The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-10-26

TRIPLETs. Monday last, Mrs. Sa-
rsh Forsythe, of Washington township,
this county, gave birth to triplets, one Of
which surviyes.-CdgTOH Free Press.
ACCIDENTAL DRATH.-Tbe GAINESVILLE
Enterprise records the death on the 7th
inst. of James Mosgrove, a section boss on
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. While
looking along the track near Barnesville,
truck containing railreadiren was push
ed toward him, and bar Of iron struck
HIM on the temple, lnhicting such an in
jury that he diedin a few hours afterward.
He had wife and several children resid-
ing at Burton's Station.
PRAIRIE FIRE IN OHIo.-The Wauseon
Republican says the people in that vici-
nifty have been working night and day to
keep in check the heavy fires which threa-
ten to sweep away farm houses, farms and
everything combustible In every direc-
ton the fires had been raging, number of
| buildings, and many rods of fence have
been burned, and nothing but unsleeping
vigilance and persistent labor have saved
much valuable property from destruction.
In the United States Court at Cleveland,
the other day, William Garrod, of Mt.
Vernon, was convicted for unlawfully
opening letter addressed to Mrs M NJ.
FGarrett. He was sentenced to a fine of
three hundred dollars, and to be impris-
oned IN the Knox county Jail for thirty
days.
Hon. q. ]. Jewett, of Zanesyille, gave
one thousand dollars for the relief of the
Chicago sufferers o-f .'OWF Iro1=.
Hon. Charles Follet, of Newark, and
John Adams, Esq, of Mt. Vernon, both
democrats, were, at the lataelection, cho-
sen Common Pleas Judges for the counties
of Licking, Knox and Delaware, compos-
ing the fr0t subdivision of the sixth judi
cial district. .,
HOTEL BuRNED.-0n the evening oi
the 1lth inst the stable of the Broadway
Hotel in Lancaster, Ohio, was fred by an
/ incendiary, and both, stable and hotel
were consumed. The villain was seer
I puttSBg the torch INTO the hay, and was
commanded bya policeman to halt, but
the order being dlsobeyed, the policeman
fred and missed, and the rascal escaped
Several suspected characters have since
been arrested on suspicion.
4 Twenty burglars have been indicted al
Springfield, and their trial will probably
commence November 9th.
The Broadway hotel in Salem is in {
state Of suspension, -.-------H~
The Recorder of Tuscarawas county
received and recorded on the 10th instant
what we presume to be the heaviest mort
gage ever executed in the county. Thi
instrument was executed for the sum O
tao millions dollars, to the Union Trus
Company of New York, by the LAX
Shore and THscaraWas Valley Railrnat
Company, upon their road leading from
point upon the O., C. & @. R. r. to poin
! upon the P. G. & st. L. R. R., in Tuscar
awas county. 1t is intended to borro1
$2,000,0 with which to construct tn
road, and two thousand bonds, calling 70
ST 900 each, will be issued, running thirt
years, bearing seven per cent. interest, an
payable IN gold.-Ne1O Philadelphia I'D
rOcGte.
On Thursday las, during that gentle
mans absence, the fine house and barn c
Thomas McCort, IN Union township Car
roll county, were burned to the GROUND
Mrs. MeCort, the children and hired gil
had Just sat down to dinner Hearing a
unusual noise outside, they went out, an
found to their dismay, the roof of thei
Il dwelling In flames. They Immediately sc
: to work removing houshold. goods, an
: succeedsd IN saving a sewing machine
some bedding wearing apparel, and mos
| OF the furniture down stairs. All u
: stairs was lost. Mr.. McCort was Jul
9 tice of the Peace and the custodian of ms
}, ny valuable documents All these wel
: saved D 3, T1- I,-.I ra
& The flames communicated from IL
] house to straw stack, and thence to I'll
Z barn. The barn contained $50 bushels
: wheat, so bushels Of corn, 80 tons of ha,
: | and a few small farm I'm plements, all
d which were consumed. It is not know
), how the fire originated, but it is suppose
. from a spark falling on the roof Lo
$ about $4,000. insured 81, 00.-Mi7er1
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