The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1869-10-13

n SnOe ana Boot store OIL
Messrs. Twitchen 81 Reeder opened
their tills. and failed to get over $1,000
of money, all told This amount will
hardly compensate the precious rascals
for their pains and risks. 1T is strange
that our merchants do not provide bet
ter against these midnight marauders.
Fore'caTned, forearmed--F0rum.
The Hamilton True Telegraph says :
Miss Maggie Ca-eman, formerly of
Kingston, Ross county, Ohio, having
some time ago, removed to Saline Il
ty, Missouri, there married a young
nan named w S. Stanley, who was
in poor circumstances. About three
weeks ago young Stanley received no.
tice from England that his fathers
brother, lately deceased, had left him
by will, property to the amount OF
from ten to fifteen millions.
On Wednesday of last week Mrs.
Rachel Goochland, an old lady of sew
enty years of age, residing in Fitch
vile Township, Huron County, Ohio,
fell to the floor suddenly, apparently
lifeless. A physician was called, who
thinks he felt, several hours after, the
action of her pulse; time passed, and
he pronounced life extinct. Prepare
tions were made for the funeral, End
the ceremony was set for Friday last.
On that day no new development had
taken place, and, though the weather
was extremely warm, decomposition
bad not set in, and the body still re-
tanned its natural apprenticeship
funeral had not taken place q losS9-
counts. : Exchange. t'
The Shield C. Banner says:-.The
Pioneers of Richland County, will re-
port at the Court House i'll the fore
noon of Friday, Oct. 10th, 1869, to
procure FREE tickets of admission t.
the Fair and dinner. p
From the Court House the Pioneers
will proceed in q body to the Fair
Ground. For the inirm, c~onveyan-
ces will be in attendance.
The same paper also says Mr..
James Mowry c Belleville, who
drove a team for the purpose of get
ting produce of the farmers, stopped
ut the residence of Mr.. G.. Morce on
Saturday afternoon, and while stand
ING IN us wagon engaged in weighing
some butter, his team "a peculiarly Vi
c.ous one, )ran instantly away and Mr..
Mowry was thrown from his wagon
and sustained injuries which caused
his death the same night A daughter
of Mr.. Mowry was with him on the
wagon ut the time. but happily escap
ell with slight injury. Mr.. Mowry
was n good citizen, and leaves a wife
md seven children to mourn his II
r~eparablc loss.
The Wadsworth, Medina county
Enterprise says Last Sunday night
William Stewart Il wealthy farmer oil
Medina County, who lives by himScll
returned to his hou,c about nine o.
cl3ck, after & brief absence, and while
striking = light was seized by two
ruAininS, orc Of whom thrust Il pi$to.
Il Lis face and demanded his money.
when twen'y five hundred dollars il
re nlacks we1e promptly handed
wei to the robbers.
Anexchange says:-At the Gosh
IN Salt Works, in Tuscarawas county.
last Thursday week, 4 little boy nam
ed Thomas Buck attempted to wall
across the granting pan on q hoard.
which, suddenly tipping up, threw
him head foremost in scalding sal
water. He died of the scald in q few
hours after being taken out
The GAINESVILLE Signal says john
Goodwin, of GAINESVILLE, Ohio, was
Weakened Il few nights ago by a burg
lar, who upon his discovery struck
Enim and ian out into the garden.
| where he was followed and attacked
by Goodwin 81 violently with q hoe
that in order to escape he raj back
into the house and jumped out of 6
back window, earring sash glass and
Ill with him.
At Marysvil!e, Ohio, last week.
Mrs Jagers, engaged at her work il
another part of the house, heard hcl
child scream suddenly, and Mastering
10 the room where she left it, she saw
4 large black snake, with head cree
and menacing attitude, making its
way into the room. It was but Z
little distance from her child. ant
evidently meant to attack, but was It
self attacked and killed. -Ecchanqe.
At Crestliue, Ohio, last Frida,
hight, Mrs. Cazsell was alone at home
with her two children, The elder D
whom was asleep in an adjoining
room, when her baby upset q coal oil
lamp near them on the table, and il
the mothers anxiety to get the burn
ing oil away from her child it wa.
scattered over her, her clothing to9i
fire, and neighbors attracted by tht
III tzing light found her on the foo
wrapped in flames, and SO severed,
burnt that she died in two hours
She had thrown Ter baby so far ava,
from her that it escaped unframed
Forum
The Ohio Patriot of New Lisbel
says On last Friday night a hoIs'
was stolen from Mr.. Jesse Nichols, o
Fairfield township, and and anothe
from one of his neighbors. On Thurs
day night an attempt was made t
steal one from John Lodge, but tn
thief was discovered before accom-
plishing his design: Two bride
were stolen from the stable of Chris
TOPPER Lodge or the same night.
The Wooster Democrat says:-Th'
horses attached to the Ashland Hack
took fright last Friday, while the dri
yer was in the Washington House
One of the horses was blind, the.
made m ugly run of It. They rul
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