The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-09-15
OHIO STATE EEWs

sJozH ALLEnAN, Of Hamden, bsoks both -
arms falling on fence.
THOMAS B. WzTrEHKAD has been appointed
Postmaster at Lockbourne, oioe Peter falmef,
removed.
JOIN GoRDoN, OF Urbana, bequathed e3o,-
600 to the Presbyterian Church OF the United
States. :
VIZ. ToRoDE, Frsnchman aged twenty
three years, drowned near Wellsvilie while
bathing. 3 ''
SUBSCRIPTIONS have been opened IN several
places in the State for the relief Of Michigan
sufferers. ~ a 5a
WILLIS Powers, well known lawyer Of
Youngstown, died suddenly st Bass Lake on
the 18th inst
Gov Foster and General Butterworth
opened the political campaign at Zanesville on
the 10th inst.
A Two-YEAR-oID son Of Lloyd Wisely, at
FindlAy, fell into boiler Of boiling water and
was fatally scalded. -
being now only five cases reported, and five Of
those are recovering.
". B. KNIGHT, residing east Of BellefonSsine,
last week had q fine double team Of horses,
wagon and harness stolen.
ON bolt Of. lightning last week killed
eighteen sheep belonging to James Mast,
farmer residing near Findlay.
JAMES FRYE, resident Of Three Rivers,
Michigan, died at West Alexandra from inju-
ries received from q buzz-saw.
THE house Of Hon. Lawrence McMorrell, in
Holmes County, Was entered by burglars and
e176 IN money and other valuables stolen.
NEAR East Springfield, in Jefferson County,
George Swami, employed in 2 saw.mill, was
ssvering his head and both arms.
MRs. LOUISE TRoTTER, daughter Of Rev.
Mr.. Thomas, OF Youngstown, suicided by tax
ing opium. She was thirty-one years old, and
has been living apart from her husband
TEE safe in the store Of o. Sharp, at Ashley,
was blown open by burglars, who secured $3.50
IN cash and two gold watches. They also stole
horse and buggy. With which they escaped
MISS HANNAH R1aoLEs Newcomerstown girl
aged eighteen years, took . half an ounce Of
laudanum becanse her mother scolded her. At
last accounts she was in . critical condition.
Mrs. LUDWIG, residing at Helena, Sandusky
County, last week had an ovarian tumor sue
cesfully removed from her side by surgical op-
sration, weighing forty-two and q half pounds.
JAMES FLANAGAN, Of GAINESVILLE, fell from
the wall at the west end of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad bridge at that place q week ago,
distance Of thirty feet, dashing out his brains
and dying instantly.
VIZ. CASPER, who belongs to one Of the lead
ing families Of Fredericksburg, Wayne County,
was found guilty by jury, at Wooster, after
aixteen hours deliberation, of attempting to
burn the railroad water-tank ct Frederickburg,
last spring.
FRANK GATEwooD, at London, died from
wounds received several days ago by the explo.
MON Of can of powder. Albert Gaines, of
the same place, was accidentally shot in the
head by Thomas Livingston, but was not IA
tally injured.
RosERr MEsNKR, = young man Of Canton,
who felt greatly incensed at Charles Stout,
saloon-keeper, for selling whisky to his
brother, said, II have good notion to open
up his place. "I'n pay your fine If you,"
remarked bystander, and thereupon Mesnar
crossed the street and sailed in, smashing the
windows in with his bare fists. He severed an
artery In his arm by the operation which came
near causing his death.
A YOUNG lady well known in Tfin, named
Anna Miller, was last week seized with fit Of
mental alteration In q most unaccountable
manner. She is the proprietress of . amiilenery
storr, and leaving her work abruptly took up
position on the Courthouse Square to receive,
as nhs said, tho spirit of her husband. As she
j. unmarried, her friends can not account for
her actions. A crowd collected, and it required
considerable force to remove her to her board
ing-house.
LAST week Miss Cora, daughter Of VIM.
Byard, reaiding about two miles north Of Dali
las, committed suicide by shooting herself
through the mouth. She was about sixteen
years Of age, and handsome girl. For some
time young man named Hunter waited on
her, and she became deeply in love with him.
She happenedto pass him at the camp-meeting,
but he barely spoke to her, which little circum-
stance probably affected her so much that she
preferred to take her own life gather than suffer
his indifference. Before killing herself she
wrote letter about her trouble and laid it on
table in the room where she was.
Ar THIS writing the universal cry Of drouth
continues. The reports are the same from
everywhere, and to make matters more insult
fcrable, the heat Is intense. Every kind OF
vegetation on high ground is dead, and every
thing is in such dry condition that spark
falling anywhere in moment kindles dam
gerous fire. From this source much damage
has been done, in almost every county Of the
State. A Madison correspondent says that III
Morgan $50, 900 worth of timber and buildings
have been burned. Warren reports miles Of
meadows, woodland ana fences in ashes. Much
damage has been sustained from forest fires
north of New Philadelphia.
THEx do not do things by halves at Jackson.
While Elijah D. Meacham, prominent citi-
zen, was sitting quietly in front of Williams
drug store, Leroy Reed, rough character,
without word of warning, assaulted him,
knocking him senseless ut the first blow, and
followed the assault up by kicking him about
the head and face. Reed was at once arrested
and taken before Mayor Alcher, who fined him
e100, sent him to jail for three months, and
ordered him to enter into bond to keep the
peace for two years. After sentence Reed
rushed at Edgar Meacham, trying to strike
him, but was prevented by the officers. Reed
il Q dangerous character, and his severe pun