The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-01-30
s2ATE AND NEIeRBoRHOoD.

GirArd Pa, Jan. 22.-Thls morning James Shaw
was killed by jumping from the cars two milel
east " here. His head was severed from hi
body.
Dr. j. M. Mowery fell on the pavement at Mans
field on Friday and broke his leg.
The jury in the Geler murder case at Fremont
Drought In a verdict Of mot guilty" on Friday
aiter being out twenty minutes.
The case of D, H, Brlnkerhoff charged with
committing rape on the person Of Mrs Martin,
begun at Fremont on Friday.
Mr.. Amasa Tyler, one Of the'oldest residents of
saybrook, Ashtabula county died on Friday
Samuel oomstock, prominent dry goods mer.
chant at Cuyahoga Falls made an assignment on
Friday, Liabilities s5OOOO; assets $50 900.
William Duncan, the Kent saloon keeper indlct-
ed by the Grand Jury for selling lqaor, plead
guilty and was fined $50 andsentenced TO ten days
in jail
The ravages Of diptheria at Zlnesvile are un.
abhted, and deaths among children, In that city
and neighborhood, are almost of daily occur.
renee
j, W. Miller OF Newark has commenced libel
suit against the proprietors Of the american claim
Ing damages to The amount Of 5000.
Cincinnati, Jan. 28 28-CaptaIn Hagerman, ex.
Jailer, while going home late last night, was gar
rolttd by two men and robbed OF valuable gold
watch and chain and some money.
Mansfield, Jan.l "a This morning the Jury in
the BlwersOx trial for the murder Of Palm at In.
dependence, last spring returned verdict Of not
guilty of murder Bowersox was rearrested on a
charge of shooting with intent to kill.
sandusky, Jan, % Last night little after dark
man by the name Of Voight and two compan.
ions, while crossing the bay on the ice from here
To the Peninsula broke through and the horse
drowned. The men were under the influence Of
liquor.
Cuyahoga Falls, Jan. 23,-MB Mary Nlckerson,
for many years highly respected resident Of
Stow township, was found at noon to day, lying
dead upon the floor of her house in which she
was alone at the time of her death, which Is sup.
posed to have resulted from heart disease.
The Dayton & Michigan Railway Company's
elevator B Withcontents consisting oflOOO 900 bush.
els OF grain, mostly corn, was entirely destroyed
by fire at Toledo on Friday. Estimated loss Ss5,
OOo. The building was insured in Cincinnati for
S25OOO. Insurance on grain 100000 The fire
started in the Cupoa and is supposed to have been
caused by friction In machinery.
At Ashtabula on Friday morning Patrick Shay.
section hand on the Lake Shore Railroad, while
In state Of ofintoxlcaiIon, jumped on the caboose
Of freigh train which was in motion. The Jerk.
I'M nF tha trotv Ii IL
catching in some part Of the platform and in this
position he was dragged for a considerable dis
tance before being discovered and relieved. The
scalp is torn from his head, one leg and arm bro
ken, besides other injuries. His physician says
he cannot live.
Cincinnati, Jan. 23-Upou the arrival of the
midnight train at Fort Wayne, Ind last night. a
trunk was put out of the baggage car which emit.
led horrible odor. As no one called for II was
broken open, and found to contain the nude
corpse of young man. There was deep wound
In the left side indicating that he had been fatally
stabbed. The trunk was put on at Waterloo, Ind,
A dispatch says that the body is probably that of
Adam Zeigler, who has been missing from that
place.
Xenia, o., Jan. 22.-At a meeting of the Grand
Army Of the Republic, held here to- day, the fol.
lowing officers were elected General James
steedman Of Toledo, was elected G. G. of Ohio ],
W. White, Toledo, A. A. G. OF Ohio; George sheels
of East Toledo, A. @. NJ G. w. 7. Bull of Kings.
vile, Ohio, inspector general department Of Ohio.
Considerable business Of secret character was
transacted after which the meeting adjourned.
Joseph Proctor, a Logan youth, was fined $40
and imprisoned ten days on bread and water be.
cause he misbehaved himself in church.
The Summit County Fair Association, an off.
shoot Of the sunmit County Agricultural Society,
has decided to hold fair next September,
The sandusky City Council is attracting constd.
cradle attention in Its efforts to eject a member
who left the room recently without permission of
the President.
Mr.. Bayley, OF Wellsville got drunk, fell down
and sprained his ankle. Mrs. Bayley sued the
saloon keeper and has just received S33 dam.
ages
Dick Welsh was internally injured and Mr.
Daily had leg broken by the cars at Columbus
Friday night.
number of members Of the Legislature spent
Sunday at the Soldiers and Sailors Orphans
Home at Xenia.
The gorge on the Ohio broke on Friday night
and run out as far as Marietta. All danger at
that points over.
The dwelling of James Elder, at Lima was
damaged by fire to the extent of s4OO on Sunday
The wife Of colored barber named Hawkins at
Norwalk attempted to commit suicide on satur.
day by taking poison. She was In critical con.
dition at last accounts.
Two men who were marching in a funeral pro.
cesslon at Fremont the other day got into an al
tereation- while the procession was passing
through the principal streets Of that town, and
one of the fellows knocked the other down and
then quickly resumed his place in the procession
and marched on. The fellow who was knocked
down scrambled to his feet and fed.
AT Ravenna, on Saturday, John McCune, found
guilty Of burglary and larceny, was sentenced to
three years in the Penitentiary, and John McDer.
mot to one year.
Two prisoners who escaped from the Peniten.
tiary on the 11th Of last mOnth-Williams and
BonnVille by name-were Friday night taken
back by the Sheriff Of Columbiana county
MORE WAGEs.-A petition is being circulated
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