The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-05-29

horse fair.
The Harmonic Band, of Tifin, now use
chime Of steel bells
A County Temperance League has beer
formed in Hancock county.
Tifhn is agitated with 8 scandal that threat
sas to end in a suit for SANDER
Medina has but three places licensed to sell
H1uor and those are drug stores.
The butchers of Tifin threaten to kill the
crusade by stopping the sale Of meats.
The Free Methodists hold a camp meeting
next week, near WinsdOr, Riehland county
The TiHin pickets now "sentinel" their beat
Instead Of sitting still they walk back and
forth.
The Clyde Agricultural Association races
commence to-day Thursday end conclude
tomorrow.
Bsrnum is flooding the country with papers
and circulars announcing the coming of hii
great show.
-Four stores in Medina were burglarized on
the night Of the 18th, and sundry articles car
ried of from each place.
Fostoria merchants complain that little if
any yproduee is brought in there now, and the
blame is laid on the crusaders.
William Sullivan, the individual that sued
the Findlay Je6erSO,lian for libel, got one
eeLt damages. What a character.
Dallas Howard caught his foot in between
two broken boards Of q sidewalk, in Findlay,
last week, and falling, broke his leg.
The frst prosecution under the McConnels-
vile ordinance, took place at FostoriR last
week. A fine of $50 was imposed.
Rowland has paid over S49, 600 to the COM
missioneFs Of Richland county, and has other
wise secured the county against loss.
In FindIay $50 people want the McCOnnells-
vile ordinance repealed, and 1900 want it
continued. Both petitions lay on the table.
HArt's ninstrels had a crowded house on
Monday night, and gave an excellent perform
ance. They are good musicians as well as
good minstrels.
The new fire bell is in position at the Fort
Stephenson PARK, and can be heard all ovel
town. It is quite an improvement on the
baseless triangle.
On the 18th. at Buokland, on the L. E. & L.
Ry., Asa Schifiet, at work in a saw mill, fell
and struck his foot against the saw, nearly
ssvering it from the ankle.
DR.. Hurd of Findlsy has been appointed by
the n. W. o. Medical Association as delegate
to the National Medical Association which
meets in Detroit on the I'd of June.
The Michigan and Ohio railroad project
(from Grand Haven to Portsmouth, is claim
ing the attention of the people along the line,
and is said to have the favor Of Eastern cspi-
talists.
From the milk of three COWS, John H. Mil
lar, of Milford, Defiance county, made eight
hundred and seventy pounds of butter, from
last harvest till the first Of January. Can any
Of our farmers beat it7
A fire occurred in the Union School build
iog at Defiance, on the Doth which, but fol
the prompt action of the fire department
would have destroyed the building; as it was
but slight loss was occasioned.
Too much beer transformed a man into a
saloon sign, on Front street, on Tuesday
From his actions and the historic charscteris-
tics of the beverage, we should say he had
been laying in a stock of book beer.
Near Yarnelrs mills, Henry county, on the
l4th, a Mr.. Bulmsn was riding in a wagon
with his back against the end board, when it
gave way and he fell to the ground breaking
his neck and occasioning instant death.
Those gay and festive little cusses known
as potatoe bugs have made their appearance
in large numbers in different localities here
about. The early planters did not discover
any and thought the plaques had departed
The trials of base ballists are numerous
and it is a little singular they Persevere in
the business. At Napoleon, the other day one
of them fell and broke his shoulder blade.
He is going to take his inning in the house,
Albro Foster, resident of Lafayette, Me-
dina county since 1884, fell down a cellar
way in his sons residence recently, and was
80 badly injured that he died soon after, He
was very old, and leaves q widow aged sc
years.
In some parts Of Hancock county terrible
horse disease prevails, and the only aniidot'
prescribed is whisky, which is purchased BY
the bottle full to abrace 'em up" It is said
some Of the owners have sick horses all the
time.
The distance from Bowling Green to Ton.
togony has been found by survey to be five
miles, $50 feet, and over the route surveyed
it is proposed to operate a narrow guage road
the cars to stop on all points as street railroad
cars do.
Newman & Shepherd, Of the st. Charles
Hotel, Norwalk, have leased the hotel to Jesse
Pancost, recently of the Forest City House,
Cleveland He is said to be a gentleman
abundantly qualified to "dO" the hotel busi-
ness.
Although Sloane was willing to compromise
the civil suits OF the c. S. & C. r. r. fol
S25O,OOO, there were pending against him Il
charges of embszzlement and 4 charges o.
forgery, and as he didn't care to face them, he
left Canada for Europe last week.
Frank Kittemeyer and VIM. Grummell
Agsd nine and ten years, entered the grocery
of Peter Reef, at Tifin, on the 5th, and ab.
stracsed pocket book containing $40 in mon
ey and valuable papers, from his till The
pocket book, papers an $685. in money were
recovered.
An inebriAted "knight of the thimble," on
Main street, Tuesday morning, had one Of his
oculars "fTaHkea" opposite the post Office
We were told he asked for what was due to
him, but whether be got what he wanted OF
not we cannot define, but certainly disapprOve
OF any experiment jeopardising the eyes and
limbs.
MarviIle Irwin, Of Denver, was shipping
cattle to the East, and when at Defiance, last
week, climbed on top Of one of the cars
When the train started he attempted to regain
the calaboose by passing over the top of the
cars, but missing step fell between freight
car and the eaboose, and was SO badly injured
that he died about two hours after.
Cant. Tindall, Of the Steamer ''Fred" last
week took NorWalk fishing party from Ere.
mont to Point Au Pelee, Canada, and Fred
and Shep. and Ed. and the Col. and John and
all the rest, had a good tine generally. They
speak of Capt. TindaH in the highest terms
as one Of the most accomplished and accom-
modatiue officers they ever sailed with.
The losses by the late fire at Clyde are Civ
en- as follows: L. D. Sparks, SS,SOO-insursd
Sl,lOO; I. Sparks, SsOO-no insurance; c.
Lindsey, $5OO-no insurance; J. Abbot, Sl,OOl
-insurance s, 500; D. J. abbott, Sl,OOO-in'
suranee s4,O0; G. N. Downs. sl,6OO-no in
surnnee Hardness and Birdseye, S4OO-coV-
cred by insurance; Eli Cupp, S2,OGO-insur-
auce s., 400; Junction Hotel, sl00-insured.
Three women, a mother and two daughters