The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-08-31
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! STATE AND NEiGHBORHOOD
/ During the storm on Tuesday night tn,
barn of Simon Summers, one mile west o
Salem, was struck by lightning and took
FIRE, and was destroyed with its contents
Insured. .... e.. ...-r -..
! The dry goods store of D. J. McCala
Salem, was entered by burglars Monday
night, and dry goods to the value of fifteer
hundred dollars removed. The goods were
taken away in wagon provided for the
purpose. No arrests made.
Thomas Jones, workman in the rolling
mill at Warren, o., fell out of his bedroom
| window Saturday night, falling about
| twenty feet and fracturing his skull. He
died at eight o'clock next morning. 1t is
supposed he was intoxicated.
CREsrL1NE.-O the oath heavy storm
| of wind and rain visited Crestline, trees
and houses were blown down, and the en-
| CINE house of the Cincinnati and Indiana
polls Railway was completely wrecked.
| No lives were lost.
A little son OF Mr.. Leonard, aged FIVE
years, near Greenville, in company with
several playmates in attempting to run a
cutting-b box, his right hand was caught by
the sharp knives, breaking and cutting
every finger in two different places, dis
abling him for e.-GreeglriHe Democrat
On Wednesday of last week as Mr. Love.
residing near East Fairfield, was hauling
load OF peaches to market, his horses be-
came frightened and started to run off.
Mr. Love was thrown out of the wagon,
one or two of the wheels passing over his
body, iniuring him quite severely.-Ne10
Lisbon Journal
The case of James NJ. Ryland, who was
arrested two or three weeks since for steal
ing about forty dollars worth of gooos
from a Baltimore and Ohio freight car at
Mansfield Station, came up for hearing
Tuesday before the Court of Common Pleas.
The prisoner plead guilty, and was sem
fenced to one year in the penitentiary.
His partner in the theft, James Carnahan,
is still at large, although officers are on his
track a.,
ASHLAND, O.-At Ashland fatal affray
occurred on the 25th in which one James
Briggs was almost instantly killed. Isaac
Jones, his murderer, and Briggs have had
an old grudge between them for some time,
and this evening Briggs followed Jones
around and picked q quarrel with him,
when Jones, in self-defense, shot him.
Briggs was intoxicated. Jones gave him.
self fup 1t is believed he will be aquitted
on the above plea,
SUDDEN DEATH last Sabbath af-
ternoon, Nina, wife of Mr.. George Will,
living on Franklin Avenue fell dead in
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persons present at the time were her two
small chfldren-her husband having step
ped out few minutes before, leaving her
in usual good health. Her death is
terrible calamity to the family, and indeed
to the neighborhood in which she resided.
-Salem Journal.
On last Friday night the postofice and
railroad station, which is in one part of the
establishment of w. H. Wallace & Sons,
Hammondsville, was broken into. The
safe was blown open, and gold watch
aud about thirty dollars in scrip taken.
The papers were set on fire and but for the
prompt arrival of William Edmistor, who
Sleeps in another part OF the building,
alone saved the entire establishment from
being consumed No clue to the burglars.
C6h,9hbid1ld Register
THE Fosters sRE-ARREsTED.-On Tues
day Of last week, Guy and Chas. Foster
were re arrested on an affidavit made by
Riley Streeter charging them with COM
mittlng the Gay robbery The affidavit
was made before Esquire Garrett, of Brun
swick, before whom the accused were
brought on Tuesday evening by constables
from Brunswick. They were kept in Gus
tody at that place till Wednesday morn
ing, when they were arraigned, and gave
bail in the sum of $4,000 for their appear
ance before the same justice for examina
ton on Monday 9th inst.-MedInG Ga
zeze
KILLED BY THE CARs.-On Thursday
night an unknown man was run over and
killed by train on the A & G. w. r. R.,
near the freight depot at Leavittsburg.
The deceased was found lying on the track,
by switch tender several hours after the
accident had happened, as the body was
cold and stiff when discovered An in
quest was held on Friday. by Mayor Daw-
son acting as Coroner Warren Con.
Mr.. Jacob Riser, of Columbus Grove,
o., was instantly killed at that place, on
the 20, by being crushed to death between
the cars. 1t appears that two height cars
were standing upon the side-track, for the |
purpose of being loaded Mr. r. attempt
ed to pass through the opening between
the cars, and while doing so locomotive
ran on the side track for the purpose of
out some cars, and in doing so, |
one of the cars was struck and the two |
coming together, caught Mr.. R. between |
the bumpers and crushed him to death |
He was prominent business |
nan Of that place.-LiRad Democrat.
A BEauEsr-$l, ,Ooo.-Miss Elizabeth
Y. Stedman, of Marietta, o., recently de-
ceased, in her last ''Will and Testament"
eft among her bequests, 81 ,000to B1chtel |
College, now being founded in Akron, o. |
This bequest is for scholarship. Miss |
Stedmah was native OF Belpre, o., but |
1as been good friend IN the Universalist |
element of the United Unitarian and |
Universalist Society,"" in Marietta for |
some years Although she died at the |
early age of 80 years, she strongly I'M |
pressed her gentle and forcible character |
On her acquantances. She was one Of the |
best of good women, and was dearly loved |
and tenderly nursed through her last sick
ness by her sister, Mrs. Cater, and other |
friends. and her remains were inferred at |
Belpre where her departed kindred have |
been buried. We were with her often |
during her illness, were witness to her
last will, saw her die and followed her re-
mains to the grave Her life was beautl- |
ful. her faith clear, her death resigned and |
her memory is blessed.-Star IN The Vest |