The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-08-31
WHOLE NUMBER 800.
OHIO STATE NEWS.

kirk, died the past week from the effects |
of blood-poison produced by q corn on one
of his toes. 1t began thirty years ago and
baffled the skill of the best physicians
that could be obtained He was sixty
eight years old, and respected by all who
knew him.
MARY AxToN, aged forty-fve of Della
ware, attempted suicide by taking oil of
vitrol which, the account says, will prob
ably result in death. She was terribly
burned and is now splitting blood.
GEoReIANA, the four year old child Of
Alexander McGuion, of Mount Vernon,
accidentally hung itself by becoming en-
tangled in the latch-string of the door
The mother was in the room when the fall
of the child's body pulled the door shut
and only discovered the accident some time
afterward when she had occasion to pass
out.
MARX HENRY, q prominent sewing ma
chine agent, Of Ironton, died OF sunstroke
at his home the past week. He had driven
to Monitor Furnace and returned. He
managed to check his team in front of DIR
o. Ellison's drug store, but was unable 20
speak and fell over unconscious Proper
medical aid was given at once, but death
resulted inside of two hours.
THE ladies of Grace NJ E. Church, Spring
field, cleared 5000 by the dining-room. at
the Urbana Camp-meeting
BEILEFoNTAINE supplies the following
item: "While George Smith was plow-
ing on the farm of A. G. Peterson few
days ago, his horse suddenly fell through
the earth. Investigation showed cave
about twenty-five feet deep by twenty-five
in width. On being lowered into this Mr..
Smith discovered an arched passageway
running back about fifteen feet, leading to
second cave of apparently vast proper
tions. The exploration has just COM
menced with lights, as it is pitch dark, but
it is believed that the cavern may be many
hundred feet long. The cave is believed
now to connect with one that was built
during slavery days as station on the un
derground railroad"
ALANoAsrER correspondent, august 22,)
says: The fourth annual camp-meeting of
the Ohio Conference Evangelical Associa-
ton is now under full headway near Car
roll, this county. There are one thousand
tenters, and the meeting promises richer
results than ever before. Members of the
Association are coming in from all sections
of the State.
GEORGE FouLrY, the young man at Belle
| fontaine, who shot himself through the
brain two months ago, in an attempt at
| suicide, has entirely recovered, nothwith-
| standing the fact that the ball penetrated
and is embedded fully four inches in the
brain matter. The wound has completely
healed and the man attends to his business
as usual.
IT DOES seem that there is need of q law
making it crime to "playfully" point a
gun at person. Fatal accidents from such
playful work are becoming entirely too
common. Miss Lou Ewing, a prominent
young society lady of Fostoria, was acei'
| dentally shot by her cousin, Ralph Caples,
q lad aged about ten years, while carelessly
handling shotgun. The lad had taken
| the gun from corner of the woodshed,
where his uncle had kept it, loaded, to be
used in case of necessity, and, as he
thought, far out of the reach of the chill
dren. Miss Ewing noticed the lad with
the gun, and commanded him to put il
down. He did not obey her, but instead
"playfully" pointed it toward her. She
alarmingly cried to her mother near by
"see mother, he is pointing at me-" The
words were just uttered when the contents
of the gun struck her in the right breast
and she fell to the floor mortally wounded
exclaiming: "My God, mother, l am shot"
Passers-by heard the report and 8
scream, and quickly lent their aid and
called several surgeons. As loving hand.
tenderly picked her up she said: "He die
not mean to do it, A correspondent
says: ''The doctors have no hopes what
ever of her recovery, as the full load o.
shot entered her right lung, and her life
blood is slowly ebbing away. She is per
fectly conscious and seems to realize tina
her moments are few. She is sendinl
loving farewell messages to relatives ant
friends. and wishing she could see then
all. Her parents are nearly distracte'
over the sad affair, she being an only child
No occurrence for years has brought sucl
heartfelt sympathy from our citizens q
this"
MAMIE CUNNINGHAM, aged seventeen, {
Plain City, fatally shot herself in an a
tempt at suicide.
ATTORNEY GENERAL NASH has decide
that Marriage Fund Trust Association
another State can not legally do bushes
in Ohio.
THOMAS ScoTr, John B. Beadle and Charl'
A. Hanna, of Cadiz, Harrison Count,
started on August a. for Columbus, o
bicycles, the distance being lao miles.
J.P. RAUcH & Co., millers, Canton, hay
failed; liabilities $780, 900.
GOVERN OR FOSTER last week pardone
Thomas Shrayer, sent up from Logs
County for one year for shooting with il
ing Attorney of Logan County and a nun
Der of citizens signed the petition,
having been convicted upon mere tee
nicality of the law.
A MAN named Bales of Bellaire, was ri
over and killed by train on the Ball
more and Ohio Railroad at Franklin St
ton, five mile south of St. Clairsville.
DURING a fight at Winchester, wi
knives, John Lee amputated one of Site
ney Wagoner's ears and the latter fatal
! cut Lee in the abdomen.
FRED. DOUGLASS and Charles Block, for
: teen year-old boys, fought with pock'
, knives, and dangerously wounded ca
other at Plainfield.
4 The pompous lawyer, who suppose
himself to be very sarcastic, said to IL
keeper of an apple stand: ''It seems
me that you should quit this business al
: go at something which is not SO wea
ing on the brain" "Oh, 'taint bus
ness said the apple seller, cit is y
ling awake nights trying to decid
y. whether to leave my fortune to an o
s phan asylum or to a home for playe
Il out lawyers as is killing me.-Cticot
= NeWS.
v Says the Philadelphia North Anle,
can: :" Andrew Harston died at Easto
Pa. recently, aged ninety years. He ha
never seen a city, nor steamboat, NJ
:, ridden in a railroad car; yet he left th
,, matter of $3.50, OO0." just so! If
u had ridden in palace car with an e.
terprising porter, he'd have headed fl
the poor-house. when he escaped fro
/ the train.-Bosto,e Post.
1t is said the Horseshoe Falls
boua Loot tho cboro which wv,