The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-12-25
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Merry Christmas, one and all.

growing longer.
Port Clinton held an election for May
or on Monday last.
The first week Of the new year VIII be
observed as a weekof prayer.
"Under the gas light" viii be per
formed on thestreets of Findlay tonight.
The Van Vert Lecture Association
are making preparations for a course of
lectures.
Findlny Light Guards Company A,
were authorized by the State authorities
last week.
The Common Pleas Court Of this
county viii commence its session on the
18th of January.
The contractors for grading the W.
and L. E. R. R. between Lodi and Pike
Station have advertised for one hundred
workmen.
A mastadon's tooth has been found in
Rock Greek, short distance from Tiffiin.
It weighs two pounds fifteen and one
half ounces.
VIM. Dewitt, Recorder Of Seneca
county, died at his residence in Tifin on
Tuesday OF last week. He was in his
his sixtieth year.
The Young men Of Lima are taking
steps to form a military company to in
clude members between fifteen and
twenty years Of age. I'D a-ii 10 p.
Boylan & Campbell, of misplace, have
a contract for grading tile third
section of the Valley road between Can
ton and Mineral Point. iz.a-a D $3.50
3 A German family IN Oberlin have
been enjoying choice tea and layer rais-
ins by going to the grocery and having
them charged to other parties. 'a'aJ
A disgraeefUl row occurred in a saloon
at Republic on Thursday night of last
week between five OF six roughs. One
was terribly bruised and beaten.
We learn from the Defiance Democrat
that Frank Kunz was sentenced to the
penitentiary for life for the murder of
McGinnis last summer, near Paulding
Furnace. o
Tifin has a man that ate two half cans
of oysters, one-half pound of crackers
and five. pickles in, ten minutes. His
name is suppressed for the sake of his
family.
A fast stock express train has been put
on the Lake Shore road, to compete with
the Canada Southern, which makes the
run from Chicago to Buffalo in thirty
six hours.
The store of VIM. Clark, of Clay Cen
ter, Ottawa county, was destroyed by
fire on Tuesday morning, the 18th inst.
A short time ago Mr.. Clark lost a saw
mill by fire.
Jonathan Eagy, ir., who was recently
arrested for stabbing Marshal Gaszill, of
Van Vert, with intent to Kill him, was
last week tried and sentenced to thepen-
itentiary for life.
The editor of the Bloomville Enter
prise could not manage his new wife,
panorama and his paper, so he has sold
mis- paper rather than to dispose Of either
his wife or panorama.
Elmore and Port Clinton are trying
to rival each other in large hogs. Last
week Port Clinton was ahead with one
that weighed $50 pounds. Now Elmort
has one that weighs $40 pounds.
The Normal School at Fostoria viii
issue the first number of the Norma,
Visitor January 1. twill be the second
journal of that kind in the State, and
ought to receive a hearty support.
A brakeman on the c., c., G. and I.
R. R. was knocked from car while the
train was in motion, south of the depot,
at Shelby, by two tramps, stabbed
robbed of his watch and wallet, on last
Thursday night.
The grave of Carl Wolfe, the MAI
who committed suicide at Van Vert re
Gently, was robbed on Saturday, the 12tI
inst. The body had been buried the
same day. The robbery is charged to {
leading Fort Wayne physician.
On Sunday night week some SCAMP
turned off the gas from the principa
chandelier at the First Church, Oberlin
but as the other burners were supplied
through another main, the congregation
was not left IN total darkness.
A little daughter of Osman Diver, liy
ing on the Perysburg road few mile
northwest of West MiIlgrove, was acci
dentally burned to deathrecently by he
clothes catching fire while passing
stove. She died the day after the acc
dent.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Schroeder, c
Tifin, had their quarterly row last week
and ended by Mrs. S. taking Mr.. S. b
the coat collar and uncomfortable pan
of his pants and pitching him head fir
down stairs, and then afterwards jump
ing on him, slightly scraping his head.
}, A fatal accident occurred at Sidney o
, Saturday evening, the 18th inst Will