The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-12-29
OHIO STATE NEWS.
MT. vrasos is to have water-works.

Mt. VERNON is to have Water-Works.
LARRY KERN, a coal miner at Massillon, was
killed by fall Of coal.
JOSEPH AUToN BETz, of Cleveland, aged
seventy-two years, suicided by shooting. Des-
pondency.
A sALooNIsr named VIM Reardon, at Dell
Roy, Tuscarawas County, was fatally shot In
the breast by rough.
HENRY KLINE, pioneer of Henry County,
committed suicide by cutting his throat with his
penknIfe. He was aged sixty-fve years.
MRS. SAMUEL HooP, living near Hllsboro,
was fatally burned by her clothes igniting from
CRATE fire, while attending her little child.
ATwELL M. TAeGERT, former resident OF
st. Ciairsville, suicided by shooting, the past
week, at Long Point Illinois. Business reyerses.
In JEFFERSON COUNTY, near Paris Roads,
Mrs. Jackson and daughter were both instantly
killed while crossing bridge on the Pan-Han-
die Road.
DAVID PosT, of Delaware, aged fifty years,
was struck by . passing train and instantly
killed. He was almost deaf and did not hear
the locomotive whistle.
WILLIAM waffle, aged eighteen years, and
employed as machinist in the shops Of the G.,
r., V. and W. Railroad ct Lorain, was instantly
killed by a backing engine last week.
The failure of B. M. Denham & Co., fruit
Gamers, of Cincinnati, is announced is conse-
quence of the failure of J. T. Warren & Co.,
whose paper Denham & Co., had endorsed to
the amount of $63,OO0.
THE Board of Ohio Public Works havo sub
mitted their annual report ON the canals to the
| Governor. The total receipts from all sourcs
were $259, 106.37; gross expenditures, S213,-
| 705.97 balance for fiscal year, S45, 400 40. The
works are represented to be in good condition,
| and better than two or three years ago.
A horrible accident occurred to Walter Day,
aged twelve years, and son of Joseph A. Day,
three miles south of Mansfield. The boy had
gone on horseback to field to drive some cat
tie to another pasture, and the next that was
| seen of him was when the horse returned drag
! ging the hfeless body Of the boy between his
fore feet with the leg entangled in the rein.
AT CUYAHoeA FALLS, son of DR.. 81. W.
| Carter, q well known homeopathic physician,
| accidentally burned his little brother with
fat-iron. This SO enraged the doctor that he
took the hot fat-iron and held it to the boys
| cheek for some time, burning his face severely,
| as punishment. This occurred Just one
month ago, and the effects of the burn are yet
| plainly visible. Carter has been arrested and
bound over to the Grand Jury.
FRANK LIaNIANosKY, painter at Canton,
was paying his addresses to Mary RAIDER, Gam
ton girl. Mary discovered that Frank already
| had wife, and SO informed him of her knowl-
edge. This made Frank awful mad, and meet
ing Mary out where he had a good chance at
her, he knocked her down and kicked her until
she became insensible. After remaining in that
ness and managed to have warrant sworn out
for the devoted lover.
The Wooster correspondent has STRUCK
another religious curiosity, and steps to the
front smilingly, as usual. At Smithville, in
Wayne County, he has found a man named
Stultz, who regularly goes to sleep at six O'Clock
every Wednesday, and while in that somnifs
condition breaches in a most powerful manner
His sermons last an hour and half, and pos
sess extraordinary merit. "He is possessed Of
and we doubt not, could be secured at rea
sonable figures by any one who desires to gS
into the show business.
AonZo Miller, aged sixteen years. living a
Bellaire, but formerly of Belmont accidental,
shot himself through the head with revolver
from the effects of which he died in q few
moments. His father, with whom he roomed
was away, and q lad named Muth had stayet
all night with young Miller. Muth had re
volver, and when they got up in the morning
Miller took the revolver and placing it to hi
head, said to Muth: "Johnnie, if anybod,
had got in here last night would have takei
this and shot him here" The weapon wa
discharged with the effect stated above.
THE country is full of people who 90 upol
the hypothesis that ignorance is bliss. an,
sometimes suffer death as consequence. VIII,
any person in this enlightened age with news
paper in almost every hamlet, should not b
posted on the common affairs of life is one O
the incongruities of life. Mahlon Butler,
resident-of Straitsville, Ohio, last week engages
room at the Pickaway House, Circleville, an,
retiring at night, blew out the gas instead O
turning it off, and when he was found in tn
morning he was little better than dead man
He remained unconscious throughout the day
and his physician pronounces his recover
doubtful.
Says West Lafayette correspondent: ".
farmer three miles north Of here has on hi
farm four-year-old eve, which has exhibite
aremarkable freak Of nature. Some time az
a hard lump was noticed, in one of its ears
which lump gradually grew, and finally de
veloped into horn, about six inches in lengt
and two inches in diameter at the base. A
Z the horn continued to grow the farmer wa
directed to the eye of the sheep, and gave
; considerable annoyance. The portion Of tn
{ ear with the horn attached is now on exhibition
. and is attracting considerable attention anon
the curious~