The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-09-30
OHIO STATE NEWS.

E. G. HouoK, a tailor of Medina, suicided
with q revolver.
THOMAS EVANS, painter, was killed by the
cars ut Youngstown. a-
A BARN belonging to Alex. Donovan, near
New California, burned; loss, 90, 500.
A YOUNG man named John Perron, at Man
chester committed suicide by shooting.
JOHN W. RINEHoLD, of Akron, pleads guilty
of marrying too many times. In Jail, of course.
Mrs. CAsANDRA CRANE ED1NGToN, of Zanes-
vile, was killed in q runaway accident last
week.
MRS. Soil, aged ninety-two, and the Oldest
resident Of Hancock County, died the past
week.
DIR. E. Owens, one of the Oldest and most
successful physicians of Springfield, died the
past week.
HARRY OLMsrEAD, a painter, at Unionville,
fell from the cornice of two-story house and
was fatally injured.
4 AT London Oscar johnson was inhumanly
beaten by gang of five showmen. His condi-
ton IS precarlOus. ... +-.-+
CHARLES MINsLER, a carpenter working on
the house of S. K Mitchell, at Cedarville, was,
perhaps, fatally injured by fall.
Tom BRIGGS, of Norwalk, attending college at
Granville, is mysteriously missing. His friends
think he has committed suicide
GEO. WE1GHMAN and wife, of Kent, lost three
children from scarlet fever in two weeks, and
fourth is reported dangerously i'll.
Mrs. FRANCIS ORTIZ, q married lady, and
mother of five children residing eleven miles
northwest of Dayton, suicided by hanging.
The Conference of the Northern Ohio Meth
odist Episcopal Church was held at Norwalk
last week. Ministerial attendance, two hundred.
c. A. GEYER, of Frazeyburg, Coshocton
County, brakeman on the Pan Handle Road,
fell from the platform of freight near Newark
and was killed.
JOSIAH PATTERSON, an aged farmer residing
a few miles east of Cambridge, fell from load
of grain and sustained in uries from which he
died III few hours. -..J.-i-t-s ts--
MAJOR PETER STAMAT a well-known insur-
ance man of Bellefontaine, was thrown from
his buggy and sustained injuries from which
he died shortly after.
VIM. PARKS, of Ashley, Delaware County, by
occupation a stock dealer, is mysteriously miss
ing. He frequently had large sums of money
about him, and foul play is suspected.
In political discussion at Summerield,
Noble County, Shepherd B. Philpot failing to
convert r. NJ. Calland to his ideas, crushed
his skull with six-pound weight.
WILLIAM BowERMAN, of Tontogany, Wood
County, aged forty-ive years. had his brains
knocked out while telling a tree. He leaves a
wife and three children in destitute circum-
stances.
AT Cardington, Ed Benedict attempted to
remove line from under his horses tail, while
driving to the fair, and was kicked in the
throat The correspondent says his recovery
is very doubtful.
A YOUNG man named VIM. B. Lewis, sen.,
was arrested at Wellson for the murder OF
Patrick Hickey, near that place, the 14th of
August last. The evidence against him is cir
cumstantial
RICHARD HAMAR a well known farmer in Ok
ford Township, Tuscarawas County, has been
found drowned in the river a short distance
from his home. The general opinion is that the
drowning was accidental.
OVER 100000 has already been subscribed
by the citizens of Cincinnati towards securing
the Permanent Art Museum, leaving but
S5O,0OO to be raised yet to secure the subscrip-
ton of Mr.. West-$15O,0OO.
MISS BARCLAY, of Youngstown, and Miss
Smith, of Cleveland, while exhibiting horses on
horseback at the fair at Youngstown, were
badly hurt, their horses colliding while going
furiously, and throwing them.
Mrs. CHARLRs Troy, of Nine Mile, Clermont
County, while buggy riding, drove of culvert,
and the horse buggy and all was precipitated
distance of twenty feet. 1t is feared that Mrs.
Troys injuries will prove fatal.
! A sIx-YEAR-oLD daughter of David Hoover,
living at West Newton, Stark County, was
burned to DEATH her clothing having become
ignited from an outdoor fire where here pa
rents were making apple-butter.
Mr.. J. McMAsTER, farmer residing in Green
field, Huron County, was killed by a runaway
t accluenu. ne Was dragged Dy one IOOt some
distance, until torn loose by a wheel passing
over his body. He leaves wife and two chill
dren.
JAMES CLIPPINGER well-known shoemaker
! of Springfield is informed from direct sources,
that he is one of few heirs to an immense
, estate valued at over $4,000, 600. Now, then,
| if that estate will only materialize, CEppinger
will be all right. f
/ A MAN has been captured in forest south Of
Somerset, who has apparently been living the
life of wild beast-at least he wore no cloth
ing whatever. He gives the name of C. john
son, and alleges that he came from Illinois.
He is certainly insane, for he states that he
was keeping guard over o hornets nest, which
| has been his sole occupation for five weeks.
A HIRED man named Allen Gilbert, in the
/ employ of F. W. Weeks, near Wilmington,
! committed fendish outrage on Mr.. Weeks
little seven-year-Old daughter last week. A
little boy of five years Gilbert tied to post,
and then catching up the girl, carried her into
the barn. The boy managed to get loose, and
going into the barn, witnessed the struggles of
his little sister in the hands of Gilbert He
ran to the house and told his mother that Gil
bert was choaking his sister in the barn. Mrs.
Weeks hurried to the scene and the fend de-
sisted only upon her appearance. He made
his escape but was captured later, and narrowly
escaped being lynched.
| ISAAC BIERs, farmer near Sidney, heard the
cries of child during the night, and going into
the front yard, he was surprised to see lying on
the front step a two-year-old boy baby, which
had been left there during the night by parties
unknown. The poor little creature when ques-
toned could only answer that its name was
/ Charlie, and that its mamma and papa put it
! there. Nothing vet has been learned as to
where the babe belongs, and the outrage has
excited great deal of interest.