The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-11-11
STATE AND NEIeHB0RH00D.


Id. Sine, the Cincinnati blind lottery
man, has become insane. .-..,
The Diamond Glass Works at Ravenna
are turning out over three Thousand
boxes of window glass per month.
The Baptists Of Ohio have $4,000 per.
sons in their Sunday-schools, or l0,OOC
more than their church membership,
Congressman Foster, having a post
master to appoint at Norfolk, has refer
red the matter to an election by the
people. I - .'
Adam Mathers, aged q, und William
Hack aged % years, were crushed 70
death in a Mansfield stone quarry last
Wednesday. H.H.t mit .
George Jacobs Of Cardington, o., com
mitted suicide with a revolver in q sa'
loon last Wednesday He leaves wife
and three children. ,
A Toledo physician named Clegg, at.
tempted suicide with pocket knife last
Thursday. a.r..a. 4
Twenty-seven criminals, most of them
of the worst kind, await trial in the
Springfield Jail. ... gv u..
A boy at Urbana tried to cross be-
tween two cars that were being switch
ed He will do so nevermore.
The Urbana council objects to the rail
road laying tracks wherever they may
choose, and little wrangle is imminent.
The prophet Isaiah has been in Ok
ford is in difficulty on account of pur-
loining some articles that were not his,
He is colored citizen.
At West Union last week, carelessness
caused the death of one man and the
crippling of another, by permitting a
large derrick to fall.
The Wooster University now enjoys
the services of two lady tutors, Misses
Stoddsrd and Flattery,
Herbert & Simmons, furniture dealers
of Ironton, have made an assignment.
Liabilities 500, 2,00O, assets not known.
President McCosh, of Princeton Col
lege, is delivering at Cincinnati series
of lectures on "The Powers of the Mind"
At Cleveland, last Thursday, Frank
Jones, aged IS, had both feet smashed
and an arm broken by falling under the
wheels of moving train.
The prisoners in the Jail at Springfield
attempted to escape by firing the Jail
Monday, but were prevented by prompt
ness on the part of the Sheriff. d.
At Chilicothe, Monday, August Ku-
teschbach was accidentally shot and Sc
riously hurt by one Lewis Lehman. If
he is as odlous as his name, he deserves
to be shot,
Burglars entered house in Columbus
Monday, and finding only boy in
charge, gagged him and ransacked the
house. The boy was not relieved for
several hours.
A woman named Margaret Jolly, near
Macarthur is wanted by the authorities,
because in a jolly mood she threw her
infant to the hogs, but 80 far she hasn't
been discovered. ..... 81. b
At Jackson, Sunday night, John LiEton
attacked the Hon. H. Wells, and Wells
defended himself with pistol, putting
his assailant TO fight. The case was
brought up in court the next day.
The Rev. DR.. David GoJdwillie will
close a pastorate of one-half century
of the U. P. Church, of Liberty, on No
vember 9th. The occasion will be ap-
propriately celebrated.
The directors of the Springfield, Jack
son and Pomeroy Narrow Gauge Rail.
way, have awarded the contract for con-
struCting the entire road to Prescott q
Co., of Cincinnati.
John Getz, of Holmes county, has in
his possession genuine rebel flag, cap
tured by himself in the second days
fight at Nashville, Tenn. 1t is full of
bullet holes.
Mrs. Mccormick, of West Milgrove,
died last week at the advanced age of
100 years. She was the oldest person in
Wood county, and probably in the State.
There is o business firm in Van Vert
that will not advertise in Democratic
paper. For set of fools that firm GER
tainly holds the pole that knocks the
persimmons.
Hon. John MCSweeny, Of Wooster,
has been retained as one of the attor-
news to look after the interests of the
people of Wood county in event Of any
litigation over the county seat question.
A mob of Cleveland thieves known as
The Fuchs party was checked by the po.
lice of Cincinnati, last Tuesday, and a
arge amount Of stolen goods found in
heir possession. l-
Joseph schlief, saloon keeper of Be-
rea, was beaten and probably fatally in
ured by Cyrus Carman and Patrick
Carney, who were intoxicated, Monday
evening. They have since been dis
charged on the ground of self-defense.
James Mcintosh, a miner eighteen
years old, working at the Pennel bank
near West Austintown, was instantly
killed on Monday of lBst waek. He was
at preparing for blast, when in
some manner unknown to US, an explo-
,ion occurred Youngstown Vindicdtor.
On last Saturday as Jshn Overbaugh
and Charles Thompson, of this place,
we're out hunting on Gen. WCir's farm,
about a mile from town, the former,
while in the act of pulling his gun over
4 log, accidentally discharged the weapon
md inflicted an ugly wound upon him
,elf. The load of shot, with which the
run was loaded, went through the upper |
part of his arm near the shoulder, tear
ng the flesh in fearful manner, but for