The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-10-15
STATE AND WEIGHBORHOOD.

The Daily Argus, heretofore an Inde-
pendent paper, came out on last Monday
in the interest of the Democratic party,
with S. l.. dom Everett as editor. Much
feeling is expressed.
VIM. Lyons, of Cleveland, attempted
to cut his throat while confined in the
central police station, for drunkenness,
on last Monday night. He will recover.
The Fall Meeting of the Massillon
Driving Park Association will take place
on the Goth, 21st, 22d, and 23d days of
October. A number of noted flyers are
expected to be there.
According to the new game law in this
State, it is lawful to shoot pheasants and
wild ducks from the first of September,
rabbits from October LIST, and quail from
October 10th to January lst.
Over million dollars have been raised
for the proposed new railroad between
Columbus and Toledo. General James
A. Wilcox is now engaged on the right of
way.
A new Methodist Episcopal Church
was dedicated at Mineral Point TusCa-
rawas county, last Sunday; Rev. VIM.
Cox, and Rev. DIR. |. @. Pershing officia-
ting. Rev. ]. Williams has been APP
pointed to the mission work at that place.
William Siddalls, an insane man, and
an inmate of the Columbiana county In
frmary for the past twenty-four years,
hanged himself by tying one end Of a
sheet TO the grating Of his window and
the other end around his neck and then
drawing up his feet.
Anson Rogers, of Braceville, was killed
Monday morning by the eastern bound
express on the Atlantic r. r. He had
been visiting his wife who is away from
home dangerously sick On returning
he drove horse and buggy. The engine
struck the horse, killing and fearfully
mangling man and beast.
The Youngstown NJ. C NJ says, McDon-
aid, arrested in Sharon, and taken to
Pottsville for trial on charge of murder
ing a man twelve years ago, has been
found guilty and sentenced to imprison-
ment for eight years.
On Wednesday night the 10th ult., a
thief entered the house of Mr.. Stall, of
Petersburgh, Mahoning county, and stole
from the pocket book of Mr.. Stall $l5,
and silver watch from Lutheran min
lister, who was stopping with Mr.. Stall
during the session Of the Lutheran Con-
ference at that place.
On Saturday evening as the evening
freight trains were coming through New
Waterford, Mr. John Taylor, son Of Cy-
rus Taylor, in attempting to board the
train while it was in motion, missed his
hold and was instantly killed. Mr.. Tay-
lor had been a brakeman on the road for
some time, and had left it but month
ago. He was about nineteen years old,
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Monday evening the fast express on the
P. Ft. W. & c. Rsilway, when near Up
per Sandusky, Ohio, ran into group of
small children playing on the track. The
train came laundering around curve,
and was on the children before anything
could be done to reduce the speed. The
whole train passed over child only 10
months old, crushing it into shapeless
mass. The other children miraculously
escaped.
A West Hebron, Washington county,
elopement has had very unromantic
termination. A middle-aged man named
Black slowed a fourteen-year old girl un-
der his buggy seat, and ran off and was
married. When he returned and pre-
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old man put number twelve cowhide
boot under him and sent him gyrating,
He did not telegraph back to the govern
or to tell him where he landed.
A pensive young man in Wooster,
while singing Come love, come" beneath
his dulcineas window, the other night,
had love, music, wind, and everything
else knocked out of him by a something
in long, white garment that fell out Of
chamber window. 1t proved to be
nobody but his girl, who, in her anxiety
to know who was serenading her, leaned
too far over the window sill; hence the re-
suit He says that when he sings "Come,
love, come" again, he will keep away
from under the window as his system
can't stand many such Shocks
TIFF1N, Oct. 9.-At about one O'Clock
to-day, Chas. E. Jack, one Of the leading
architects of this city, fell from column
of the new M. L. Church, distance of
sixty-fve feet, and was instantly killed.
AKRON, Oct. 9-Professor King, accom-
panied by Beacon reporter, started for
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fair grounds at two o'clock this afternoon.
He took a northeasterly direction. He
is to try to reach Buffalo, n Y. Thous-
ands of people were on the grounds this
the last day.
CoNNEAUT, o., Oct. 9.-Mr. Windsor, an
old man seventy-fve years of age, resi-
dent of this town, was instantly killed by
the cars this afternoon. He was driving
his COWS home and was on the crossing
when No. 8 express came upon him at
full rate of speed, the engine striking him
and instantly killing him. Nearly every
bone in his body was broken.
BuCYRUs, O., Oct. 8.-Bartemus, propri-
etor of the illicit distillery captured by
Collector Center, near New Washington,
died to-day. He was too i'll to be taken
to Cleveland with the others, last Thurs
day. Senser, ofthis place, arrested at the
same time, was discharged. s
CoLuMBUs, o., Oct. S.-Last evening
about 8 o'clock, young man named
George Sayler, while attempting to cou-
pie cars in the Hooking Valley Railroad
yard, caught his foot in frog of the rails
and was thrown down, and the cars ran
over his body and almost cut him in two
pieces. He suffered until o'clock this
morning, when he died.
About half past this afternoon very
similar accident happened within forty
feet of the place where the other was
killed last night. In the case Of this af-
ternoon, George Grett was attempting to
make coupling when the pin dropped
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