The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-12-01
ONO STATE NEWS.

GRAVEYARD insuranoeis is prospering in Mont
yomery County.
jog KIRBY, Of Alliance, aged forty years,
Suictded by shooting in the head.
MILK sickness (produced by drinking in
tected milk il complained Of at Belle Centre.
JOHN ZErzRED, pronounced "crank,' iv-
ing at Youngstown, suicided by jumping in q
we'll.
MRs. n. B. HUBBARD, an old lady Of Madi-
son, died from the effects of fall few days
ago.
WM CLARK, Of Sandusky, while duck hunt
ing on the bay, fell from his skiff aud was
drowned.
GIDEON SUTTON, Of Newark, was accidentally
shot n the knee by Abram Rowe. They were
preparing TO go hunting.
WnLIAM YoJNa, Of Young's Hotel, Zanes-
VILE, lost 81, 500 in cash, and notes and papers
70 the value Of 81 800, by burglars entering his
room during his absence and breaking into his
trunk.
JAcoB EBBERT, one of the old pioneers of
Kansas Station, and striking the platform of
the depot, was instantly killed.
MRS. PATRICK KELLEY, an old lady living
three miles west Of Lima, while crossing the
track Of the Ohio Railroad, was struck by q
freight train and instantly killed.
Mrs. ELLA GIBBS, Postmistress at Milan, who
has held the Office since the death of her hus-
married, and now there is q general scramble
for the Office. The salary is 81, 400 year.
JONATHAN HUFFMAN, farmer residing near
Marion, aged seventy-two years, was found by
the roadside frozen to death one morning the
past week. He had started home from town
the previous night In an intoxicated condition.
Two brothers, named Ryan, living on adjoin-
ing farms near New Philadelphia. have been
lawing for some time over q wagon-bed worth
Sl.60. The case began before Squire and
has just been contested in the Common Pleas
Court, resulting in O verdict for the defendant
In the sum Of ten cents. The costs amount to
$500. The case will be appealed.
At BRONSON, q crippled man went about
soliciting donations. He used one crutch and
carried bandaged hand inside his vest. His
collections we're considerable. Some young
fellows suspected he was fraud, and proceeded
to an examination. The bandaged hand was
found to be perfectly well, and when they
called for constable, the fellow dropped his
crutch, took to his feet, and ran like white
head.
= A SUIT in the Common Pleas Court at Bu-
cyrus has just been concluded, in which rea-
sonable damages have been awarded widow
whose husband, an engineer, was killed in con-
sequence Of rotten culvert bridge. january
8, 1880, o man named Larren, an engineer on
the Bee Line Road, was killed by the giving
way Of culvert at Saltwater, Drake County.
His widow brought suit against the company
q verdict awarding her 81, ,000
THE Village of Benton, in the eastern part
of Holmes County, has matrimonial sensa-
ton. Tho contracting parties were MIR. Isaac
Spellrnan and Miss Lille Atkinson. Extensive
preparations had been made for the event the
guests had assembled, and the would-be bride
land groom were both present. The ceremony
was being proceeded with, and when the usual
questions were propounded to the lady she
positively said "No" to every thing, and the
n al off for thak kIp1a hoin nu
No amount of persuasion could bring the
young lady to terms.
SAYS q New Philadelphia correspondent
"Quite number of farmers Of York Town
ship, this county, took agencies few weeks
since to deliver maps for map canvasser. As
usual they signed contracts in duplicate, one TO
,be retained by the sleek-tongued agent. These
farmers have Just found out to their sorrow
that they were badly sold. The copy retained
by the stranger turns out, as usual, to be a
mote. These notes call for $3.50 each: JudG,
.ments on the notes have been taken in Wood
County, and this week q lawyer from Toledo
appeared here with executions, and in company
with the Skerih, is now endeavoring to make
,the unsophisticated farmers come up to time. y
ut seems about time that farmers knew enough
about these matters to let agents who want
their signatures, severely alone.
SAYS q Cleveland correspondent "Mrs. Lu-
cretia Garfield has placed the literary estate of
the late President Garfield in the hands Of Col
onel A, F. Rockwell, Of the United STATE
Army, who Is charged under her direction, vii.
its care and preservation and disposition.
Joseph Rudolph, administrator, has appoi tied
General d. G.. Swain, his attorney and fnan-
cial agent, to whom all claims against the
estate Of James A. Garfield should be pre-
sented. Mrs Garfield is showed under with
letters begging for money from all over the
country, and from people of all conditions and
classes. It is impossible for her even to reply
to them, as she receives from thirty to sixty
aday, and II she acceeded to half the resquests
she would soon be impoverished. The i'm
pertinencs Of some Of the letters is monu-
mental"
A FREIGHT train was wrecked during the
night at Kirkwood, six miles north of Piqua
on the Dayton and Michigan Road, and nine
men were sent from Piqua to clear away the
debris. On their return, at four O'Clock i'll th'
morning, they lifted their car from the tract
and let the regular north-bound passenger
train pass. Lifting the car back ON the trac!
the homeward journey was resumed. The,
had gone but short distance when freigh
engine, which was following the passenge
train, running backwards at a high rate o
speed, and with no lights on the tender
crashed into them. Two of the men leapeC
and saved themselves, but the others wen
under the wheels. George Bias and Henr.
Brockrider were instantly killed and AndreN
Birk fatally injured. The head of one OF tn
men was completely severed from the body
All of them were injured. The men kille
leave families.