The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-03-17
STATE AND NEIGHBoRHooD.

steubenyIlle, March 12-John Neal an en-
ploye Of the Keystone Coal Works in attempting
to lump on freight train this morning, lost his
footing and was literally ground to pieces under
the wheels, Fourteen cars passed over his body,
He leaves an invalid wife and three children,
Norwalk March 12.-Night switohman Thomas
Lynch was horribly mangled at o'clock this
morning while coupling cars in the Lake Shore
yards here. He fingered until 10 O'Clock q, m, in
awful agony when he died.
Akron, March IA fire at $3.50 this morning
destroyed a stable in the rear Of Bunce q Wallis
store on South Howard street. Five horses were
roasted alive four belonging to Louis Heller and
one to D. N, Essig.
Cincinnati, March 12-MlsS A. A. Garrison, Of
Cleveland, returning from Mardi Gras at New
Orleans, was found dead in her stateroCm m on the
steamer Thompson Dean this morning at Law.
renceburg, Ill.
Mary Sheridan, at Cincinnati, asked Dick Gal
lasher to explain why he had married another
girl after having betrayed and lived in forniioa'
tIon with her, He refused to explain, and she
threw bottle Of vitrlOl In his face, burning II
terribly.
Holmes County Commissioners have decided to
build an 900 court house.
DR.. Tanner is in Ashtabula, the guest Of his
brother.ln.law, Charles Wood. He look 8 hale and
healthy.
A box was found in the woods near Millersburg
containing horribly decomposed infant,
s. Margarat and his daughter were poisoned
and his son killed by eating wild parsnips at Ma
poleoD.
The grand jury at Millersburg found an In
dictment for murder in the first degree against
John DevoTe, charged with killing his father
young wldower of Painesvllle correspond ed
with Wisconsin young lady with view 10 mat
| rimony, A day or two ago his intended, Whom
| he had never seen, arrived. He was sadly disap'
pointed She was mere girl'
For fifty years 14O acres OF lan1 belonging to
Logan county has been taxed In Auglaize coun'
ty. The Logan county folks have just made the
discovery, and If fAuglalze county doesn't give NJ
that land, there Will be "wah." .....
The long disputed question Of the locat ion o.
Mansneld'a chlldren's home was settled by the
purchase Of 90 acres from the Hedges homestead
ID. OnlY pTOmluoub oahuusAy AoWJ0At "AN
was, 1t is alleged, around fourishing revolver
was arrested on charge Of being dangerou
lunatic.
Near New Philadelphia F. Haupert's axe slip
ped while he was chopplng wood and split hi
own head open. Alive at last accounts.
P. Kelley, Of GAINESVILLE, while peddllng tablO
cloths at Coming, fell kown shaft 70 feet sn(
was killed,
A little child Of Jasper Converse, near New O al
ifornia, Tuscarawas county, fell into kettle o.
boiling water on Monday, and was instant ly
scalded to death. The little sufferer was only
years old and the flesh in many places on h II
| body dropped of.
steubenvllle, o., March Ii The residence o
Stewart McElvaney, South High street. was rob
bed last night Of $40 in money and 500 worth O
Jewelry and several small articles. II is though
the thieves secreted themselves in the house be
fore It was closed for the night as the front doc
was standing open this mornlng' and there wer
no signs Of admission having been effected 4
any other way Mr., McElvaney offers $50 rewar
for the return Of the jewelry, and no question
asked.