The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-10-05
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

reading paper by the Ignt OF snlau
lamp, and in the night overturned the
lamp, allowing the oil to escape and satur-
ate his bedclothing. In d moment him.
self and all the bedding was on fire, and
the helpless man yelled frantically fol.
help. By the time he was released from
his fiery furnace he wa, horribly burned /
and unable to stand. The flesh fell from /
his left side and the abdomen. He suf-
fered the greatest agony, and after twenty
eight hours suffering, died. His crime
was that of ottraging two little eight-year-
old girls last July, to whom he commtni, |
Gated q loathsome disease, and one OF the
girls lost her eyesight in consequence. |
He was an ice cream peddler, and had
taken the little girls in the wagon with |
him and drove to a-secluded spot in the |
suburbs where the horrible crime was
committed. -ss9-=A7
ADAM HINES lad living near Waynes
burg, Stark County, was injured some time
ago by baseball bat, and last week while
narrowing in field, he fell dead from the
effect.
Rev. A s. BARTHOLOMEW for fifteen
years pastor of the Lutheran Church at
Lima, died last week. He was one of the
oldest citizens of Lima.
CHARLES F. COLLINS, of Kent, one day
last week swan to Congress Lake ON
wager of $50, making mile in thirty-two
minutes. Miller, the famous diver of
Cleveland, also swan, making mile In
thirty.four minutes.
JOHN WINKLER Swiss, living near Stone
Creek, in Tuscarawas County, is said to be
| the stoutest man in that section of the
State On a wager of 500 he carried
full barrel of flour from New Philadelphia
| to Canal Dover, a distance of three miles,
resting but four minutes on the way. He
made the distance in ffty-five minutes
! time, and reached the home-stretch in re-
markably good condition.
E. w. CLARKE, of Painesyille, aged forty
one, died of consumption on the oath,
Deceased was once publisher of the Lorain
| County Neps and Belleville Gazette. and
for twelve years past editor and proprie-
tor of the Painesville Advertiser, which, on
account of ill-health, he abandoned the
first of July last. He graduated at Yale
In the class of '67 with honors, at the age
of twenty-six. He was man of ability
and integrity, and well and favorably
known on the Reserve.
| OhAhLES DOWEhS, d udlu living oiiO
mile west of Canton, attempted to jump
from moving freight train in the night at
crossing, but misca1culated and landed
In cattle guard and, was instantly killed.
Hewas aged twenty-five years, and from
Edenburg, Virginia.
WIN. MCGREAN, aged sixteen years, and
an orphan, living near Painsville, was
killed while coon hunting by tree falling
upon him.
WIN. EDWARDS, of Youngstown, fell from
a building upon which he climbed to take
down flag and was killed.
WIN. ZEIcHER, who stabbed and killed
Henry Wellingorhoff, at Sandusky, has
been held for murder in the sum of Sc, ,0Qo<
THE last rail on the G. and A. Railroad;
connecting Marion and Lima, has been
laid.
! N. G. SHERMAN, of Norwalk, wealthy,
and aged 72 years, was last week married to
Miss Mary Phillips, young lady of Ber-
i lin.
THE members of the family of John Cur
tbs, as GAINESVILLE, were poisoned by eating
ing sausage made from tainted meat, and
several of the family would not have sur
vived had it not been for the timely ar
rival of physician, who administered
emetics.
UNITED STATES DEPUTY RUDOLPH TUNK
visited Bellefontaine last week in search of
amoonshiner named Christopher Fridley,
who, with the assistance of Deputy Sheriff
Simon Daily, found Fridley on his sons
farm about four miles north of town. 1t
is charged that he has been engaged in the
illicit distilling business in Augusta
| County, Virginia, for years, osci1lating be-
tween there and Bellefontaine. He is an
old man, past three-score and ten, and
when run down fought like tiger, using
an ak as weapon. He was overpowered
! and taken to Virginia to answer to the
charge.
J. F. SNYDER, photographer of Dresden,
in Muskigum County, suieided by shoot
ing himself through the bowels. He died
in less than ten minutes. Cause unknown
J. w. MEDKoFF, paper-maker and EN-
ploye of the Monroe Mill, two miles north
of Cuyahoga Falls, in Summit County
. was found dead in the woods with shot
gun beside him and both barrels empty.
He went out to hunt squirrels for sick
!, ,, wife, and it is supposed he blew in the
gun-barrel, as the charge entered hii
: mouth.
. TRAMPs are causing reign of terror in
the vicinity of Norwalk. Capt. John Ran
dolphs was assaulted by two, who tried tc
gain admission to his house. He knocked
one of them down, secured aid and arrest
ed him. Mrs. Will. Baker was assaulted
> by tramp, who threatened to burn dowr
!, the house if not admitted. He was unsuc
. cessful and was frightened away. No less
than ten other places have been assaulted
! in like manner near there within few
days. s.
AT the regular session of the East Ohio
Conference at New Philadelphia last week
Rev. W. Bedall, of the Beadsville District
l charged with deserting his wife and family
3 and being on terms too intimate with the
3 domestic, confessed his guilt and relin
{ quished his parchment. He was expelled
from the church and the ministry.
E JAMES GEORGE, young mechanic O
e Mount Vernon, deliberately shot himsel
r in the head in the presence of his wife ans
s father. He survived fourteen hours, bu
. during that time remained unconscious.
The editor of the Richmond (Va.'
: Religious Herald thus plaintively com
$ plains: It is strange that man o
brains and education will insist OF
making himself the subject of converse
:, ton, but some of them will do it. VIZ
travelled few days ago with one of thai
kind. He would talk freely and with
e kindling enthusiasm about himself ant
: things pertaining to himself. but abou
nothing else.. While our little iokel
f we're scarcely honored with smile, hi
f would shake his sides and laugh alouc
L at his own little jokes" Twas evel
I thus.
"A New Orleans washerwoman ha.
in the past fifteen years raised family
. of fatherless children, given them al
!, good educations, purchased hand
some house, and has $4,000 laid away
for a rainy day. Her entire possessions
e were earned at the WASN'T -tub.-M o
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