The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-02-19
OHIO STATE NEWS.
A Compendium of the Weeks Events,

N. Hamilton, of Plainfeld, died of dog
bite.
Jas. Tenetemaker, of Tippecanoe, suicided
with BEDFORD.
Louie Lefkowitze, of Bucyrus, committed
suicide by hanging.
Matilda Depew, of Chillicothe, committed
suicide by hanging.
The Miami Valley Railway is to be sold at
Lebanon on the goth Of March.
Cleveland will erect bronze statue to the
memory OF the late Leonard Case.
Dell Boyd, of Eldred, was robbed and mur-
dered by t amps on the night Of the 11th.
F. W. Curney, brakeman, was fatally crushed
by the cns at WaplSoneta on the 9th.
Ice four inches thick-the first of the sea-
soa-was cut at Tirpecsnoe City last week.
The State Tile makers Association have
elected S. N. Tytus, of Marion, President.
Cleveland has a debt of 1851, 900. Some
excuse for robb ng graves in that section of the
country.
Ex-Secretary of the Cleveland Police Board,
C.lonel Minor, short 81 O0o will be pros cuted for
that amount
At Hudson boiler exploded in the Oviatt
Works fat lily njuring Russell Ovia.t and seriously
injurirg others.
Eliza Shroll, widow residing in the vicinity
of Kenton has been adjudged insane. Cause, re-
lgious excit ment. .l-
The body of ). F. Garvey, of Toledo, who
his been i,si3g since Christmas, was found foat-
ing in the river on the 18th inst.
Four burglars attempted to rob the Treasury
of Paulding County when they were fred upon by
guard, wounding one of their number.
George Lonergan, a freight brakeman on the
Wabash Ra lroad, Instantly killed by falling
between the near Napoleon.
Elsewhere we mention the robbery of Kohher'a
jewelry store at Middleport Later intelligence
states that Mr.. Kohler has recovered most of hi.
property.
Samuel Newberry, of Pomeroy, for having
commi ted heinous crime eight-year-od
girl in July 1873. has been sentenced t, fifteen years
10 the penitentiary.
Timothy Newman, of Rock Mills, near Ian
caster, has bee arrested charged with the abduc-
ton of the wife and child of Isaac Forsemau the
18th of last October.
The first train ever run over the Mt. GiIead
ShortLine railroad passed over the road the 18th
inst, carry ing the Trustees and officers Of the C.
C. and I. Ry. Company.
Nine prominent young mon Of New Philadel-
phia have been indicted by the grand jury for par
ticipating in the tarring of Jim Young about two
months ago. number of other persons are on the
anxious seat.
Three thieves entered the jewelry store of M
L. Kohler at Midd eport, placed many rev0lv. r;
to the proprietors head and ordered him to oper
his safe He obeyed, and the thieves carried away
Si20 al six gold Watches
C. M. Splitter, cashier of the defunct German
American Bank, Cleveland, has been arrested fol
al eyed embezzlement by H. f. Mettison, of vile
who charges that Spitzer received from him 81. .25
to buy stocks, but put it in the bank.
Hon. John Haley, of Kenton, and ex-Rep-
resent.tive, has been arrested on the charge O
bastardy by a Columbus Hotel girl. The girl is al
present a resident of Cincinnati. The p:op.e o
Kenton pronounce it blackmailing scheme.
Ohio has a school population of 1,043, 1920.
The number of pupils enrolled in the public schoo,
is 73a6j7. There are 1854 school houses and %
4s7 teachers in the State. The school receipts fol
the past ear amounted to s11,2is, ,s1oss; expendi
lures, 81, III 32524
The train leaving Chillicothe at rs a. m.
on the 18Th inst met with q fatal accident at tn,
first bridge west of Chill cothes bridge The brds,
gave way precipitating the engine to the bed be
low and instantly killing the engineer VIM. Con.
ners Of Dayton, and Frank Knect, fireman, of Day.
ton. -~-s...-.-.-..s-
A crowd of men armed with guns made an as
sault on the house OF J. Winkle, Reserve, her
wedding party was in progress. terrible battle
e sued, resulting in ak men being wounded, L
Mason getting shot in the side, and r. Mason two
shots in the leg and chin split open. The latter
not recover.
The following are the new officers of the I'm
proved Order of Red Men of the State: Grand
Sachem, G. E. Sauser, Grand officers: Great
Sachem, T. E. PecKenpaugh, Of Wooster; Great
Senior Sycamore, J. F. Brand, of Urbana; Great
Junior Sycamore Geo. Hazlett, of Zanesville; Great
Pruph.t j. G. Snyder, of Chillicothe. Next session
at Crceville, May IS.
A party of hunters, near Mt. Vernon, in an
out-of- the-way strip of woods, run across large
kettle suspended over a fire in which there wai
8 .mething cooking. An examination revealed the
fact that the contents hing less than the re-
mains of female "stif' which medical student
returning from college had brought with him in
order to secure the skeleton.
About three weeks ago Fred. Hare, promi'
nent German saloonist died very suddenly in Col
umbus. His wife Immediately fold her pr, perty
and left, taking with her about $4,000 In money,
Sergeant Robinson, of the Unitei States Barracks,
who is hunted deserter, left with her and as he
and Mrs. Hare were the only persons present dur.
ing Hares short illness and death, it is now believed
they poisoned him. Now comes word from Chat
ham, Canada that Robinson has been arrested fol
murder the friends of the ceased having followed