The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-01-16
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I MOral-neyer handle edgs-tOOls-nOt you
own.
= On the evening Of the 4th, a little after nine
o'clock, fire broke out in the west corner Of
Coltman's Block, Shelby, Ohio, and was moi
arrested untiI q loss Of some $4,000 had been
sustained-only s5. 500 insurance being held
thereon.
Mr.. s. 7. Terry, manager Of the Howe
Saving Machine CoRpany, ct Toledo, was, g
few deys ago, made the recipient Of 3 gold
!. headed cane, az a mark Of respect on the part
OF the employees Of the company within hiu
i jurisdictiOu-
The Oity Band passed through Front street
= on Tuesday afternoon, by sleigh, to attend
the festivities attendant on the nuptials Of
5 Miss Fem with Mr.. Diedrich, at the resi-
denee Of the father Of the bride-a few niies
2 out Of the city.
A juvenile assistant IN our city was heard
a to remark that he was too tired to lay-dowD.
wslk about. stand up, or eat or drink Bis
was indeed pitiable plight, bat like many
more seriously afflicted with the same malRdy,
he still survives.
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psuv. on the 9th, the condition Of the firm was
reported sound, and the following officers
were elected: D. N. Harkness, president; D.
F. McKim, J. B. Higbee, A. Woodward and
B. Moore, directors.
The B. P. & C. 4. Co., tohio Div.) is clos
ing up its business in this section, says the
Tiffn star. Col. s. R. johnson has been sue
ceeded BY Mr.. 7. ]. Frazier. as assistant en-
eineer. Col. johnson is to take charge of the
road between Dsshler & Chicago.
We understand that Garvin & Co., OF this
city, have already shipped, this season, about
Sc tons of dried apples. The price Of dried
apples is from &c. to Lie. per pound, and
Judging from the present rate Of supply from
the country there are tons yet to be sold.
The Light Guard Band will give their sec
ond Annual Ball, at Fremont Opera Bal, on
Wednesday of next week. We bsspeak for
the band q large attendance a. the proceeds
will be applied to the purchase Of Harmonics.
The band is an excellent one, and deserves en-
coursgement-
Two working men on the B. & o. R. R., at
TiRin, were discharged by Mr.. Jordon, their
.'boss." Whiskey was next in order, and ele-
vssed spirits duly called stones into reqaisi-
ton. Jordan and his remaining assistants were
rescued BY the police. Auit cost the boys for
their shindy was s62.
at Toledo, on Thursday morning, about two
o'clock, thief broke into Cheeny's drug store,
regardless of the presence Of two police within
a few yards Of him. Having first broken the
window be was about to select his articles but
Spying the officers ne bolted, when = lively
chaG eensued, ending in his arrest.
Mr.. Jared Wansor, residing near Norwalk,
witnessed 8 novel conflict on the 7th. A stock
hog and c colt weta in field together and
engaged in combat, the colt getting decidedly
the worst Of it. A three year old heifer came
to the rescue, but only to receive charge
from the hog which killed her almost imme-
diatsIy.
The Blulfton Standard says Frank Hagler,
a colored man from Fremont recently started
a barber shop in their town. On Christmas
night, as he was leaving his shop on Main
Street, he was knocked down and 81 taken
| from him. The thief used brass knuckles, and
dragging his victim into an Alley left him in
sensible.
An officer from DeshIer recently visited To-
ledo in search of q certain chief. Having
made an unsuccessful search, he was sitting
in the police station when "his bird" walked
in, soliciting nights shelter, under the plea
Of poverty. The stolen articles were found
upon him, and he was treated to an excursion
back to Dsshler to fare sumpsuously Of magis-
terisl hospitality.
Papa's Firth Day is the title Of beautiful
engraving IS by l9 inches which sells for 50,
and the Peoples Journal is an excellent
monthly subscription price 81. Yet we
furnish these with the Journal for the small |
sum of s276. Think Of it, So, worth for $2.76, |
and come In at once and subscribe. We
make the above offer to all new subscribers |
and to all others, Come in.
The manufacturers of the "Silsbury" engine, |
which was the Messsnger mans fayorite, do
business by paying fees on sales. They paid
the Chief Engineer of the Fire Department at
Toledo $3.50 in order to get him to purchase
one Of their machines, and then because he
didn't bug any more from them, told on him
and swore to their own guilt in the matter.
Great is the Salisbury" and great is the Mes
senger mn.
The tr;aI of the negro Thomas for the mur-
der of Stephen Sawyer, Of Bellevue, in June
last, vas concluded in the Huron County
Court on Thursday of last week. After reeeiv-
ing the Judges charge, the jury retired, and
after an absence Of about an hour returned
with verdict Of "not guilty in manner and
form charged" Thomas was immediately
discharged and received the congratulations Of
his friends.
A family reunion Of the Moore family was
held recently, at the residence Of Mr. Jacob
Moore, neer Bellevue. The family consists Of
| i've brotlsrs and one sister, all Of whom,
with the wives Of the brothers, were present.
Out Of eleven, Benjamin vas the youngest,
being 60 years Of age. They enjoyed very
pleasant time and a few days after repeated
the reunion at Mr.. David MOore's. -Four of
them have lived IN the vicinity of Bellevue
thirty-eight yearE.
Au exchange credits two Fremont fellows
with attempting to visit TifEin on New Years
Day-whereas, after driving about the coun-
try for some time, in the evening they drove
up to the hotel from whence they started, pre-
suminR it to be at THU. The bottle of ice
water they had possessed themselves Of had
evsporated considerably. Now Mr. Exchange
this is really unfair, to invade the threshold
of your neighbor to illustrate the mysteries Of
the bottls-please mOralizs on the "wry" ways
of your own citizens before saddling others
with adriving in ways unknown"
Several weeks ago we published an article in
regard to the operations of two patent jack
swindIers named Jones and Mills, who had
salted an individual at Port Clinton, snd were
subsequently arrested and obliged to disgOrge
the note out of which they had swindled the
party. After getting free of the law, Jones re-
| turned to Sandusky and commenced opera
ting on a German named Christian Gilden-
hauser, living about nine miles from that city,
on the Columbus Pike. The old mans sOn-in-
law, named Russell, agreed 70 become agent,
when be and Mr.. G. signed, as they supposed,
an order for jacks. It tarned out to be note,
which, after passing through several hands,
was about to be traded for pair Of horses,
when the owner OF tho horses bethought him
TO see Mr.. g. about it. The result was Jones
was arrested, examined before the Mayor, and
bound ever TO the Court Of Common Pleas, in
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