The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-03-31
GLEAN1NGs FROM EXCHANGES.

NEW LISBON IS infested by chicken
thieves foul set.
THRorators of Chardon are discuss
ing Woman suffrage in their Lyceums.
DARKE county claims 10 be the BAN
ner turnpike county in the State.
New LISBON is to have new Court
House worth $4,000.
AT the next State Fair premiums
to the amount of $4,000 will be of
fered.
! THE Fenians of Akron celebrated
ST. Patr1ck's day with the usual cere-
monies.
THE Stark county Fair for 1870 will
be held on the 9th, 2Sth, 29thand 3Oth
days of September next.
THE ofice-holders in this county are
exceeded numerically by but one
class holders. = Holmes Co.
Farmer. Jes so.
THE proprietors are flooring the
Akron skating rink for the purpose of
turning it into place of amusement
for the summer.
Mr.. EDWARD PUAIPHREs, living two
miles below Salineville, had quite a
number of sheep killed by the morn
ing mail train last Thursday. q fs34
THE nail feeders at the factory of
Brown, Bonnel s. Co., at Warren, are
out on strike against reduction of
10 per cent. of their wages.
SEVEN prisoners escaped from the
Jail in Findlay last week. 1t only
takes about five minutes to get through
the walls of that institution z
| FOURTEEN prisoners were received
on Wednesday last at the Ohio Peni-'
tentiaryfrom Hamilton county, whose
aggregate sentences amount to one
hundred years.
The residence of Rev. E. II. Ying-
ling, of Warren, was burglariously
entered on Wednesday night of last
week, and a small amount of money
stolen. q l-3 u
SENATOR LEEDS Bill, passed last
week, requires County Commissioners
to make out an annhal detailed state
ment Of their official acts to the Judge
of the Court OF Common Pleas. 1t is
now a law.
ID. N. LEOPOLD, the we'll known
butcher of South Akron killed on
Monday, twin steers that weighed
when dressed, 1,400slbs. They were
only two years old and were raised
by Joel Rhodes of Manchester.
A LITTLE daughtero of Jacob Miller
near Monnt Vernon, was sent last
Saturday to the house of a, neighbor,
and upon arriving she was seized by a
couple of ferocious dogs, and literally
torn to pieces before assistance could
arrive. She died almost instantly.
A FEW days ago the boiler burst in
the steam mill of Mr.. James Peoples,
in Columbiana. Mr.. Peoples had Just
moment before the explosion leftthe
engine room, and but for this fortu-,
nate circumstance, he would undoubt-
edly have been seriously, if not fatally
injured.
The house of Hugh Love, ESQ.,, near
Warren, was entered by burglars on
last Sunday evening. Mr.. Loves
pantaloons were taken from the room
in which he was sleeping, to the outer
porch where they wererobbed of their
contents, being about $3.50. A pair
OF socks hanging on a line on the I
porch were also taken. The robbery
was committed so noiselessly that
none of the family were awakened.
CARELEssNEss.-On Sunday morn
ing some careless individual fired off
a pistol near the house occupied by
Mr.. La Croix, near the South East
gate of Rural Cemetary. The ball
passed through the win dow and lodg-I
ed III pillow on bed, upon which
Mr. L. was lying, he having for some
time been quite sick. It came within
a few inches of his head. This is
downright carelessness to call it by no
other name, and the miscreant, should :
he be discovered, should be made to
suffer for it.-4kron Times.
AND STILL ANoTHER.-On Sunday
afternoon some careless person fred Il
Off pistol on the canal near Lock 9
the ball passed through window in
the house of Jasper Vial, on Main
street near the pottery. 1t passed
through the sitting room, and within
1 few inches ofthe head of daughter
IF Mr.. Vial into the hall, where it
odged. There is an ordinance pro-
1ibiting firing pistols or guns within
he city limits, and it should be en-
Times.