The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-12-09
For the Democrat.
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ED. DEM.-Riley Goodwin had three
head of cattle kill on the r. r a mile
below town. a few days since.
Hon. G. H. Edison, of Eaton, had a
valuable 3 year old horse get fast in a
straw stack on his farm p mile below
town, last week, and remained in that
condition until he actually smothered
to death.
W. F. Fowler's little 4 year old son
Eddie, had his arm broken by falling
from a sled in the school house yard,
week before last.
The Ciphtheria is prevailing to some
extent in the neighborhood. Mr.. Chas.
Parker, living some TWO miles west of
town, lost two of his children in the
past two weeks, and two more are down
with it, and the probabilities are that
they will Tot recover.
Mr., James Gift and sister, Miss Lii
lie, of this place, are down with typhoid
fever. The former is seriously so, but
the latter, at this writing, we are pleas
ed to note is somewhat better, with
prospects of recovery.
Miss Stetzer baugh, the artist, who
accompanied her uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. K. Wood, to Kalamazoo,
Michigan, after the October election,
returned home in company with her
father a few days ago, looking well.
She says she escaped the chills and
fever blythe use of representatives..
A fatal accident occurred at the res
idence of Esquire Marsh, nea the de-
pot, on Sunday morning last, wherein
the playful pistol was handled, and
EDDIE, a Is year old son of Mr.. Marsh,
lost his life. It appears that for the
past year he had been living and kind
ly cared for in the family of Mr.. BENZ.
Hubbard, but from some cause or other
became dissatisfied and returned home
the Wednesday before and slept with
his parents on Saturday night. On
Sunday morning while yet in bed, he
took from the pocket of his coat, which
was hanging on the bed post, a single
barreled 32-caliber pistol and vas play
Ting with it when his mother entered
the room and remarked: "Why Ed
die, what are you doing with that pis-
tol?" ooh, MAJ, " mind, it amt
loaded" "Are you sure of it?" she
asked. eyes, ma" Thus assured, she
stepped out of the room, but had scarce
ly doLe SO when the report of a pistol
startled her, and she rushed back and
found her boy on the bed with arms
raised, and exclaimed to her, ooh, ma,
l am shot" "Was it on purpose OF
was it an accidental? enquired his
mother. Accidental, \ma," he said,
and fell into her arms and Immediately
expired, the ball having entered at the
left nipple and passed close to the
heart. 1t is a question in the minds OF
many whether it was accidental or sui,
eide, as while he was quite IN intelli.
gent boy, yet at times was morose anG
melancholy, when his little domestic
affairs did not go to suit him.
Mr.. S. Kline, than whom a more ge-
NAL, whole souled gentleman does no
travel the road, was in town IN Satur
day last. .
Mr.. Ed. Zane, the genial attache a
"HowarC's," spent Monday last will
his brother, officer Bloom Zane, a
Richmond, Ind.
W. H. l.. Ramsey has invented tn
boss egg-beater. Every hotel, restaur
ant and bakery should have one, AM
doubtless would, if he should conclud
to get a patent and bring il before tn
public.
The ice men took advantage of tn
cold snap and put up enough to Sc
them over next summer, if they get n
more this winter. CAP"