The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1869-02-10
N~eighborhood News.

- FN0WSs
a WELL KNOWN CITIZEN GoNE-
We are panied to announce the de
cease of a well known citizen of Ak
rosk christopher Oberheltz; who dice
at hisresidence in this vicinity on Sun
day, JANUARY 3lst, after a brief bu
painful Illness. Mr.. Oberheltz wa
born in Germany, August %, 1922
and eame,Afo this country in July
ls42- and took up his residence in
Akron, where he has since resided.
He has been engaged in active bust.
ness life and had succeeded in amass,
ing a competency. He leaves a wife
and ten eeildren to mourn his sudden
demise. His disease was congestion
of the langs and typhoid fever. Up
to the very last he retained his con-
sciodsness, and fully arranged his
business affairs. His funeral, which
wasIlargely attended, took place on
Tuesday, the I'd 1t was attended by
thez members of the Odd Fellows
Lodge, of which he was an honored
member, and hy the Akron Lieder-
ColCl. ore tNtCo.
SERIOUS ACcIDENr.-Mrs. Mar
garet Murry,' q an aged lady residing
near Bigelow Chapel, north east Of
this place, met with quite. a serious
accident last Saturday. She was car
rying a spinning wheel up stairs, and
had nearly reached the top, when she
fell backwards, ~dislocating her Shout
der, and inficting a wound on her
head and bruises on other portions of
her body. She is in o fair way of re-
covery. One of her grandchildren
was Immediately behind her, nearly
at the top of the stairs, when the ac-
cident occurred, but was not injured
in the f~all.-Enterprise.
SUIcIDE.--On Thursday evening
last, John Wolf, who resided near
Lockwood's Corners in this county,
committed suicide by drowning him
self in the reservoir of the canal near
that place. For some time past Mr..
Wolf has not lived happily with his
family, and has. on frequent occasions,
symptoms Of insanity. On
Thursday morning, noon, and at tea,
he offered family prayers, after which
he left the house. His sons followed
him, but losing sight of. him traced
him to the reservoir, where he was
discovered dead in the water. His
body. was recovered and on Sunday
was buried.-Akron Times.
Coal OIL ExpLos1oN.-Mrs. Wet
eel, wife of Conrad Wetzel, who re-
sides near the County Infrmary, was
badly injured last week, by the ex-
Of a coal oil lamp, 1t appears
she showed the lamp rapidly along
1 table, which brought the liquid in
contact with the flame, and
The result was of course an explosion.
Mrs. Netzel's dress caught fire, and
asEsituation fnrs-IaeHaent-~as-very
oeriIous, but her husband dashed a
of water upon her, which put
put the flames. Her arms, however,
we're badly burned.-Banner.
SHOT HIMsELF.-A stranger COM
ng north on the accommodation train
IN the D. & NJ. r. R., on Saturday
evening last, when between Pi9ua and
deliberately drew a revolver
rom his pocket and shot himself
Trough the head. He was takenI
the train at Sidney, where he
lied the next morning at seven
We learn that it has been ascertain
d hat the deceased name was Hen
erson-that he had been a clerk in q
ueensware establishment of Cincin-
att, and was a brother to Mr.. Her
erson, of the Cincinnati Gazette of
ce. No cause is known for rash act,
i've that he had been afflicted with
cor health: His remains have been
.kcn to Cincinnati for interment.-Ei
Democrat. /
ATTEMPTED SuIcEDE.-A young
ian named August Eastman, living :,
n the West Side, attempted to com
lit suicide on Thursday evening by
yallowing an ounce of laudanum.
lie took the dose just after supper |
Id retired to his room. The servant .
rt in the house had occasion to goIf
to his room soon after and found
IN vomiting badly. She noticed an
nusual and wild look about him, and
airing that something was wrong,,
Immediately informed Mr.. Girls Kauf:t
an, proprietor OF the boarding house
here young Eastman s. He call
a physician, who soon learned the
ue state OF the case, and administer
the proper antidotes, and at g.
clock the would-be-suicide was pro-
'unced cut of danger. The dose hef
ok was to great to accomplish thes
tended object, and the vomiting was
e consequence. 1t Is stated that the
use for the rash attempt was a quar-5
that day with his a~fianced.-e