The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-02-03
NHIGzaoRHooD NEWS.

SENECA Co, o.-Sneakng thieves are troub-
ling the citizens of Tifin.--A new building
association is being formed in Tifin.-A
man named Butler was arrested in Tiffin, last
week, for assaulting Mrp. ManIey. He was
fined i've dollars and costs.-A team belong
ing to N. g. Hayward, Of Tifin, ran away one
night last week and broke the wagon to which
they were attached in pieces.--It is proposed
by the Board Of Education, at Tifin, to buv
the old Presbyterian Church, for school pur-
poses.-The dwelling house Of John Munser
near st, Johns bridge, in Seneca township.
was entirely destroyed by fire on Tuesday
night Of last week.-Mr. James Saul, who
lives near Tifin, had q curious addition TO his
sheep fold recently. 1t wss lamb or conbi-
nation of lambs, as follows Two perfect
heads, two tails, seven legs-four behind and
three forward. This extraordinary combin-
alton did not live to look upon the outer world
ERIE, Co., o.-George Ksnnan lectured in
Sandusky, on Monday evening Of last week.
The building in Sandusky, owned bv
Charles Pusch was destroyed by FIRE, on Tues
day morning Of last week.-Same morning
an accident occurred, at the saw mill of B.
1ssman, near Sandusly. Two workmen were
raising stick Of timber, by means of der
nick, when one of them let 60 his hold, cans
ing the windlass to whirl with fearful veloci-
ty. The other man was struck by the crank,
knocked down, and one of his eyes torn from
its socket-The meeting of the Erie county
Horticultural society and Farmers club, was
held at the brick church, in Perkins, on Thurs
day Of last week.-The ladies of the NJ z.
Church, at Milan, gave an Oyster and Musical
Festival, at Andrews Hall, on Tuesday even
ing last.-Two young men from Huron start
ed, on Sunday the 22d, inst, to skate upon the
river. When near the moath Of Mud Brook, |
the ice gave way, and both were precipitated |
into the water and drowned. The bodies were
not recovered for more than week after |
wards.
LoRAIS Co, -Apromising youth in ober-
in,has been sent to jail for ten days, for whip
ping his mother. Burglars attempted 70 |
effect an entrance into the jewelry stors Of Mr. |
Bowen, at Oberlin, but were frightened away
by Mr.. Bowen, who sleeps in the store, and |
heard them at work.-A professor of the |
tonsorial art, at Oberlin, named Henderson, |
has been banished from that city for attemp-l
ting to curtan the longevity of his wifes life.
That must be severe punishment The |
naughty school boys, who attend at the school |
house two miles east of Oberlin, rebelled |
against the teacher, one day Last week, and
locked her in the school house. The trustees
took the matter in hand and made the Young
reprobates beg pardon.--The old firm of /
Chapman, Brown & Co., Furniture dealers, at |
Oberlin, has been dissolved by Brown & Son,
retiring frem the business.-A young man
named Walden, who came from South Caro-
lima, TO Pittsfeld, about a year since, recently /
expressed his determination to return and went |
to Cleveland, as be claimed, after his money, |
about thousand dollars. Returning to Ober-
liz, on the cars, he claimed to have been rob |
bed, and put the matter in the hands of de- |
tectiye, who made inquiries at the place where
he claimed to have drawn his money, but they
knew nothing of such money or rnsn.-J Judge
Boynton is confined to his house by illness.
SUMMIT, Co, O.--The capital stock of the |
J. F. seiberllng Company, at Akron, is 70 be |
increased from 100000 70 SOC, OOe.-<The
stores of Akron are adopting the plan of clos
ing, at an early hour in the evening.-The
Commercial House, at Akron, was discovered
to be on fire on the 2lst inst, but was saved |
from damage, On Sunday morning of last !
week, the residence of Mr.. J. W. Sechly caught (
fire, but it was discovered in time to prevent
serious damage residence of A. Bald
win, at Middleburg, was destroyed by fire on
Monday of last week. The loss is about s., 900 |
The churches in Akron are taking hold of |
the temperance cause.-Two young men, at J
Akron, stole diamond ring from the store of |
H. S. Abbey, a few days since, while looking |
at jewelry under the prstense of purchasing,
They were arrested and held for examination. 4
Richard Treat, well known citizens OF
Tallmadge, died on Tuesday Of last week. (
MEDINA, Co., O.-John NJ. Huntley, of '
Granger, recently sold yoke steers twenty |
months old, which weighed z, $40 lbs.-Quite !
a number of sheep have been killed, by dogs
in the vicinity of Granger.-Mr. C. B. Cham
berlin is making preparations to build cheese (
factory, at Medina-The literary society,
at Medina, is prOspering fnely.-on Sun
day night, the 22d, inst, the tannery and
cooper shop, at Litchhetd, was destroyed by
fire.-The cheese factory at Spencer, belong /:
ing to Colbetzer & Co., was destroyed by fire
on the 22d inst.-A well-to-do farmer, at
Seville, was recently relieved of hundred +
dallars, by the counterfeit game, SO extenive-
ly practised by New York firms.
LAKE, Co., GA smash up occurred, on tie
Lake Shore read near Painesville, on weanes-
day of last week.-Mrs. funded debt of Pcines-