The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26
OHIO STATE NEWS.

SCARLET fever is epidemic In Jefferson
County.
IT COST Mrs. Klingerfelt, of Milan, s15 to
violate the Stubbs Law.
The Ohio Democratic State Convention will
be held at Columbus July Is.
STEPHEN DEAL, a German aged thirty-five,
was killed by the cars near Newark.
MINE-INsPECToR Roy reports all the difficult
ties in the Hooking Valley Mines adjusted, and
the miners have resumed operations.
liz THE slander snit of Mrs Anderson. against
James Young, at Caldwell, the Court rendered
averdict of 81, 900 in favor of the plaintiff.
ALVIN KoPE, young man aged 20 years, of
Wooster, fell upon buzz-saw and had his
right arm saw OF, and was otherwise horribly
mutiated.
rowly escaped death by arsenIcal poison caused
by eating bread made from -four that had been
in bag painted green.
TWENTY-FIVE trackmen on the Cleveland and
Pittsburg Railroad, at Steubenville, struck for
an advance of wages from $1.20 to Us per
day, and were promptly discharged by the
Company.
ISAAC McLANE, of Jefferson County, while
walking upon a railroad track and watching a
passing train on a track opposite, was struck
by a train approaching in the rear, knocked
down and killed.
THE Ohio Prohfbitionists in convention at
Columbus, declared in favor of absolute prohi-
! bition. They object to any half way arrange
ment and arraign both political parties for their
lukewarmness on the subject of temperance.
WHILE driving over bridge four miles west
Of Eldorado, Preble County, with a load Of
| team and driver, Charles Vaggles to the bed
below, distance of twenty feet. Yaggles and
| both horses were killed.
AT MOUNT VERNON, Rachel L. Fowler
brought suit against Henry and VIM. Philo
under the Adair Law for selling Intoxicating
l ~ -
| tested, and resulted in verdict of $3.50 for
| the plaintiff.
JAMES Ross, near Belfast, was killed by light
| ming the past week. He and q man named
stultz were plowing, and the storm coming up
they took refuge under a tree. The lightning
| killed Ross and the four horses, but only
slightly injured Stultz.
WHILE party from Newark were boat
riding on the RESERVOIR" about twelve miles
south of there, q high wind arose, and a boat
containing Brice Stow and wife, his sister,
| Mrs. Lush, and her two children (little girls
was upset, and all were drowned except Mrs
Stow. The bodies were recovered.
THE residence of Mr.. Blaser, near Winesburg
| Holmes County, was struck by lightning las
week, instantly killing Mrs. Blaser who was IL
the basement with her mother-in-law, boiling
SOAP The lightning struck the chimney anC
Blaser was standing. She leaves five children
AT NEW MADISON, Charley Nogle, bo.
about sixteen years Of age, was driving acros
bridge with two small logs on his wagol
when the bridge fell, crushing him beneath tn
wagon in horrible manner, SO that he iveC
but.a short time. One horse was killed, tn
other only slightly injured. The bridge was il
bad condition, and had been for some time.
suit for damages will probably be next il
order.
ARTHUR SMITH, thirteen-year-old son o
Judge Smith, of Cincinnati, who, his parent
say, is addicted to reading trashy novels, sud
denly disappeared from the parental roof
week or more ago, and q few days later, wa
found lying in an insensible condition upon tn
track of the Pennsylvania Railroad in tn
up by the trackman only few minutes befor
freight train came laundering along. Whe
told how near he came to being mashed uI
the hero in him weakened. It didn't seem q
natural as it did in the books, and he cried lik
good fellow, 81 want to go home!" He wa
sent home.
NEAR Canton, the two sons of Samuel Millel
aged four and eight years, we're playing in th
stable with matches. The hay caught fire an
in moment the building was in flames
, Escape was cut off from the little fellows
They got as far from the flames as possible
, where they crouched on the floor and screame
for help. Two neighbor women heard the
cries, and one of them, with commendab
{ through the boards and pulled them out, br
: not until they were 30 badly burned that the
, cannot recover. The building burned to IL
, ground.
SAMUEL JAMES is prosperous farmer livin
several miles east of Mt. Glead. Returnir
, home few evenings since, he was lectured
his wife for 80 cruelty beating his horses. II
daughter, aged twenty, also took a hand in IL
t lecturing business, whereupon the pate
: fdn,ilidS thrashed her. This proceeding irl
3 tated John, son, aged eighteen years, ar
knowing his brother James, aged twenty-h'
years, would aid him in correcting the ira
father, went in search of him. Later, whe
3 James saw his sons approaching, he retreate
[ to the barn, and getting a'pitchfork, statione
himself in the door ''charge bayonet" fashio
When they came near enough for action, b
made at them, and they both ran. In ord
: to reach the house they were obliged to elm
( fence Before they could clear the fence Il
father made thrust with the fork, proddil
James, the older, just below the shoulders.
fell back to the ground, and while prostrate Il
d father gave him another thrust, penetratir
the lungs this time. AS he was about to gi
him the third thrust John, the younger,
him in the head with a bowlder and knock
. him down, when he desisted. John, his moth
and sister, carried the wounded man into t
q house, and physicians who have examined hi
!, saw he can not recover. The father has n
been arrested, and is 80 little concerned that
o has not gone into the sick room to see the be
The strange part Of it all is, the whole fami
= are temperate, bear good reputation, and a
o well-to-do.