The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1869-08-18
OHIO NEWS.

The wife of Frederick Bailey,
residing at the west end of Logan, in
Furnace Town, astonished that neigh
borhood on Saturday night last by
giving birth to three well developed
children, of the male gender! the larg-
est weighing 6, the next 5, and the
third Al pounds? The mother and
babes, we are pleased to state, are do
ing very well, and bid fair to survive
Mrs. Bailey gave birth to twins on two
other occasions. Her husband is an
honest Blacksmith, of the Democratic
persuasion, and has fully demonstrate
ed that "some things can be done as
well as others" The neighbors, we
learn, raised a collection for the moth
er and children on Sunday morning,
which in amount was very creditable.
Hooking Sentinel.
CONFIDENCE GAME.-We learn
that an old gentleman, hailing from
Baltimore, Md, was victimized out of
$3.50, on Thursday night last, at
Crestline, in the. old fashioned way, by
a confidence man. The old gentle
man was ON his way to Cincinnati
from Pittsburg, and fell in with the
light-fngered scoundrel at Crestline,
who introduced himself as a Cincin-
natl merchant, and was anx ious to
borrow 5000 to get goods out
of the express office. OF course the
old gentleman, like hundreds before
him, would lend him the money, and
take a bogus one thousand dollar bond,
as security Wyandot Union.
The Shield & Banner says: On
Monday afternoon two brothers,in-law,
named Dewalt and Bowen, living about
two miles west of Loudonville, be-
tween whose families there has been
quarreling and hard feelings existing
for some time, met near ewalts house,
when Bowen attacked Dewalt with a
heavy club, ~inflicting severe if not ia
| tai, injuries. He then struck Mrs.
Dewalt, and cut her head in a shock
ing manner, but the surgeon thinks the
wounds will not prove fatal. This
morning Dewalt is not able to be NOV
ed. Bowen has not yet been arrested.
-CLEyELAND, Ohio, August o.
| At half-past twelve o'clock this morn
ing, Philip Gilmartin, proprietor of
| the Lake View House, at the corner
of Seneca and Summit streets, shot
and instantly killed his son Thomas
Gilmartin, while the latter was at
| tempting to enter the house. The
| father mistook his son for n burglar
| Mr.. Gilmartin was arrested and shield
to await an investigation of the mat
ter.-Leader.
"A sad case of poisoning occurred
last week in that part of Youngstown
known as Eagleville. John White
and his wife, their children IA little
| girl four or five years of age) and his
mother, were all poisoned by eating
what they supposed to be mushrooms,
but which proved to be "tead Stools"
a rank poison. The cid lady soon re-
covered, but not 90 with the others.
The little girl died in a few hours, and
her father followed her on Sunday
Mrs. White was living when we last
heard from her, but was pronounced
beyond recovery by the attending ply
stefan. Mr.. White was a man Of about
26 years of age, and latterly an en-
ployee at the rolling mill of Shedd
Cartwright Co.-VindicatOr.
The Toledo Commercial says that
the preparation for the State Fair,
when complete, will be all that could
be desired. The Executive Commit
tee have resolved to afford greater &c
commodations for exhibitors than at
any previous Fair while the arrange
ments for the comfort of visitors are
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