The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1870-03-16
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.

Soloman Hoover, Esq, fell dead IN his
Office, at New Philadelphia, Ohio, on the
9th inst. He was troubled with heart
disease. His age was 65 years. He had
served as Justice of the Peace for some
years.
Ike Peasants, colored, many years ago
a New Lisbon barber, Is the Republican
candidate for constable in Mansfield, Ohio.
The Leetonia Bank opened its doors Tor
business on the 1st inst, with Richard
Pow, of Salem, as cashier,
Our cotemporaries are filed with stories
of monster hogs. but we have one IN New
Lisbon that for his heft can surpass them
all. He walks erect, has all the accidents
of humanity, weighs something less than
two hundred pounds, and with single
blow of his fore paw can blacken his wife's
two eyes, and scare his baby into convul-
sicns.-Buckeye State.
Judge Firestone issued an order to Jo-
seph Bruff, of Damascus, to take Caleb
Hathaway, of that vicinity, who was in
sane on religion, to the Northern Asylum
at Newburg. Mr.. Bruff designed taking
him up on last Thursday, but Mr.. Hatha-
way, during the night before, took his
horse, saddle and bride, together with
satchel of clothes, and left for parts up-
known. He is about five feet five or SIX
inches high, light complexion, hair and
beard nearly black, full beard except on
the upper lip, beard quite thin, aged thlr-
ty seven years. His horse was a light
colored mule" nose, six years old, shod
before-right shoe new without toes-the
left toed and old. He was about fif-
teen hands high and rather light build.
Any information relative to him will be
gladly received by his wife, Sarah D.
Hathaway, or Joseph Bruff, Damascoville,
Columbiana county, Ohio.-Batckeye State.
A deaf man walking on the track near
Ravenna, one day last week, was run into
by a hand car and badly injured. His
head came in contact with the crank and
broke his skull. Hopes are entertained
Of his recovery.
RE-ARREsTED.-At the last term of the
Summit County Court of Common Pleas, q
man named Benjamin Smith, residing in
Springfield, was convicted of keeping a
room for the sale of intoxicating liquors,
but before he could be sentenced, left the
court room. On Tuesday Sheriff Curtiss
re-arrested him and he was confined IN Jail.
Being brought before Probate Judge U. L.
Marvin on a writ of habeas corpus, he was
remanded to Jail where he remained over
night Yesterday he gave bail in the sum
of 5000 for appearance before the next
Court of Common Pleas and was released
-Akro71 Beacon.
RoBBED.-On Tuesday last an old man
named Daniel Hoffman arrived in town,
walked He was kindly cared for by
Marshall Burlison, to whom he related the
following story: He said that he had
been West to visit his daughter, and that
on returning he missed train at Chicago,
and had remained over night at hotel
called the Chicago House. While there,
he was robbed of $50 and a watch. He
could not obtain redress, and sold his
clothes and a revolver, for money enough
to pay his fare to Mansfield, from which
place he walked here He was cared for,
and ticket to Cleveland procured for
him.-AkTo1l Times.
SHor.-A young man by the name of
Moses Topper, was accidentally shot by
John Newman, in Mohecan township on
the evening of the third of March. These
young men had passed the day together at
a sale in the neighborhood, and on return
ing home in the evening procured gun
LOT Ine purpose OF going 10 Ine NllldSo Vi
Tylertown. While young Newman was
handling the gun it went off, and the ball
struck young Topper Just above the left
ear and passed through his head and out
above the right ear. Topper survived in
an unconscious condition about seven hours.
Topper was about twenty-five years ofage.
Union.
WHAT SHALL BE DoNE.-As the re-
spectacle portion of our colored citizens
seeing through the political designs of a
few radicals who have attempted to harass
DR.. Peterson by urging colored people to
force themselves upon the Rink, have
dropped the acquaintance of these hot
heads, the question arises what shall be
done with the extra number of tickets
these enthusiasts have purchased-surely
they won't visit the Rink unless "niggers"
AS they term them-can go. and as the
niger won't go, what Yill our Radicals
do?
1'Oh for forty pArson power
To sing thy praise hypocrisy"
-TAkron Times