The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-09-02
STATE NEWS.

Miss White, residing near Bloomfield,
in MuskiDgum County, was thrown out Of
a buggy en- route to camp meeting last
Sunday, and had her back broken. She
will die
The first Court ever held nthe terrific
ry which now composes Noble County,
was in the old Methodist Church at Olive,
in June, 1851; Judge Brown, of Athens,
on the bench. The church is nowused
as a stable.-McConnelsuiNe Herald.
At MiddIeport, Meigs County last Fri.
day, while Mrs Dyke was preparing sup
per, can of coal oil exploded near the
stove, enveloping the unfortunate woman
in flames and burning her clothes from
her body. She died in few hours.
A Mrs. Lamb, whose home is on Water
street, Cleveland, died, as was supposed,a
few nights since, and her body was pre-
pared for burial ;but to the great astonish-
ment of her friends she revived the fol
lowing afternoon and hopes are enter
tanned for her recovery.
Elder Solomon Dimock died in Ohm
sted, Lorain County, the other day, at the
advanced age of SO years. He was a
Hard Shell Baptist, and often remarked
that man who could not exhaust tn
subject of any text in the Bible in thirty
minutes was not fit to preach.
In Atwater there ere two postoffices,
one called Atwater Center, situated at tue
center of the township; the other is call
ed Atwater, located at the station. Capt.
James Webher is the mail messenger; al
though past Is years of age he performs
| its duties daily, walking about two and a
half miles.
The Steubenville News says: Week
before last white crow was shot on the
farm of Mr.. William Johnston, near East
Springfield, this county. The bird had
been previously noticed on the place by a
son of Mr.. Johnston, but his story was
hardly credited until the bird was shot.
The late defauting Sheriff of Athens
County, A. j. Reynolds, who was recently
arrested at Evansville, reached Athens
Sunday night, the oath ult., in charge OF
Sheriff Warren, and was lodged in Jail
to await his trial at the November term OF
the Court. The Indictment under which
he viii be tried is for forgery, he having
committed three separate forgeries on
the banks here and at McConnelsville.
Charles Rushman, of Richland town.
ship, Marion County, had three hundred
dollar horse and three cent dog. They
both played together with the children in
the dooryard. A few DAYS ago the dog
commenced barking and jumping at the
horse, and the horse backed onto the top
of well, which gave way, and the horse
sat down in the bottom of the we'll =
Rushman still owns the dog, but he has
got rid of the tax on the horse.
Elias Morgan, one of the first settlers
of Carlisle township, Lorraine County
committed suicide by taking laudanun
and opening vein in both arms with 6
knife. He was 70 years of age, was al
one time worth considerable property
but lost it in mercantile speculations. and
six years ago was divorced from his wife
who now lives at Camden. In his pocke
T was found written request that no cler
gyman should officiate at his funeral.
!. Recently in Hartland township, Huron
County, Squire Mccormack engaged il
quarrel with his neighbor, Mr.. Hickox
} whose farm adjoined, during which TIN
law official knocked Hickox down ant
beat him in a shameful manner. Mrs
, Hickox being attracted to the scene, wa:
threatened by Mccormack, which 8,
alarmed her that she was thrown int
, convulsions and died soon after. McCor
mack was arrested last Thursday.
The Athens 20. Journal relates tht
, following rumarkable death: Mrs. Thos
Brewer, who lived about two miles east o
Zaleski, on the Marietta and Cincinnati
Railroad, was walking along the tracl
last Monday evening, when the fast lin,
passenger came along, and stepped asid
to avoid the train. The current of al
= which was set in motion by the rapid mo
. wing train caught her clothing, drawin
!, her toward the cars, and stepping upon
pebble she stumbled, falling so that he
head struck the iron railing of .he rea
t car, fracturing her skull near the temple
> and causing her death in about an hou
q after. She was about thirty five years o
age.