The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-11-09
STATE AND NEIGHBonHoOD.

DISTRESSING AcCIDENT.-On Saturday,
the 2lst ult., little ughter of Mr.. John
Underwood, named Sarah A., aged be-
tween two and three years, was so badly
scalded by pulling a tea-kettle upon her
from the steve, that she died on Thursday
evening following. Her suffering during
the Ave days she fingered between life and
death were intense. We sincerely SYM
pathise with the bereaved parents
RichLa'ad Shield and Banner.
HORRIBLE DEATH.-The Fremont Jour
nal says: "On Friday of last week
shocking accident occurred at Clyde, which
resulted in the death of DR. S I. Finch of
that place. He was standing on the rail-
road track, near the main street crossing,
engaged IN conversation, so that his at
tention was drawn from train of freight
cars that was backing down to reach
side track. He was struck by one OF the
cars and knocked down, the car passing
over him, seYering the head from the body
and otherwise mangling the body so hor-
rlbly that it was scarcely recognizable
His funeral was attended on Sunday after
noon. DR.. Finch, for many years resided
at Green Springs, and about a year ago
moved to Clyde, where he has since re-
sided.-He was generally and favorably
known throughout the country Heleaves
wife and four grown up children.
MAN KILLED-The Cresizine Advocate
says; "On last Monday evening a man
apparently about 45 years old, was max
ing his way over the P. Ft. w. & C. R. R.
without any money: in other words steal
ing q passage. He boarded No. 2, or the
6:35 Express going east, and when called
on for his ticket by the conductor, could
neither show a ticket or money. He was
told that he would have to get off at the
next station. This was the last that was
known of him until seen to lump by q
brakeman. The conductor notified the
conductor of No. Z, coming this way that
there was man off near Richland Sta
ton. The train was stopped, the man
picked up insensible and brought back to
thisstation, where he died at about hall
past 8 o'clock the same evening. He lived
only about two hours after taking the ia
tai leap. When taken up he was neither
conscious or sensible of pain from the time
of injury to his death. There was nothing
found upon his person by which he could
be identified or located, and therefore re-
mains an entire stranger. He had no
money or anything else in his pockets.
He wore good common clothes, clean
middle stature, heavy set and about the
age obove given. He was placed in a
coffin by the Railroad Company; the
coroner of RIchland county was then no
tilted to take charge of the corpse.
At Lagrange, Lorain county, a few days
ago, the daughter of Mr.. George Foster
aged about seven years, was burned tC
| death by the bursting of a kerosene lamp
The circumstances were very distressing
The family was seated in the room, neal
the table, on which stood a lamp, which
exploded and set fire to the CARPET. The
| young girl in question ran out fthe hous,
into the wood-shed without uttering .
word. The father and the rest of tn,
family had no idea but that she was per
fectly free from fire, and set to work t.
extingpIsh the flames in the room. A
soon as this was accomplished, and tn,
| child not having returned, search wa
made for her, when she was found in th,
shed with every stitch of clothing burn
of, and her body literally scorched to
crisp.
A young man named Nathan Baker, re
siding near Farmersville, Montgomer,
county, committed suicide Monday morn
ing by cutting his throat with a razor
Baker was under two indictments for big
amy and perjury, he having recently pro
cured license and married while he hat
a wife living, from whom he had mad
application for a divorce. His MARTA
and legal difficulties drove him to self
destruction.
A few days since the streets of fRavenn
witnessed the novelty of a train of thirty
six cheese wagons, bearing the August an,
September make of cheese. from the fac
tory of David Thomas, in Paris township
Each of the wagons contained forty cheese;
the whole number of cheese being owe
fourteen hundred.
The Columbus State Journal says al
deformed chicken of common breed. tn
deformity resulting from a broken back
was entered at the MuskIngum count,
Fair as q Hungarian cock, of the 'Slav
Magyar breed just imported, and tn
Judges, after inspecting it, awarded it tn
first premium oyer one ofthe finest poultr
shows ever seen in the country"
DR.. R. NORTON KILLED We lear
that Dr. r Norton, of Bettsyille, thi
county, was killed on Tuesday at Winter
Station, Sandusky county. His horse
became frightened and ran away, throw
ing the Doctor out, injuring him so seri
ously that he died IN few minutes afte
the accident. We have no further parti
culars ofthe sad affair The family hav
our deepest sympathies IN their bereave
ment Of kind husband and father
Seneca Advertiser
Last Saturday, about noon, five men a
work upon No. % tunnel, near the Cadi
Junction, on the P c. & St L. R. W., me
with serious accident They were en-
gagged in widening the tunnel, when th
earth caved in upon them, burying tn
party alive As soon as the accident wa
discovered, force of men were at once sc
to work to exhume the victims Four
the buried men were taken out slight
injured, but the fifth, Daniel Sullivan
was seriously, if not fatally hurt.-Nelpq'