The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-11-23

VAEwERT Last Monday morning Jas.
Davis. boy 10 years of age. brought to
this city buck which he had shot and
killed, near Convoy, which when dressed
for shipping. weighed 2l5 pounds. This
buck had a pair of antlers, with eight
prongs on each antler It was sold to
Joseph Shilling, Esq, to be shipped to
friend in Sandusky City ty-7Imes, 18Th.
Ed Thompson, we'll known and pop
ular horseman, of Chillicothe, died on
drate of chloral. He had been drinking
heavily for some days, and was taking
chloral to quiet his nerves. 1t was thought
he took an overdose during the night.
The Catholic church was burned last
week at Berwick in Seneca county. It
was done by robbers.
Five prisoners are sent to the peniten-
tlary from this county the present term of
court. The first, who goes for three wears,
Is the thief who stole the Bonnefield horse
near Gratiot. The next two are Coleman
and Carter who plundered certain houses
IN Jersey township, whilst the families
were away at church Their sentence is
one year each The fourth is one of the
two professional thieves from the eastern
cities, who broke into the house of Rev
VIM. Bower, in this city, in September
last He gets off with twesyears in the
State prison. The FIFTH prisoner is Conk-
lin, who broke into Bragg's grocery IN
Granville. He gets one year in the peRi.
tentlary. Shaw, his young confederate, i,
properly sent to the Reform farm. al
these fellows get what they ought to hav,
expected, and what they certainly deserve
1t always causes US special satisfaction tc
record the punishment of house burglar
In nine cases out of ten, the man who
breaks into a dwelling house in the night
time to rob it, is prepared to murder thC
inmates if that be necessary to his escape
We vote, early and often" for giving
such fellows the full extent of the law
NeaOark 70 } AdUocate
MANsFIELD.-The store Oft ] Gutman
IN Mansfield. was entered by burglars q
an early hour Tuesday morning, by boring
through pannel of the door. About ivC
hundred dollars worth of silks and othel
goods were removed. The family wer,
sleeping in the building, but were not dis
turbed. No arrests.
On Friday of last week, laborer EN-
ployed on the construction train of tn,
Lake Erie Division of the B. & D. Rail
way, named Patrick Mahoney, fell from
one of the platform cars, while in motor
near Bellville. and was run over. manglinl
his body terribly and causing almost in
slant death. He was 80 wears of age. o
industrious habit, and the only support o
a widowed mother.-Shield and Ran71ey
YoUNGsTowN.-A coal train backing o.
| the Liberty & Vienna railroad, was throw
from the track on the 11th by a raj
placed there by some villain. The trail
was badly wrecked and John Owens.
miner, killed. Several others were seri
ously hurt.
On Tuesday last week a young mai
named Rudcill, was arrested on a charg
of attempting to commit q rape on yount
girl named Stevely. But on the hearini
he proved an abb and was discharged.
Thomas Hardy while out hunting sho
at squirrel, but did not bring it dowr
He set his gun against log and passed t
the other side of the tree, when the souir
rel ran around, jumped on dead limb,
part fell upon the gun knocking it dow,
and diScharging it, the charge hittin
Hardy IN the side The wound is sever
but not fatal.