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

SENECA Co., O.-The Tifhn Woolen Mills
has increased its capital stock to $780, OOO.-
Charles Clark was arrested on the 3Oth, at
Tifin, charged with attempting rape upon
daughter OF Mr. Bartell, of that city. He
settle the matter before it came to trial
Thirty-twO couples were made happy by the
Probate Court, during December New
Years day two men in Green Springs got
rather too much toddy, and one of them imag-
ming himself hungry, bit a piece of the
others nose off.
HANCOCK Co., O.-Moses Kelley, one Of the
Infrmary Directors for Hancock county, died
suddenly at his home in Washington Town
ship, on the 2Sth.-A chime of bells is being
put up in the Congregational Church of Find
lay. There are four bells weighing in the ag-
gregaJe 5000 pounds. They cost 81, 1000. The
church is out of debt and the expenses OF the
present year are provided for.-Henry Ilsh,
Of Big Lick, had an average of "A bushels
wheat from IL acres.-Forty-one marriage
licenses were issued by the Probate Court,
during December. The parties are all happy.
Three brothers named Wood were held to
bail, by the Mayer OF Findlay for an assault
upon Martin Jolif and wife, as they were re-
turning from church on the 2Sth.-The citi-
zens of Findlay have been unable to procure
a change IN the mail service SO as to get their
mails earlier over the G. S. 81 G. R.R.
CHAMPAIGN Co. O.-The store of BRYAN &
Smith, tanners, in Urbana, was broken into.
by burglars, on New Year mig t, but although
the burglars worked their way into the sare
they did not secure much pIunder.-The
people OF Urbana were struck with consterna-
ton by an alarm Of fire, ON the 3Ist. The
morning was foggy and thick smoke from
burning chimney created false impression
as to the extent OF the danger.-David Per-
cupile and VIM. O'Brien, of Adams township.
were arrested for assault on Mathew McGoWn
They were found guilty, and fined, McGown
had been terribly beaten and left for dead.
But was found by parties just in time to save
his ife.-Gilbert IS CarrolPs Dramatic
Troupe is playing in Urbana, and is highly
spoken of.
DELAWARE Co, O.-John Riddle, on New
Years evening, was attacked by a dog near
Delaware, which he shot, but in attempting to-
reload, the pistol discharged, and the ball was
lodged in his hand. a physician extracted the
ball.-The dwelling of Jonas Main, in Trov
township, wss destroyed by fire, on the 9th,
together with much of its contents. Loss
$1,000. No in5urance.-Small pox exists
near Delaware Delaware does not patron.
ize public entertainments Miss Jennie
Tyler, of Rokescreek, was terribly burned by
coal oil explosion, last week.-A man
named johnson in Delaware, committed gui-
eide by taking laudanum, on the ID He had
become somewhat deranged upon spiritualisn.
ALLEN Co, o.-Jerome Eckert, was killed
at Anna, on the Sd, while attempting to get on
a moving train. he missed MS hold and fell
under the car wheels.-A negro named
Maxwell, tried the soothing effects of a brick
on the head of VIM Soles, at Lima, on the ID,
and then lit out for parts unknown. Soles
was badly but not fatally injured.-M Martin
O'Neil, just out OF an Indiana jail, burglarized
the grocery Of Roush 6 Longmeyer, at Lima,
on the night of the 90th ult, but was caught
in the act by the Sheriff, who lodged him in
jail Cihzeus OF Lima, are much interested
in the projected Lima, Lafayette q Mississippi
Railroad.-By the report of the Health
Officer, at Lima, we Iearn that there were IA
cases small pox in that city on the ID
SUMMIT Co., O.-One case of small uox
had occurred at Tallmadge. Precautions
have been taken to prepent the spread of the
disease.-The barn of Louis Yerrick, of
Springfield towdship, was struck by lighting
on the 3Oth, and badly shattered. Mr.. Yer
rick was feeding the horses, ct the time, and
the electric 1uId passing over the horse trough
killed one Of the horses, and prostrated Mr. |
Yerrick-On the afternoon of the 9Th, at j
Akron, a little son Of Rev. W. W. Ramsey, Of |
the NJ E. Church,wss killed. He was attempt
ing to get on the rear platform of the tender
OF a switch engine, but missing his hold Sell !
under the wheels, and his body was cut in tEo |
at the waist.--Baldwin's carriage factory, at /
TaImadgs, was discovered on fire, on the