The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1869-12-01
.aa,,joHlo NEWS.

Springfield, Ohio, has been, Of late
terribly. infested. with burglars, They
took Cree Murray's pants from under
his head and captured $40 without
awakening him, o,-f RI T..
Van Vert had two elopements last
week one of the fellows leaving,a: wife
and four children. . .- = 90
DRowNED.-A fine young lad Of IS
years, Charles West, came to an .un7
timely, sudden death by drowning in
the west creek dam, on Monday after:
uoon. While skating.a the. ice gave
way and let him in. The. boys and
! young men skating around ehdeayer;
ed to rescue him, but failed, and! II
was. BALI ap hour before the .boays Mas
RECOVERED, when life, was extinct. The
body was finally recovered by Mr..
Danghady, who did not know of the
| accident till some time latter young
West had sunk for-the last time A
little presence of mind and prompt
action on the part of bystahders' are
very impartant on such occasions. :.
ARRESTED, CONVICTED AND ELoR-
ED.-On last Thursday a young man
by. the name of Hunt, was arrested
by officer Kelly on the Affidavit. of a
Miss Stevic, charging said Hunt with
fthe srfme of bastardy, and arraigned
before justice Grail ; after hearing the
preliminary examination, tbs Justice
required him to enter into a .recognl
zance in the sum of S401, for his ap-
- 80 4Aa ,,avf torn, nF rOIrFf of
Common Pleas. 81 2
AT the request of the prisoner the
officer accompanied him in order that
he might procure the necessary bail,
while standing in front-of Gondart's
saloon, the prisoner stepped INTO the
saloon, the officer followed shortly az.
ter, only to find the young gentleman
had lit{out,, having made his exit by
the way of the back door.-Shiea.'
+. HORRIBLE DkarH.L0n Monday
morning last, near Milledgeyille, in
this County, Miss Isabelle Thaeheray,
aged about 10 years, was burned to
death. The family. left her in bed
while they went'to breakfast, and af-
ter breakfast returning to- the sitting
room, fonnd her sittingpin the fire.
place dead, with all her clothes. burn
ed off her body and flesh roasting
FShe had heen ~suhiectf,to fits; and is
supposed to have fa!l!en. into the fire
in n of them.-O Ohio Register. >s
~ . S=9~=. - : So {
/ The delay in getting up the front
wall of the third story Of Caryer's
new bloek,-left thss2hig4I rear wall
fully exposed TO the furious south
wind that prevailed the. latter part OF
Tuesday night, and atajeW minutes
pastahxsorcloek MednesdaY morning
the eptfre wall -of. that. story. was.
thlown out, the decsnding.-qnass Of
brick and stone falling directly up
on the 20 by 80 story and a half
frame office of the Weary, Snyder &
Wilcox Manufacturing Company, AMI
the lumber-shed adjoining, completely
demolishing structures, together, with
all of the furniture of the office ex-
cepting the. safe The Waterman,
William cambridge, hadb but just lett
the Office to; start up the :planing mill
fires, when the crash came-a narrow
/ escape Truly. Luz odluASc " NuI.
Carver will not be mueI, if any. less
than. s1919, and the loss of the w, S.
& w. Co., will. probably. reach the
same figuresEAkron Beacon.
lIq HEAVY BuRGIXRr OF SnKs.-The
community was startled yesterday by
the announeemenutha the large dry
goods house Off ilchristp Gray d Cos
on South High street, 7,adjoiEing the
Mel House; had been entered:By bur.
glars and robbed of a large amount CT
Silks and satfns, The BURGLARS first
entered the: area on the south side Of
building, awhepe. obser-
walton on the street they ~proceeded'
! to bore out the east shutter of one of
tthe basement windows. This per-
mitted aecess to the window .fasten-
tings, which were removed and. an an
trance was accomplished. A door at
the foot of the stairway leading. to
the main store room vas next forced,
and the seoundreis Sscended and made