The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-02-05

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Burglars entered the residence of Mrs
Wolf, near Tifin, a few days ago and
stole $56.
Fostoria has shipped car load of corn
containing 434 bushels, to the Western
sufferers.
The name of the Joy House at Carey
has been changed to the Gait House, its
original name.
A chimney fell from the NJ. f. Church
at Findlay few days ago and came near
killing Henry Isham.
The gross receipts for the five nights
of the Drummer Boy at Tiffin, week be-
fore last, were 81, ,162 70.
Mrs. Livermore will lecture at Belle
vue on the 18th. Her subject will be
concerning Husbands
Upper Sandusky has not had fire in
that place for the place five months, and
the people are very cold.
The Baltimore and Ohio road gets
about fifty car loads of freight daily
from the Wabash road at Defiance.
We are pleased to state that Brother
Maxwell, of the Ottawa county Reporter,
is rapidly recovering from his late illness.
A man named Fisher tried to knock
locomotive from the track of the Lake
Shore road at Sandusky, few days ago,
and was fatally injured.
The Office and business of the Oberlin
News has been sold to w. NJ. Battle,
who will hereafter conduct the paper
and business. Pratt & Battle retire.
An old gentleman named John Lilies,
who resided near the Seven Mile House,
dropped dead on Monday of last week.
Heart disease is supposed to have been
the cause.
A man in Port Clinton struck at cat
with chair, but did not know of the
presence of a chandelier in the room un-
til the fragment brought the fact wildly
to mind, The cat escaped.
Brother Maxwell, of the Ottawa coun-
ty Reporter, is fond of ghost stories. He
published ON the inside of his paper last
week, story of that character which a
month or so ago appeared on the outside
of his paper. Call Jones.
Clemons Brothers of Marble Head
Ottawa CO., are the lowest American
bidders for furnishing stone for the i'm
provement of Sault Sainte Marie Canal
The appropriation for that purpose is
$500, 900, which will be a nice little sum
for that end of the world.
The editor of the Oberlin News may
not live to see the end of his $5, 900 libel
suit if he again threatens to shoot our
mailing clerk for sending him a paper
that was not printed. You never know
how good thing you have missed until
you are placed in that box.
On Saturday, the 23d, after the rail
road employees had been paid off at
Chicago Junction, one of them started
down the track when he was overtaken
by three men who threw a blanket over
his head and took his money $40 away
from him. They then fastened the
blanket over him and escaped through
the woods
An attempt was made on Thursday of
last week to swindle the First National
Bank of Tifin out of S8, 900 by means of
a forged check. 1t was given by man
calling himself G. A. Andrews from
David Dows & Co., bankers, New York,
but the cashier suspected something
wrong and telegraphed to the firm and
they replied that it was forgery. The
man in the meantime had left town.
Several thousand dollars were raised
in Norwalk township, Huron county, for
the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad
before the Supreme Court declared the
law under which it was raised unconsti-
tutional. 1t has been in the hands Of
the township trustees since that time,
and now bill has been introduced in
the Legislature authorizing the transfer
of the money to theschool fund.
The Shelby County Democrat, in
speaking of the Lake Erie aud Louis
vile Railroad pays the following de-
served compliments to Mr.. Burgoon, Of
this city: "Under the management of
Mr.. I. H. Burgoon, the receiver, this
road is doing fine business, which is
rapidly increasing. Mr.. Burgoon is q
man of marked executive ability, carry
ing economy and good management in
all departments. He has grown up
with the road and thoroughly under
stands all its wants in detail The track
under roadmaster Campbell is in good
condition, is fact, in better condition
than many of the older and wealthier
corporations. With returning good
times it is expected that the road will be
completed through to Union City, when
it Will be one of the leading lines of the
country" The Democrat has not over
stated the case. Mr.. Burgoon has been
associated with the road ever since it
was opened, understands its resources
thoroughly, and gives steady, uninter-
mitted attention To every detail and is