The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-01-20
OHIO STATE NEWS.

WIN. R. WEST, prominent grocer of Nor
walk, has failed.
THERE is an unusual amount of scarlet fever
in Noble County.
SEVERAL passengers we're injured near New
ccmerstown by railroad smash-up.
. RoLLIN Spring, aged seventeen years, Of
Geneva while attempting to board a passing
freight, was killed.
C. B KEYEs, farmer residing three miles
west of Geneva, suicided by shooting himself
three times in the head. Depressed spirits.
IN Noble County, near Fulda, q three-year-
old child of James Mcbride burned to death by
its clothing catching fire while playing near an
open fireplace.
JESSE HAGER, Justice of the Peace in Violet
Township, Fairfield County, is undergoing
trial for having committed alleged rape on
little girl named Sarah Claybough.
Mr.. MARSHAL BEAM prominent LAWYER of
Mt. Gilead, while intoxicated ehrashed his
aged grandmother Beam was fined and TN
prisoned. while the old lady sports very black
eye.
The merchants of Milan have one consola-
ton left upon discovering that burglars have
rifed their money drawers They invariably find
the inscription 1--WE must have bread scrawled
about over the counters.
VIM. MUMPER, of Holmes County, an old
drover and stock dealer, WAS attacked by high
way robbers the past week, while on his way
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money and a draft for 1900.
H. G. ARMSTRONG, editor of the Mt Vernon
Repubtlcdn, has entered new suit against
Senator Harper, of the Mt. Vernon Banner,
claiming damages in the sum of 800, 900 for
alleged defamation of character.
The following dates have been agreed upon
by the Toledo Conference for fairs this wear:
Ohio State Fair, at Columbus, August 20th:
Northern Ohio, at Cleveland, September 5th;
Tri-State Fair, at Toledo, September 18th.
FonRIs HoRNEY, well-to-do farmer, living
six miles east of jamestown, has suddenly dis
appeared, taking considerable sum OF money
with him. No excuse is given. 1t is thought
probable that he has met foul play.
GEORGE LONG, mIddle-aged bachelor living
in Akron, is under arrest, a seven-year-old girl
of Frank Segel testifying that he has number
of times detiled her. medical examination
corroborated the statement.
S. W STEVENS, editor Of the Newark Morn
ing Ne,ns and Township Treasurer. is reported
to be short in his accounts $500 He asks time
to report and SETTLE but If il thought that the
Grand Jury, now in session, will indict him
W. Z. AMBUSH, Alexander Hunter (colored)
and Jonathan E. Myers real estate agent Of
Cleveland, are under arrest charged with forg-
ing pension papers in the name of the alleged
| widow of Edward Pegram, who, it has been as
certained, is myth.
A CORRESPONDENT at Coshoction says. "a
| curious freak of natur. was developed near
| without legs below the knee-jont, head like
| large bulldog, and no caudal appendag, was
| born. The calf is living, and bids fan to
| do so.'
FISH are being seined at the Lewistown Res
| ervoir. in immense numbers; About foui hum
| dred bushels were taken in one day and the
actual number taken will aggregate many thou
| sand bushels. Holes are cut in the ice and the
| fish rush up for air, and are dipped out by the
seine full. All this is in direct violation of law
CHARLES DANKER, well-to-do farmer near
Albany, N. arrived at Youngstown, the
| other day, in search of his wife, who had
eloped with Archie Dean, his hired man. The
| guilty couple were living together. The injured
| husband broke in upon their enjoyment rather
suddenly. Dean fed for parts unknown, and
the woman, plump handsome blonde, re-
| turned home with hei first love.
A TERRIBLE accident occurred about two
miles from New Straitsville, at the residence OF
| Mr.. Walrayen. Christopher Walrayen, a yery
promising young man, asked his ather, who
was an old soldier, to so through the manuel
cidentally discharged, the load entering the
breast of the boy; and killing him instantly 1t
| is rumored that the father has become insane
! over the sad affair.
A YOUNG married lady of Bakersyille few
miles southwest of New Philadelphia created
| quite sensation in that village the .ther day
by gcne into Mrs Ripple saloon and rurchas.
ing half pint of whisky, and then deliberately
| pulling he cork flom the bottle. drank its en-.
tire contents in ths presence Of the crowd
She hen started fol her home but fell in a
stupor before reaching it. She was a Good
Tsmplal and prominent member of Other
temperance organizations.
MEINRoD INGIIN and Erasmus Haksler
boarders at the Bing Hotel, Sandusky, got into
q dispute about the possession of q newspaper
which both desired to read. Haksler got hold
Of the paper and was reading it in the hote
Office, when Inglin deliberately drew a revolver
| and fired two shots at him. The first sho,
missed HIM and cut through the lapel and sleev,
of the coat of man named johnson, and the
second shot struck Haksler in the right side
inficting q wound that may prove fatal. Tn,
ball can not be found. Inglin was arrested
Tom AMBROSE, ex-Unlted States Clerk, who's
trial was In progress i'll the United States Court
at Cincinnati fol embezzlement, has forfeite,
hi, his pail bs OG and presumably gone to Can
brother of the ex clerk. Since his departure
his attorneys have said ''That, with conviction
staring him in the face, he would have been
fool not tc have left the country when the cos
is but 81 600. What is $1,000 to u man VIII,
has pocketed cool 800, ,0OO?" No one, now
it seems, questions Mr.. Ambrose's guilt.
ROBERT MILLS and wife, of Bellaire hay
been living an unhappy life for some time
the primary cause for which has been jealousy
One morning last week Robert was lying on
sofa, reading, while his wife was preparin,
breakfast. He knew that she was considerabi
out of sorts, but did not contemplate anything
serious. Different with her, however She hal
upon the stove large pan of boiling water, il
which she had placed concentrated I've, an,
when opportunity offered, and without a mo
mentt warning she dashed it into the face O
her husband. His face was horribly scalded, a
were also his mouth and tongue. giving him un
told agony. HIS cries and means seemed {,
crack the parched skin. 1t is thought his eve
sight is entirely gone. The Poor Trustees hay
him in charge, and his wife is under arrest.