The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1866-05-24
STATE ITEMS.

The Urbana Citizen says that half a
dozen houses of Ill fame are allowed
to grow up in that place, and closes
with the declaration that eff moral law
and civil law fail to break down the out
ragcous establishments, then lynch foay
aeiU, and that too very soon! -
The Suspension Bridge across the
Ohio river at Cincinnati is approach
ING completion It's estimated cost is
SI,75o,oo0. It's estimated length is
2,252 feet. @
4 correspondent of the Lorain Coun-
ty News declares that wellington. is
the Hub of cheesdom, and expects
during the next year to ship two mil
lion pounds of tie manufactured ma
terial.
The Defiance County Agricultural
Society offers premium of five dollars
for the best worked road district in
the county for the second best premi-
um of two dollars and fifty cents.
The Toledo Commercial says a sad
case Of poisoning occurred on Fitch
street (east) near Lenk's Nursery in
that city, Tuesday, by which three small
boys lost their lives. Edgar Edgar,
aged eight, Charles Edgar, aged seven,
ANIMAL O O'Brien, aged six, went into Pc
ter Lenk's Nursery and pulled up a
root of wild parsnip growing there and
each ate of it. When Mrs. Edgar, who
had been absent from home, returned,
she went into the back yard Of the
house and there saw them lying on the
ground speechless and in the last ago
nies of death. She Immediately sum-
moned aid, but it was too late to rem
der them assistance The children all
died within an hour after, eating the poi
sonous root. So i
From the Iorain News we learn that
Gen. Shurtleff has accepted the appoint
ment Of Associate Professor in Ober-
lin College, and will permanently locate
there.
The Lima Gazette says one evening
lastweek a little son of Levi Watson,
Of Shawnee, aged five Or six years,
chol1ed to death with corn. It appears
the boy had been out with his father,
and was chewing parched corn, when
suddenly falling. a particle Of corn
lodged in his throat, and before assist
ance could be rendered death ensued
The Board of education of Toledo,
at a recent meeting, increased the sal
aries Of their teachers from 30 to 40
per cent. The Superintendent receives
$4,000 per annun, the Principal ofthe
High School S1,7O0, and female teach
ers receive an average Of about $3.50.
The annual meeting Of the Ohio
State Medical Society will be held at
White Sulpher Springs, on the third
Tuesday in June. .. 4..f .-ss... -
The GAINESVILLE Courier says: A son
of Mr.. Jenkins, residing near Otsego.
Muskingum county, aged elevenyears,
hanged himself on Thursday, the 10th
instant, under the following circum-
stances: His mother told him to bring
/ some frewood from short distance
1 from the house, He at first refused.
4 but atzlehgth went Not returning for
! some time q search was made, when he
1 was found hanging from a small tree:
dead Tt seems that he. had taken 9
/ rope from the hnusa WHOM IA @ went ssf
ter the wood, which he used in destroy
ing his life, from anger probably.
The Protestant Methodists Of Holmes
Crawford county, are building q new
church on the ground where the ole
one stood which was torn down in Is,
64 by a set Of individuals who had 6
spite against the preacher and a few O
the members. They have raised over
600 by subscription. The house is
to be finished this summer. i .
SHEEP SHEAR1NG.-There will be {
public sheep shearing in kenton, on The
last Saturday in May under the direc
ton of the Wool Growers Associa
ton. Uat as rra ~
The Coshocton Age is informed tha
Mr.. j. w. Cnllison, Of that county, has
sheared one of the celebrated Atwood
sheep, two years old, and the fleece
weighed 244pounds. Atthe frstshear
ing, last year, the fleece weighed II
pounds. z'
The GAINESVILLE Courier says anothe
fine oil strike was madein Blue Rocl
township on Thursday. The fortunat
company is Pennsylvania one.