The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-06-17
OHIO STATE NEWS.

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TIE dwelling of George Wuller, at Akron,
was destroyed by fire. efs 20 sfl5a
FARMER named Jesse Dobbins, residing
near Lowell, fell dead from heart disease.
THE Inskeep murder trial, at Marysville, re-
suited in verdict Of murder IN the second de
gree.
THIRFY-fHREx Of the pupils of one room in
the Steubenyille public school are down with
measles. ts.--.-. -
| The suit Of Lewis G. Bernard against the Gin
cinnai Gazette for $50 O0O resulted in verdict
| for the plaintiff for $40. "a
THH Francis -mrrder trial, At Dayton, owing
to the trouble in securing jury, has been CON
tinued until September. 81
In Richland County the Fultx variety of
| wheat is seriously damaged by smut, in many
instances the loss being total. 70
A. N. ANaELINE, residence of Bond Hill
| was killed by being struck by train on the
| Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad
| .PATsEY MANLEY, young Irishman, at Bel
| laire, was run over and killed by an engine In
| the yards of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
AYoUNa man named James Tennehill, residing
\ south of Cedarville, took a ft while at the
spring drawing water, fell ia and was drowned.
| The horses of Robert Fuller, of Williamsport,
ran away, throwing Mr.. F. from the threshing
machine which they were attached to, instantly
killing him. tszzrS ssaf
| WE are hearing of the ravages Of the army
worm in all portions of the State. They travel
in groups, and seem to Totally destroy every
thing green in their path 1s5 lzsa '.t-
| WILL SrNNET, of Granville, Licking County,
while on his way home from church festival
iheld in the neighboring village of Alexandra,
fell between the cars and WAS mangled beyond
WILLIAM Eparr1, of GAINESVILLE, who was
thrown from buggy q few days ago, has died
from his injuries. Mr.. EdgIl was one Of the
men who was shut up in . coal bank at Blue
Rock in 1853, where he was buried for fourteen
days.
| Charles Linck, ON trial at Cincinnati charged
with the murder of Louis Schmidt last March,
were unable to agree and discharged. They
stood eleven for manslaughter and one for e.
quittal. l.gss, fissg "a
A FARMER named Marshall, living near Edger-
| ton, Williams County, has been missing for
nearly week. his body was found in the st.
Joe River; nutaated badly. He was probably
murdered Nothing is known Of the perpetra-
| tors of the deed, - III
FoUR young men of Findlay, named Hines,
Conner, Bender and Hurdick, whom we mem
toned some time ago as having committed q
dastardly outrage on ayoung lady named Esther
Wood, whom they met returning to town, have
] been indicted by the Grand jury. ~ hs.
JAMES A. NOLAN, a farmer and stock-raiser,
near Mechanicsburg, owns an Alderney heifer
only eleven months old that gave birth to calf
a few days ago weighing twenty-six pounds
The cow weighs but 324 pounds. Both COW
and calf are doing we'll.
2 L. RIcHwINE, living four miles east Of
Wooster, accidentally shot himself. He went
upstairs to clean his gun. The family hearing
the report from the gun, went up to find him O
corpse. The shot entered his face and came
out on top Of his head.
Z The old " Big Missori" on Sycamore street,
Cincinnati, has burned down. Its history, as q
tenement house, is rather disreputable, or per-
haps 1t would answer the purpose better to say,
obnoxious. 1t has lately been used by -four
different firms as furniture factory.
THE body Of young farmer named Michael
| Duterer was found ON the road five miles south
east of Bloomyille, Seneca County, with a
pistol shot wound in the head. None of his val
| nables had been disturbed, and the motive
leading to the deed remains mystery.
MRs. AMELIA BENNETT, three miles south of
New California, was badly burned and dis
| figured on the face, hands and neck by the ex-
p1osion of a can of hot sealing-wax, into which
she had just put quantity of cold wax, not
Il supposed to have contained an explosive sub
! stance. - ...E.E go Z
| HENRY GUILD, q farmer living near Beach
town, Madison County, dreamed that his horse
! kicked and killed him. He was 80 impressed
with the dream that he gave instructions regard
ing the disposition of his affairs IN the event OF
his death Later in the day he was prostrated
by heat from which effects he died in few
hours. E.7f,--, sd tsza s. -- gzs=k f~f3 I =.
An excursion party went from Dayton to
Piqua few days ago, among whom wss one
David Hennessy. A party Of Piqua roughs as
sailed Mr.. Hennessy, who promptly retaliated
by shooting three of them, and then gave. him
/ self up As none of the wounds were serious,
Mr.. Hennesy was released, fhesheoting having
been done in self-defense.
A coRREspoNDENTa at Unionville relates the e1-