The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1873-10-03

ton, on the 2sth of October next, at 7:SO p. m
Farmers' debts should come due in June ol
July, in order to give them the benefit of the
fall and spring markets for the sale of then
grain.
When farmer boasts how much hay he
sells and how little manure he uses, he is sim
ply telling that he is going to ruin as fast as
he can,
Wednesday was the first day of the Fair.
It opened with fair weather which BIDS fair
to continue fair during the Fair. How fair
ish dat?
At the Norwalk fair pickpocket relieved a
lany of her pocketbook containing S75, but he
was nabbed Immediately and the money re-
covered.
The new school house on John Street, is en-
closed and presents very fine appearance. It
will be a credit TO the School Board and also
to the city.
Mr., Peleg RoIlingstone was married recent
Iy to Miss Ophelia Moss. and the old adsge
that a rolling stone gathers no moss is no
longer true.
Rev. S. L. Yourtee, who, some 20 years ago,
Oliciated at the laying of the corner stone Of
the n. E. Church, at Fremont, is now in
charge of the NJ. E. Church at Clyde He is
still your T.
J. G. Simontos, Of Huron county, was ar
rested lately for violation of the postal laws,
and bound over to the next term of the U. S.
District Court.
Up to o'clock on Thursday morning the
number of entries at the fair was about 500,
with a prospect Of the number being much
larger than last year.
We are indebted 70 Miss Jessie McCulIoch
for several specimens of fruit grown in the
neighborhoOd of Salt Lake. They were of
excellent flavor. Thanks
The Sandusky County Sabbath School
Union had pleasant meeting on Wednesday
of last week, at Woodyille. About 100 s. S.
workers were in attendance.
Eli Cooper, father Of Henry Cooper, former
ly of the Cooper House, died at his residence
on the North Ridge, on Sunday last aged
about 80 years. He emigrated from the State
Of New York some ten years ago.
An idiot, II or l8 years of age, was lately
given in to Sheriff Walker of Williams county.
Nothing could be learned in regard to when ce
he came or where his friends live.
i A farmer in Holmes county humbugged his
potato bugs by planting grain of corn in
each hill. The corn came up first and the
bugs thinking it was cornheld lit out.
A man in Medina county dug up an old po-
tatO, which had beon partly split open with a
hoe, and in the opehing thus made nest of
young potatoes had commenced to hatch.
While a compositor on the Montreal Wit
ness was setting up an advertisement for a
lost canary, the bird few in at the Office win
dow, (Which shows the value of advertising"
Horace Sykes has retired from the firm of
Underhill & Sykes. Hod IS a good fellow
and we wish him success in Whatever business
he may engage and wherever he may locate.
Mrs. Eunice Southwick, Of Akron, the wife
of bOatman by whom she was deserted late
| ly, committed suicide on the Doth inst, by
swallowing two ounces of laudanum. She
leaves five children.
Mr.. J. W. Ross, of Perrysburg, took the
first premium for individual collection of ap-
pies at the US. Pathological Exposition, at
Boston. He also took the sweepstakes on ap-
pies at the State Fair.
The cranberry crop this year viii be unusu-
ally large. Dr. S. w. Holmes and Cyrus
Sears of Wyandot county expect to gather
1000 bushels each, from their marshes this
fall. worth tooe{her 5000
Mr.. P D. Butler who was working on the
saw mill of Hezikiah Searles, about three
miles southeast of TiHin, fell dead on the 10th
inst, when about to start the saw. The cause
is supposed to be heart disease.
Two attempts were made lately to fire the
was nearly successful. resulting in the burning
of barn adjoining the immense lumber yard
of the John Shul Manufacturing Company.
A little son of William Demeline, of Henry
county, recently had his arm drawn into
sorghum mill and crushed above the elbow.
The arm was amputated about half way be-
tween the elbow and shoulder, and the boy is
doing well.
Mr.. Jonathan Kissinger, of Bryan, when
attempting Ito cross a railroad track on the
18th inst, before a passenger train, was
thrown some distance by the locomotive and
instantly killed. He leaves a large family fn
/ dependent circumstances.
Dr. CoweIl, of Bloomingville, in attempting
to cross the railroad track at AIonroevilIe, be-
fore a train, on the 22d inst, had his wagon
torn into pieces. .ahis jaw broken and severe in
iuries inflicted on his head He may possibly
recover. His horse escaped uninjured.
The Wood County Fair, at Bowling Green,
last week, was a success. Floral Hall is said
to have been superior to that at the State fair,
and Fruit Hall was hardly less attractive.
The receipts were ample to pay all premiums
1 and expenses and leave a surplus in the treas
ury.
The Richiand County Gazette. at Shelby,
Ohio, has been discontinued, the proprietor,
Mr.. T, H. Barkdull, selling out his interest to
S. S, Bloom & Co., proprietors OF the Inde-
pendent Nesos. Mr.. Barkdull is about TO To-
cate in Toledo to engage in the job printing
business.
A railroad collision occurred at Upper San
duskv on the goth inst, caused by the uncoup-
ling Of some cars on q down grade. Two cars
we're thrown from truck and the rear of the
third split open. The cars were a perfect
wreck and their contents shared in the gen
eral smash-up.
The barn of Mrs. Henry Lincicum,of Huron
county, caught fire from the heated journal of
the cylinder of a threshing machine, on the
18th inst, and the barn, sheds, hay and grain,
together with the thresher and two large
stacks of red clover, amounting in value to
over s., 900 were destroyed
Geo. w. Dighton, q freight conductor on
the Southern division of the L. S. & NJ. S. r.
r., slipped and fell between two cars, at
Elyria, on Thursday last, and was SO badly
Injured that he died on the same day. lie
had wife vnd two children residing in Erie,
and his remains were sent TO that place for
interment.
Three drunken roughs, returning from the
Clyde fair, recently, abused and maltreated
two small boys named Laughlin and Harris,
j. at Mr., Gould's barn. One of the boys was
thrown IRON the mo" over Ine peaun' " 1he
floor, a distance of eighteen feet. Two of the
roughs have been arrested and are in jail in
this city, awaiting trial. Marshal Brestel is
on the watch Tor the other one.
The spring at Castalia. in Erie county, has
q basin 60 feet in depth and 100 feet in diane
ter. The water is so clear that the smallest
pebbles may be seen at the depth Of 60 feet