The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-01-15

The Lima Gazette lastweek published
the Beautiful Snow"
The Bowling Green Sentinel has
moved to new quarters.
IA iThe Bellevue Reading-rooms were for
mally opened on the I'd inst
The Mansfield Daily Flag made its ap-
pearance on New Years day.
Representative Inman has our thanks
for important documents received.
A number of cars on the L. E. and L.
R. R. have been overhauled and re-
painted.
ga few saw-logs were taken in this
week. "-[Sidney Democrat. What, on
subscription!
The insurance Office of Jas. Forster,
of Clyde, was entered few days ago
and gold pen stolen.
A paper called the College Times has
been issued by the students of Heidel-
berg, College, at Tifin.
On Tuesday of last week the first pay
ing passengers were carried over the
Bowling Green Railroad
Hen. Kelly has made the editor Of the
Sidney Democrat believe that 1875 is
is leap year. Who's nextl
The town clock at Tifin is out of re-
pairs and some of the citizens say some
very naughty things about it.
Five young men who enlisted in the
regular army from Clyde, are expected
home, after an absence of five years.
The sports Of Findlay now engage
themselves in prize fighting. One took
place on New Years day, for s5 a side.
NJ. Wilson, formerly of Elmore, who
publishes Our Prairie Home, at Glover
ton, Neb,, has sent us copy OF his
paper.
The s25 prize Of the Lake Erie Shoot
ing Association at Elmore, was carried
off by A. B. Smith, of Bellevue, on
Christmas.
On the 26th, passenger coach which
had been cleaned and run upon side
track at Chicago junction, took fire and
was destroyed.
The question of water-works is now
being talked of by the Sandusky people,
and as soon as possible will be presented
for the citizens to vote upon.
On Monday of last week Mr.. John
Mitchell assumed the duties of Sheriff of
Ottawa county. Mr.. Mitchell is pop
ular man and will make a good Sheriff.
The steamer D. B. Spear, which for
merly run between Port Clinton and the
Islands, has been sold by the United
States Marshal, at Toledo, to satisfy a
debt.
On Monday night of last week burg
lars entered the store Of Taylor Broth
ers, at Sidney, and stole goods to the
amount of $4O0, consisting chiefly of re-
volvers and fine cutlery.
The Monumental Dramatic Associa-
ton of Findlay gave eight entertain
ments recently, and as result have de-
posted 5000 in bank for the completion
of the soldiers monument.
On Saturday, the I'd inst, Mr.. Daniel
Lear, living in Dudley township, Hardin
county, was run over by his team, the
wagon passing over his right shoulder,
breaking his neck and instantly killing
him.
A few days ago tramp called at the
residence of Mr.. P. F. Latimer, in Ken
ton, and asked for some dinner. While
Mrs. L. was preparing it he stepped
into another room and took a pocket
book containing some money and papers,
and after dinner left the house.
A few days ago VIM. Miller, living
near Clyde, was out hunting with a
double-barreled shotgun, and having
shot quail and crippled it, he started
to run after it, when the trigger caught
in his clothing and struck the palm of
his right hand and passed up the side of
his arm to the elbow, causing painful
flesh wound.
The Recorder of Defiance county last
week received mortgage for 5,00O,- :
900, given by the Michigan and Ohio
Railroad to the Farmers Loan and Trust
Company, of New York. The mortgage
will be recorded in five counties in
Michigan and fourteen counties in Ohio.
The road is to extend from Grand
Haven, Michigan, to Portsmouth, Ohio,
and be double tracked and supplied with
steel rails.
On Friday last, after the trial and
binding over of Jefferson Pendergast,
who shot DR.. Reynolds at Attica few
days ago, while the constable was con-
veying him to the depot to take him to
jail at Tifin, he gave the constable the
slip, and at last accounts had not been
captured. 1t was stated by both parties
that the shooting was the result Of an
accident, but since his escape it has
brought out an idea that it was not a
mere accident.
A narrow escape from destructive
fire occurred at Kenton on the ID inst,
in the grocery store of Dixon & White