The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-11-23
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

! Court of Mt. Gilead. Morrow County for
the past two weeks. was. on the 18th. de-
cided by Judge Nav in favor of the old
gentleman. The case has been one of
great interest. Mr.. Maxwell is aman. Of
| considerable wealth, and ninety-two years
of age, and because he saw fit to marry o
short time since, his children by former
wife concluded that their chances to ina
herit his wealth were not bright, conss-,
quently he must be idiotic and needed d
guardian. The Probate Judge conceded
with their views, and made the appoint
ment. The case was then appealed to the
Common Pleas Court, with the above re.
suit
WHILE Mr.. John Lind, of Bolivar, Tus-
carawas County, was on his yay to Strass
burg on horseback on the 18Th he u,si, ,rax
stepped at . icpely place where the road
runs through awoods by highwayman,
also mounted on horse, who demanded
Lind's money. Lind was so frightened
that he sank his spurs deep into the ami
NAL he rode, and an exciting chase took
place, but Lind had the best horse and
made good his escape.
| WHILE VIM. Northrup was engaged in a
squirrel hunt on the 18th, in Wayne
County, he met with very bad accident.
He shot squirrel which fell and lodged in
the fork of the tree. He attempted to
climb the tree, and when at a distance of
about twenty-five or thirty feet from the
ground he missed his hold and fell to the
ground, breaking his leg about six inches
above the knee and sustained other severe
bruises.
THE Greenville, Versailles and North
western Railroad Company capital, $780,
900; the Court Buckeye, No. 1858, Ancient
| Order of Foresters Church Hill, Trumbull
| County; the Millereek Limestone and Coal
Company, of Springfield capital, $50, 900,
and the Harugari, No. 8, Building and Saw
ings Company, of Cincinnati, capital, $1,-
600, 600, were incorporated at Columbus on
the 18th.
FLORENCE GoLpsBoRo, the noted female
crook, of Columbus. who insists on wear
ing male apparel was on the 18th sem
fenced to seven wears in the Penitentiarv
for robbery. This was the full extent Of
statute, and puts Florence in State Prison
for the third time in Ohio. She has made
a profession of religion while awaiting
trial in Jail, and Is Jealous professor Of
the way of the righteous
OLDE SMITH, little girl of four years, of
GAINESVILLE, Muskingum County, was fatally
burned on the 18th. The child was play
ing about the fire, when her clothes were
ignited. The mother, hearing her screams,
went to her assistance, and her own cloth
ing caught fire. But for the fact that
| assistance came, both would have burned
to death. The little girl is not expected I'd
| recover.
| WILLIAM JOHNSTON and John Zeieler
were arrested near Fremont, Sandusky
County, on the 14th, charged with stealing
valuable team of horses and 4 buggy
from Jacob Long, livery man of Arlington.
The theft was made on the 11th. Being
closely pursued they abandoned the rig
and took to the woods, but were soon over
taken by Marshal Hock, of Fremont.
The State Board of Charities at Colurn-
bus will invite the directors of the Cincin-
matt and Cleveland workhouses to meet
with them at their next meeting to con-
slider the proposition of allowing outside
corporations to send criminals confined in
the workhouses to work out fines, instead
of lying in idle confinement at an expense
to the people.
TELEGRAM was received, on the 18th,
by Mr.. Isaac s. Darling, of
Mechanicsburg, from Scranton, Ala,
stating that his son James had
been killed by the cars, his head being
mashed while the train was crossing a
bridge. He had been at New Orleans, La,
for several months, and was on his way
nome.
MRS NEWTON, an aged lady of Caldwell,
Noble County, was found dead in well on
the 18th near the residence of her son, with
whom she lived, near Belle Valley. She
had arisen in the night, and, either wan
dering about by accident or design, had
fallen into the we'll. She had been par
TALLY deranged for nearly year past
GEORGE THRUSH, farmer, sixty years of
age, living three miles east of Mansfield,
Richland County, committed suicide on
the 18th by hanging himself to rafter in
his barn. No cause for the deed is known,
save that trivial lawsuit, to which he
was party, seems to have troubled him.
He leaves wife and three children.
The Pittsburg, Akron and Chicago Rail-
road Company, capital $50. 900; the Price
Hill Library Hall Company, of Cincinnati.
capital s25, 900; the Fifth Ward Andrew
Jackson Club of Cleveland, and the Razor
Blade Shear Manufacturing Company, OF
Blanchester capital $50, 900, were incorpo-
rated at Columbus, on the 18th.
On THE 11th, Frank Peters, youne
farmer of BalIyille Township. Sanduskv =
County, while squirrel hunting acciden.
tally shot himself in the bowels He was
standing on log loading one barrel of his
gun when it slipped, discharging the
loaded barrel with above results He died
on the 18th.
AT Lewis Center, Delaware County, on
the 18th, Mr.. George Case, nineteen years
old, was accidentally wounded by reyol.
yer. A lad of twelve years was trying tc
take the loads out of the chambers when il
was discharged, striking Case in the lef
side OF the head making dangerous if moi
a fatal, wound.
Mr.. H. B. BOYER, Librarian of Library
Hall, Dennison, Tuscarawas County, wa.
instantly killed on the 14th by the switch