The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-12-07
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

Brlmley Station, Preble Couny, to Br1rH-
ley; Byer's Station, Jackson County, to
Byer: Carlisle Station, Warren County, to
Carlisle; Edwards Station, franklin
County, to Edward; Folk Static n, Har-
rison County, to Folk; Gibson Station,
Guernsey County, to Gibson; Gu ley Sta
ton, Marion County, to Gurleyi Hooker
| Station, Fairfield County, to Hookeri
Hunts Station, Knox County to Hunt;
| Jones Station, Butler County to Jones;
Kinsey's Station, Montgomery County, to
Kinsey; Lyndon's Station, Ross County,
| to Lyndon; McCoy's Station, Jefferson
County, to Mccoy; McGonnigle's Station,
Butler County, to McGonniglei Overpeck's
| Station, Butler County, to overpeck;
OWENS Station, Marion County, to Owen;
| Prout Station, Erie County. to Prout.
Russelps Station, Highland County, TO
| Russell; Schooley's Station, Ross County,
to Schooley; struthers Station Mahoning
County, to Struther; Taylo1's Station,
Franklin County, to Taylor; Wards
Station, Washington County, to Ward;
| Watson's Station Seneca County, to Wat
son; Wiley Station, Darxe County,
to Wiley; VOLTS Station, Tuscarawas
County, to Wolf; Woods Station, Butler
County, to Wood.
CHARLES F. DAVIS, the notorious crook,
who has laid in Jail at Elyria, 1orain
| County, for the past six months under an
| indictment for shooting Charles Wilson
last summer, was sentenced to the PEN
itentiary on the 25th for eighs years. He,
with number of others, went to the house
OF Wilson one night last July for the pur-
pose of robbing him, and in the trouble
that ensued one of the parties shot Wilson.
The other parties were never arrested as
they left town some days before the arrest
of Davis. Davis is notorious character,
and upon his own statement has been a
professional gambler fer twenty years. His
health has been very poor since his confine-
ment,and on one occasion he attempted to
commit suicide in Jail, and has since that
time been under guard.
On the 25th, two men looking like farm
ers, drove seven nice hogs to Lima, Allen
County, and sold them to Dan Paulin,
wellknown drover. He sold them to
King & Day Immediately after for slaugh-
ter. The same evening ]. H. Bergman, a
farmer, living in Shawnee, claimed the
hogs were stolen from him, with six
others. On the 9th a trial took place be-
fore Justice Stout, and it was clearly
shown that the hogs were Mr.. BerIyman's.
The loss falls on Paulin, unless he can find
the thieves and compel them to disgorge.
THE suit against the Auditor and Re-
corder of Hamilton County by the County
| Commissioners to recover certain fees, etc.,
to be converted to the Fee Fund, has been
dismissed in the Court of Common Pleas,
on the demurrer of defendants that the
suit was brought in the name of the State
of Ohio, instead of the Commissioners,
who by law are capable of suing and being
sued.
Mr.. JACOB RoYER fell from scaffolding
twenty feet high on the Cleveland, Colum-
bus, Cincinnati and Indianapofis
Railroad shops at Delaware on the
26th, while at work. He broke
both his arms, and sustained in.
ternal injuries, from which he died in six
hours. He leaves wife and four little
children.
THE annual Ohio Agricultural Conven-
tion will be held in the Senate Chamber,
at Columbus, on Wednesday, January TO-
The Presidents of County Agricultural
Societies, are, by law, required to present
to the President of the Ohio State Board ol
Agriculture, at the time of the Conven'
tion, written report of the condition o.
agriculture in their respective counties.
THANKSGIVING morning at daybreak the
attention of citizens of Sciotoville, Sciotc
County, was attracted by the yelping of &
small dog in front of the Christian Church
On investigation he was found standing
guard over the body of his master, who
was lying in the snow frozen to death.
MADDER, the murderer of Phoebe Ber
nard, at Tifin, Seneca County, on Novem
ber IL, 1881, pleaded guilty to murder il
the second degree on the 25th, after twelve
days progress of trial. The prisoner wa
sentenced by Judge McCauley to the Peni
tentiary for life.
MADISON HILLIARD, an old resident o
Millard Township, Knox County, aged sew
enty-three years, was found dead in bed OF
the morning of the 29th ult. The Corone
was notified, and an inquest developed tn
fact that death was the result of natura
causes, probably general paralysis.
THE st. Louis, Alton and Terre Haut,
Railroad is about to pass practically int,
the hands of the Cleveland, Columbus
Cincinnati and Indianapolis Railwa.
Company. The combination is contin
uation of the former lease, and it give
Mr.. Vanderbilt line to st. Louis.
The new Cincinnati Stock Yards were
on the 1st, consolidated with the Unite,
Stock Yard Company. The capital of botl
are Joined and now stand at ST., $50, ,00C
The officers of the new company remain
as officers of the consolidated yards.
FRED MEsEMER, a butcher of Youngs
town, attempted to climb the golden stair
on the Goth, but stopped on the top round
He kissed his wife and child and too
laudanum in their presence. The doctor
wrestled with him all night and save
him.
THE enumeration of school children il
Holmes County foots up $3.50. OF th
amount there is but one colored Williar
Burklew, of the Millersburg Publ
) Schools, received the first fve-year teach
er's certificate ever issued in the county
The Eckstein White Lead Company, {
Cincinnati, will begin the erection of
s factory January l. which, when comple
A ed, will be the largest white lead establish
: ment in the world.
e IN Ross County, recently, Barbara Saue
J. brie took dose of poison (but not with f.
= tai result) because her iather abused he
v for marrying his hired man. Her fathe
: on the 1st, committed suicide by shootin
d himself in the head.
: The jury in the Watson bribery case &
= Columbus, on the Goth, followed the e.
n ample of the Star-route jury, and failed t
agree. They were discharged.
: Mrs. n. F. North, an aged lady, resit
+ ing in Lorain, Lorain County, slipped O
e all icy doorstep on the 1st, breaking he
/ left hip.
SIxTY-Two marriage licenses were issue
r at Cincinnati on the Goth, the largest nun
# Der ever issued in one day.
j FREIGHT train collision near Zane
: vile, Muskingum County, on the 25th, o
/ the B. & o. Railroad, caused 81, 900 damae
to the company.
It THE new mortuary chapel of the Unite
6 Jewish Temples, on East Walnut Hill
d Hamilton County, was dedicated on tb
e 06th