The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-02-20
STATE AND EElsHBoRHooD.


FOrest Feb IA jacob Henyck, sged hfty siE
years living three miles north of this place was
lou dead In bed this morning He retired last
night as well as usual. He was employed as Ia.
Dorer by farmer named Frederick Rouse, at
whose he died
Ihe Licking Comfy Commits toner's are nVestf.
gazing the charges against Clark s. Wells, Of over
charging In his cost bills. II is stated that in ono
Dill OF $500 against the State an overcharge OF
$500 has been discovered.
Judge Baxter, In the United States Circuit Court
at Cincinnati, has rendered decision In the case
OF A. f Clark, indicted for violating the election
law, holding the law to be constitutional and a
proper exercise Of national authority.
fire a! New Bedford last week destroyed Mar
Dles grocery store Illness hardware store, and
the postoilice. Loss, SlO,3OO; insured, 81 300.
Forest, Feb. 1l-Aaron Arnold, Of this place,
was killed to day while cutting cord wo. d one
mile north Of here He went out to work at eight
ocloek this morning. Not returning to dinner
search was made, aud the body found at one
O'Clock with tree across IT, His parents live near
this place. He was aged twenty.one years and
unmarried.
Akron, Feb "A. Tim Collinss hackers having
failed to put up the balance OF $500 stake, Ed Sew
ard, Of Chicago to-day claimed the forfeit and
lightweight champion Of the West Collins
turned up this morning half drunk, Seward
thinks he is not the original Tim Collins, of Eng
land but pretender
BellCfontane, Feb II 60 man calling himself
Peter P. Pare came to this place last fall and mar.
ried young girl named Carter. Probate Judge
r, i. Petit recently received a telegram from
Yellow Springs ilqniriug If he hsd issued H.
cense to such mar and ou his answering in the
Affirmative, he was instructed 70 arrest him at
once, as he had vile and five children living.
Pape, getting wind Of the affair, has skipped The
young lady, Carter, wife No. q has considerable
money recently inherited, but fortunately he did
not gel away with It,
Columbus Feb Ex-senator Carlisle to day in.
troduced resolution to inquire into the railroad
determinations in transportation in freights
similar resolution was presented by Mr.. BOIL in
the house. It's object is In reference to the stand
ard Oil Company monopoly. II was referred to
the committee on railroads.
The Commissioners of Champaign county have
decided to remove james L, Blose, Treasurer who
has been detected in overcharglng taxes.
Annie Connel, beautiful young girl formerly
OF East Liverpool, did suddenly In Plttsburg one
day last week post m0rem examination devel-
oped the fact that death was caused by tight la
cling, which the unfortunate girl resorted to in
order TO concea her pregnant condition.
Company D Of the Fourteenth Regiment, Ohio
National Guards. was organized at Delaware on
Thursday night by Colonel Curry and aides, at
Marysville under the sanction Of General Nelly
The company numbers about sixty members, and
will be armed by the State next week
W, B. Remson, the water works man at Warren
having bought the Abel property near the Allan
tic & Great Western depot, and commenced an
excavation for filtering gallery, was on Thurs-
day notified by the CAMP d Randall Manufacture
ing Company that $500 was demanded for in
frnging upon their water rights.
A few nights since two rpaiaus entered the
house Of Mr., Sperry, in Andover Ashlabula Co,
and inflicted a most horrible outrage upon the
person of Mrs, sperry, who was alone in the house
with two Children one six years of age and the
other baby. They succeeded in accomplishing
their object, and during the struggle two OF her
ribs were broken and every thread of clothing
torn from her The men George Bruustoten and
Dick French, were Immediately arrested, and as
it was ruuored that they would be lynched, they
were taken to Jefferson and lodged in jail,
J 'bn staulfer, Of Summit county was thrown
backward out Of his wagon Wednesday and died
early Thursday morning from the effects.
new railroad was organized at Columbus on
Friday under the name ofH'Re Scioto & Hooking
Valley Company Itis tOAB uu in the interests
of the sciota V ,lley Road and will reach out to
the coal fields Of the Hooking Valley.
The firms Of Parks & Bro, Cayshoga Falls and
| Wetmore 4 Parks, Akron, have assigned to l., W.
Loomis, OF CnyahOga FAILS. The liabilities of
Park q Bro, are 500 900, assets, $4,000; Wetmore
| 4 Parks, liabilities, $4,000 agsets, $1,000.
fire broke out Friday ni2ht in j. R. Timmons
& Co.'S oil refinery at Smiths Ferry, burning sew.
en- tanks filled with OIL and other property to the
amount Of $4,000.
EnoCh Burwell, q once prominent citizen and
a soldier Of the War OF 1872, died in Cleveland on
Friday He came to Ohio in 1890 and had lived
in Cleveland since 1Si7. He was eighty-nln0
years old.
Isaac ]. Thomas, farmer living four miles
north of Wilmington, made au assignment FRI
day for the benefit Of his creditors. Assets real
estate valued at $1,000; personally, $500 liablli
ties, S5,OOO
George Arnold, of Hancock county, suddenly
expired while sitting on chair Saturday morn
ing, Heart disease is supposed to have been the
cause of his death.
Cincinnati, Feb 1.-THE I. c. Mccormick, a
small steamer running between Marietta and
Zanesville, on the Muskingum river, exploded
her boilers when near Beverly, on Saturday, kill
ing the fireman, Mike Havemeyer, and seriously
scalGing Captain Martin, two Of the crew and
three of the passengers The boat sunk few mo-
ments after the explosion.
Columbus Feb 14-Goy Bishops room and
that of SergeRnt'at Arms Glaze of the Senate at
the American House, was entered at an early hour
this morning, and two gold watches and some $40
In money were taken, No clue to The thieves.
McGill was buried at Athens on Sunday, with
impressive ceremonies. The grave will be guard
ed for time through fear of body snatchers.
Frank L. Plants, Surveyor Of Crawford county,
was found in his office, at Bucyrus, on Tues
day morning at II o'clock in an unconscious con.
dition, Letters recently written by him snd lying
on the table were opened and read, which prove
that he had committed suicide. Physicians were
summoned, but their remedies failed to restore
his life and he died at 2oClock Tuesday after
noon. The cause of this rash act was dlssppoint-
ment in love. He was young man Of steady
habits very popular, twenty three years Of age.
and his death throws a gloom over the COM
munity.
NEwARK,--Fred Ross eloped few nights ago
with Maud Ashbrook, daughter Of A. G. AshbroOk,
one of the leading wholesale merchants Of New
ark. Miss AshbrOok was under age, and her faith
er, accompanied by a policeman, pursued them
He first found that they had been married by
Squire Pritchard and on the following morning
found the young bride and groom together in the
house of Mr.. Davis, between Homer and Johns