The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-08-28
STATE AND NEIsRBoRHook

W. w. Smith, contractor for the brick work on
the Wooster Court House, has made an assign,
ment. ~
| In Garfield township Mahoning county, calf
was born the other day with two heads two esrn
and four eyes. ss
Russell Barnes, postal route agent on the Mo.
rietta q Cleveland railroad has been arrested for
robbing the mails.
The Briar Hill Iron and Coal Company Of
Youngstown have compromised with the striking
furnace men and the mill has started up again.
On Thursday night last week as the canal boat
McGill was in the Peninsula lock the wife Of tho
Captain in stepping into the boat fell between II
| and the lock stones and was drowned, ..
Hon. D. B. Paige made his final settlement ss
Treasurer Of Summit county, with the Treasurer
Of Estate, August 6, paying over s3O,62961.
It's reported that Mr.. Henry Blandy Of Zsnes.
Vile, gentleman well known in this city, iSdy.
ing OF tumor in the stomach, and cannot rO
cover.
Hon. George Paul says the canal is now doing
more business than at any previous time since 1t
came into the hands Of the Board of Public Works.
Akron Times.
Mr.. G. N Wilder Of Painesvllle, went to Clari-
dom Geauga county, for the purpose OF hunting
AS he was in the act Of drawing his gun from the
canvass covering TO show 1t to friend, 1t went OF
laceratng his hand so badly 1t is thought ampu.
tation OF the entire hand will be necessary.
Wednesday afternoon Of last week dark com.
plexioned man about thirty five years old dressed
In dark clothes, went to Jack Wilson's livery sta.
Bile at Akron and wanted to hire team to drive
to place about four miles from Ravenna. He
gave his name as J. Fl. Campbell of East Salem,
and said he was cattle dealer. He got hne
double team, drove off and has not since been
seen.
Cincinnati Aug 2-The. assignee Of the sus.
pended banking firm of G. Il. Bussing & Co., to.
day made a statement of the FIRMS condition AZ
nearly as it could at present be ascertained He
Civ the total liabilities at Sl4O OS6 27 and assets at
S1l5,69911
The employees at some Of the blast furnaces In
the Mahoning valley are still out, demanding an
increase Of ten per cent, throwing nearly one
thousand men out Of employment The furnaces
are all banked up Both sides say they will not
yield Fears are entertained that three thousand
coal miners will strike,
hold Its annual convention in Columbus, August
2S, Important papers by leading members have
been prepared.
General Merrill, In charge Of the Ohio river i'm
proyement wants $4,000 for the river next year
J independent of $500 900 for the completion Of the
Davis Island dam.
Columbiana Aug 22.-John Weber and Harry
stoVer OF Mechanicsburg Pa, came to this place
last week to purchase cattle. They had been here
: several days and had engaged their quota. We'd
nesday was the day set to gather them IN. Weber
gave Slower $3.50 They separated, each going af.
ter their portion Of stock. Slower has left for
parts unknown, and old man Weber Is the victim
Of misplaced confidence. The horse and buggy
Slower drove from this place were found this
morning In Salem.
The Bellalre Nail Mil will resume operations
this week, at which time their repairs will be
completed.
The Ena Iron and Nail works Of Bridgeport
are calling in their 8per cent, bonds and expect
to issue in their stead bonds bearing six per cent
interest.
Monroe Coanty draws out more money frOm
the State treasury than she pays In. The follow.
ing are the settlements Tax collections, S6 9O7Ol;
school fund paid in, s2,S98 4S; drawn out S7,SSp;
balance due the county, 5027 70.
Jesse Fell, a GAINESVILLE man. while riding on
freight train near that place last Friday, waG
thrown between the cars and instantly killed
He was stealing ride to Bellaire, but from some
cause the train parted where he was standing,
resulting as above stated,
At White House crossing near Newburgh on
Saturday last Charles Bean jumped from train
moving and fell backward the engine striking his
head and infliCting fatal wound.
P. B. Lewis, of Michigan was hit Saturday by
the might train at FairpOrt and had one leg biok-
en-, one fIacturned and his skull fractured:
At Findlay on Saturday Ann Courtright attack
ed Esquire Brown with her parssol for winking
at her He ran and she after him. He denies tho
winkiRg
Willoughby Aug. A,-About twenty sterling
Democrats met in Bonds Hall, Saturday night
and organized Ewing and Rice club. A long
list Of resolutions previously prepared were unAn
mously adopted. Mayor Ellen made speech dis
closing the iniquities Of the Republican party and
thought day of victory for the Democrats near
at hand
Xenia, Aug. 23.-Daniel Kllen of this city, fail.
ing to return last evening from hunt yesterday
was found last night about2 o'clock dead under
the limb of tree which he had felled In Rob
ertA's woods, north Of town. His neck and ribs
were broken.
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