The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-08-23
: STATE NEWS ITEMS.


land, made misstep On the afternoon of
the 14th; and fell the height Of four stories,
a distance of eighty feet to the basement
below. His neck was broken, and he died
almost instantly. He leaves a family.
AT Osceola, Crawford County, small
town near Bucyrus, few days since, John
Weir, an employe in tile factory, was
| caught in the machinery and his left arm
crushed from the wrist to the shoulder he
died in few hours. The victim was young
| and unmarried.
Mas. ALLIE CRAWFORD, twenty-four
| years of age, died suddenly of heart dis
ease, at her home In Mt. Gilead, Morrow
County, few days ago.
GEORGE W. HAcKETT, alias John Doe,
alias William George, who is confined in
the county Jail at Mansfield for burglary at
| Plymouth, Richland County, escaped from
| Jail few evenings since by concealing
himself in the bath-tub when the jailer went
to lock the prisoners up for the night. The
jailer and other parties who happened tobe
near pursued the runaway and captured
him, after running about two squares, and
escorted him back to his quarters:
HARRY, d fifteen -Sear-old son Of Mrs. Il.
| Finch, while stealing ride in the yards
of the c., Y. & P. Railroad, in Alliance,
Stark County, few days ago; was thrown
under the wheels aiid instantly killed.
DAVID AIcHILE, of Taylorsville, Muskin.
| gum County, was instantly killed a few
days ago while at work in coal bank, by
the roof falling upon him and breaking his
neck. Mr.. Aichile was about twenty-five
| years old, and unmarried.
RICHARD THOMPSON, an old soldier, who
was run over by street car during the re-
union at Columbus short time ago, died
at the hospital few days since. A suit
for damages will follow, and gross careless.
ness is charged.
| THE fruit dealers of Columbus organized
| recently to suppress the street-corner VEN
ders, This has brought about the dis
covery that one man has monopoly of the
street-corner trade, running nearly doze1
| places.
THE officers and clerks of the United
States Court at Cincinnati have started
subscription list for the purpose of having
painted portrait of the late Judge Philip
B. Swing, to be placed in the United States
Courtroom in that city. There have been
numerous signers, and good piece of art
will be secured.
]. B. BARNES, proprietor of the Mentor
House, Mentor, Lake County, died sudden.
ly of paralysis few nights ago. He faint
ed while at church, and on being carried
home expired in few hours.
WHILE picking huckleberries recently,
Mrs. Joseph Helmick, of Old Town
Valley, near New Philadelphia, Tuscara-
was County, was bitten In the hand by a
copperhead snake. Little hopes are enter
tanned for her recovery.
/ Ar.
County, the other day, took three grains of
strychnine that had been kept in the house
TO kill rats. Through the administration
of an antidote she was resuscitated.
JANE LENNON, a colored woman, aged
about one hundred years, died at Akron,
Summit County, few days ago. She was
the Oldest survivor of the slaves freed in
New York in 1927, and has lived in Akron
with Mrs. Paris Tallman, daughter of her
former master, for forty-fve years.
Mrs. VIcKERs, an aged lady, who resided
hear Reynoldsburg, Franklin County, com.
mitted suicide the other day by hanging.
She had been ill for about two years, and
had frequently threatened self-destruction,
but her people did not seem to attach any
Importance to it.
A HOME has been established at Cincin-
natl for working girls who are out of en-
ployment by Miss McCabe. About So 900
has been put into the enterprise, and fifty
girls have already been taken in and ma de
to feel at home.
THE Second National Bank, of Warren,
Trumbull County, closed its doors on the
18th, the cashier, Kirkland M. Fitch, con-
Tossing that he had lost about $50, 900 in
stock speculation in New York. Bank In.
spector r. Ellis, jr., of Cincinnati, after
making an inspection, said that the bank
can pay all depositors in full inside of
thirty days, and the stockholders will re.
ceive from thirty to forty per cent. The
capital stock of the Second National is
1900, and Cashier Fitch's bond is $4,000
The County Treasurer of Trumbull County
had 500, 900 deposited in the broken bank
Inspector Ellis says that when he made his
last inspection, one year ago, the funds
were all right, and that Fitch lost the en-.
tire $50, 1000 inside of ten months. The
other banks in Warren will be in no way
effected by this failure.
A MEETING was held at Columbus a few
nights ago of descendants of the Revolu
tionary War, and the war of 1872, to effect
an organization. The object is to perpetuats
the memory of the soldiers of these wars
take the lead in the proper observance o.
the Fourth of July, etc. 1t was resolved tt
form such an association, and a committed
was appointed to draft constitution, an
at the next meeting officers of the associa
tion will be chosen.
HUGH BOYD, of Cornell, has been elected
President of Ohio University at Athens
and VIM. Hoover, of Dayton, Professor O.
Mathematics.
SPRINGFIELD has made arrangements tt
purchase patrol wagon, and will inaugu
rate complete system of patrol stations
These will consist of cast-iron boxes, con
tanning magnetic call bells, communicating
direct with the patrol-house, and by whicl
alarms will be sent in. Thirty privat
telephones, in different manufactures ant
offices, have also been offered by the pro
prietors sor the use of the night officers, b,
which almost instant communication cal
be had between the latter and police head
quarters. A system of calls will be al
ranged to be struck on the large bell at tn
station-house, by which the officers Will b.
summoned to the nearest telephone on thei
beat, and get instructions from headquar
ters. The system will be nearly perfec
when completed.
"A touching incident occurred on q
Georgia railroad the other day. A lady
noticed on the seat before her woman,
whose refined appearance led her to en-.
gage in conversation with the stranger
Noticing the latter's beautiful babe she
expressed admiration. EYES," said
she, with sigh, beautiful, but blind. u
Then, pointing to the two other chill
dren by her side, she added: "That i:
not all-these, too, are blind.' The
sad announcement brought tears to the
eyes of the listeners. The mothers sor
/ rowful lot and the children's sad future
awakened the deepest sympathy.-Chi-
cago Times.
Two doctors down in Virginia have
just met in a duel. As they used pis
5 tolls, no harm was done. The resul
S might have been more disastrous hat