The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-08-29
STATE AND NErGHBoRHoOD.

Marion, August 22--John Setter, aged 6S, a far.
mer living four miles south east OF here, was dig.
ging sand at Fishers sand bank yesterday. The
sand caved in on him, almost completely burying
him. He was found In this perllous condition
seVer0l hours afterward and dug out His iDju-
ries proved fatal as he died during the night.
Canaanville, lAugust % As James MoCalha.
han, farmer who resides about three miles from
this place, was engaged in cleaning out his we'll
yesterday, he was overcome with the damp as he
was being drawn from the well and fell from the
bucket land sustained serious injuries. At last
accounts he was in very critical condition.
In Crawford county last week, while threshing,
the boiler exploded, killing Mr.. McDennalt and
badly wounding George Johnson.
steubenvile, August 23.-Last night officers
went to New Cumberland aud arrested George
driz2ell on suspicion Of being the party who 30
brutslly assaulted old Mrs German In this CITY
on the previous night, and also arrested woman
named Kate Scanlon, whom Mrs. German &C.
cused Of being an accessory to the crime, Cir
cumsances point to Grizzell very strongly, He
has been paying attention to Miss scanon for
some time She has not been living with Mrs.
| German for two years because the old lady at
| tempted to restrain her from keeping company
with various smen, (which caused her to leave.
When the officers arrived at Mrs Grizzells home
his parents denied that he was home. The Off
GERS searched her house and found him in bed
This afternoon the Mayor and officers took Griz-
zell to Mrs. Gorman's house TO see If she could
identify him. She took good look at him, then
said II looked into your face when you was
choking me, and think you are the man" Griz-
zel was terribly agitated, but denied that he was
in Steubenville at that time, although he was
seen going out Of town early in the morning Az
the old lady cannot recover 1t is probable that
Grizzell is candidate for the gallows.
steubenville, August 26-This morning VIM.
Grizzle had a preliminary hearing before the
Mayor on the charge Of attempting to murder
Mrs. German, on Thursday morning last. He
proved conclvsively that he was not in the city
on that morning, and was discharged.
North AmherstSAugust 23-Charles sheanen
of this place, fell under freight train at ElyriG
last night and was badly crushed
Finday, August 23-Albert Shreler fell about
twenty feet into grain bin at Henderson's eleVa-
tor yesterday. The fall crushed MIN terribly and
fractured the back Of his skull. He Is not eK-
pected to recover
Kenton, August pa young man named Jos.
Thomas was knocked from boX'car by train
passing under bridge at considerable speed, fall
ing on pile OF rails, cutting his head and bruis-
ing his body In fearful manner. He cannot re-
cover
Fostoria, August 28.-A burglar entered the res.
idence of Jerry Neithercde, at this place last
ntuht cd ola
books Of DR.. g. H. Good, OF Heidelberg College
and the Rev. G, W, Bathwell guests at the house
AS yet no clue to the sacrilegious depredatOrs
sandusky, August 23-Oliver H. Perry, yard
master at the Lake Shore q Michigan Railroad
passenger depot here, was killed this afternoon
by being run ever by freight train while he was
! trying to make coupling He leaves wife and
three children.
Mrs. Lester Hine an old and respectable citizen
of Johnson township, Trumbull county, was
probably fatally injured on Thursday while lead =
ng ferocious bull from his east farm to his resi-
dence, being gored several times in the vicinity OF
| the heart.
James Kane, Of Milan, Erie county, suicded on
Thursday by hanging himself to the limb Of an
apple tree on John Wilson's farm near Milan.
Kane was about 40 years Of age, and is supposed
to have been suffering from temporary aberra.
tion of mind when the deed was committed
On Thursday T. ]. West, colored, a well.to.do
farmer residing few miles west of Wapakoneta,
was caught by the tumbling shaft of a threshing
machine, revolving rapidly, and was seriously
mangled, sustaining injuries from which he will
| hardly recover
| A ten year old son of Mr.. Latimer, of NorWalk,
was kidnapped by trarnps week before last and
taken to 0berin. His father found the lad at the
station in that place, he having succeeded in
making his escape from his captors
The other day tramp called at the residence
OF George Bean, farmer living near Brighton,
Lorain county, and impudently demanded some
thing to eat and wear. Becoming offended be-
cause he was refused food and clothing, the viii
lain set fire to three Of Mr. Beams stacks of wheat
containing about $500 worth Of grain which the
fire totally destroyed.
man was found dead on the track of the Pitts
burgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railway, at MOns-
field on Thursday. Au hour before he was seen
at the depot From papers found on his person it
issuppOsed his name was Leonard Kill of Marion.
Warren, August 29-Columbus Ward was ap-
pointed this evening to fill the vacancy caused by
the death Of Mayor Dawson,