The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-10-30

/ II must seem good to them to have one re-
deeming member in the family.
Three ambitious young business men Of
NOrwalk, have oysters "up" on who viii be
able to show the largest amount of "down"
on the upper lip in the shortest time. We
should fancy the "lippiest" viii prove the
most edowny'-f either.
On Tuesday evening of last week, the fur
niture store Of Mr.. Lyman, on Water street,
sandusky city, was entered by burglars-the
safe broken open, and $50 in money, with
notes and papers to the amount Of $500. or
$500 taken therefrom. No clue to the offend
srs.
Marshal Thompson, sged % years, fell from
the top Of the tower on the II. E. church at
Tiain, dislancs Of so feet, on Saturday last.
BIS left leg was broken below the knee, and
his back injursd--a most narrow escape from
death.
In proof OF the mildness of the present sea-
son, the butterfly still fits across the garden,
the bee is on the wing, and even the large
'bIus- bottles or meat Aies, sre still plentiful
these evidences for closing October are e1-
esptional.
The work Of laying two extra side tracks
on the L. S. & N. S. R. R., acr-ss Croghan
street, is completed, and now Bs would Hug-
gest the prOpristy Of the company placing 30
important crossing under the charge of care
full switchmAn.
Two Poles, peddlars, near Bucyrua, were
traT h.
night last. One of the peddlars was knocked
down and claims to have been robbed Of a
watch, chain and some money. The four
young men are under arrest
Burglars were busy last week around Ply
mouth. Geo. Ginter's saloon was burglarissd
of four dollars and revolver. Ten dollars
were stolen from the residence Of Isaac 81
singer, and ike sum was abstracted from
the residence of A. R. Nichols.
Over q week ago there was an inquest at
Tifin which revealed circumstances Of sus-
piciouS character that married woman
named Anderson had been poisoned. A post
mortem examination was made and the stom-
aeh sent to Cleveland for examination.
A mischievOus little boy in Sandusky, last
week undertook to tap milk mans money
box while he was delivering milk. But he
was caught, aud summary justice visited on
the rear center Of his pants produced howl
ing that indicated painful repentance.
Mr.J. BOgert, a neophyte in the use Of the
pistol, who resides at Sandusky. On Sat-
urday last he purchased a revolver, and in
trying to lead it while sitting by his wife,
exploded q cartridge and the ball lodged in
her left breast, at the base Of her heart She
was living on Monday, but her death was
looked for at any moment
Simon Wolf, of Byron, Greene county, this
State, agent for manufacturing company in
Indiana, and who always carried considerable
money with him, while returning to his home
from Fairfield, in same county, on Saturday
night last, was waylaid and shot dead. His
person was robbed Of watch and large sum
Of money. No clue to the murderer.
The Commercial ofice, Toledo, came near
being a victim to spontaneous combustion, on
Sunday last. One Of the men, in returning
from church, '1ooked in" and smelled a smoke
which he tracked up till be found it issuing
from the lower floor under large press. A
miniature deluge soon covered the floor, and
the Hre was suppressed. Fortunate.
The Wood county Sentinel sayH that a Pc
tition is in circulation among the Taxpayers
Of that district for presentation 10 the com
missioners, praying that they engage at the
,o,,,E,f- ere ma rb.,r;sRs sni.nt;sts - ,KLa
proper persons to investigate the cause of the
malady known as "miIk Sickness" and if pos
sible to provide some remedy therefor.
DR.. Wm Parker Of ConnsllsviIle, Pa, was
arrested by a special sgsnt Of the P. o. D., on
the 25th. he is charged with using the mails
to defrsud persons in England. he would
write to wealthy people in England, saying
their relatives were In INDECENT eiroum-
stances, that he was taking care of them, and
requesting pay for tie service. Letters were
intercepted, hence bis arrest.
At Oberlin. On Mosdsy week, young man
named Harris, boarding at 81, North Main
street, tried the experiment Of dischsrging 6
cap on q shct gun, through His chamber win.
dow. It, however, proved to be loaded, ahd
the charge passing through window across
the street, lodged in the arm Of Mrh. Phil.
! lips. The injuries did not, happily, prove
dangerous to life, but were quite serious.
A fulI-blooded French stallion valued al
/ from three to four hundred dollars, was stoler
from the stable of Henry Zeigler, in Center.
ville, Fulton county, on the Doth, The thiei
Was seen riding the horse toward Toledo, but
the police have not yet picked up man Ol
horse. The stallion was a large black; the
man about feet, ten inches high, with broad
shoulders, and sandy chin whiskeru; wore {
blueish gray suit and was left-bsndod.
At a meeting Of the Clyde Union Fair AsSO-
citation, on Wednesday wsek, the following
officers were elected:--C. G. Sanford, Presi.
dent; Daniel MetEgar, Vice-President; B
Meek, Secretary; P. W. PsrkhurSt, Treasurer
Executive COMMITTEES, who are also Directors,
W. W. White, S. F. Sones, Truman Grover
w. T. Parkhurst and Hiram Hsf Directors
". C. Lefsver, h. n. Lay, Byron Rule, Frank
Dirlam, A. n. Dennis, John G. Petticord
David Moore, T. h. Bush and Jeremiah
Gibbs.
We see it stnted by correspondent Of the
Crsstline AdVoeass, that Mr.. I. r. Frazier, Of
Shelby, who few years ago carried on the
merchant tailoring, but more recently was ar
agent for the Singer sewing machine, has de-
camped leaving Mr.. Names, Of Mansfield
81, 800 minus, and the Buffalo Agency $1,000
| in like condition, while his home suretiel
suffer to the extent of $1,000. Isaac was
good tailor, and while in that business hat
hosts Of friends; but he probably grew SO ac
customed to cabbage, that when he got an op
portunity he could not resist the inclination
to carry of means by the 5usheE, in order Il
mend his circumstances. If his creditors coult
only catch him they would be apt to give hin
fits, but he viii probably keep shady until h
can patch up q compromise, otherwise hi
goose will be cooked beyond scanning an'
1 without even bqsting. BE has measured an
cut out many stat, but now he has cut on
for parts unknown, and is measuring 'dis!anc
in a manner that don't stsit the sufferers. W
hope they may oUeT all him.
Judge Finef-ock will take up .his resi-
dence in town shortly.
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