The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04
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Feter King Ia sentenced To be hung At Woods.
neld' Monroe county, o., Mar 18th.
Near Flndlay, tramp attempted to outrage q
young lady school teacher. The farmers ere
searching for him.
Rnoch Young, who killed Israel Bensley atMa
riou o., on the evening Of the 10Th. has been In.
dieted for murder in the nrst degree.
A coal miner named Rodgers. was Instantly
killed In an attempt to jump on a @. Il P. train
near salineVille, last week.
At Wooster on Monday, last week, J. 3. Wood
worth, prominent lawyer made two determin-
ed, but unsuccessful attempts to commit suicide
with lsudanum. The drug was pump
cd out and the victim Is out Of danger. No cauBe
known.
At Winfield, TuscsrawB county, Thursday at
midnight, man tried to enter the house of Mr..
Allison while the latter was counting money re-
ceiVed from the sale of stock He made a great
racket, but, falling to answer repeated halls Al
lison shot through the door with shot gun, The
man was struck in the groin, and cannot re.
cover.
At Charleston Center, Portage county, on Fri.
day night, Gee & Newton's Basket Factory ana
the Congregational church were totally destroy
ed by fire catching from the engine in the Basket
Works. Loss on the church, Sc 900; on the Fac
tory with contents, $1,000; no insurance In either
case.
John Plummer, q railroad brakeman, last
week presented the NJ. e, Sunday school at ALL
ance with beautiful set Of Rollins Ancient His.
tory and five volumes Of McCsuley's History Of
England.
1t is stated that the work OF narrowing the A. q
Nv. Railway, will commence on the morning
Of June %, at A O'clock and that the task will be
completed In six hours, Everything will be In
readiness TO resume trafRc at once.
The patent hay.iork men deluded Mr.. Henry
Seaman, Of Rose township, Carroll county, into
signing Recommendation which proves to be
note for S20OO for some three or four weeks since
he was notified that there was note in Carroll.
ton against him for $1,000
Last Saturday night some hend shot several
times at the conductor on the c. d P. Railroad,
near salineVile A Colored man who had been
put of the train some time previously, ls charged
with doing the shooting.
There are In Cincinnati S,172 manufacturing
establishments, representing an invested capital
Of S57 5s9,21S, giving employment to 81 l45 work.
men. The value Of products last year was $685.
6,165. In the last 10 years the manufactures OF
the city have increased about ten.fold.
VIM. steen has been found guilty Of highway
robbery at New Philadelphia. The Jury was out
one hour. steen, 1t will be remembered, Is the
man who decoyed an unsophisticated German
named Wolf to a secluded spot on the road be-
tween Mineral City and sandyVile, and there, In
the dusk Of the evening" by force and violence,
robbed him. This happened Just after steen had
served his second term in the PenitentiRry. He
is desperate character, and has been feared by
the people Of the entire neighborhood. Witnesses
from CsrrolltOn reported that people Of that Sec
ton slept with revolvers and hatohets under
their pillows, In terror Of this outlaw. he has
been sentenced for six years.
Frank Campbell, hveyear man In the Peni.
tentary, attempted to commit suicide Monday,
by cutting two gashes In his throat He was ta-
ken to the hospital, where his wounds were
sewed up and the prisoner placed under the care
Of watchers. He said he attempted suicide be-
cause he was tired of life He has three years 10
serve, The prisoner came from Cuyahoga coun-
ty, convicted of burglary.
O. A. Baird's jewelry store at Mt, Gilesd has
been robbed ofS2,0O0 worth Of goods.
A Norwalk man, Mr.. B. Cortrite, got up and
seized burglar the other night holding him
fast till his wife brought the police.
John H. Martin, Columbus insane man, who
committed suicide recently, carried $1,000 life
insurance policy, This will give chance for
the trial Of another interesting question
Clifton W. Tayleure, the playwright and Chan.
frsu's manager, was sued at Columbus for assault
and battery for putting man off the bus who
wanted to ride up from the depot with Cliffs
| troupe.
The Catholic church, at Olmbted Falls caught
| fire on sunday during the service, causing
stampede of the wershippers. The damage was
slight owing to the prompt action Of It's citizens
and the hook and ladder company. Cause, de-
fectIVe Aue.
Elizabeth Gray, middle aged lady met with
| q frightful accident OF WapakonetR on Sunday.
When the family returned from church they
| found her lying PROSTATE on bed ana her body
| horribly burned. Although life was not extinct
she cannot possibly recover. She is subject to
epilepsy, and 1t is supposed that while in q Ht
| fell upon the stove, her apparel becoming enVel.
oped In flames, and that she staggered to the bed
endeavoring to smother them,
On the way home from revival meeting at
Clinton, Jack Wise and Rhodes got into quar-
rcl when Rhodes drew revolver and fred, in.
hicting flesh wound In Wises leg,
Senator ]. ]. Sullivan has introduced bill In
Senate providing for the prevention Of pool cell
ing on horse races, pedestrian contests or other
tests Of skill Of man or beast,
O. p Dunbar, prominent jeweler Of steuben'
Vile, made an assignment Monday. His liabili.
ties are stated to he $4,000, and assets possibly
one.fourth Of that amount,
The Clinton Paper Mills in steubenville, which
have for some time past been under the manage.
ment off. F, Dunbar, have been taken charge Of
by Augustus Harjee, Of Pittsburg. Mr.. Harjee
has purchased about all the stock In the mill,
and will improve and enlarge it.
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