The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-05-07

MI. Taylor, OF WauSeOn, was thrown
from his wagon few days ago and Sc
verely injured.
A young man named Evans was Sc
verely pounded by three roughs in Ken
ton few days ago.
The contract for improving Port Gin
ton Harbor has been awarded to Chas.
Roose, of Oak Harbor.
Put-in-Bay has become a municipal
incorporation, by special act, and will
now have local police.
The pay car on the Lake Shore road
passed through this place last week.
The railroad boys are now happy.
A few days ago Mr.. Peterson, labor
er in the stave factory at Elliston, had
his arm broken by the falling of a plank.
A little daughter of J. Whitmore, near
Oak Harbor, was badly scalded on the
oath ult., by falling into pail of hot
water.
Van Pelt is making himself notorious
He recently broke out of jail, and last
week is said to have stolen a pair of
horses.
Mr.. Jno. s. Smith, of Republic, SEN
eca county, who was injured by being
thrown from a buggy few weeks ago,
has since died.
Chicago Junction, Huron county, is
growing very rapidly. There are now
about fifty buildings, where nine months
ago there were none.
A few days ago at Port Clinton team
belonging to Mr.. Thos. Heinsons ran
away and he was thrown between the
horses and severely injured.
John Eaton & Co., dry goods mer-
chants of Findlay, have made an assign
ment. II. P. Gage is the assignee. AS
sets 1000, liabilities $4,000.
Major Swigert, of Toledo, Collector OF
Internal Revenue, has seized the distil-
lery of O. O, Marshal, near Van Vert,
for alleged violation of therevenue laws.
A Sabbath School Convention will be
held at Bellevue, on Sunday afternoon
and evening, May 9th, under the au-
spices of the State Sabbath School Asso-
citation.
A few days ago some persons set fire
to the bridge over the Auglaize river at
Defiance, which would have been de-
stroyed but for the timely discovery OF
the fire.
On Wednesday evening of last week,
a barn in Fostoria was set on fire by
some boys playing with matches. The
fire was extinguished with afew buckets
of water,
Chas, Kimerer, of Wauseon, fell out
of an apple tree few days ago, break
ing his shoulder blade, fracturing the
collar bone, and dislocating his right
shoulder.
Chicago Junction is infested with
thieves, pickpockets and cut-throats, and
the attention of the Marshal from Ply
mouth is called in that direction about
all the time.
A few days ago a young man named
John Rapole, of Elmore, stole twenty
three dollars from his step-father and
ran away. He was canght tried and
sent to Jail for twenty days.
Edward Roland, freight conductor
on the B. P. & @. R., was caught be-
tween the cars at Chicago Junction on
Monday and so badly crushed that he
was not expected to recover.
The contract for the building of the
soldiers monument at Findlsy has been
awarded, and the work to be completed
on or before July 4, 1875. The cost of
the monument will be 81, 200
At Ashtabula, on the 29th the gale was
so fierce that houses were overturned,
others moved from their foundations,
poles blown down, barns un-
rooted, apd fences scattered.
On Monday of last week, at Van Vert,
Mr.. Daniel Baine, an employe in saw
mill, had his foot caught in the drive
wheel of the engine and so badly injured
that amputation was necessary.
E. B. Sadler, of Sandusky; David w.
Cross, of Cleveland, and E. Aleck
Brown, of Pittsburg, were arrested at
Port Clinton few days ago for violat-
ing the game laws and fined 50 each.
Ten of the young men in Van Vert,
who were arrested for disturbing a Qua
ker church plead guilty and were fined.
One of the parties denied the charge and
was bound over to the Probate Court.
The Bellevue Furniture Company are
issuing notes for the payment of their
maturing in go and 80 days.
The stores will receive the notes the
s ne as currency in exchange for goods.