The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-08
STATE AND ~NEIeHBORHoOD.

Sparks from an unoiled resplng machine set
fret a great heli Of wheat in Illinois, and all the
grain was destroyed.
Detroit boy found a railroad signal torpedo
and, placing 1t on his knee, he hammered 1t with
a brick until 1t exploded, blowing away his leg.
Although paper collars have to a great extent
gone out OF use within the last ten years, 10000.
600 OF them are now manufactured annually.
Atramp in West Virginia stole a ride in a train
by entering a refrigerator car, where he was
shortly afterward locked up and nearly frozen to
death.
Policeman Max shot and killed two roWdIes IN
philadelphia, and a cOrOner's Jury decided that
he act was justifable, but he was not acd lltted
by his own conscience, and remorsG has driven
him insane.
Louisville, Ky is quite disguised because the
enumeratOrs declare that 1t has gained In pOpuia.
ton only about ten per cent, while the citiEsna
are confident that there has been an Increase Of
at least thirty per cent,
A boy sank in slough at Kearney, Neb, and
called p~iteouSly for help. His two sisters under.
stood the peril Of venturing into the place >
tried to secure the aid. oineighbors; but, finding
that he was about to go down out Of sight, they
bravely attempted a rescue, and all were loat.
John Halvey and Mrs. Anthony, OF Albion
Miss, made up their mindsto elOpe. Each had q
lawful consOrt and four children. They decided
to take W Of the young ones along and drew
lots, the woman winning, as to which should
make the choice, She took two OF her own, Of
course.
At Elyria, Friday, Cook Wells was killed by the
care. He was lying on the track In a at.
AtAkron on Friday morning about halE.psst
FIVE O'Clock, as train No. IS, on thu Nav York
Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad was passing the
Cleveland and Mount Vernon Road In that city
city, four large Zimmerman automatic refrlger
ator cars, loaded with beef and pork, jumped the
track and made a sad wreck, delaying trains on
both roads about three hours.
Young Anterior, who SO unceremoniously left
his home, leaving the impression that he intend.
ed committing suicide, was heard OF by a letter to
his parents. He was then at Cumberland, I'D.
without money, and wanted his parents not TO
feel uneasy about him or to wait him, as he In.
tended going to Europe. He stated that he had
managed to work his way by picking berries and
selling them as he went along,
Cincinnati, July 4-Robert Cahill, recently ar.
rested at Fort Worth, Texas, on suspicion Of be.
ing implicated In the murder OF Caterecksr near
Fremont, for which John WEIGH has been found
guilty, reached this city this evening under the
charge OF an officer, who went to Texas for him
with a requisitlon from Governor Foster.
Fremont, July 4.-G. G. Hadley, superIntend.
ent Of the eastern Division Of the Lake Erie &
Wheeling Railroad, has severed his connection
with that road to take the general management Of
the Ohio Central.
Sidney, July flames E, johnson, living four
miles west of town, was thrown from a mule he
was riding last evening, He received a broken
shoulder, collar bone and two ribs, and was cth.
erwlse badly bruised.
Tifin, July 4-The upholstering establishment
Of sChauss Il Wedding on Market street, took fire
at 8 o'clock this morning and burned. Loss on
stock 1880. Insured In Teutonis Of Dayton and
Fireman's Fund Of Dayton, for 81 100. Loss on
building 5000 fully insured,
Columbus, ] July IA Hancock aud English
club with upward OF sixty voting members has
been organized In the South End. with Dewitt c..
Jones president and F J. Richard Secretary, tenn.
%porarily. The intention is to have the club fully
uniformed and equippen with lanterns, etc,
The body Of Lydia Hurlbut was found in the
cystern Of her house in Dayton, Ohio, into which
she had tArowh herself, committing suicide, She
had contracted the habit OF eating opium and
was trying to break off when a fit of insanity was
brought on, ending in suicide. She left her shoes
on top Of the cystern, which led to the discovery
Of the body,
Aspecial from Seymour, olio, says that there
is intense excitement in Seymour over a ghost
Wednesday night 1t entered the haunted house"
walked up stairs and disappeared. 1t was white,
and appeared to be the ghost of a man. Thurs.
day night the spook appeared headless and horri.
flying. 1t passed up stairs into a bedroom. The
lady OF the house locked it in a room. 1t tried to
open the door, but could not get out. Yesterday
morning 1t had vanished.