The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-05-18
STATE AND NEIGHBORHOOD.

Mead, the Leetonia Murderer escaped
jail at New Lisbon few nights since by
saving through a door, one thousand dol
lars reward is offered for his capture.
Policeman Lemon of Mansfield cap
tined three burglars who went through
the residence of Mr.. Reid of that city on
Monday morning. They were overtaken
east of Mansfield, and on showing fight,
one of there received 4 dangerous wound
in the hip.
A disastrous fire broke out in the
bakery of .Waldcck Bros. Niles o. on
Sunday night and before it was checked
burned $4,000 worth of property, in
surance very small in comparison to loss.
The heaviest losers are A. H. Mason and
Isaac Halford.
Frank Huff, lad only fifteen years
old, living with his parents near Rays
vile, Vinton County o. Committed sui
eide Sunday by hanging himself with a
halter in his fathers barn. His parents
were absent al the time and no cause is
assigned.
The Grand Lodge of the Independent
of Odd Fellows of Ohio closed its session
at Cleveland on Thursday. A resolution
was adopted authorizing the trustees of
the Grand Lodge to re incorporate the
laws of Ohio, its charter having expired.
The people of Mt Vernon have so fallen
out with the Gas Company, on account
Of the prices of gas &C., that the Council
has seen fit to order that all street lamps
be shut off,
At Warren o., in drunken row Satur-
day night, Nick Selkirk stabbed lake
Sanders in the groin inhicting a serious
and possibly fatal wound, Selkirk gave
himself up.
The next annual session of the Grand
Lodge of Knights of Pythias will be held
at the State Capital, commencing
Wednesday, May 24th. 1t is the design
of the Knights of Columbus to mark the
occasion by grand Pythias demonstra-
ton.
The Rev. Mr.. Mather, of Ohio wants
qulck advertisements kept out Of the
Methodist church journals. This isright
But he ought to go a step further and
make it a clerical misdemeanor for min
listers to write quack advertisements. More
men, women and children are annually
pisoned by pills and nostrums which are
recommended by preachers than in any
other way.
The Empire House Akron O. is receiy-
ing repairs. Mr.. T. G. Stanly, at present
the proprietor of the Center House, at
Alliance, is to be the new landlord, and
will in lprobably open up his new place
of business by the first of June.
Patrick Graham, saloon keeper of St.
Paris, Champagne County, near Urbana,
was shot and killed by Morris Welch last
Monday morning. They lived on op-
posite sides of the street, and Welch was
abusing his wife when Graham remon-
strated and an alteration ensued and
Graham drew revolver and shot Welch
in the leg. Welch went back to his house,
got gun and returned and shot Graham
in thestomache causing his deathin about
an hour.
Tom Allen, champion Of America and
Joe Goss, champion of England, met at
Cincinnati last week and signed articles
to fight prize fight for the champion
ship Of the world and 81, 500. a side. The
fight to tace plake September 9TH within
fifty miles of Cincinnati.
Owing to the depleted condition Of the
necessary funds, Steubenville is substan-
tally without a police force. This is
certainly fine condition of affairs for
Steubenville and her denizins.