The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1872-01-12

If the reader questions the truth of the
above let him go and see how it is himself.
New Haven Huron, Co, O.-Glimpses
of a Day or two.
Having strong dosire to retire from the
ebulations and dissentions of a wicked world,
we took trip, not hasty in any sense, to
point in Huron county known. these many
years, as New Haven. FROM Monroeyille,
the ride of sixteen miles in a car at the tail
end Of freight train, is rapid compared with
the gallop of snail, but slow when we con-
slider the fight OF time. The conductor cries
out, New-Hs-ven, and we alight in the midst
of open country covered with sere and yellow
leaves. A warehouse, or depot, or wood
house, or some other kind of house, is all that
can be seen, but one who knows says, "the
town, sir, is over yonder, half mile distant"
| Anxious to have a bird's-eye view of the
town, we consigned oursef to the mercies of a
careful driver, and took the sail over rough
roads with remarkable fortltude.
We came upon the town all at once, like
wandering picket coming down upon sleep
ing sentinel. The place is in exact accordance
with the declaration in the old geography's,
that "town is a collection of houses, with
store, blacksmith shop and town hall" Actu-
ated by vain ambition, this town has out
stepped its requirements, and luxuriates in
the excitement of two stores situated opposite
each other in very defiant position Nay,
more, literary relic of the olden time has en-
tered the arena of active business, aud on the
outer wall of a one story, besides cellar, is
unique sign, bearing the stunning Inscription,
"TappiH Boots Done Here" Whether the
outer announcement is any indication Of what
takes place we know not, as the mysterious
appearance of the sign invested US with cold
shudder, that admonished US not to enter
The hotel building was reduced to ashes
about two years since, and at the present
time wayfarers, who pause in this neighbor-
hood for food or rest, are taken in and done
for by the philanthropic citizens. Over yon-
der, on a suburban lot, is q building of doubt
full architecture, which we are reliably in
formed is the Baptist Church. Here, on the
Lords day, the people assemble and a Cody
man, bending somewhat beneath the weight
of years, dispenses gospel truth from the diz-
zy nights Of a curtained box, suspended short
distance below the ceiling at the opposite
end, sacred music comes down, at the proper
times, from a parquette highly elevated.
There is also Methodist Church and school
house; these, with mill or two, constitute
he builded part of the town.. The inhabit-
ants are mostly branches OF the same tree, and
are descendants of the house of Snyder. A
very few have the misfortune to be only Sec
ond cousins to each other, but the remainder
saith unto their neighbOrs, "behold, thou art
my kin" A stranger, except he marry into
the family, would fare rather scantiIy in this
corporation.
There are such public societies planted here
as an Odd Fellows Lodge, an order of Good
Templars, ana debating society. The later
meets at the Town Hall each and every Satur-
day evening, for the discussion of such diff
cult question as the literary philosophers
may suggest.
We were fortunate enough to be in time TO
dllGAu UAO VI LASlI PuD4AC dEhOGldllOUs. ne
question "Resolved that Man is a Free Moral
Agent" was ably dissected by twelve fearless
advocates and defenders, who carried the
hearers back through the brief vista of six
thousand years, and held up in panoramic
view the old homestead and garden spot of
Father Adam and Mother Eve, The spark
| ling theory Of on esage, that the serpent was
none otheI than universalist preacher, who
carried on desperate Irritation with poor in
nocent Eve, was both pertinent to the subject
and novel to the audience. A Amodern Joshua,
not however the SON If Nun, read from man
uscript so much of scripture as is found be-
tween Genesis and Revelation, with'comments.
explanations and deduction, and proved con-
clusively that Eve was female woman, hence
man must be free moral agent; further, that
Webster was great and good man and wrote
q dictionary, and how could that have been
had he not been a free moral agent; and lastly,
that language means something, which the
same was in its self-overWh helming evidence in
favor of his theory. The defense made clear
the relation of cause and effect, of principle
and agent, and silence followed. The two
Judges awoke just as the echoes of the last
speaker had died away, and the stentorion
voice OF the President announced their decis-
ion in favor of the negative. This perplexing
question, which has been resurrected so many
times, being now finally and actually settled,
all theologians and inquisitive divines will take
notice that any appeal is forbidden.
This town has had singular experience in
the effect OF railroads. Its present inertia
dates from the time the present b. & o. Rail-
road (old S. NJ. & n. II. R., was opened.
Previous to that time it was place of great
business importance. 1t did not believe In rail-
roads, and the road went by it building up
other markets and reducing this. Since that
time until the past two years, there had been
no market here, but in 1869 Mr.. S. Snyder,
who had been for seventeen years in Cali
fornia, returned with 4 goodly accumulation
of the yellow lucre, and purchased the ware
house and at once commenced buying grain.
The result of his business efforts here, have
been to provide for the farmers, in this COM
munity, a good market for all their grain,
which previous to that time was carried to
Plymouth or other points. The only discour-
aging prospect that hovers about New Haven,
at the present time, is the shadow of prohibili-
ty that a new East and West railroad will pass
near its borders. Should such q melancholy
calamity befsll it, with the same result as fol-
lowed the opening Of the present road, the
shock will be nearly fatal, though, through
the elemency Of the government, they may be
allowed 10 retain post-office.
A. NJ. Anderson & Co., have some nice
Catawba Grapes. Also, new Oranges, Lem