The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-01-03
STATE AND NEIaHBORH00D


In his annual report State Mine Inspector Roy
says that the first coal discovered in Northeastern
Ohio was at Tallmadge Center in 1870, and the
first mine was opened there In 1920 by Asaph
Whttlesy and Samuel Newton.
WintergIll, the wife murderer, was arraIgned
before the court last Friday 10 answer to the in.
dictment of murder in the first degree found by
the special Grand Jury in his case. In reply to
the inquiry Of the court whether the prisoner was
ready to plead, he answered. ~ am not guilty OF
wilful murder" He was remanded back to Jail
| to await hearing at the next term of court
Buckeye state,
Streetsboro via Aurora, o., Dec 26.-Robert
Lewis eloped last night with the sixteen-year old
daughter of Oscar Foote of this place. The par
ties were captured in Mantua this morning by the
irate father who attempted to shoot Lewis but was
disarmed. The girl returned home with her
father The affair caused great excitement, Mr.
Foote being highly respectable and one of our
best business men.
Samuel Hume, editor Of the Marion (Ohlo)
Daily Star was publicly cowhided by Miss Rose,
an attache of the lady waiter saloon. He pub
lished an article referring to her character, &c
and meeting her on the street yesterday she pull.
ed out cowhide, and being strong woman
managed to punish Hume Last evening the
lady waiter saloon was stoned by mob and
Douglass, the proprietor shot into the crowd, but
fortunately, hit no one.
Kenton, O., Dec, 2G.-T, N. Maple, City Marshal
who was stabbed last night, is reported In dan.
gerous condition this evening"
The family ofJohn Wilson, who were poisoned
by arsenic, thought TO have been put in the wa
ter bucket, thence the coffee pot, and which SO
nearly proved fatal with them, are better and will
recover.
Bloomfield, Jefferson Co., o., Dec. &C. George
W. Maxwell, a resident Of this place, while walk
ing on the track near the depot this morning, wal
struck by the Cincinnati Express and killed in
stantly. 1t is supposed that in keeping away
from freight train on another track, he did no
notice the express approaching. He was 81 year,
ofage wealthy, and leaves wife aud one child
Rayenna o., Dec. 26-Last night burglars
broke in the grocery store of Herr & Warner, alsC
the clothing store of John G. Beatty. At the
former place a small amount of change wa
taken. At the latter he was discovered by the
police, and by jumping througha large window
he made his escape, followed by three or fou
shots from the officers.
A great many sheep are being killed by dog
almost every night,
Defiance, o., Dec. 27.-The body Of an unknown
man was found near here to-day in the canal
very badly deCompOsed. lie had evidently beer
in the water a long time. The coroner held al
inquest. No appearance of violence. There wa
nothing on the body by which he could be iden
tilted. He had apparently been a laboring man
He had black hair and chin whiskers, and wa
well and comfortably dressed
Jackson, o., Dec. 27.-James Conner was killed
at the Welleston Furnace, at the shaft by bein
crushed to death while the hosting apparatu
was coming up out Of the shaft. He lived A
hours after the accident, and leaves family. G
W. Whitman, Justice of the Peace, held an in
quest, and the jury returned verdict that N
blame ought to be attached to any one
George W. Burcaw, Of Ekrun township, CO
lumbiana county, while at the residence of T. {
Stevenson, fell upon butcher knife which h
was carrying in his pocket the blade entering HI
right side, irfictlng frightful cash. He dre'
the knife from the wound before assistance al
rived, and the extent of the injury is not knowr