The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-10-13

The fires in the country west and north
Toledo, are causing many apprehensions to b
: felt. as TO what wiz be the extent of the in
!. jury Many valuable pieces of timbsrlan,
have been laid waste, and still the Ere seem
to be spreading, and the high winds carry the
charred cinders to a great distance, often ig
hitting fires where least expected.
James Hyland, lad l6 years old, who
lived at La Grange, Lorain county, was &C.
cidentally killed by the caseless handling Of a
gun, on the SOth ult He was holding the
muzzle in his hand, the butt resting on a step
below him, from which It slipped. The gun
was discharged, ana the contents lodged in
the boys bowels, ,inhicting wound which pro-
duced death in a few hours.
Butler has not sold out the Oberlin Meas
to the old fogies who were trying to buy it.
It was bargained to them, but they failed to
come to time. We hope you have them tight
Brother B. now,so that they viii be obliged to
keep their ffugers out Of your pi hereafter. If
they haven't sense enough to let good paper
with which all the people are pleased alone,
they ought to have lesson in business
shrewdness.
Nicholas Sibbrell, Of Ballville Township,
has presented US with basket of mammoth
peach blow potatoes which he raised this sea-
son There were fifteen III the lot, and they
weighed fourteen pounds IL ounces, which
may be called hefty. From patch rods BY
s, he dug forty two bushels and a half, which
is remarkable yield, and of as fne.a quality
as any man could wish
Asa Comstock, living near Bowling Green,
was gored by bull, on the Sd inst, and his
bowels torn out The cash in his abdom en-
was eight inches IN length. His wife found
him, carried him to the house, placed her
young babe in a wash tub SO it could not
crawl into danger, and then ran half mile to
procure assistance Dr. McCracken /
attended the unfortunate man, but no hopes
were entertained that be would get well.
Parents, provide means of amusement and
instruction for your children at home, and
they will not desire so much to wander away.
In a word, make home happy, and its inmates
viii rarely give you an occasion for sorrow.
Street education is what ruins most children,
and that can be avoided by learning them TO
love their homes. Now, that the evenings are
getting 50 long. this matter is especially
worthy your consideration.
All around fires are raging. In our own
county, in many places, the dried grass and
the dead leaves have taken fire and are threat
ening destruction. The prairie fires in Wood
county, and southwest to the borders of Indi-
ana, are terrific, and trains at this writing no
longer run through on the Toledo, Wabash &
Western Road, but stop at Van Vert The
city of Ft. Wayne was regarded as in danger,
on Monday, and an extra force was detailed
On the outskirts Of the city to aid in fighting
he approaching demon.
The County Fair which has Just been held,
demonstrates what may be accomplished by a
good officers, board of directors, and liber-
i use of the archimedean lever-printeTs ink.
No such fair was ever held in the county be-
ore, but continuance of the policy which
las controlled the present year, will secure
greater returns, more liberal displays and
more general satisfaction even, in the
.uture years, than this. We would suggest to
he directors the propriety Of laying out the
ide hill in nice walks, ornamented with shade
md evergreen trees, and the construction of !
everal fountains to be fed from fhe spring.
We have the best fair grounds in the State;
ct US also have the prettiest remembering
hat "a thing of beauty is a JOY forever"