Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-02-26
STATE NEWS.

PIKE township, Perry county, has organ
ized;a Democratic club. 81
CHICAGO dealers are in Northeastern
Ohio buying up all the dried apples they
can find. 8 .5f8T sj ,L#
JUDGE REED is holding his first term OF
court at Millersburg. He has created a
favorable impression a. sssss1oar
SEVERAL fine business blocks and elegant
residences will be erected in Canton during
the coming summer. .sgs seE -sr
THE Spring term of the Court of Com
mon Pleas of Pickaway county will COM
mence at Cireleville next Thursday,
THE Ohio Patriot says: New Lisbon is
thenost quiet orderly and moral town in
the State. Nobody drinks any great quan
tity, and nearly everybody has Joined
church.
The EoEmes County Farmer says Herman
Marx on Monday last was drowned in
Kilibuek. near Millersburg, by unfortu-
nately driving his horse and buggy into too
deep water. = s-S-1I 5f-S
The people of Stark county are petition
ing the Legislature fer authority to erect
new court house. We know several coun-
ties that would be pleased to have as good
court house as the one now at Canton.
THE peopleof Tuscarawas county are to
vote at the April election for or against
tax to raise funds for the erection of new
court house. The chances are decidedly
against The tax. E ~ -,
MIss HAYES has been treating full houses
at Massillon to theatrical performances of
more than ordinary excellence. Her COM
pany are DOW playing at Mansfield to
crowded houses. There are lew travelling
companies that equafher's. =
TIE, CircleUiZe Democrat says: We learn
that the late freshet hasinade big cut to-
wards the levees on the road. between the
river bridge and the mouth OF Darby Creek.
Unless something can be done to stop the
cutting of the river bank, the road ll-be
gone in a short time. = =, ESSa
THE Cleveland, GAINESVILLE &c Cincinnati
railroad is to be extended four miles be-
yoDd Millersburg in the spring, to connect
with extensive coal banks. Companies are
organizing for getting out coal, and this
extension will add much to the business of
the road and to the good fortunes of Mil
lersburg. = ~
"A PASSENGER on the cars between Millers-
burg and Orrville, on the C. z. & C. r. r.,
last Saturday morning, on noticing that
large. number of young ladies got off at
Apple Creek station, remarked that the
principal fruit in that section must be belle
flowers. He would have been elected from
the cars had the conductor not5coIlected
from him ten cents more than the usual
fare, because he did not purchase ticket
when the ticket Office was not open. ~
DURING the present month. says the Cir
cleuilLe Densocrdt, two of the oldest citizens
of Madison county have passed away. Mrs.
Catherine Thomas, aged ninety-nine years
and nine months, died in Stokes township.
She was the mother of seventeen children,
and had about two hundred direct descen-
dants. The other was Eber Mcdonnell, of
Darby township, aged ninetyaflve years,
and for half century a resident of Madi-
son county. In the war of 1872 he'was en-
gagged in the naval service, and took an ae-
tive part in the battles aof Lake Erie and
Ferry's Victory. There is residing near
London an old lady named Lewis, who is
over one hundred years of age. She main
tains her age pretty well, can see to knit
and SOW and do light household work.