The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-09-14
STATE AND NEIGHBORHOOD

klngum county, was thrown from his bug
gy on on the Sd inst, few miles from
GAINESVILLE, and was so badly injured be
died in a short time.
John w Berry, the lunatic, who killed
two inmates of the Guernsey county in
frmary, and has been for some time in
Jail for safe-keeping was, on Monday, tax
en- by the Sheriff to the Southern Lunatic
Asylum at tDayton. Az
The Franklin County Fair, last week,
was great success. Two or three days
the crowd on the grounds was very large
and the display is said to have been ine.
A $500 trot was the exciting scene the last
day, won by Cuyahoga Maid. 9VAuE
A shooting affray took place in Ashland
last Friday evening, IN which Benjamin
Briggs was shot and almost instantly
killed by Isaac Jones. Both have been
leading dissipated lives. Recently, Jones
turned States evidence duplicating Briggs
IN the burning of the Catholic Church
some time ago. For this Briggs threat
ened vengeance, and on Friday he took
occasion to crafty his revenge. Follow
ing Jones back of saloon, he threatened
to shoot him, and Jones, IN self-defence,
drew revolver and fired, the ball taking
effect in the region of the heart, and re-
suited as above stated. Jones surrender
ed himself to the officers, and on Satur-
day had trial, and was acquitted.
FATAL AccIDENT.-The Norwalk Re
taector says: "On Friday morning last, as
the workmen engaged on the stone bridge
which the Lake Shore Railroad Company
is constructing over the Huron river Just
north of town, were elevating a large
block of stone by means of a derrick to
the top of the structure, one of the men
assisting in swinging the block to it place
when it had reoched its pepper elevation,
was pushing against it for that purpose,
when a corner of the stone broke off,
causing him to lose his balance and pre-
cipitating him to the bottom Of the ravine,
some so feet or more, killing him instantly.
His name was Patrick Marin, an indus
trious, temperate Irishman, about forty
years of age, unmarried, and had been in
the employ of the railroad company q
number of years.
The Bowling Green Sentinel records the
following singular accidents: One of the
men at work for Mr.. Purdey, Friday even
ing, after his DAYS work was finished, re-
paired to his boarding place and found his
| bottle empty, and started to the saloon tC
get new supply. On the way he fell or
his bottle, breaking it a piece cut the
principal artery Of his leg, and he blec
until life was almost extinct, but he is re-
covering slowly. A short time ago, q lit
tie girl Of Mr.. Stone, of Damascus town
| ship, Henry county, was pecked on the toI
of the head by q blue crane, which haC
been wounded a few days previous anC
was running about the doorway. Tit
child lived one week.
James Neely, living near Bremen, Fair
| field county, died recently, leaving for
tune In money, supposed to amount t
| $l50 900, but as no enc knows where tn
old gentleman kept this treasure, the heir
are left the task of hunting it up. The,
have gone to work vigorously with. plcl
and shovel, and have pretty well digge'
the farm, on which Neely lived, from cen
ter to circumference. 1t seems that XII
Neely received in his lifetime quite a larg
sum of money from his father, that he wa
a man of miserly habits, and kept tn
money concealed by burying it in tn
ground, and in other places of conceal
ment. To this he added from time to tina
that produced from sales of grain, produc
and stock, from his land. The CONSTANT
increasing treasure was an item of som
| lHGCICSl W us anu OA OA1O OCOS
sion a worthy son-in-law brought it froI
his hiding place in the corn-crib. Sine
that time its place has been unknown ez
cept to Neely, who on his dying bed, re
fused to give his children the desired in
formation.
The Athens Messenger says: Eve sa'
in our village recently Mr.. Joseph Sin
mons, of Canaan township, In compan
with his bride Of some ten days. Mr.. Sin
mons is ninety-nine years of age, havin
been born in 1772, and has been residsI
af Canaan township for seventy-fv year
His bride was the widow Windsor, of 81
vannah, and looks quite youthful, thoug
we understand she IS about fifty years
age. Uncle Joe looked every inch til
bridegroom, and would readily be take
for a man of sixty"
The Coneaut Citizen records fhe follow
ing singular accident: A young ma
named Fuller, hvingin Munroe, was frigh
fully injured the other day while doctol
ing a spawned horse. The horse kicking
threw the medicine into his face, Wh;c
being of very powerful nature, cause
such injury as endangers the life of th
unfortunate young man. At last accoun
hopes of his recovery were entertained.
The Cleveland Herald has a growl at
blundering composition, In setting up Il
couplet,
Caledonia stern and wild
Meet nurse for poetic child,
The printer made it read
Caledonia stern and wild
1 Vet nurse for poetic child
The GAINESVILLE Advocate narrates tn
/ - k,,k oh eFD oF be off
of music A young lady, living about foJ
miles from the city, Miss H., Is In Il
habit Of performing on the violin beaut
ful air-a religious song-and her broth'
playing the accompaniment on the flag
eolet. 1t has besn noticed for some tin
when this air is played that a beautlfl
bird, known as the golden winged warble
comes and hovers on the wing only come
when this piece Is being played, and is NJ
seen at any other time. When any or
desires to see the bird the lady plays tn
air on the violin, but it never comes
response to any other song, and only whe
the young lady plays. -i q
Salem is agitating the question Of add
tional water works.
A husband in this locality, few month
| ago. aSIeeu 10 give HIS WlLe three uOHal
a week to maintain comparative sllenc
deducting one cent for each snPerfuogg
word uttered. She now owes him nearl
enough to pay the national debt CaTrO
County, Chronicle.
It took ten men a whole day to cut
sycamore tree in Pease township, Belmor
county, one day last month. The TIRE
was twenty-five feet in circumference an
was solid wood.
There are ten "men ofcolor" over twen
| ty-one years of age in Carroll county.
MEXICAN PIRATES.
Details OF the Attack on Two Ameri
can Vessels on Santa ARna Bar.
| NEM YnnR Sent - snaeisl frnr