The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-02-24
OHIO STATE NEWS.

MATTHEW LOTUS was killed IN sand-bank
near Hazleton.
FoRTY-rwo men in Maysville weigh over 200
pounds each.
MELvAIN CoLGRovE, at Perry, was killed by
the kick of horse in the abdomen.
SCARLET fever and diphtheria are alarmingly
prevalent in the vicinity of Kent.
MArTHIEs BowsER, of Mansfield, was taken
to Cleveland last week ON the charge Of con-
Quoting an illicit distillery.
A MINER at the Union Mines, Coshocton, was
crushed by the fall of a mine-roof, SO badly
that he can not live over few hours.
The Grand Jury at Warren has found bills
against Mccoy and McCaffry, the Pittsburg
prize-ighters who had it out at Rowland
Springs last week.
LINDAL SpRAaUE, aged eighty-four years, and
a resident of Wooster since 1914, fell dead
while walking through the hall in his residence.
Heart disease.
A FARMER named Ed. Creely. living near
Forest, went to town with load of wheat.
Wheat sold, he got drunk, and wound up with
o runaway which killed him.
DIR. LOUIS SCHAwB of Portsmouth, ndjudged
insane last week, has been taken to the asylum.
SclOtO County's quota Is thlrty-fve, whereas
she now has fotry-five in that institution.
A MOUNT VERNON correspondent says the
contract for building the new Delano Prepara-
tory School, an adjunct to Kenyon College,
Gambler has been awarded to Fish & Son, of
Columbus.
HENRY DACHENBACH, of Logan County,
while chopping wood, cut his foot SO severely
that he had to be carried home. Strangely
enough, few days after the accident he died
from the effects
AT Coalport, near Coshocton, Ida Lam,
aged fifteen years, while warming herself before
an open CRATE caught her clothes on fire, and
before assistance could reach her, she was hor-
ribly and fatally burned.
s. o. BARKER, q Justice Of the Peace in
Franklin Township. Ross County, is held by
United States Commissioner McDougal, to an
swer to the charge of forging the names of
Nicholas Hederick and A. Z. Wilson to pen
sion voucher.
SAMUEL d. Brown, at New Philadelphia, aged
ffty-ive years, and q cripple, is on trial for all
attempted outrage on Lizzie Quillen, aged eight
years. Brown was at one time Mayor of
Uhrieksville, of which place he and his victim
are residents.
A FAMILY named Uhler, living near Wooster,
it is reported, have fallen heirs to an immense
ly valuable and extensive estate in the East
1t belonged to an eccentric unmarried uncle,
who is said to have left no will. The heirs ex-
pect soon to leave for the place where it is
located and claim their property.
JOHN LEITCH, a brakeman on the Cincinnati,
Sandusky and Cleveland Railroad, commenced
suit in the Common Pleas Court, at Sandusky,
against that railroad, to recover $5, 600 damages
received by being knocked from the top Of a
train by coming in contact with the upper
timber Of bridge at Kenton recently.
JOE JOHNSTON, of Mill Township, Tusca-
rawas County, is reported dying from the eff
fects of blows dealt him by the proprietor of
the "Blue Goose" near there, two weeks ago.
Joe went to the place when he had too much
liquor aboard, and made himself dsagreeable,
when Clarke Drained him with wooden NAL
let The authorities, it is said, will look into
the matter.
To cofcb M, 6ra occo ciopa al1v ;u bod opounl,
but to be constantly bothered with the con
Stunning element is simply disgusting to the
sufferer, as well as painful. At Newark girl
named Mary Becky, who was assisting Mrs
which she succeeded in extinguishing without
much damage being done. short time after
ward her dress caught fire. She threw a bucket
of water ON herself and put that out, her hand
| being considerably burned. Mrs. Miller ad
| yised her to bathe her hands with turpentint
and put on IN old pair of gloves, which she
| did. She then went to the house to which they
| were moving to build fire, and the gloves
saturated with turpentine took fire. She got
| the gloves off as soon as possible, and in he
hurry threw one into basket OF clothing, and
| burned part of that up. Her hands are very
badly burned, but aside from that grea
damage was done, but she certainly had ex
pericnce and hair-breadth escapes enough will
| fire for one day.
| FLORENCE GoLDsBoROCGH, alias Frank Har
| arTebL6u III Ou0 Uity last Week
for theft, and her sex discovered, dresses like
boy and smokes, chews and drinks. Her pas
| history is quite romantic and will certainly b,
| of interest to the reader. Florence Goldsbor
ough was born near Bridgeport, Belmon
| County, and her father was Methodist minis
ter. When about seventeen she dressed il
boys clothing and, assuming the name of Franl
Harper, left home, and went to Guernse,
County where she worked on Rev. Norton
farm, near Middleburg. After about yea
she went to Columbus and drove on street car
for six months, after which she went back t.
Belmont County, where she again worked on
farm, near Bellaire. She was shortly after ar
rested for robbing a drover at the Globe House
and, being convicted, was sent to the Peniten
tiary for three years. After serving her tim
she went to Cincinnati and clerked on tn
steamboat Alaska, plying between Cincinnati
and New Orleans. We next hear of Florenc
in Cleveland, where she drove on street cars TO
q year and then returned to Columbus, worked
on farm, robbed the farmer and was agail
sentenced to three years in the Penitentiary
and after serving her time she went to Cincin
natl, where she clerked in a drug store on tn
corner Of Vine and Eighth. She was ARRESTED
by the proprietor for stealing, and got min
| months in the Work-house, since which tim
she has been in Columbus, Coshocton, and va
rious cities in Ohio, and by her petty crimes sh
has become familiar with the calaboose of ever.
place she visits.