The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-06-16
OHIO STATE NEWS.

The Ohio Sunday School Union met at For
est on Tuesday last.
N1NETY-NINE deaths were reported at the
Cincinnati Health Office last week.
JOHN MILLER, one of the wealthiest bankers
of Columbus, died in that city last Monday.
MRS HANNAH McMuLLEN, aged ninety
nine years, died last week at Miles, Trumbull
County.
THE forty miners indicted at Logan for riot
ing had their cases continued until the next
term of Court.
On THE night of the 7th inst, E. J. Kuztrick
had valuable horse killed by lightning near
Plymouth.
Mr.. PAYNE, of Cleveland, recently appointed
Trustee of the Ohio State Reform Farm,
declines to accept the honor.
JAMES Russell, q nine-year-old boy, WAS
drowned in the Mahoning River, at Youngs-
town, last week, while bathing.
For stoning train at Logan, Benjamin
Easterling was sentenced to forty days i'm
prisonment, and to pay q fine of $40.
H. B. PAYNE and others filed articles of in
corporation last week for the Hooking Coal
and Columbus Railroad Company. Capital
stock $4,000, 900.
AT MINERAL RIDGE the storm ON the 9th
inst. assumed the proportions of tornado. 1t
is estimated the damage to the village will
amount to $40, 900.
THE Robinson Wagon Co., of Cincinnati
were again sufferers by conhagration on the
night of the 7th inst. The loss this time is
between $50, 600 and $35, 600.
THE contract for the construction of the
Columbus and Maysville Railroad has been let
to the Columbus Construction Company. The
road is to be finished by July, 1882.
Mr.. BRADLEY, General Manager of the Gin
cinnai Northern Railroad, says that work will
begin on the Toledo, Delphos and Burlington
Road within two weeks, from Dayton to Le-
banon.
TNtzFr rain in, fha T1coo Voll
have cheered up the farmers. Wheat nevsr
looked better and the prospects are the harvest
will be early. Fruits of all kind promise an
abundant yield.
SHARON BossERRMAN, a fourteen-year-old
boy, was leading COW to pasture, at Dunkirk,
few days ago. He had the strap tied to his
arm. The cow took fright and ran and dragged
the boy to death.
SAMUEL DURHAM was indicted for murder in
the first degree for killing Constable Frank
Stone, of Oberlin. Durham shot Stone May
IL, and he died June 5. A special session of
the Grand Jury Was called.
VERY destructive storm passed over por-
ton of Mahoning County on the night of the
7th, unrooing houses, telling trees, and scat
terlng things generally. Quite number OF
buildings were struck by lightning.
MRS. CATHAR1NE PUTNAM eBR1sTER, relict of
the late Michael P. Brister, at one time prom
inent editor in GAINESVILLE and Newark, died in
| New York last week. Her remains were taken
| to GAINESVILLE for lnterment.
! Jesse Neer, of Clark County, was waylaid OF @
| night last week while on his way home from the
London cattle sale, where he had disposed of
| some cattle. The highwaymen choked him to
unconsciousnes ss and got away with $3.50.
Mr.. EVANS was driving balky horse near
Marietta laht week, which backed over an
embankment, precipltating the whole rig over
fell ON Mr.. E., breaking his leg in three places,
Sitting his breast bone and fatally injuring
| him.
| A FARMER named Toxic, near Armstrong g
Mills, in Tuscarawas County, was killed by
| lightning on the Sth inst. He was sitting in
struck the chimney, knocking him from the
chair and killing him instantly. He was sixty
years old.
JOSEPH O'BR1EN, cooper by trade, from
Buffalo, N. Y, was found lying upon the side
walk in Fremont, one night last week, with
| blood flowing from wounds. He was insensi-
ble and being taken to the station house he
died in few hours. 1t is thought he was
foully dealt with.
ARTICLES of incorporation were filed in the
Office of the Secretary of State last week by
| Gen. A. J. Warner and others for the Cincin.
natl and Ohio River Railroad Company. Capt.
tai stock of the company 81, 10000 The
| road will start from Cincinnati and pass
through the counties of Hamilton, Clermont,
Brown Adams, Scioto, and Lawrence, to point
| upon the Ohio River, In Lawrence county, op-
posite Huntington, W. Va.
AT WILMINGTON, while the family of John
Ireland were at breakfast they heard a report
of pistol in an adjoining room, the one occu-
pied as a bedroom by bis daughter, Clara, q
young lady near twenty years Of age, who has
for some years past been in very poor health
with the consumption. Upon entering the
room she was found lying across the bed, a re
volver in her hand and a wound in her lef
breast. Whether it was accidental or with sui
cidal intent is not known. She was unconscious
after receiving the wound, it proving fatal il
less than half an hour. -----
"CLovER NOOK" the old home Of Alice ant
Phoebe Cary, where the sisters were born ant
spent their girlhood days, is to be preserved
and beautifed fitting tribute and memo
rial to their noble characters and commanding
genius. Mr.. Alex. Swift, 8 brother-in-law Of
the sisters, and we'll known and wealthy resi-
dent of Cincinnati, purchased the twenty-si,
acres which comprise all of "Clover Nook, tn
place rendered 80 famous in prose and poetr,
by the gifted sisters. Mr.. Swift has been con
templating this step for some time past. tn
old home, which is between College Hill ant
Mount Pleasant, in the suburbs of Cincinnati
had passed into the hands of strangers afte
the death of the sisters, and the house whicl
sheltered the sweet singers in their youth wa
going to decay. The old homestead will be re
paired and preserved as nearly as possible il
its virginia. state. It will be made accessible
by wide avenues, and the rarest exotics vii
add to the charms of the place. Excursionist
and picnic parties will be permitted to use tn
grounds under certain restrictions.