The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-11-27

A boy named Geo. Haumen, IN F1ndiay
got on tbs mail train Of the L. E. and L. X
n. to steal ride and in jumping of, fell ane
broke his arm above the wrist, recently
This should be warning for boys IN The
habit Of hanging on trains,
On Friday evening, the 18th inst, while
Jacob Lawton was driving along the oolum'
bus pike, near Sandusky, his horse took fright
ct a hay-press and ran, throwing him out with
such force as to render him senseless. 1t Is
feared be will not recover.
We learn from the Shelby County Demo
erat that some scoundrels in the vicinity oi
Houston, piled lot of railroad ties upon the
track of the Bee Line road and freight train
ran into them, demolishing the cow-catcher
and breaking the headlight.
Whitelsy, of the FindlAy Je6ersoHian, and
Fisher, of the st. Marys Commercial, were ex-
pscted at Button on Thanksgiving to eat tur-
key. As for Whitsley we can not say butW
know Jim can get away with one unless ne
has failed in the past few years.
A sad accident occurred near New Stark
Van Buren, township, Hancock county, on the
18th, BY which M Hugh McEIroy was killed.
He was engaged in raising house, when 1t
fell, one of the siIls striking his head and
crushing it, causing instant death.
Mr.. r. Stanbery, of the Ottawa County
Ne,Os. has sold his interest in that paper to D.
J. StaItsr-"Eoho"-of the Toledo Democrat
and Herald. Mr.. Geo. CLARK, owning the
other interest, has leased it to Mr.. D. Taylor,
who heretofore owned the job department,
On Tuesday Of last week a young man
named Kurtz was arrested in Dinsmore town
ship, Shelby county, on the charge Of forgery.
He had forged q note of $40 on Eli Abbott
and sold the same. He plead guilty and was |
put in charge of the Sheriff for want Of bail.
Jonathan Stout, one of the victims Of the |
collision at Independence, Richland county, |
In September, 1872, during the State Fair at |
Mansfield, has compromised with the Balh-
more and Ohio Railroad Company for the
sum of IS, 500. He had leg amputated' Be-
sides the above sum, the company PAID out
over 81, 900 for various purposes.
A farmer living near TremainsviIe' Lucas
county, started to Toledo, on Thursday last
to sell load of hay. He had with him $2OO.
It is supposed that after selling his load he
got drunk, and in that condition started for
home, accompanied by some roughs who mur-
dered him beyond Ten-mile Greek, where his
body was found on Friday. The name OF the
man is not given.
On Saturday, the l4th inst, young man
named Wise, an adopted son Of John Oreager'
Of Hopewen Center, met with serious acci-
dent. He was loading a large log, and by the
breaking Of a chain the log rolled of the wagon
and passed completely over him, jamning
him into the ground. The extent Of his in
iuries could not be ascertained owing to the
crushed condition of his body.
at Van Vert, on Saturday, two men named
Faust and Eagy got into quarrel, Eagy
beating Faust in a brutal manner. Oficer
Gaskell arrested Eagy, and while taking him
10 Jail he suddenly broke away kicked Gas
keIl in the face, and drew a knife, cutting the
nose and upper lip of Gaskell of. After con-
liderable difficulty he waslodged in jail. Eagy !
s known to be 6 hard case. He has served
Two terms in the Penitentiary.
A man named Porter was found dead in the
woods three-fourths Of a mile from Findlay
N Wednesday Of last week. He had been
Engaged in peddIing soap, and made his home
n the woods near where he was found. When
asst seen alive he was intoxicated, and had
,ottle of whisky and some oysters, which he
Intended to take to the woods with him. The
.oroner's jury brought in a verdict of death
rom intemperance, want and exposure.
We learn from our exchanges that party
f impostsrs is travelling through the coun-
~ swindling farmers with dry goods sam
lies. They go from house to house exhibit
ng samples of cotton goods, &C., which they .
,ropose to ssllfor about One-fourth their real
aIue, and Of course take a large number Of
riders, with the promise to deliver the goods {
oon. They then exhibit lot Of cloths and q
almost worthless, delivering the I
oods on the spot and receiving the cash '
herefor. OF course the cotton goods are i
ever forthcoming, while the swindlers have 8
with the money for the worthless t
Ioths. Farmers should buy only of regular
who advertise.