The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-12-02
OHIO NEWS.
Mansfield has a skating rink.

Mansfield has skating rink.
Deacon Lane of Elyria, died on
Monday. He was one of the pioneers
OF Lorain county.
The annual meeting of the State
Horticultural Society will be held at
Columbus, Dec. 9th and 10th.
The certificate of incorporation of
the Bucyrus Machine Works, with a
corporate stock of $3.50, 900, divided in
to shares of $lOO each, was filed in the
office of the Secretary of State on
Tuesday.
Hon. Andrew Gerhart, member of
the Ohio House of Representatives.
from Richland county, died on the oath
lust, after lingering illness, at his
residence in BeilVille. Mr.. Gerhart
was a most excellent man, and his
death will be much deplOred by his
constitutes and fellow members.
An application was, last week, filed
in the Probate Court, for an order to
send Frederick Brandt, OF Louden
township, to the Lunatic Asylum, in
consequence of having become insane.
Mr.. Brandt is among the wealIhiest,
if not the wealthiPst man in the coun-
| ty. His trouble seems to be in cOnSe-
quence of the depressed price in sheep
and wool, he having on hand a very
large amount of both having several
years clips of fwOOl.-CGTTOiLtOn FresS.
A MODEL OLD MAN.-JacOb WI
| mans, of Milton, Mahoning county, o.,
was horn in 1863. and married at 2I.
| His wife bore him seventeen children,
of whom fourteen are now living, the
| youngest having turned fifty. In Ju-
/ ly last, at the age of 80 years, he walk
/ cd a Ia To n g
tance of 81 miles, in less than six con-
secutive hours, with only one resi-, the
'mercury being at SO degrees, He has
not tasted intoxicating liquors fnI
over sixty years; never paid a dollar
for dOct0r or lawyer fees; has Vored
at every Presidential election since
the EdOption of our, cnnstitiOn. and
has served his country in two wars.
T. F. Timmnns, cattle dealer, was
robbed of s., 800, at the bridge on the
National road, three miles this side o.
| West Jefferson. The money was
drawn from the First National Bank
in this city yesterday, and Mr.. Tim
mons was riding home from Wes
Jefferson, near which place he resides
when riding through the bridge ht
was stopped by cord or carpenter.
chalk line stretched across the passage
and thrown from his horse. He wa.
then assaulted by two men one strik
ing him, and the other taking tn,
money. Mr.. Timmons is a wei
known stock buyer, and the money
was the proceeds Of recent sales. Thl
police officers IN tnis city were at ono
notified of the robbery and measure
instituted at this and other pnint
looking to- the capture of the robbers
} Columbus Journal.
Daniel Harbaugh, Sr., died at hi
residence in New Lisbon, on Thurs
day morning, the 18th of November
1858. He was born at UniOntowr
Pa, on the 2lst OF June, 1871, and Il
, ti:e time of his death he Was 81 wear
of age. The Judge was one of tn
earliest settlers of Eastern Ohio, hav
ing settled in New Lisbon in 1903 =
For several years he held the office c
County Commissioner; was a captai
of cavalry in the war 1872; represent
= ed his district in both branches of tn
State Legislature, and for sewers
years held the position of one of tn
Associate Judges OF the Court of Con
mon Pleas of this county.
On Wednesday morning Richar
Hurst, boss Cfa gang of bridge CA
: penters on the Sandy Valley Br4nc
a Road, while coming from Bayard o
Il hand car was thrown violently froI
the car and badly hurt. He was turr
! ing the crank of the Car, which caugf
? in his watch Chain, precipitating hiI
e forward on the track. The car pas
n ed over his uOdy, infiicting fatal injl
rles which may prove fatal.