The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-08-10
sTATE AND NEIaHRoRHoop

STATE AND NEIsHBORHOOD
The Hinkly robbers are on trial at
Medina for the robbery of Mr.. Gay.
A negro was arrested near Minerva, last
Thursday, for attempted rape on a white
woman the day before.
The Youngstown Water Works Com
m%issioners have concluded to adopt the
Holly system.
The Summit County Fair will be held
on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, October Sd, 4th, 5th & 9th.
A. D. Clifford, a miller in Ashtabula
county, driving home on the 9TH, was
struck by lightning and instantly killed.
The Union School building at Wooster
cost one hundred and twenty thousand
dollars, and that at BueYrus over two
hundred thousand dollars.
The milk sickness is prevailing in Au-
glaize county. 1t is supposed to be COM
municated through butter and meat, from
cattle diseased by eating poisonous weeds.
h. G. Bailey, one of the fruit kings of
Ross county, has twenty-six acres in
plumbs, containing $500 trees. He ex-
poets a fair crop from the bearing trees
this year.
The Fall Races on the Alliance Driving
Park course commence September 9th
entries to the evening of the 4tE. The
premium list is to be the largest yet Of
fered.
Charley, a son of w. G. Foster, of the
Wellsville Union, was severely injured
lately by being horned under the chin and
tossed several feet into the air, while at
tempting to drive a COW from the pasture
field.
The twenty-second Annual Fair of the
Columbiana County Agricultural Society,
will be held at the grounds of the Society,
near New Lisbon, on Wednesday, Thurs
day and Fridays September 20, q and %,
1871.
We learn from the Wellsville Union,
that a nan named Downer was run over
and his head cut off, by the noon freight
train, on Tuesday of last week. When
| found he had a bottle of whisky IN one
pocket and a handybilly in the other.
The shutters on a back window in VIM.
Vests grocery, Salem, were pried off on
the night of the 26thu lt., the room entered
by burglars, safe blown open and some
four hundred and fifty dollars, together
with a watch taken therefrom.
A singular accident occurred to Richard
Richards, an employee at the Enterprise
Rolling Mill, in Youngstown, a few days
since. He was drawing a bar of heated
iron through the rolls, when the tongs
slipped off and struck him in the aye, en-
tirely destroying its sight.
The buildings of Mr.. o. Chapman al
burned Sunday evening. He had gone IN
the store room with an oil lamp which
exploded and soon set fire to a barrel o.
oil which also exploded. Nj. Cs. cloth
ing took fire but he escaped.
About April 18th, II, Mrs. DAME
Gordon, of Toledo, eloped with another
man, taking her three children. Mr. Cor.
don found his two little girls, aged iv,
and seven years, in Woodland Avenue
Asylum at Cleveland the other day. HI
is after the baby, a boy and about two
years old.
STABBING AFFRAY.-On last Thursday
evening two men by the name of JOIN
Smith and Benz. Woods, n in the employ
of the R. R. and the other of the Rolling
Mill Co., got into a drunken quarrel, IL
which Woods was stabbed by Smith IL
the abdomen, until the iptestinas protrud-
ed. 1t is feared the wound will prove
fatal. Cause of the ARRAY, Drunkenness
Alliance Local. .
LARGE CoRNFIELD.-One day last weel
we visited the upper farm of Isaac W
Stage, now under the superintenGency o
Col. NJ. Y. B, Lindsey. Upon this farm
there are 240 acres of corn, extending from
the Canal to the River, one field alone
containing 80 acres, all in fine growing
condition, Of good color, clean and wei
titled. The yield is estimated at from
$4,000 to is, 1000 bushels GrcleUiHe Dem
Ocrdt and WatchnaaTa.
SAD ACCIDENT AND DEATH.-On Fri
day last, Mrs. Strobel, wife of Henry Stro
bel, with two of her grandchildren, started
in a conveyance from her house in Law
renee township togo to her sons in Zoar
On her way the horse baked and fel
down an embankment some fifteen feet
dragging Mrs. s. and the vehicle along, thu
children having jumped out. The horsi
was instantly KILLED, and Mrs. S.. so badly
injured that she died on Sunday evening
Ohio Democrat.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT LEEToNIA.-OI
last Monday as workmen were endeavor
ing to raise a smoke pipe for an engine a
one of the coal banks, some machinery
gave way and the pipe fell upon the heaC
Of Mr.. James MoElyaiH, Killing him in
stantly. He was q married man, abou.
ffty-six years of age, and leaves a wit,
and eight children. His funeral tool
place on Wednesday and was very largely
attended. Mr.. NJ, was a consistent an(
worthy member ofthe Presbyterian churcl
and was much esteemed by all who knew
him.-Ohio Patriot.
BURGLARs.-On the Saturday of tn,
show a gang of thieves spread themselves
through the country. We have heard o
their operations on the Hartford road a
the Musaalonge. 4 man went to tn,
house of Henry Gilbert, all of the family
Of whom were away with the exception o
one girl, and e~ndeavored to crawl into tn,
window. He was detected and upon be
ing Intercepted said that he wanted Il
get a drink of water. Finding that h,
was too closely watched ct this place h,
went to another house and succeeded il
stealing a small sum of money.-MeSSen
ger, Fremont.
RoBBERY.-On Saturday evening last
the residence of Thomas G.. Sisk, of Wayne
township, was entered during the absenc,
of Mr.. Sisk and family and robbed of wear,
ing apparel, DO, to the AMOUNT Oh $40
The perpetrator is supposed to be a negro
named ohas. Smith, described as being {
feet, 10 or II inches high; broad shoulder
ed; ysllowish color, small chin whiskers
worsa stesl-mixed coat, light hat anC
slippers, and had a carpet sack filled with
clothing. Sheriff Hall aud Marshal Wolf
ley started in pursuit of Smith. on Sun.
day, and traced him through Darbyville
Five Points, Mt. Sterling. and to within
three miles of London, where all trace wa:
lost.-CrcLeriWe Democrat C Wdtchman
ACcIDENr.-On Tuesday last a little
son of Mr.. John Christy, of Wheeling
township, was in the meadow where 4
moving machine was at work. As tht
machine was being stopped for dinner, the
boy ran in front OF the cutter-bar to assist
in detaehing the horses. The knives con
tinued to play, and the bar moving for
ward, the boys feet were caught in the
knives. The right foot was half severed
the bone being cut entirely through, along
with the tendons. The left was consider