled to eamake
'em out"
In many localities the cut worm has done
much damage to the corn, and repIanting be-
come necessary.
The June fly is plaguing the people OF San
dusky. They escaped the measuring worm
luxury, however.
Musquitos are fling their bills preparatory
to presenting them. When presented they
usually draw attention.
Tonight CThursday,) the Strawberry Festi-
val at the Presbyterian Church Parlors, takes
place. Don't forget it.
Plant some buckwheat among your potatoes
Il is said to be sure preventive against the
ravages Of the potato-bug.
The Delaware Flax Mills were destroyed by
fire last week One hundred and fifty persons
were thrown out Of employment.
Chas. Amsden5 son of Bemen Amsden of
this place has received an appointment to the
Naval Cadetship at Annapolis.
G. I. Stewart, of Norwalk, the Prohibition |
candidate for Governor, viii begin the canvass
of the State, the present month.
We charge nothing for Death Notices, ex-
cept when accompanied with obituaries
Then the charge is five cents per line.
The worms are disappearing from the trees, |
whereat all should rejoice. The trees look |
very shabby where they have been at work.
For strawberries and cream, served in the
best of style, you have only to call at the
rooms Of w. Deffenbaugh, on Croghan street.
Ice cream and strawberries viii abound, at /
the Presbyterian Church parlors, this Thurs
day evening. Cali in and test their quality.
The potato bug has not yet made its appear
anee east Of Cleveland, so we may hope for
good pOtatoe crop in part Of the state at least.
Examination of applicants for situations as
teachers of our city schools, takes place on
Saturday, June oath, IN the High School build
ing.
The Zeigler Doubls Shovel Plow, manufac-
tured by Thompson & Co., meets with ready
sale. The farmers like it. In fact, it is lust
the thing they want.
The store Of Van Fleet Brothers, at Wake
man was entered by burglars, on the night of
he 2Oth ult., and property to the amount of
between $500 and s40O stolen.
Remember the Concert to be given on
Thursday night of next week, by the pupils of
Miss Carroll. Itpronises to be fine affair
and should be literally patronized.
Mr.. Webb, the engineer Of the freight train
which colided with another train at Lindsey,
last week, and who was SO badly injured, died
fcom his injuries at noon of Thursday last.
The prospects are good for q very large crop
of democrats this year. An "oldliner" once
said, he thanked God for rain, for rain made
corn, and corn made Whisky,and whisky made
democrats"
A freight car standing at the depot in Nor
walk, took fire, one day last week, from
spark from a locomotive, and came near burn
ing up, together with the contents, which were
badly damaged.
A man who would take paper for a length
of time, then send it back refused and unpaid
for, would swallow blind dogs dinner with
out compunction. There is one of that kind,
we know, living in Fremont.
The eolOred citizens viii give Festival at
Russell Hall, on Wednesday evening next,
June l4th. The object being to raise fund to ]
complete their church edifce, they should re-
ceive liberal patronage.
Dr. Libbsy will be at the Cooper House
Fremont, Thursday, June 18th. All that wish
to be cured, even after given up by others, {
can do so by his mode of treatment. He uses
no deIeteriOus drugs or hattery.
Scotch snuff sprink led upon potato vines is {
said to be death to the bugs, by those who !
have tried If. We suggest that water in i
which tobacco has been soaked, if sprinkled $
upon the vines, viii produce the same result. !
Fridayof next week viii be the occasion 7
for turn out. The inimitable Dan Rice viii I
make his appearance in Fremont, with one Of a
the best shows now travelling. Dan has long
held the position of the leading clown in !
America. L
York townships trustees are going TO enforce t
the law against allowing live stock and geese 4
TO run at large. Our city authorities should
do likewise. The State law is sufficient s
authority under which to act, and our marshal G
should see that it is enforced. t
Our thanks are due to Mrs. Henry Fry for
basket of the largest and prettiest, as well as
most luscious strawberries we have seen this
year. May her strawberry beds ever produce
in great abundance just such beauties They
were the Wilson's Albany variety, and aver
aged from three to four inches in circumfer- '
ence. Il
A woman while travelling to Cleveland, on
the c. c. C. & R. R., on Friday last, became
deranged, and was with difficulty restrained
from Jumping from the train. She appeared :
to be impressed with the idea that some one =
wanted to kill her. at Cleveland she was
properly cared for, and her friends telegraphed
in regard to her condition.
George Roesh, butcher, committed sui F
eide, at Cleveland, by hanging himself in a o
barn owned by his former wife, who had pro- Il
cured divorce from him, because Of improper n
relations existing between him and servant 4
employed in the house. After the divorce :
was granted he went from bad to worse until .