The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1873-06-27

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/ Two boys near waynesburg, Crawford
county, recently found what they thought wal
a bottle of medicine and took several doses o.
it. Tho Oldest NichOIar Rappie, died. The
younger recovered. Tho bottle contained
poison.
At the General Conference of tho q. B.
church at Dayton, recently, Rev. NJ. Bulgar,
J Alvana Rose and D. R. Miller, of the ssndus-
4 Ky conference, voted nay on the question of
permitting the secrecy clause of the Discipline
to remain as heretofore.
The Supreme Court Of Ohio has decided tho
case of the Bible in the schools, reversing the
decision Of the Superior Court of Cincinnati
The decision is that the Board of Education
shall forbid Bible reading, and all religious
instruction in the public schools.
David and John Lowrie went to the woods
to shoot squirrels, near Shelby few dnys ago.
They tTeod one, and while trying TO get a shot
David tr1pped and fell, Lis gun discharged,
and nov John has one less leg than he had be-
fore. 1t was amputated at the knee.
No one ever seems to suspect that the stories
which 60 the rounds Of the papers about valu-
able papers, boards of money, etc, being
found in second hand furnitue purchased at
auction sales, are shrewd lodges of advertising
by dealers in that line of merchandise.
If Bellevue has society for tho prevention
of cruelty to animals, its officers should look
after man near there, who drives horses all
day and turns them in tho road at night to
pick up scanty living. One of his horses
dropped dead in the traces recently, we learn.
Mr.. Thomas kenneddy of Medina, aged %,
was drowned in Chippewa Lake on the 18th.
inst. While his comrade was washing his
buggy, he got into boat, and bidding "Qood-
bye| in jOEial way, pushed into the lake,
when the boat capsized and he disappeared.
During the first five months Of this wear
Tifiin built five new manufacturing establish
ments, extensions to four others, ffty-two
dwellings, nine business rooms, two livery
stables, a Methodist church, and two buildings
for railroad purposes on the new depot
grounds.
Rev. Mics Rumsey. said BY the Cleveland
Leader to reside in Huron Ohio, was victimiz-
ed out of forty-fve dollars by a confidence
man on the 18th, although warned to look out
or he would be feeced. Soon after, he beheld
the young cOnfdencer Hno more forever and
was sad.
At the State Sabbath School Convention,
held at Akron lately, Sandusky County re-
ported 26 denominational schools, II or IS
union schools, with about Is scholars more in
five townships not reported. Of 500 CONVEX
sions last winter the larger share were in the
Union Schools.
On the 18th inst, the barn of Mr.. Cooper,
who lives about one and half miles below
Clyde, on the North Ridge, took fire and was
totally consumed together with all its con-
tents, harness, Wagons, hay, &c. Loss $500.
Insured $500. The fire is supposed to have
been the work of an incendiary.
Wood county is infested with package ped
dlers, Offering ''extraordinary inducements" to
farmers in the sale of cloths &C., taking notes
drawing per cent interest for the same
Many farmers let themselves be dupsd in this
way, and then tell pitiful stories about their
troubles. Thoy viii have to learn by expert
ence.
The Sandusky Register says Capt. Freyen-
sec Of the steamer Ferris, says ait has been
long time since such an orderly and well be-
havod crowd has been aboard his boat, as the
one which visited Fremont on last Sunday
week. The query would naturally arise,
'what kind of crowds had he been carrying
before?'
Sandusky City is represented by the Regis
ter to be in a very filthy condition, and fit
place for choldra to deveIops in with rapidity
and destructivmess. It urges immediate
efforts to purify the city. SO as not TO permit
the disease TO gain footing there. The ex-
perienee of that city in forty y-nine, should
prove warning now.
Haying has commenced, and harvesting
will be next in order. Farmers should there
fore look out for pitehforks, when they slide
down from their hay mows. and keep clear of
moving machine knives if they don't want
obituaries written. They should appreciate
our self-sacrihcing spirit in giving this advice,
as we are always on the look out for "items."
at barn raising near Lima, on the 18th
inst, Mr.. Elias Critics Sr. was struck by a fall
ing joicc, and received terrible wound over
the temple, another across the neck, and in
falling struck the back of his head against a
sill. Flo was carried homo bleeding from
mouth, nose and ears; but he revivived after
time. Medical aid was sent for, and at last
accounts hopes were entertained Of his recov
cry.
The first annual convention of the Findlay
District Sabbath School Association was held
at Genoa, o., on the 10th, 18th and 18th inst.
Ali the subjects discussed were of practical
Importance, and while thore were different
opinions advocated, and the discussions were
at times warm, there was general good feel
ing prevalent. Tho Convention throughout
was voted . success, both by the delegates and
by the citizens Of Genoa.
There is band of young Modocs near Nor
walk, who make practice Of bathing in
large pool about mile east of town, Just
about the time the evening train comes west.
Tho pond is close to the track, and when the
train approaches the Modocs come forth from
their lava bed in the rudest kind of uniform
and demean Themselves in very unseemly
manner The railroad company are going to
exterminate that band.
On Sunday the 10Th, a fire broke out in the
saloon of J. Dangeleisen at Bellevue, but was
discovered before it had got much headway,
and the alarm given. The fire engine being
in splendid condition, soon brought the
flames under control, or a general conRagra-
ton might have ensued. The fire originated
in sawdust spittoon, into which some one
had dropped lighted cigar.
Samuel Sager and family near Fiudlay, had
q narrow escape from FIRE lately. One of them
got up in the night for the purpose Of procur-
ing an additional supply of bed clothes, when
the summer kitchen in the rear Of the house,
was discovered to be in flames. An alarm
was given and the fire extinguished without
much los. 1t would soon have been warm
enough for them without bed clothes, but for
the timely discovery.
Mr.. Adam Keller, near FindIay, was served
mean trick lately. He drove to town and
put up his team in a stable for the night. Tho
next morning his horses were missing A
diligent search was instituted. the telegraph
brought into requsition, and after two days
suspense, the horses were found couple of
miles up the river. The halter straps were
carefully tied up, showing that some one had
very kindly insisted the horses in getting out