Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1874-02-21
RECORD OF THE WEEK.
BY Telegraph sa,id Mail.
QUE OWN UNTR
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SUMMIT CoUNTY.-At Akron 4 meet
ing of the Summit County Agricultural
Society was held on Saturday. 1t was
decided to hold the next county fair on
the 9Th, 7th, sth and 9th days OF Octo-
ber. 1874. tIH A1E III
HAMILTON CoUNTY.-The majority of
the Committee on Education in the
Constitutional Convention have reported
provision making women over twenty.
one years Of age eligible to any office
3, under the School Laws of this State.
so. CUYAHoGA CoUNTY.-The Cleveland
Leader announces that John Gutzky,
who received his preliminary examina-
ton on a charge OF arson, before Judge
Abbeys Wednesday morning, abd.wbo
was bound over in the sum of $500,
hung himself in his cell at the county
jail Thursday. night.
PORTAGE CoUNTY-Our correspondent
i. C, A. r. sends JUS the Following from
y Hiram, Under date of Feb. IA. aSsi
Will. NJ. Carleton, the poet of the west
ern human nature, gave one ofhIs read
ings in our chapel last evening. We have
heard nothing bntthe warmest expression
r OF praise and appreciation accorded to the
performance. One could not fail to see
new beauties in the poems, long since be-
come SO famous, and the new poems bear
- evidents traces ofSthe unfolding ofhis ge-
MUS. One OF the most side-splitting OF his
recent poems is entitled How we cele-
brate Fourth OF July in our town..
HOLMES CoUNTY.-The temperance
movement goes bravely on, Slow but
= Sure, and is daily calming strength.
The society are determined to do
nothing rash or erratic, but are going
about the movement coolly, and with
great forthought, trusting in ''The God
of alp for support and guidance.
They. have had three, mass meetings
which were largely attended. Tri-
weekly public, and half. past two daily
e closet prayer meetings have been. insti-
tuted. The pledges show some four
ahundfeds signatures. IA movement is
being made to have Dio Lewis, lecture
for US. usasE
Z RICHLAND CoUNTY.-Joseph Houston,
respected farmer, living about seven
miles northeast of Mansfield was killed
last evening while in the woods near
his residence by the falling of a large
limb from tree, which struck him on
the4 head completely smashing his
skull, and when his son, who was haul
ing wood returned, he found him dead.
49,. Mrs. M. Ferguson, aged ninety
eight years and eleven months. was
burned to death Monday. morning by
her clothes catching fire from the stove
in her room. Her daughter built a fire
in the room and assisted her in getting
up. After a short time the house be-
came. full. of smoke, the daughter rushed
to her mothers room and found her
burned almost to crisp. r
AsHTABULA CoUNrY-The Telegraph
'oflAsiltabula says; the Court of Com
mon Pleas begins at Jefferson on Mon
day next Col. Tom Scott and other
Representatives. Of the Pennsylvania
Company spent the night here on Thur
sday of last week. ;: Ruch a flood, OF
mortgages is flowing into the Recorders
office as seldom occurs. Since the year
began, something like sixty documents
e of this Had have reached the Office for
recording, being about equal to the mum
Der of warrentees that have been sent in
for the same time-the usual rate being
one-third =. The Ne,gs of the same place
records as passing strange that Mr.. WIN
Stevens of that township, last week
Tuesday, upon some sudden Irritation In
his nose, sneezed so violently as to breal
shortrib on the left side, about foul
inches from the backbone.
FRANKLIN CoUNTY.AThe Legislator,
has perfected the art Of accomplishing
nothing, The week just past has beer
marked by no action of interest.
George W. Needles, a farmer residing
near Columbus, while attempting to dis
mount from his-horse, ON Wednesday
was thrown down and trampled upon
breaking his ribs, one of,which penetra
ted his lungs, injuring him so that HI
died in the evening. Governor Allei
has appointed Oscar white, of Toledo
Trustee of the Northern Ohio Lunati
Asylum, vice M. r. Waite, resigned. :.
The temperance cause is being agitated
and it is understood that the young la
dies intend to go around and try to per
suade all the young men to sign tn
pledge. OF course. it is well know
your correspondent does not drink, $
he will have to forego the pleasure of
call from them. They expect to g
around to the saloons about the first G
the week; every one is anxious to Sc
what the saloon keepers will do.
Mary Evans, aged sixteen, COMMITTEE
suicide at Columbus ON Thursday, b
taking laudanum. She went to that cit
from her home in Harrisburg, Frankli
county, six weeks ago and has bee
boarding at the Temperance House
Last week she joined a variety show an
was apparently satisfied with her assoc
ations.
MAHoNING CoUNTY.-The suspensio
of James Ward & Co., the great iro
manufacturers of Niles. can not bl
have an interest to all who are connec
ed directly or indirectly with the ire
business of Northern Ohio, or at lea
in sthe Nralfpniag Valley. sThe magn
tude of the interests involved, and I'll
amount of business annually done /
this firm makes the failure an event
considerable financial Importance.
last Friday a meeting of the creditors
the company was held at Niles. Gre
itors or parties representing the indet
edness were present from Clevelan
Pittsburgh, Sharon. Meadville, Whet
ing, Warren, Youngstown and 9th
places. The following agreement W
entered into and agreed to by and b
tween the creditors present and t.
firm: The property of the compal
and all the private property of Jam
Ward, are to be put into the hands
trustees consisting of Henry 3. Perkir
of Warren Geo. S. sMaFgerum,
youngstown, and John Grist, of Lo
,ollvil1e and th,.x ara ta hava rana,