The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-08
STATE ANp KEIaRBORHooD.

John Nolan was killed on the Valley Railroad
near Akron on the night of the LIST. His body wa
badly mangled.
John Decker, OF Princeton, Ind, went huuting
on Saturday, He was found dead and his gun
empty.
Nellie HurlDurt, aged %, fatally burned at
North Amherst, o. Clothing took fire at the
stove.
Two persons dropped dead In Newark, o..
Thursday-JOhn Winters, laborer and Mrs Rich.
ards, old lady.
McGregor Bros tobacco warehouse at Ripley,
o., burned on Friday. Loss $40 oOO
At Bradford, Pa Robert Butler who shot and
killed his brother, Henry Butler In a drunken
quarrel in Bradford, on the 7th Of October last
was foundlguilty of murder in the second degree,
and sentenced to eight years imprisonment. The
crime was one that attracted considerable atteu
tion at the time Of It's occurrence Henry Butler
resided in Hornellsville, N Y, and had come to
visit Robert, HON he had not seen for seven
years. The two, with several companions, went
out on SPREE and while intoxicated quarrel
arose between them about the manner Of singing
a song. Robert borrowed a revolver and during
the soufis shot his brother through the heart
causing instant death
At East Liverpool, on the 81, while the funersl
of Professor ]. N George, superintendent of the
public schools was proceeding TO the Wellsvile
Cemetery, one OF the horses became frightened
and ran away, occasioning regular stampede
and resulting ia the upsettiDg Of three carriages
The occupants Of one OF them, Miss Mary McDon'
aid, from the country near town, and Mr.. J
Virgins, editor Of the Wellsville Union, a sister
in-law and brOther.in-law OF the deceased, were
thrown out and over an embsnkment Is feet
high. Both are painfully, and 1t is feared dan
gerously, Injured
Near GsrrettsVlle, Portage county, on Friday
Thuel Norton, an aged man, whose home was at
the Centre OF Hiram, o., was thrown from his
buggy and so injured that he died about six
hours after. He was 70 years Of age on the 10th
Of March last and was In perfect good health
The horse that he drove was entirely unit for so
aged man to handle.
At Lancaster o. on Friday, Jack Rauch, the
defendant, testified in his own behalf In the
Graft murder trial, denying everything that has
been alleged against him and pleading perfect
ignorance as to the robbery and murder alike
He testified that his friends, Perry aud HeiSt did
not even tell him that they had held up old
Graft that he drank and got drunk with them,
and that was ALL
At Gallon George Surmsn, one Of the Oldest
conductors on the New York, Pennsylvania and
Ohio Railway, and man we'll thought OF, left
town between two days with Anna Hllbold,
woman Of dlsreputable charactsr, leaving wife
and four children In destitute circumstances to
mourn his departure.
At Columbus three men were arrested Saturday
charged with wholesale swindling Of farmers in
Delaware county They we're taken to Delaware
One of them is former prominent halter Of
| Columbus,
The Cincinnati Enquirer having suggested that
| the non'church'going people Of Cincinnati would
gladly attend non.sectsrian, non. Sensational
church, where they could entirely feel at home
and that such church might be organized in
Music Hall, the suggestion was eagerly taken hold
of. A fund was raised, a minister secured. and
Music Hall was opened for free religious after
noon services, with Rev. J. W. Pratt as pastor
The first Sunday there we're 5000 people present
and the next, according to the Gazette, there
were fully 5000 in attendance. The movement
appears to be one of the greatest religious sue
cesses of the season.
steubenville, April A fire at a. m. destroyed
| the building Of John Downs on South Fourth
street, occupied as a millinery and stocking fac.
tory. Loss, about 50 900; insured for 81 ,OOO Dur
ing the fire George Burke broke window In
neighboring store and attempted to carry OFF
shoes. He was arrested. The fire was incendiary.
Coshocton, April 4,-Lest October, Mr.. Thomas
Phillips, aged about 3O near Orange, this county,
swallowed four false teeth, including the plate
He fingered in great suffering until yesterday
| when he died.
Thomas Potts ir., of Newark, killed himself
saturday by shooting load of slugs into his
head. He was insane
Lancaster is annoyed by an alleged ghost that
throws stones at people as they go TO church.
Ottawa county appointed Blaine delegates to
the Republican State Convention on Saturday.
nine year.old daughter Of Frank Cooper, OF
Mt. Vernon, fell into .cistern Saturday and was
drowned.
Blaine delegates to the Republican State Con.
venton were elected at 5teubenville Saturday.