The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1870-01-05
State and NeishbOrhoOd,
county has "a doctors.

The strong minded women of Akron
have formed a Sorosis.
The Salineville Manufacturing COMPANY |
with a capital or $4,000, was incorporat. |
ed last Wednesday.
AT Canal Dover, ON Tuesday of last |
week as the body of Mr. Carmedia was be-
ing carried on bier to the cemetery for
lnterment, and Just as the procession en-
tered the enclosure, one of the arms of the |
old rotten bier gave way, and the coffin
with its contents was precipitated to the
ground. The lid was broken off and the
corpse, wrapped in its shroud and cap.
rolled out upon the muddy ground. Amid
the shrieks Of the mourners and awe of
the whole procession, the body was gath
cred UP, replaced IN the coffin and hastily
deposited IN its last resting place.
On Christmas there was a shooting
match in Jackson township at which a
large number of persons were in attend
ance. A shot fired by John johnson hit
a tree and the ball glancing off passed
through both thighs of Andrew Marvis,
producing serious but not fatal flesh
wounds. Another gentleman narrowly
escaped being hit by the came bullet
NJ Vernon Banner.
Rumor says the elopement of Minerva
girl was prevented one night week before
last by the premature discovery of the
hiding place of the young lady's ward
robe.
At late meeting of the Board of
Trustees of Alliance College, DR. Charles
Kay, of Alliance, was unanimously cleo
ted to fill vacancy in the board
The Democracy of Wayne county are
to celebrate the Sth of January by a festi-
val, and have good time generally.
a well known citizen of Ravenna, Mr..
John Harmon, former newspaper pub
| Usher IN Portage county, celebrated his
eightieth birthday at the residence of his
son-in-law, Mr.. +. F. King, a few days
since. The Democrat says the occasion
| was one of considerable historic interest,
and great satisfaction to all present.
The winter meeting of the Ohio Bee
| Keepers Association will be held, by the
adjournment from the Toledo meeting, at
the City Hotel in Cleveland, on the 18th
day of January. 1870. An invitation Is
extended to all persons in Ohio and other
States who feel interested in bee culture
to attend and take part in this meeting
Prot. ]. P. Kirkland, of Cleveland, i
President of the Association, and J. T
Merriman, Of Burton, is Vice President
The Mt. Vernon Banner says: sW,
are glad to announce to our people tina
the Cleveland, Mt Vernon, and Delewar
road Is transferred to the new company, o
which Judge Hurd Is the President Th
actual possession was given on the first Q
this month. There are sixty-five miles Q
. / oil m r,-Ia 81
cars, ETC., in actual daily use. The roal
is doing fair business, but when the Goa
mines Of Holmes, ETC., are fully develope,
it will do much better business. AS
coal road, when finished. it is destined t
be Of great value"
A daring and successful burglary wa
, perpetrated on the night of the 9th, a
: Mt. Blanchard, seven miles northwest {
: Forest, Ohio. The dry goods store of
: S. Henderson q Co, was entered by burg
Z lars through a window, and the safe brok
: en- open and four thousand, nine hundre
! and seventy dollars in money abstractec
! and the store set on fire and burned to tn
: ground, consuming a stock of dry good:
e &c, and estimated at from thirty to fort
8 thousand dollars. Insured for ten thou
$ sand dollars. The fire communicated t
= 1
: was also consumed but most of the cor
# tents were saved. Their loss on gooc
a will reach two thousand dollars, the hous
Y being the property of Messrs. Henderso
: & Co. There is no clue to the burgla,
Q yet.
u FATAL LAccIDENT.-Monday evening
IS about 5 o'clock, as the express train WI
&c nearing Leetonia station, coming west,
u struck a man walking on the track, killiI
1t him instantly. The train was stoppe
a and the man picked up and taken to lie
l. tonia, but was not identified. He W
o then brought to Salem, and an inque
3, was about being held, when the son of Il
IS killed man arrived. The body proved
u be that of Samuess Royer, farmer ivir
l. about two and half miles east of Leett
MIA; he was aged between sixty-fve al
IS seventy years. When first discovered, !
: was walking on the track toward the con
+ ing train. He seemed to pay no attel
= ton to the repeated whistles of the eng
II neer, and before the train could be stoppe
I he was knocked hfeless by the co,
d, catcher.