The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-07-14

An examination Of Mrs. Lydia Sherman, til
; Connecticut murderess, reveals the fact tbs
she has been a wholesale poisonsr. Three hul
= bands and sight children were disposed of b
her with arsenic.
A destructive tornado visited the boarder o
the county of Ashtabula, on the 9Th, pass
iting into Pennsylvania. It's track was abcu
ten reds wide, and three miles long, and every
thing IN its course was destroyed Several
: houses were destroyed and a number Of per
sons badly injured.
We would Ike to be "interyiewed," during
the coming week, by several hundred of our
delinquent subscribers, who appear to be very
bashful fellows. Needn't be afraid to come
up; all We want is the little balance against
you Therefore, stand not upon the order of
your coming, but como at once. ave wait
for thee.V
A new enemy to the growing corn has
Just made its appearance in the neighborhood
of Clay's Crossing, Virginia, which threatens
very serious damage to the farmer. It is de-
scribed as a wasp-shaped white worm, with
brown head, and depredations ara confined to
the roots Of the growing crop. In some fields
these worms have destroyed almost the entire
crop.
They had genuine row, of the blood and
thunder character, at Bellevue, on the night
of tie lst, in which knives, pistols, and shoot
ing formed the principal features On the
following Monday morning J, H. Weber, G.
Daugelleisen, John Engle, aud J. S. Wise,
who appear to have been the chief characters,
received a pressing call to appear at Norwalk,
on theil2th. They gave bail.
On the Fourth, at Crestline, while the fire.
men were holding celebration, and Just at
the moment she hose companies were to make
the trial of speed, the bells rang an alarm of
fire, and they forgot the prize in their haste
to stay the progress Of the devouring element.
The fire was in the western part of town, and
destroyed the dwelling of Mr.. Bauer.
The Northwestern Ohio Masonic Relief As |
sociation, says the Toledo BLADE, recently
started in that city, is now in working order
and gaining members rapidly. It is confined
exclusively TO the Masonic Fraternity, and
works on TIE plan of a membership fee of two
dollars to five, according to the age, and the
payment of sl.O0 on the death of a member,
which gives to the family of the deceased as
many dollars as there are members of the As
sociation.
The Elmore people had two Fourthsof July,
last week. The second one consisted of a
large gathering, procession and Grafton. Tie
occasion was the laying OF the Corner Stone
of the New Union School Building at that
place, which took place under the direction of
The Masonic Order, on Friday last. Hon.
Homer Everett, of this place, delivered the
oration. Everything passed of pleasantly,
md to the credit of the community.
This story comes from Sharp Mountain,
"Two young girls, a few DAYS
lgo, alone under a tree, for short time, and
N returning to the spot found the little one
tanding still and speechless neither replying
o their questions nor wishing to leave the spot.
They finally carried her home against her will,
very question was asked and effort made 10
ave her speak, but in vain until they inquirer
she had seen a snake, when she Immediately
vent into convulsions with which she has been
,faicted at Intervals ever since.D
Our language is full of anomalies. Some
rerses, as we remember them, read as follows:
If the plural of goose
Should be geese and not gooses,
Then TIE plural Of moose
Should be meese and not mooses.
If the plural of OK
Should be oxen, not oxes,
Then the plural of fox
Should be foxen not foxes;
And the plural Of box
Should be boxen, not boxes.
There is at present contest between the ,
Clyde School Board and the retiring treasurer,
4. Benner, which viii probably only be de- '
ermined by a recourse to the Court of Com :
non Pleas Mr.. Benner, it appers, as Treas
rer, claims to be entitled to one per cent of {
Il monies received into his hands. He had 9
zen treasurer three years, and upon settle !.
lent returned S42S.6s as his fees. This the '
Ioard would not approve, but claiming they f
we're only authorized to allow reasonable
voted him $50. This, he !
7ould not accept, and so the matter remains
and perhaps will not be until it
caches court.
A terrible affair and equally terrible retri- a
ution occurred in Illinois last week. A man
AIMED MeaTa, living near Watseka, took Of
snce at his son, and being of brutal nature
e whipped him most numerically, afterwards
tripping him and laying him with his bare /
ack upon the cook stove twice burning him n
.om head to foot. The boy died, and his mur- r
erer was arrested and put in jail, from which !,
e was taken by concourse Of citizens, and 4
mged to tree where his body hung until I
he next day. The retribution though swift
nd awful, was regarded as just, and no effort
as been made to arrest the hnohers. Z
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