The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-09-30
OHIO STATE NEWS.

E. G. HoucK, tailor of Medina, shielded
with revolver. 5=tss-
THOMAS EVANS, painter, was killed by the
cars at Youngstown.
BARN belonging to Alex. Donovan, near
New California, burned; loss. 81, 500.
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 EDINGroN, 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.
DR. E. Owens, one of the Oldest and most
successful physicians of Springfield, died the
past week.
HARRY OLMsrEAp, painter, at Unionville,
fell from tine cornice of q two-story house and
was fatally injured.
AT London Oscar johnson was inhumanly
beaten by a gang of five showmen. bis condi-
ton is precarious.
CHARLES MINsLER, carpenter working on
the house of S. K Mitchell, at Cedaryille, was,
perhaps, fatally injured by fall.
Tom BR1oGs, 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 q
| fourth is reported dangerously Ill
Mrs Francis ORTIZ, a married lady, and
mother of five children residing eleven miles
northwest of Dayton, shielded 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, a brakeman on the Pan Handle Road,
fell from the platform of freight near Newark
and was killed. 5si = - al
JOSIAH PATTERSON, an aged farmer residing
= n, ,1,~s1r fa1l
of grain and sustained injuries from which he
| died in few hours.
| MAJOR PETER STAMAT, well-known insur-
| ance man of Bellefontaine, was thrown from
his buggy and sustained injuries from which
| he died shortly after.
occupation q stock dealer, is mysteriously miss
| ing. He frequently had large sums of money
about him, and foul play is suspected.
In a political discussion 1T Summarized,
! Noble County, Shepherd B. Philpot failing to
convert r. NJ. Ca1land to his ideas, crushed
his skull with six-pound weight.
| WILLIAM BowERMAN, of Tontogany, Wood
County, aged forty-fiye years. had his brains
knocked out while Telling tree BE leaves
wife and three children in destitute circum-
stances. y
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, well known farmer in Ok
ford Township, Tuscarawas County, has been
found drowned in the river 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
S50, 900 to be raised yet to secure the subscrip-
ton of Mr.. West-S150, 900.
MISS BARCLAY, of Youngstown, and Miss
| Smith, of Cleveland, while exhibiting horses on
horseback at the fair ut Youngstown, were
badly hurt, their horses colliding while going
furiously, and throwing them.
Mrs. CHARI.Rs Troy, of Nine Mile, Clermont
County, while buggy riding, drove off a culyert,
and the horse, buggy and all was precipitated a
distance of twenty feet. 1t is feared that Mrs.
Troy's injuries will prove fatal.
A sIx-YEAR-oLD daughter of David Hoover,
living ut West Newton, Stark County, was
burned to death, her clothing having becom q
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 runaway
distance, until torn loose by a wheel passing
over his body. He leaves wife and two chill
dren.
JAMES CLIpP1NaER well-known shoe-makel
of Springfield, isinformed from direct sources
! that he is one of few heirs to an Immense
estate, valued at over q, ,000, 600. Now, then
, if that estate will only materialize, Cippingel
will be all right.
AMAN has been captured in q forest south o
! Somerset, who has apparently been living tn
, life of a wild beast-at least he wore no cloth
l ing whatever. He gives the name OF G. John
3 SON. and alleges that he came from Illinois
l He is certainly insane, for he states that b
followed bees from there, and when found
| was keeping guard over hornets nest, whic
: has been his sole occupation for five weeks.
l HIRED man named Allen Gilbert In tn
3 employ of F. W. Weeks, near Wilmington
s committed fendish outrage on Mr. Week.
: little seven-year-old daughter last week.
p little boy of five years Gilbert tied to post
and then catching up the girl, carried her int
!, the barn. The boy managed to get loose, AM
going into the barn, witnessed the struggles Q
9 his little sister in the hands of Gilbert. II
O ran to the house and told his mother that Gil
= bert was choaking his sister in the barn. Mr.
Weeks hurried to the scene and the fend de
sisted only upon her appearance. He mad
his escape but was captured later, and narrowl
escaped being lynched.
= ISAAC BIERs, q farmer near Sidney, heard th
s cries of child during the night, and going int
: the front yard, he was surprised to see lying o
: the front step two-year-old boy baby, whic
9 had been left there during the night by partit
IS unknown. The poor little creature when que
It toned could only answer that its name vi
# Charlie and that its mamma and papa put
=, there. Nothing yet has been learned as
where the babe belongs and the outrage hi
= excited great deal of interest.
y Curious Affiiction.
), A physician writes to the Syracu
7, Standard: ssI notice in this morning