The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-12-02
OHIO STATE NEWS.
sE THIEVES are operating in the vicinity of

BEE THIEVES are operating In the vicinity OF
Sidney.
A LAD named Weaver, at Uhricksville, while
skating fell in an air hole and was drowned.
FIFTY deer have been killed by lucky hunters
at the Scioto Marsh this season, the largest
number known for years.
The son of Peter Voss, near Unionville, was
fatally scalded by the tipping of barrel Of hot
water while the family were butchering.
+ The jewelry house of ]. C. Steinau d Co., of
Cincinnati, has made an assignment Liabili-
ties estimated at $50 900, and assets at $20, 600.
E. STocKwEIL, q druggist of Logansyille,
Logan County, has been missing for two weeks.
He left drugstore and good business, and
apprehensions are felt for him.
DESTRUCTIVE fire occurred the past week
in the wholesale grocery house of Moemke &
amen and Abner L. Frazer & Co., Cincinnati,
the total loss being variously estimated at from
$40, 600 to $4,000.
FRANK MAURER, a member of the Sill
Guards, of Chillicothc, died the past week, the
second member of this company who has died
from disease contracted while serving in this
company at Coalton during the mining troubles.
AT GAINESVILLE, Jonathan Swanls, aged seventy
years, committed suicide by hanging in the
Courthouse. Mr.. Swank had for many years
Jeen engineer at the Courthouse, and being
succeeded by another man, became despondent.
SCARLET fever has been raging for the past
two weeks among children in the village of
Ashley, Delaware County, to an unprecedented
extent The schools have been closed, and
quite number of children are dying with it.
The Jury in the Homer-Harrof case at
Youngstown have returned a verdict Of murder
in the second degree. Homer was with Lot,
his brother, when Lot killed Marshal Cone, OF
Garfield, last July, and was indicted conformity
with him.
MOSES NYE, an Israelite, for number of
years agent for the American Sewing Machine
Company at GAINESVILLE. has been arrested on q
atla nf Qu1haZ fhea Or1rlt hQr
$3.50. Nye pleaded not guilty and was bound
over in the sum of $500.
LEWIS MCCAIN. a contractor and builder, of
Clermont Comfy, committed suicide at the
residence of James German, Urbana, by shoot
ing-a result of despondency produced from
chronic rheumatism. Mccain was widower,
and aged about sixty-five years.
A oNE-HALF interest in the Columbus Daily
Tirnes has been purchased by John G. Thomp-
| soh, and upon the expiration of his term as
| Sergeant-at-Arms of the Lower House of Con-
gress, Thompson will return to Columbus and
| devote his talents to journalism. 81.
| DIR. THOMAS WooD, of Cincinnati, one of the
most prominent surgeons in the fraternity, died
at his home the past week, from the effects
of poison with which he became inoculated
| from patient injured in the railroad accident
at Jones' Station several weeks ago.
Mr.. AND Mrs. FRED PLACER, of London,
1 narrowly escaped death by reason of gas
escaping from a stove, caused by the pipe being
stopped up. Mr.. Placier soon recovered from
| the effects, but the wife at latest accounts was
still in doubtful condition for recovery.
FIFTY million bushels of wheat is a great
| years yield for single State, but Ohio reaches
it this year, and with 2, 100000 more on top.
Thus far this promises to be the champion
wheat score Of the year, though Illinois and
other rivals of Ohio are yet to get in their
statistics. 80
Miss PR1rcHARD, of wellsville, knows what
powder is now. A few days ago, however, when
she found a package of the stuff she did not
know what it was, and threw it into the stove
to get rid of it. She got rid of it, but it came
mighty nearly blowing her out of the house,
besides sadly disiguring her face.
A PASSENGER train going east on the Balti-
more Railroad, near Defiance, struck o wagon
crossing the track, instantly killing John Pull
mer, his wife, and Mrs. George Haltzel Mr..
! Fulmer was farmer, residing near Defiance,
and leaves one little boy. Mrs. Haltzel was a
widow, and owned farm. She leaves a large
family. The accident was caused by an uncon-
trollable team.
WILLIAM GAYLoR GORDON, o farmer living in
Morrow County, is hundred and thirteen
years old-being born, as he states, in Man
chester, England, September II, 1867. 1t is
stated that he superirtends all his financial
matters, including the control, renting, etc.,
of his large farm, and is a money maker. Be-
sides eating his three meals q day, he consumes,
on an average, twelve pounds of crackers a
week.
JAMES MAXWELL, of Mount Vernon, shot
himself by the careless handling of gun while
while hunting in the field. He took hold OF
the muzzle of the gun and thrust the butt end
forward to support him while stepping over a
small ravine. In getting over he accidentally
fired the gun with his foot, the charge going
through his hand and also inficting a severe
wound on the side of his neck and head. The
lobe of the ear was destroyed, and the injuries
will doubtless prove fatal
AT Belmont Station an eastern-bound freight
train, in charge of conductor Shaw, was or
dered to wait and allow west-bound Passen-
ger train to pass him. He sent brakeman
named NJ Bailey ahead with orders to flag the
passenger train and switch it to q side track.
Instead of attending to this duty, Bailey got
on the locomotive to warm. He there went to
sleep, and the passenger train coming along 20
minutes later at the rate of fifteen miles an
hour a collision occurred. The two engines
came together with crash and stood up on
end. Bailey was caught between the boiler
head and the tender and killed instantly.
DAVID P. McMULLEN, telegraph operator al
the round-house of the Panhandle Road, al
Columbus, was to have married Miss Lizzie
Donaldson, of that city, Thanksgiving night.
On the evening before he called upon her to
say that he could not get off duty and the cere-
mony would have to be postponed. She objected
to postponement, and threatened suicide il
he refused to let the ceremony proceed az
agreed upon. Still refusing, he left her, and
waited outside the house to watch proceedings
She was as good as her word. In half houl
the inmates were thoroughly aroused to the fact
that the girl had swallowed poison. Mist
Donaldson is reported in dangerous condition
on account of Inflammation of the stomach,
but will probably recover. Meantime, McMul'
len is under arrest on charge Of suspicion.
Decorative Art.