The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-11
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

surrendered to Grant at VickSburg.
HENRY SAUNDERS, brakeman on the |
Toledo, Cincinnati and st. Louis Road, |
was crushed to death betweeen the cars at |
Delphos, Van Vert County, a few days ago. |
He was unmarried.
THE 6etob6r tfob fepott of the Ohio |
Board of Agriculture, based upon returns
from about GOO township correspondents,
give the following results of the actual
th,eshing and the following estimates:
Wheat--Acres threshed to date, eo6, ,222;
Bushels produced from same, 6,0G0, ,449; to.
tai for the State at the Same fate, 81, ,5gS 1896,
against 45, ,25Oieo0 last Soaf. rats per dcte
on acreage sown, 90; rate on acreage har-
vested, 100. Oats-Acres threshold to date,
135, ,t04; bushels produced from the same,
4, 4,412,035; yield per acre, 116; total for the
State at the samo rate, 2T,2140G6 bushels,
against 19,9J8,000 last year. Corh-Cundi-
tisn e5pipared with October, 1882, 76 per
cent; damage done by frost, 26 per cent.
probable total about GS,000,000 bushels,
against %, SG9, 900 last year. The damage
by the frost was very severe in the north
ern half of the State and light in the south
ern half. The condition of the following
6tbps is lin comparison with n full average
crop or condition represented by 100 per
cent: Potatoes, 1903; sweet potatoes, II;
tobacco, "a; sorghum, p; clover seed, IS;
aprlos, 81; grapes, "a. Last month potatoes
were given at l12. The drouth has injured
late potatoes and reduced the general aver
age condition to 166:
The Bloomington Mutual Life Benefit
Association, of Bloomington, ILL.,, has been
refused permission to do business in this
State by tho Commissioner Of Insurance.
THE decision of the District Cbttrt at
Cincinnati in the Archbishop Purcell case
favors the churches. The ruling is that
where churches were built or other proper
ty acquired without receiving aid from the
Archbishop or Father Edward; there Is ne
ground either in law or equity for selling
them for the payment of the Archbishop's
debts. In cases where the Archbishop ad-
| sanesd tiioney to buy or build such
churches, and Was fit't fsta.dj aueb church:
es or properties are liable for the amount
thus borrowed with interest.
| HARRY GROVER, living near Sandusky,
was arrested the other day on charge of
attempting to outrage the person of Lena
| qessrief. dr6ver Is seventeen years of
age and tho girl nine. In default Of bail
| for appearance for hearing he was COM
mitted to jail.
| A FIERCE tornado passed through
Clark County a few days ago. Its center
seemed to be Snyder's Station, on
the l., B. 6 W. Railroad, seven
| miles west Of Springfield: Its width
seemed to be about twenty feet, and
in this space all the trees; fences and other
Instructions were cut down and scattered
i'll every direction. The Station-hSuse was
torn from its foundations and carried a
number of feet; the roof was torn off and
carried about forty rods. Luckily no farm
houses OF other buildings were in its path
und no life was lost as far as can be learn
I'd! The storm. in Springfield was severe,
but no serious dattiage Was d5nei
E. S. PLENKHARP, of Hooking County, is
under arrest at Bellefontaine, charged with
horse-stealing. The Commissioners of
Logan County offer standing reward of
200 for the arrest of any horse=thief.
LILLIAN ALICE, only child Of the late
John H and Laura Ann Waggoner, and
wife of Thomas C. Reynolds, editor of the
Akron Daily Beacon, died suddenly OF
neuralgia of the heart at her home in Ak
ron few mornings ago: She ~as twenty
nine years old, and possessed of the most
beautiful traits of character.
BEFORE daylight few mornings ago
two sections of freight train ran together
short distance east of the depot at Colum
bus. Another train, following, could moi
S top in time; and ran into the cabodse of the
rear section, instantly killing Tfiorfias kef
shaw, brakeman, whose home is at Den
nison, and injuring another brakeman
named John Connor, residing at Columbus
Ono of the engines and a number of car:
were badly damaged
a GANG of professional thieves have in
vaded the quiet little city of Akron; anC
are causing the citizens much annoyance
A few nights ago DR.. B. Hickox's barn wa
entered, and top buggy and horse wer'
stolen. After it was stolen the animal raj
against freight car and was killed. F
Wizards horse and platform spring wag
on, valued at 5000, were also st0leIi. A
Wellington Browns residence the thieve
got $40 worth of jewelry; at w .Northrop's
So; at C. o. Benedict's, $25; at A. L. Cad
wcll's $40 worth of jewelry. At Belts cor
ners four houses were entered and $40
taken. No arrests have been made.
WILLIAM RHUKE, at work on the sixt
story of an unfinished block at Clevelan
!, the other day, lost his balance and fel
seventy feet to the bottom of the basement
!, He struck on his face and chest. His skull
several ribs and left leg were broken. II
lived half an nour.
Harry, an eight-year-old son of Henr
!. George, of Mt. Gilead, while gathering wa
nuts a few days ago, fell from tree, breal
| ing the bones of both wrists and injurin
: himself internally.
a JAMES O'BRIEN, sent up from Hamilto
, County for term of ten years, made
murderous assault upon Henry Dixon,
: prisoner from Summit County, at the Pen
Tertiary at Columbus, few days sine
. They work together at shoemaking in tt
! same shops. When Dixon was not lookin
a O'Brien struck him a murderous blow c
n the head with shoe hammer. Dixon fe
, as if dead, and was removed to the hospita
O'Brien's conduct is unaccountable, for Il
two men had never had any trouble.
BENSON AYREs, aged thirty years, resi-
ing in Knox County, committed suicide
i. few days ago by hanging. Financial loss
3 in buying stocks is the supposed cause.
A LITTLE child of John Hively, living
. Union Township, Columbiana County, WI
accidentally scalded to death few da.
= since by falling into a kettle of boili1
fruit.
a -Four years ago farmer I
= Trucker Meadows, New, allowed
: swarm of bees to take up their aboo
d in the garret of his house. He is now
wiser man, but nevertheless he can n
g get rid of them, for they have multi
o plied to such an extent as to becon
n unmanageable and dangerous nuisance
The farmer and his family have lor
p waged war upon the honey-makir
k insects, but to no avail; and he is no
n debating the advisability of tearir
i the house down, or erecting anoth
e and moving out of the honey-factory.
e ST. Paul Press.
e -Twenty-eight years ago, while L
h NJ. Thomas, of Middleboro, Mass, w
o. Slxatino on n nOnd-bole in that town.