The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-04-19
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Andrew Humphrey, Of Mckay, Ashland
county, suicided with a revolver last
week.
V. Fittler, of f0rrville, was killed by the
cars, Saturday.
The Cleveland, Wooster & Southern is
the latest railroad project
Thos. Huntington, of Elyria, last week
took large does of laudanum, and fear
ing that it il would not end his career
finished the deed with revolver.
The Youngstown Water Works paid
expenses and 81 $50 more last year,
Louis Danbough was killed at New
burgh, Wednesday, by the falling ofa lot
of pig iron.
Alliance schools will close a,month ear
lier than usual, because oil a lack offunds.
John Hebler was killed at Mansfield,
Thursday last week, by barrel ofmolas-
ses falling on him.
G. w. Everts, of the Doylestown Jour
nal, has beeu elected Justice Of the Peace.
Robert McAlmet wasconvicted ofman-
slaughter at Warren, last week, for kill
ing ofDr. Fisher in 1874.
Rush R. Sloane las been reinstated as
Manager of the Cincinnati, Sandusky and
Cleveland Railroad.
The Seneca County Commissioners and
the Tifiin City Council each offer $500 re-
ward, making 81 900 in all for the arrest
and conviction of the person who is sup
posed to have murdered Miss Nettle Russ
man.
I sWeitzel, the Tiffin murderer, of his
child, has been sent to the penitentiary
for ninety-nine years.
A colored man named Hayden, who
was confined in the work-house at Gin
cinnati for petit larceny, was shot dead
few days ago for attempting to escape, by
one of the guards.
The Akron police have been cleared of
all the charges made against them before
the city election, said charges having been
made merely for political purposes, to
effect the election of the radical ticket.
Mcdonald & Sons of Wooster have pur-
chased the machine shop at Millersburg
and will commence work soon. The shop
has been lying idle for some time.
The Democratic primaries of Holmes
County will be held Saturday June 2nd.
/. M. Potter, drunken man, shot and
killed his wife and then shot himself
fatally at Geneva 0. last Friday. His
wife had left him on account of his habits.
The Cbilicothe National bank is to be
closed out.
John Fishbaugh business man of
West Liberty suicided with a revolver
Monday.
The colored voters helped the Demo
Gratis to elect their Mayor in Springfield
Sena or Thurman reached his home at
Columbus on Saturday.
The Democrats of Richland county
make their nomination on June 20, by
popular vote.
Captain Phil Arshutz, while on his
way to the Little Miami depot, at Cincin
natl on Saturday evening, was assaulted
and robbed Of nearly $500.
Five thousand gallons of maple syrup
have been shipped from Atwater Station,
this season.
Cincinnati, o., April III, N. Price, of
Chicago, committed suicide at the Wal
nut Street House to-day by shooting HIM
self in the left temple.
Edward Booker in Delaware county on
Saturday, had preliminary examination
which resulted in his being sent to Jail in
default of$l 800 bail to answer the charge
ofchild stealing. His wife was discharged.
Young Havens was restored to his par
ents Saturday.
The Murphy movement in Bucyrus,
has been in operation for two weeks
Over one thousand have signed the pledge |
and one third of the signers are men and |
Boys who have been in the habit of
drinking. Saturday night Bill Shaw, who
made himself so notorious against the
women during the crusade, signed, and
hen went down and closed his saloon
md brought his son up who also signed
he Murphy pledge.
Saturday morning James Frisbie, a
prominent resident of Berlin nights, Erie
county, committed suicide by hanging
himself to beam in the barn. He had
1een speculating largely in real estate,
he depreciation of which embarrassed
lim financially, and it is supposed that
committed the deed while laboring under
temporary alteration of mind induced
)y the losses. Frisbie was a speaker of
lbility and contributor to several agri-
cultural papers.
Dayton. April 1.-THE Supreme Court
o.day sustained the verdict of the jury
gainst Harry Adams for murder in the
irst degree. He will be hung on the
9TH inst.