The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-10-14
OHIO STATE NEWS

CHARLEs.H. WARNER was killed by the carr
at Ieavittsburg.
JOSEPH II. KELLEY, of Corning. died in the
street, of too much whisky.
ROBERT MoKNIGHT, pioneer of Shelby
County, dropped dead. Cause unknown
OLNEy ALLEN, a farmer living two miles west
of Medina, was found dead III his barn-yard
Mrs. D. P. LEADBETTER, one of the pioneers
of Holmes County, died last week.
JOSEPH RAGAN, of Piqua, had his arm torn
off and skull fractured trying to board NOV
ing train.
GEORGE HUTCHINSON, of Columbus, shot at
his wife and hit his son. Not fatal. He es-
capped arrest.
DIR. L. PORE, an old practitioner, residing at
Pert Clinton, has been declared insane, and re-
moved to an asylum.
The six-year-old child of VIM. Beemer. of
Cedarville, was fatally burned by falling into
pit of ashes in a lime-kiln.
Mrs. JENNIE SPARKS, the Evangelist, well
known throughout the State, died at her home
at London, last week, of cancer.
SAMUEL RANEY, near Cedarville, while picking
apples, fell from the tree and broke his ann
and otherwise injured himself.
W. o. KELLEY, President of the Agricultural
Society of Hardin County, was severely injured
runaway accident last week.
ALEXANDER MCCUs!ch, at Mdssllon, H"s
been bound over to the Grand Jury charged
with the murder last week of John Maier
NEAR Bronson, Oscar Minthons had his arm
sawed almost in twain circular-saw, which
he fell upon while it was in motion.
AT Youngstown the store of Evan j. Evans.
Democratic candidate for Sheriff, entered
by thieves and $1,000 stolen from the cash
drawer.
AN attempt was made to blow open the safe
of Day, Williams S Co.'s glass works, at Kent,
but the parties did not sucsaed further than to
almost ruin the safe.
AT Painsville young man named H. C.
Frazer, while running planingmachine, was
caught between the planins-har and the wall
and terrible mangled.
In attempting to arrest John Crooks in q
Lancaster saloon Patrolman McFadden was
probably fatally injured by being stabbed and
beaten by Crooks and his son.
CHAs. WARREN, brakeman on the N. Y, P.
and o Railroad, fell under the cars near War
rem, and was horribly mangled. He leaves a
family who live in Cleveland.
NEAR Alliance a boy named Wolfe, aged
fourteen years, was caught Ly the head be-
tween the crushers of a cane-mill, and had that
memter nearly torn from his body.
THERE has been compromise in mining
matters in the Hooking Valley, the operators
acceding to the demands of the Union minors.
The negroes, however, will be retained.
JACOB BARR, farmer living near Mt. Gilead.
| while working with the betting of circular
| saw, was thrown upon the saw and cut nearly
| in twain. Death was almost instantaneous.
BRUCE Brown, of Dayton, while marching in
a Republican procession, became involved in
! words with some roughs, who beat him up in
| horrible manner, and from which it is thought
| he cannot recover.
AT Alliance, Albert Williams. aged sixteen
years, while lighting a gasoline street-lamp.
| was severely burned by the lamp exploding in
| his face, and his clothes caught fire. He is
lying in critical condition and there are no
| hopes of his recovery.
JOHN MAIER, keeper of a saloon at Massillon
| became involved In a row with fellow known
| Bony, about the presence of a woman, who,
| together with Bony, creating considerable
disturbance, and before the trouble was over
with, Maier was shot dead.
Two brothers farmers), John and Dannel
Collins living near Elliottsvile, this State, the
other day renewed an old quarrel, which re-
| suited in Danniel stabbing John in the heart
| from which he died instantly. The trouble orig
mated about two chickens they were fighting.
AT Marietta, Wilson Gordon killed an ex-
| policeman named VIM. Bush by hitting him on
the head with club. Bush fell dead while
! swearing out an affidavit for Gordons arrest.
Gordon claims to have been hired by saloon
keeper to whip Bush, for doing which he was to
| have seven-dollar debt Cancelled.
SQUIRE JAMES ROBINSON, of Plain City, has
filed suit in the Darke County Common Pleas
Court against the city of Greenville for $4,000,
alleged damages arising from the loss of his
leg by the discharge of cannon in that place
during Republican jamboree in 1876. Robin
son was at that time citizen Of Greenville.
AT Democratic pole-raising at Plymouth
the Granger Gun Squad was firing a salute,
when the piece bursted fatally injuring Levi
Bricker. Henry Gates's right arm was broken
| in two places, and Samuel Bricker hurt inter-
nally. All three are men of families. In con-
sequence the meeting was adjourned.
CHARLES SCHFNCK aged twenty years son
of William Schenck, of the German settlement
near Sandusky went hunting with double
farreled shotgun. He fired one barrel, and
was in the act of blowing the smoke out of the
gun. when the other barrel was accidently dis
charged, and the whole top of his head. from
the mouth up, was blown off.
A GALLON correspondent says A terrible ac-
cident has just occurred at place called Steam
Corners, about eleven miles southeast of this
city, the victim being an old man named Jacob
Barr. While engaged in his duties about q
saw-mill he was caught by plank and hurled
| upon a revolving saw which cut him IN two
diagonally from the right shoulder to the left
hip. Only one groan escaped his lips. Death
was, of course, instantaneous.
The horsemen in the vicinity Of Mechanics
burg have perfected organization to be
known as the Central Ohio Trotting Associa-
ton, and, in connection with the Central Ohio
Fair Board, will hold their first fall meeting for
three days at Mechanicsburg, beginning Oc-
tober Goth and continuing till the 22d. The
cash premiums offered amount to S., ,000 for
trotting, pacing and running, and purse of
$50 to bicyclists on the last day. The follow
ing are the officers: Chas. Phillips President:
T. E. Shepherd, Secretary; E. d. Morgan,
Treasurer; j. NJ. Smith, Superintendent.