The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-04-15
OHIO STATE NEWS.
A Compendium Of the Weeks Events.

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A Compendium Of the Weeks Events.
little son of Michael Simon, of Millers-
burg, fell In . we'll and was drowned 5t
The Irish relief fand of Dayton amounts to
$3.50. .-- -. --.5-
Harvey K. Greble, proprietor Of the Greble
House, Dayton, died ON the 4th instant.
Striking miners at Tkomastown resumed
work. 3D. -- Hfl
The coal miners trouble at Massillon has
been adjusted. .-s,-->--. -- q
D. J. Snodgrass' barn near Kenton burned.
Loss $1,000. --z
F. Cartier, near Millersburg, was thrown
from buggy and killed. .r.J ~
Mrs. Christopher Alabaugh, of Somerset,
committed suicide by jumping into cistern.
Jno. Karssrman, of Philadelphia, committed
suicide ty tssfhg morphine. . efAa7.a
The Beard of Public Works appointed A. J.
spalding Collector at GAINESVILLE.
At Gore Samuel Rudolph, blacksmith, was
probably fatally injured by q kick from a mule
which he was shoeing.
The horrible Shafer case at Beilefon taine has
been reopened, James II. shafer charging his
brother, George NJ, with ha wing seduced his wife
The ladies' gymnasium, at 0berlin College,
has been destroyed BY 6re caused by defective
fue. --,..-' 5 ----s
On the farm of Jessie Barker, near Nashville,
Holmes County, field lahorers plowsd up the re-
mains of an infant partly decompossd. oii Il. o
The stseple and sportion Of the roof of the
new NJ E. Church. at Bellairs, was demolished by
a recent wind Storm. cg 1ss- U4H s..- bu1
A little SON Of Mr.. CIark's at Kent, fell into
torty-three-foot wen and miraculously escaped
death. 5f e. PISS -5. t,@
The scythe-snath and grain-cradle shops Of
Brown, Hnman Co.. in the Ohio Penitentiary,
were totally destroyed BY fire the past week; loss
$4,000.
Commander int chief of the G. A. R., Chap
lain Earnshaw, Of the Soldiers Home has issued an
order for the celebration Of May % il Decoration
Day,
e AT Wellsville Tom Swearengin was showing
the beauties Of a new revolver to q crowd Of young
men at the hotel It, Of course, loaded the ball
i1taking effect in the jaw of Win Cape.
I At Ada, John Arnold, a fifteen y ear old boy,
while going to the field to plow, was thrown from
his horse his feet becoming entanged in the harness
| and was dragged to death.
At GAINESVILLE four young men were examin-
and being loaded, of course emit OF the ball lodg
ing in the right breast Of Will Casey. The wound
| is considered fatal.
John Bumgander, q farmer residing near
lancaster, reports that his two shepherd dogs and
five cats have attacked by hydrophobla all Of
| which he killed, and that now his wife evinces
| symptoms of the terrible malady.
Last October Mr.. Thomas Phillips, aged
about thirty, near Orange, Coshoctoa County, swa-
lowed four false teeth, including the plate. He
fingered in great suf.ring until few days since,
| when he died.
post nportens examination of the body of
| Milton Bowman, at Ironton. the victim Of Joe
Stal ieton's nhuman brutality, revealed the cause
of his death to have been compression of the bra.n
from the rupture of blood vessels Th. fAvestiga-
ton it is stated will implicate staplstons wife as
a willing accomplice. -......-5s
AtSandusky, Dennies Kelley, after having
dispute with his brother Peter, about some prop
erty attached him With aschai1, knocking him in
sendbss His methers SGD ssYeutg g-shrse, inter-
fsred when he turned on hsr, Knocked her down
and dragged her over the Hoor by the hair, beating
and kicking her until ths sbleod Aowsd copiously
from the wsundssst tfs then shedte sss.ps ax7est-
4 Two BROTHER, named jim sandg Das Tharp.
living 81 nsaf Hlll.borD, aaaass Influence
otwhhkys attacked .thsiraf fathers assa Mxty. and
beat him up IN such terrible manner ,that his life
isIdispared Of. a They were maxched to town and
surrendered to the authoritsa 81 the point Of Re.
volyer in the hands of . neighbor, Mr. John H.
Sanders.szss saess ssazsscs ztSsessl a -szgeea4!
Train No. 8, on the Bsllairs and southwsst-
ern .RaiIrcad, leaving BenaIre ut s:ans PM, met
with serious accident the Sch instant at Rocky
Fork. The last car with about tvsnty passengeu
| on hoard, was thrown from the trestlea and went
down distance Of twentysix@ fest endMisp, ser
iousy inIuring several psrsons. .L.M AArnopr one
Of the per,ons injured IN prohablS not recover.
The suit Of FraakD. SaRsqsfyA At 7fsSysville,
against B. W. Thonpson, charging him with alien.
ating the affections Of his vile, heretofore de-
tailed in these columns, has been Withdrawn, the
plaintiff causing~ to be published af6davit re-
tracing his charges and then mysteriously disap-
psaring. The jury had found verdict In his favor
of s. Oo0 which verdict was set asde BY the Court.
What led to this sudden act IL unexplained and the
community 10 in the widest state OF excitement
| over the matter. ..-..s--r, - .-s,s
Hardin Station 10 on the Bee Lina Railroad,
seven miles west of Sidney. tramp Who had road
from Sidney to that point, in the absence Of the
whsrewitha to pay his way, was requested TO get
on BE did 10, but when the train startsd, he again
got on and being elected, shot twice at the brake.
| man. He then jumped on the rear platform Of the
car, and seeing passenger approaoh the door,
whom he took to be q conductor, hs shot him dead.
He then leaped from the train and snads goed his
escape across the fields Thu naurdsFed ms1 va,
named Joseph NJ Lehman,. residspt Il Quincy,
aged twenty-five years, and married only month
lago. The murderer - heavy ct nslatto I'D wore
suit Of brvxn clothes. a tsHszt e 9. .ooois Of.
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