The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-01-26
OHIO STATE NEWS.

JAS. VAN CAMP, brakeman on tne Laks
Shore Road was killed ut Ceylon.
CANTON has been redstricted 90 as to contain
seven wards, instead Of four, % now.
MRS. C. BELL, Painesville lady aged eighty
years, is suing for divorce. The plea is misuse
and neglect.
THE Board of Education Of Bellefontaine
has passed resolution making the vaccination
of school children compulsory.
JOHN L1NINaER, farmer residing near Up
per Sandusky, took strychnine and died from
the effects. Domestic trouble.
at Gallon, fell beneath train whlle on duty and
had an arm and leg cut on by the wheels pass
ing over them. His recovery is doubtful.
THE religious current is 80 strong at Madison
that during the day and evening services OF
the revival meetings all the manufactures,
attend en- nadsse.
ZANEsv1LLE is to have q new morning daily
paper, called the Morning Signal, Democratic
in politics. James T. Irvine will be managing
editor, and W. W. Pyle, late of the Morning
Times city editor.
WIN. HALL, young man aged thirty years,
of Kenton, attempted suicide by the arsenic
route, but took too much to do the work. He
fought the doctors desperately, but they
brought him around all right. Family troubles.
HAROLD ROBINSON and Malcolm Baltic, Of
Corning, both colored, fought . duel one day
last week, resulting in Robinson receiving two
wounds, which may prove fatal. one in the
suitors.
GEORGE LADD, of Elmore, last week sued
Governor R. Z. Scott for $4,000 damages to
his wife, whose son, Warren G.. Drury, was
killed by the Governor on Christmas y of
1880. Scott compromised the case by paying
costs and $500.
Mr.. GEORGE FEssrEn, Ex.Treasurer of Stark
| roupfv ho daf tod tn tho aYtanf nj San 000
in 1878, and was recently pardoned from
twelve-year Penitentiary sentence by Governor
Foster, has resumed his old business-thst of
retail grocer-at Canton.
THE fire in the Asylum for Feeble Minded
Youths, at Columbus, some weeks since, 1t il
now discovered, was the result of plot on the
part of two inmates who wanted to get out.
and were evidently too shrewd to be classed with
idiots. So the discharge Of these two idiots cost
the State $200, 900.
POULTRY BRExDERs' ASSOCIATION has been
organized in Logan County, consisting Of the
J. c. Warvel, Vice-President; C. 8. Cooley,
Treasurer; Sohn Reese, Secretary;l and Joel
Arbeggst, A. G. Mcclure, J. G. Elliott and A.
Zoak, Executive Committee.
The Shanesville disaster keeps adding to
its death list. Fred. Weiner, who WAS vic-
tim, has died of look-jaw: It i yet feared that
several others, suffering from injuries received,
will die. The citizens Of Canal Dover, New
Philadelphia and other surrounding towns, arc
raising money for the sufferers.
| HENRY LIPPLE, aged sixteen years, residing
| seven miles northwest Of Cardington, had been
out hunting, and on his way home stopped to
| talk to some companions whom he met. While
| brushing some snow from . log by which he
was standing. his hand struck the lock of his
gun and caused it to be discharged, the ball en-
tering his left breast. Death resulted In ten
minutes.
CAr1TAL1srs from Philadelphia and Youngs-
town have purchased fifty acres Of land near
Niles, with q view Of starting extensive manu-
factories Is soon as company can be organized.
| Work will be commenced in erecting buildings
suitable for a large pottery, Are-brick works
| and glass factory. Several hundred mon will
be employed In the works when in operation.
THR temperance war at Oberlin has broken
out afresh. Last simmer the proprietors OF
the three drug stores and three liquor saloons
signed . pledge to sell no liquors for any pur-
pose Whatever, not even on physician's pre-
scription, and the pledge was kept until few
out one Of the other stores and proceeded tc
| deal out liquors when called for. He was be
sieged by the temperance mon Of the town, but
| to no purpose, and finally, one day last week,
| WAS called upon two hundred strong. Still he
| refused TO sign . pledge. He ordered the
| whereupon he began to burn some stinkine
rags, and in moment found himself deserted
and complete master Of the situation.
AT EAST LIBERTY, In the eastern part oi
Logan County, the mill of Joshua Morrison
last week had q new band saw put In II, and {
| band saw being . new thing, . number Of peo
pie gathered At the mill TO see 1t work. Shortly
after being put in motion, the boiler, whicf
was an old one, exploded, tearing both legs OF
man standing hear named Albert Grouse
killing him instantly. Job Everingham Alst
had his right leg blown Oh and y q though
can not recover. Captain Smith skull VA,
fractured by fragment, and be Hes in pre-
oarious condition. o. 7. Hun, master mechani,
for ]. A. Fay 4 Co., Of Cincinnati, who VA
superintending the new maohinsry, sustained |
serious compound fracture below the knee, ani
number OF other persons were more or leg
injured. Tho boiler carried but forty pound
Of steam at the time of the accident.