The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-04-14
STATE AND NE1GHBORHoOD
Cooper Co.'S foundry burned at Mt. Vernon
Loss Sl5000O. aI .J ....

Cooper Co.'S foundry burned at MI. Vernon.
Loss Sl5OOOO. ,aI .J .... ..
After long delay the BruOh electric light was
tested with perfect success at Akron, last week.
The vote Of Cincinnati for Mayor stOOd Means,
DEM, 1885, Jacobs Rep, 2i,44O; majority, 2,S49
Wife Ct DR.. swisher Of Petersburg, died last
week from the effects Of running splinter under
her finger nail.
Hancock county farmers have formed an asso-
citation with 81 charter members. Meet TO talk
over crops twice month.
Findlay, bound 10 keep mp with the procession,
is laboriDg to secure three new railroads, court
house and public library.
The Mormon evangelist who has been preach
ing al Elyrla left there Eight converts left with
him to enjoy the benefits Of his jolly religion.
John Lutz, carpenter formerly of Erie, Pa,
and, when last heard from, living in Cleveland
is wanted TO claim a large fortune lett him by
relative In Switzerland,
Trying to move the county seat Of Wood county
from Bowling Green to Perrysburg, Judge Bar
ber, OF Cleveland, rendered decision which was
in effect adverse to Perrysburgers.
A machinist, named William M sproul, fell
from the fourth floor Of Linn's grocery store, in
Detroit, and was instantly killed,
Gould's lew railroad company is having hard
time getting the right Of way through PainesVille
a nd Lake county, which is the worst county be-
tween Buffalo and Chicago. Instances are nu'
merOus where 81 900 an acre has been asked, and
one man wants $4,000 for 82-lO acres adjoining
the Lake Shore road.
The Youngstown policy holders Of the Mutual
Life Association Of Cleveland, to the number Of
1l2, having concluded that they have been swim
died, had meeting TO Hnd out what they are go.
ing to do about It, Warren also has about doE
en- sink with the same disease.
At Wooster. William Beck, an Englishman in
the employ OF Samuel Bell, stole from him. ss II
is alleged, valuable stallion Aiew days since,
and was captured OF DeKalb, Ohio, and lodged in
the Wooster jail When caught by the officers he
was in the act Of selling the horse for 81 6OO Beck
will have the pleasure Of taking up his quarters
on the banks of the scioto at Columbus soon.
Near Fiudlay last week, A Moffat, wealthy
farmer Of Blanchard township, gave an order to
one Hall, fruit tree vender for trees, amounting
to 1922 60. Moffat soon learned that q note for
1922 60, sighed by him, and payable to Hall had
been offered for sale at the bank and refused.
Hall will be arrested as soon as his whereabouts
can be learned.
The dead body Of John BareRberg, wealthy
farmer, was found several days ago near Green
al an fahl haUfno hnan tTamnp1
under horses feet man named David Rosl
was arrested and confessed that he had commit
ed the murder and robbed the house Of about 800.
He claimed that Barenberg owed him SIS, and he
had gone there for q settlement, when Barenberg
made movement to assault him, and he struck
the deceased with o club and knocked him
down. Ross has a bad record. ''..
A brick fell from tower 30 feet high killing
Eugene Smith at Dayton, Tuesday.
William, brother Of Secretary OF the Interior
Kirkwood, has just died at Wooster.
Akron will invite Cantonians and Cleyelanders
to come and see her new water works and electric
light .. ........... .......... ....r...
Cowley, YoungStOwn's new MARSHAL was elect
ed by the strange coalition Of church people and
saloonists. . -
Burglars entered the pOstOfice at youngstown
and carried away eighteen dollars worth Of post
age stamps.
The body Of George McElEoy, boy drowned in
the river at Delaware, has not yet been recovered
and reward Of $50 has been offered for 1t.
Mrs. Mavina Mcconnell Of Miles, aged lOS, is
tot nh 70 IN
score six score years before she dies.
Private Dalzell has been appointed examiner Of
pensions, at 50 1000 year. The public would have
been pleased to see hin nominated minister to
Alaska, ... .... ..- ........
Susan Johnson became tired OF the mOnotony
Of pIOus country life at Wellsville, and ran
away to Pittsburg to be real wicked and dhavefun.
Her father found her In house OF ill.fame and
took her home. u...s."|H d..
Mr.. Philo g. Van HautOn, Of Warrington, cash
Ter Of the Wayne county National baI k, died very
suddenly Saturday night. he was "a years old
and had been q leading citizen Of Wooster for
forty years, a.
Judge John CLANCY, Of Canal winchester. Is
dead. BE had attained the age Of 92. He served
three terms in Congress- He was an Andrew
Jackson eector In 1882. He was also member
OF both branches Of the Ohio Legislature he
filled other important positions. and was well
known as an honorable and upright man,
Officers Of the great combination that controls
the match business Of America are holding pr
vate conferences in Akron. officers in attend
ance are President o Il Swift, Of Wilmington,
Del Vice President, o @ Barber, Akron o.; Sec.
rotary, " Berrer, WeBtville, Conn., Treasurer,
Frederick Gates, Frankfort NY, Directors D M
Richardson, Detroit, Mloh.r E B Beecher, West
VILE, CoRn, and James Swift New York City
The ostensIble purpose Of this coming together
was to inspect the interests Of the combination
in Akron, where are located the largest match
works in the ring
The will of the late Thomas Carlyle, In para.
graph expressing strong feeling Of good Will to-
wards America, and especially New England,
| gives the books he used In writing the lives OF
Oliver Cromwell and Frederick the Great to Har'
ward University. ..... ....
La Crosse, Wis. April l1-Last December VIM.
Alexander and Charles Harris, Of Brownsville,
Mimi, cam here on the ice, got on spree and
started home again Nothing was heard OF them
afterwards until yesterday, when the body OF AL
exRnder was found by the breaking up OF the Ice
John Manning, postmaster at San Antonio,
Texas, has been charged with emb5 zzlement by
| W B Alexander, q discharged postal clerk. Alex
ander made affidavit to this effect and Manning
was srrested. H. .."r
Adam Thompson, now under sentence Of death
at Dallas, Texas having been convicted OF killing
an old man, denies that he was principal in the
affair and duplicates two other parties. His
statement Is not believed, and 1t is quite likely
he will hang. TaTa u, #.
Saturday night burglars entered the large Jew
elry store Of william Wise, New York. The
thieves tried to break open safe containing $780,
900 worth Of diamonds, but after boring several
holes and breaking their drills they gave up the
attempt and transferred their attention to another
safe, from which they took one hundred watches
and quantity Of jewelry. io3 90 ei .es0' p.