The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1872-07-19

badly burned last week, is stin in a critical
condition, and his recovery is considered
doubtful.
About four hundred dollars have been sub
scribed for the celebration, on the Second OF
August. Let all unite in having big time on
that day.
What business have newspaper correspond
ents to tantaIiae their poor readers with cap
tivatine accounts of pleasure and ease at FASH
ionable resorts.
7,zo bundred and seventy-two thousand one
huDdrad and sixteen pounds Of wool were the
sbipmeuts by the Lake Shore Railroad from
Toledo last week.
Loveland has changed his mind, and is go
ing to start his Greeley paper at sandusky, in
stead Of Clyde That city is entitled to sym
pathy, during its affection.
We understand that Mr.. Hoot has rented
the store room occupied by DryfOos & Bro,
and Will move his stock of boots and shoes, as
soon as the room is vacated.
The best and steadiest rain we have had for
several years past, commenced on Wednesday
evening, continuing almost steadily until nine
o'clock, Thursday morning.
Dryfoos & Bro, win have their store room
readv for use in q few weeks. When they get
ip4o Il thew will have the largest and best re-
tail clothing store in the west.
A horse hitched in front Of the. post Office,
on Saturday, got asleep and fell down, break
ing one of the shafts of the buggy, he was
hitched to, into kindling wood.
A stranger. who was taken i'll on the cars;
stopued at the Nichols House, at Clyde, on
Saturday Of last week, and died in a short
time. He was a drover from Minnesota.
The band was out and played in the new
music stand, on Tuesday evening. The rain
in the evening prevented large turnout, and
only few enjoyed the treat. The music was
enjoyable.
There is hog yard on Oroghan street, that
is ornamental, and pleasing to the smell and
ali that, yet if it should be removed the public
would not Censure the proprietor for lack of
public spirit.
Rev. J. P. Carroll, former pastor of St. AIMS
/ Church, in this city, has taken charge of the
religious department, of the Celtic Lsde1, at
Cleveland. His successor is Rev. E. M.
o'Collaghan.
A glorious rain fell, on Tuesday, the first of
any amount within the memory of the oldest
man. 1t came upon the just, Unjust and Iber-
ais, and sCOrched vegetation has gone forward
with a jump.
A Greeley ratification meeting was held
across a railing, on the street the other day,
but it wasn't success, as enc of the ratiiers
was SO drunk he forgot whether he was for
Greeley or not
Wives are warned not to be tardy in prepar-
ing the MONDAY meal for their husbands. A
man named MoGee, in Wheeling, recently,
committed suicide for the very unromantic
reason that dinner was not ready.
The II. E. Church, of this city Wilt give a
boat ride to Put-in-Bay, on Thursday, July
25th, 1872. Those who wish to participate in
a pleasant excursion should secure tickets ear
ly as only limited number will be sold.
The prospects for successful fair, in Sep
tember, grow more encouraging as the time
approaches. The grounds will be in much
finer condition than they were last year.
They are now open for picnic parties and 9TH
ers, who wish TO find q cool retreat and a
pleasant place.
When the news of the nomination Of Gree
ley and Brown was received in this city, one
of the unterrifed mistaking the word acclama-
ton, started out to spread the information de-
claring they had been nominated by anaalga-
nation. He was about right, however.
We ask the attention of our readers to the
advertisement, in another column, of the Wes-
tern Reserve Normal School, at Milan, Ohio.
The school presents superior advantages, to
those desiring thorough course of instruo-
ton, and particularly to persons who wish to
prepare for teaching.
An accident occurred to Mr.. Gurhnsey and
wife, Of Freeport, on the fifth, of which we
have just learned. As they were driving home
from this city, drunken man drove up. be.
hind them, and ran his horses up into their
wagon, iniuring both Mr.. Gurhnsey and wife
in a serious manner.
m. Keller has handed us for examination
a copy of the SandusIzy County Democrat, fol
February 9Th, 1889. 1t was then published by
William Davis. It is a half sheet of brown.
ish looking paper mainly filed with
Sheriff Sales, with the name of our old friend
Homer Everett, at the bottom, as Sheriff:
Mr.. D. Swiokard, of Winters Station acci
dentaliy dropped two fve-dollar bills on Front
street. near the corner of Croghan street, on
the day of BaTnum's show. Thinking that
some honest man may have picked them up
he would be obliged if he would return them
which he can by leaving them at this Office, OF
/ by handing them to him.
The Sandusky Journal says that on Sunday
morning, July 7th, man named Joseph Am,
swamm was accidentally drowned while bath.
ing in mill pond about half mile south Of
Bloomingville. It seems the water in the POND
was quite low, and that the deceased went tc
to hole below the "waste gate" where the
water was beyond his depth, and being unable
to swim, drowned before assistance reached
him. He was very temperate man and abou
so years of age.