The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-12-15
: OHIO STATE NEWS.

JAMES MooRHEAD was run over by the cars
and instantly killed at Shelby.
CHARLEs DIrTMAR, aged thirty-two, residing
at Steubenville, suicided by shooting.
. The defense, in the Dresbach murder trial at
Lancaster, have over one hundred witnesses.
TEE saloonists Of Akron have abolished the
free lunch business-a fact worth mentioning
CHARLES SANFORD, of Kent, aged eighty
three years, died from an overdose Of NOR
phine.
JOHN FOLEY, an old railroad employe at
Painsville, was crushed to death while on duty
the past week.
THERE are 1,2S1 convicts in the Ohio Peni-
tentiary, with the prospect Of ], 400 before the
winter Is over.
YOUNG man named Harmon, residing near
Belle Valley, while out hunting, fatally shot
himself in the neck.
An EIaHT-YEAR-oLD son of VIM. Smith, Of
Massillon, fell under the wheels Of stone
wagon and was instantly killed.
MIS-. RHODES, wife OF Benjsmin Rhodes, g
Eell-to-do farmer of Montgomery Township,
Wood County, shielded by hanging in the barn.
PHILIP KERoHER, of Bellevue, aged forty
years, suicided by shooting himself in the alb
demen. Leaves wife and four children desti-
tute.
CHANDLER MITCHELL. of Mechanicsburp.
last week shipped fifty head of Christmas
cattle to New York, the lot averaging over
1900 pounds.
BRIeADIER-GEEERAL BEN. D. FEARING died
1t his h-me at Harmer on the 9th inst. Gem
eral Fearing was born in 1887 and was q lineal
descendent of General Israel Putnam.
TIE citizens of New Philadelphia decided by
unanimous vote TO donate $4,000 to Messrs.
Smith d Son, Of Pittsburg, to assist them in
erecting large gas-pipe factory in that place.
AFTER eating their supper, twelve prisoners
IN jan at Piqua made dash for liberty and sue
ceeded in escaping. The probabilities are that
the greater portion Of them will never be
captured.
MRs. HARRIET WILLIAMS, of Plain CITY. put
on kid glove ana washed it with benzine
While holding it to the fire to dry the fluid on
the glove ignited and both her hands and face
were horribly burned.
GEORGE 6HEPERDs Of Shelby, was caught
between two lumber cars at Laotte, Ind, on the
Grand Rapids and Indiana Road, one day the
past week, and 30 severely crushed that he
died in few moments.
AT Richland Furnace, two miles east Of
Byers' Junction, a saloon quarrel between John
Turner and Marcilles McKInsey resulted in the
latter being SO brutally kicked and beaten that
he died in q few moments.
HENRY CLARK, well-to-do farmer of Rock
Greek, Lake County, attempted to suicide by
hanging, but was cut down before life WAS
extinct HIS recovery, however, is doubtful,
as he was injured in the fall. He is aged sixty
a. =; gLLEh, o, GarIettsVine, Wnhe eating
IN apple, oecame cnokeo Dy P9rtion looglng
u ms tnroat ana peln8 unable 10 expel II,
eleo N = lew moments. mn. Euler, until a
lew weeks ego, was proprietor OF tne CONNER
cial Hotel, Rayenna, Ohio.
AT New PHILADELPHIA Mrs. May Fleming
sprang in front of span of running horses to
save child IN the wagon they were pulling.
She stopped the team, but received very dam
gerous injuries by the wagon-tongue striking
her on the breast.
JOHN MEARs, son of James Mears, wealthy
farmer of jefferson County, while hunting,
attempted to load one barrel of his gun. lust
after shooting q squirrel, and while in the act.
the other barrel was discharged, infiicting q
wound that nee ssitated the amputation of his
right arm.
Az nes.nca Josarb we;sro.nt,. shot o,a
t;iiad Tohn Miller tba resnIt S o,a o,S Sior
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