The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-06-16
OHIO STATE NEWS.

TEE Ohio Sunday School Union met at For
est on Tuesday last.
NrxErY-NIsE deaths were reported at the
Cincinnati Health Once last week
JOHN MILLER, one OF the wealthiest bankers
of Columbus, died In that city last Monday.
MRs. HANNAH McMuLLES, aged ninety.
nine years, died last week at Niles, Trumbull
County.
TEE forty minors indicted at Logan for riot
inc. had their cases continued until the next
term Of Court
ON THE night of the 7th inst, z. J. Ku1trick
bad valuable horse killed by lightning near
Plymouth.
Mn. PAYNE, Of Cleveland, recently appointed
Trustee Of the Ohio State Reform Farm,
declines to accept the honor.
JANIS Russell, . nine-year-oi5 boy, was
drowned in the Mahoning River, at Youngs-
town, last week, while bathing.
FoR stoning q train at Logan, Benjamin
Essterling was sentenced to forty days I'm
prisonment, and TO pay fine Of slO.
ii. b. PAYNE and others flsd articles Of in
corporation last week for the Hooking Coal
and Columbus Railroad Company. Capital
stock t6, ,0O0,000.
AT MINERAL RInaE tho storm on the 9th
inst. assumed the proportions OF tornado. II
Is estimated the damage to the village will
amount to t20, 900.
TIE Robinson Wagon Co., Of Cincinnati,
were again sufferers by confagration on the
night Of the 7th inst. The loss this time is
between CSC, 900 and esq.,
THE contract for tho construction Of the
Columbus and Maysville Railroad has been let
TO tho Columbus Construction Company. The
road Is to bo finished by July, 1882.
Mn. BBADLEr, General Manager Of the Gin
cinnati Northern Railroad, says that work will
begin on the Toledo, Delphos and Burlington
Road within two weeks, from Dayton to Le-
banon.
The recent rains In the Tuscawaras Valley
have cheered up the farmers. Wheat nevsr
looked better and the prospects are the harvest
will be early. Fruits Of all kind promise an
abundant yield.
SHARON BossERRMAs, o fourteen-year-old
boy was leading COW to pasture, at Dunkirk,
a few days ago. He had the strap tied to his
arm. The COW took fright and ran and dragged
the boy TO death.
SAMUEL DURHAM was indicted for murder in
the first degree for killing Constable Frank
Stone, Of Oberlin. Durham shot Stone May
II, and he died June 5. A special session of
the Grand Jury was called.
VERY destructive storm passed over por-
ton Of Mahouing County on the night Of the
7th, unroofng houses, telling trees, and scat
terfng things generally. Quite . number Of
buildings were struck by lightning.
Mrs. CArHARNE PUTNAM BAIsTER, relict Of
the late Michael p. Brister, at one time prom
inent editor in GAINESVILLE and Newark, died in
New York last week. Her remains were taken
to GAINESVILLE for interment.
Jesse Neer, OF Clark County, was waylaid one
night last week while on his way home from the
London cattle sale, where he had disposed OF
some cattle. The highwaymen choked him to
unconsciousnss and got away with $780,
Mn. EVANS was driving balky horse near
Marietta last week, which backed over an
embankment, precipitating the whole rig over
n precipice Of twenty feet. The horse
f.i NJ bra hia lacrf fr, thraa Y1lac
slitting his breast bone and fatally injuring
him.
A FARMER named Toxic, near Armstrong =
Mills, in Tuscarawas County, was killed by
lightning on the 8th inst. He was sitting in
his room near the crate when the lightning
chair and killing him instantly. He was sixty
years old.
JOSEPH O'BRIEN, a cooper by trade, from
Buffalo, N. Y, was found lying upon the side
walk In Fremont, one night last week, with
blood flowing from wounds. He was insensi-
bic, and being taken to the station house he
died in q few hours. 1t is thought he was
foully dealt with.
ARTICLES Of incorporation were filed in the
Office of the Secretary Of State last week by
Gen. A. J. Warner and others for the Cincin.
natl and Ohio River Railroad Company. Capt.
road will start from Cincinnati and past
through the counties Of Hamilton, Clermont
Brown Adams, Scioto, and Lawrence to point
upon the Ohio River, In Lawrence County, op-
posite Huntington, W. Va.
Ar WILMINGTON, while the family of John
Ireland were at breakfast they heard report
OF pistol in an adjoining room, the one occu-
pied as n bedroom by his daughter, Clara, q
young lady near twenty years Of age, who has
for some years past been in very poor kealtf
with tho consumption. Upon entering the
room she was found lying across the bed, q re
volver in her hand and q wound In her lef
breast. Whether 1t was accidental or with sui
cidal intent is not known. She was unconsoioul
after receiving the wound, IL proving fatal In
less than half an hour.
"CLovEn NOOK" the old home Of Alice ant
Phoebe Cary, where the sisters were born anS
spent their girlhood days, is TO be preserved
and beautifed ~ fitting tribute and memo
rial TO their noble characters and commanding
genius. Mr.. Alex. Swift, o brother-in-law o
the sisters, and q well-known and wealthy resi-
dent Of Cincinnati, purchased the twenty-si,
acres which comprise all Of "Clover Nook, tn
place rendered so famous in prose and poetr,
by the gifted sisters. Mr.. Swift has been con
templating this step for some time past. tn
old home, which is between College Hill an,
Mount Pleasant in the suburbs Of Cincinnati
had passed into the hands of strangers afte
the death Of the sisters, and the house whicl
sheltered the sweet singers In their youth wa
going to decay. The old homestead will be re
paired and preserved as nearly as possible il
its virginia. state. 1t will be made accessibl
by wide avenues, and the rarest exotics vii
add TO the charms Of the place. Excursionist
and picnic parties will be permitted to use tn
grounds under certain restrictions.