The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-08-04
OHIO STATE NEWS.

OHIO STATE NEWS.
THE Prohibitionists of Knox County have
placed full county ticket in the field.
The wife of ex-Mayor Garvey, of Piqua,
died last week, aged ffty-four years.
BURGLARS blew open the safe of R. G. Miles,
at Somerton, and secured $40 for their trouble.
SHELTON TAYLOR, deaf mute (colored), was
run over by freight train and killed at Jack
son.
J. P. MERRrMAN, a practical iron worker Of
Pittsburg, has purchased the Crescent Iron
Works at Pomeroy.
JOHN Cross, aged twenty-four years, was
instantly killed at Kenton while trying to get
on passing freight.
JACOB P1cKLo, aged go years, living in the
western portion of Hooking County, suicided
by cutting his throat with q razor.
YOUNG son of Lewis Draper, at New Cali
fornia, while assisting his father to hitch q
horse to buggy, was fatally kicked.
BURGLARS in the vicinity of Marion chloro-
form the inmates of houses they enter and
then proceed with their work undsturbed.
AN INFANT child of Valentine veit near
Wapakoneta. in the absence of its mother,
plunged into kettle of boiling water and was
scalded to death.
LOT of negroes at Wilmington hacked one
another up pretty badly with razors last week,
beside planting chunks of head in several legs.
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The City Council of Mount Vernon has
passed the water works ordinance and will
issue bonds to the amount of $65, 600 to put
the system adopted into practical operation at
once.
The Stark County Commissioners have &C
cepted the bond of Henry A. Wise. ESQ.,, the
Treasurer appointed in Mr.. Sullivan's stead, and
he has been given possession of the Treasurers
Office.
AT MADISON FURNACE, seven miles from
Jackson. Douglass Moler was shot and instantly
killed and William Silby wounded by William
Day, whom they attacked, and who did the
fatal shotlng in self-defense.
Mrs. VIM. MARSH, of Bellefontaine, has
turkey with three perfectly formed wings.
This reminds us that the late Treasurer Of
Stark County has three hands-two hands like
any other man and a little behind hand
J. A. MARcHAND, publisher of the Leetonia
Reporter, has been induced by faction of the
Democratic party in Wayne County to remove
to Wooster and publish Democratic paper
called the Jacksonian. It starts off with the
promise of a thousand subscribers.
In THE case of John Godfrey Smalley, at
GAINESVILLE, Judge Frazier granted q new trial
on the ground of disqualification of Thomas
give Smalley four trials-once for murder in
the first degree, and three times for perjury.
A MILLERsBURG correspondent tells this snake
story "Jacob Conrad, of this place, to-day
killed blacksnake of the racer species six feet
| in length. 1t was noticed to be extraordinarily
! large, and on being cut open was found to con-
| tain forty-eight small snakes from three to
nine inches in length, and all in a healthy con-
dition."
WAPAKoNErA and Auglaize Counties have
| raised the amount required to secure the Chi
| cago and Atlantic Railroad, and, in addition,
have secured the right of way to Wapakoneta
but, as Lima claims to have done as much,
and both parties claim to have the promise Of
the road, its location is matter of great inter-
est at present.
AT MARYsvILLE, Lillia R. Henton, finding
that her lover, John Lowe, a young man OF
Dover, was continually breaking his promise of
| marriage, took dose of arsenic. While in
| the throes of death Squire King was called to
her side, before whom she made complaint for
loves arrest, who was placed under $500 bonds
to appear within ten days. She shortly died,
however, in great agony.
THEo. K1NrzER, a farmer living six miles
north of Fort Recovery, went into an orchard
near his residence, at ten o'clock IN the morn
ing, for the purpose of killing some birds. The
report of his rifle was heard shortly, and he
was found lying dead across fallen tree.
There is some mystery about the case, as he
told his wife the day before that he would not
be with her long. Some think it accidental,
while others say it is suicide.
JOHN H. HOOVER, living near Sugar Greek
Falls, was waylaid and robbed near Bolivar
Hoover made desperate resistance, and wal
shot at three times two balls passing through
his clothing and the third grazing his arm
The robbers got away with his money, a gold
watch and some other valuables. This Is the
third robbery that has occurred in the same
neighborhood within the last few months, and
it is thought that there is regularly organ
lied gang in the neighborhood. Great excite
ment exists among the citizens over ths
affair.
| JAMES MCHUGH, who married q woman
named Bell Walker at Inwood Park, Cincin
natl two years ago under the auspices of
matrimonial society, met her in Sixth street
market at Plum street, in that city, on the
night of the 23d, and without moments
warning, plunged large butcher knife ints
her breast The woman exclaimed "rn
stabbed" sank to the ground and died in few
moments. McHugh hurriedly walked away
but was afterward arrested and lodged in tn,
station house. He denied committing th,
crime The wife was aged about thirty years
and rather good looking. 1t is stated that b
was jealous Of her.
TIMOTHY SULLIVAN. Treasurer Of 6tarl
County (Democrat), has been removed frou
office, and Henry E. Wise, lawyer Of Canton
appointed by the County Commissioners 70 al
him to be short $13, 70268. The following Ar,
Sullivan's bondsmen: Timothy Sullivan, J. ]
Sullivan, s. s. Gieb, L. Hoffer, John Berry, g
nj. Hapheart John Loew, Louis SCHUYLER, 10
seph Schuler, John Gill, John Hammer
Michael Sill, Simon Hammer, Jos. u. O'Os
troph, John Winkleman, Joseph Mandon, Obes
Williamson, r. s. Warwick, John Paul, A
Howells. Jas: Franufelter. and Y. u. sullivan
True Politeness.
"Evil is wrought by want of thought
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