The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-02-26
STATE AND NElsHBORHOoD. !
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Sheriff Leas, OF Tiffin, left for Columbus Friday
with two prisoners. One named Geo.
Sell, goes for two years, for grand larceny; Ed,
Sullivan goes for one year for obtaining goods
under false pretenses.
Larry Wilson, employed by the Morse Bridge
Works In the building Of the Valley Rolling Mill
furnace, at Youngstown, was badly hurt by saw
log rolling over him on Friday,
The commissioners of the Millers' Exposition
to be held at Cincinnati next June; on Friday de-
clded to extend the time Of the Exposition two
week, It will Negin May 3lst and close June 26th
The action is laken in consequence OF the large
number Of foreign exhibitors who Will be present
and the large quantity of machinery they will
take with them,
At Athens the round house OF the Columbus 81
Hooking Valley Railroad Friday morning caught
fire, destroying the round house. an adjacent
sand house and two locomotives which were In
the round house to the extent of $4,000. Two
watchmen were on duty, one of whom escaped
losing his boots, and the other IN toto. Both have
been discharged 1t is not known how the fire
originated The total damage is estimated at
$4,000.
The trial OF william A. Church. one Of the Trus
tees Of Ashtabula township, for shooting with in
tent 10 kill" terminated Wednesday The jury
after being out since 8 o'clock Thursday after
noon, brought In a verdict on the sixth count
viz: shooting with intent TO kill, but without
malice" the penalty being imprisonment not ex.
ceeding one year or fine not exceeding 500.
The iron men of the Mahoning and shenango
Valleys held meeting last week looking TO the or
ganization of this section into an auxiliary branch
Jetoa f0
desired to include Erie, and Cleveland In the Or
ganization. The object is to mass this section SO
that 1t may vote solidly in all meetings Of the
Western Iron Association. They claim that the
recent advance of card rates injurlously affects
this region, and that II the contemplated organ.
ization had been in existence at the time of the
meeting Of the Western Association this advance
might have beeU defeated,
Charley Henry and John Reynolds we're brought
to Upper sandusky on horse back Wednesday
night by Constable Burns OF Sycamore, assisted
by three other gentlemen. Henry and Reynolds
were arrested in Mr.. A. Browns barn while
asleep, covered up in the hay NOV. Upon their
persons were found lot OF stolen goods and bur-
glars TOOLS These burglars had stolen two
horses the night before, one from Mr. D. Bopes'
dad the other from Mr.. H Davis, both residents
in the vicinity Of Sycamore The articles fonnd
upon their persons were burglarized from Snow
er's store al Baltimore, and Browns drug store at
Sycamore. The stolen horses were found loose IN
the road about one and half miles from Where
the men were arrested.
]. T. Perdue Il Co., bankers Of Minerva, have
suspended payment, 1t is impossible to learn the
amount of their liabilities II is causing consid-
erable excitement
William Brennan grocer at the old post-ofnce
stand, Marietta, was closed up Thursday by his
creditors, Liabilities and assets unknown,
On last Thursday in Cincinnati wind storm
blew down house on McLane avenue occupied
by John Dolfenbach. His wife and three chill.
dren were buried IN water and under debris, The
father was fatally injured and the wife and two
children slightly hurt. The infant was crushed
beneath the tlmbers. A ratter was lying across
! its neck when found. II was taken to neighbor.
ing house, where in a few moments afterwards 1t
died.
AT Cleveland in the tinted States Court last
week Rachel c. Connell won a verdict against r.
f. Downey eX.lessee OF the Cascade House,
Akron, for S9 0CO Mrs. Connell was guest al the
House last summer, and while attempting to
walk of the porch fell IN an unguardedplao and
was seriously injured.
Thomas Bradley, who q few days ago was ar
rested in Cleveland and taken to Akron charged
with burglarizing G. W. Wright & Co.'s shirt
store, was indicted last week by special Grand
Jury and was araigned and brought into Court
and pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to two
years in the Penitentiary.
Captain Ashley Brown, the missing Dayton de-
! faulter has been heard from, He returned sl7OO
to United States Collector Williams by mail, and
more is promised, He is supposed to be in Can
ada.
VIM. Theison, of Columbus. murdered his wife
early Friday morning by shooting her through
the lungs. II seems the murdered woman pro-
cured divorce from her husband during his
absence in Fort Buford D. T.. which aroused his
Ire and led him to commit the deed.
A new furnace is In operation at Glasgow.
Fox hunting seems to be favorite sport in va"
rlous parts of TusCarawas county.
The schools In Guadenhutten have been closed
on account of the great prevalence of measles,
scarlet fever and whooping cough
S, Mining, one of the proprietorS of the Deutsche
Beobschter German Observer) at New Philadel'
phia, proposes to take trip to Switzerland in
March.
A new iron bridge Of 14o feet span has just been
completed over Oneleg creek, on the road from
New Cumberland to Roxford
yirulent disease resembling the epizootic'
has broken out among the horses in Cleveland
and II is estimated that more than ones xth OF
all in the city are affected. The symptoms are
running at the nostrils, Inflammation OF the mu-
eous membrane Of the air passages, followed by
pneumonia and then great emaciation' The
worst form is that of glanders, which is epidemic
in some localities
The Clerk of the Board Of Education Of cleye'
land began making arrests Saturday under the
State law furnishing employers for having chu'
dren under IA in their employ during schoo
hours when not compelled to work on account ol
poverty. 1t Is the intention Of the authorities 'c
have the law vigorously enforced
A steubenyille woman three weeks ago gave
birth 10 child. Over the back OF Its head is 9
t transparent bag, through which Its brains are
nlainIv visible. The child has taken no nourish'
Tnent since its birth, notwithstanding which 1t IL
living, and shows no signs Of dying The medi
cal fraternity are greatly interested In the case,
Three days ago at oberln an exceedingly well
dressed couple registered at the Forest House al
man and wife. They claimed to be looking up
place to start the jewelry business, but did most
the looking inside the hotel. This morning oe
, tectve arrested the woman and TOOK her 70 FEe
J, mont, she having eloped from her husband d,
retused to give the names of the parties but sale
:. the man was from Akron,
P5e barn Of A. & W. Clark, three miles west o
Hudson, containing 10 tons Of hay and farm i'm
Elements, burned Sunday night 1t is probabl!
. the work of an incendiary, Loss, 500; partly IN
y Eured.
Harry seigmeyer was killed instantly saturda!
l. by being struck with limb from falling tree
In the woods of Conrad Clapper, near BloomVille
|. ua 1eavas a wife and four small children.