The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-07-31
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STATE NEWS ITEMS.

wagon was reduced to kindling wood. The
SON was thrown upon the pilot of the en-
gine and carried some distance. When the
train was stopped he was carried into the
cars, and his injuries found to be numerous
and probably fatal. The father was thrown
into ditch, his back being broken and he
died almost instantly.
ONE of the locomotives OF the Cleveland
and Pittsburg Railroad was stopped in it's
work suddenly and run on a side track at
Bellaire, by the County Sheriff, who got q
heavy log chain and locked the driving
wheels. This is to satisfy an attachment
for Judgment for $1,000, obtained against
the Pennsylvania Company by Colonel G!
s. Barron for the killing of his son in the
yards there. The accident happened three
years ago, and the case was carried to the,
Supreme Court. The engineer was made a
Deputy Sheriff, and left in charge of
his engine.
LOUIS SHANE broke his nose by falling
from wagon while harvesting, a boy
named Deerwester was impaled on horse.
rake, and a three-year>old child of Samuel
Virgins lost its hand in the revolving
wheels of harvester the other day-all
near Loveland.
Rev. H. L. WLEs, d. D., of Mansfield,
has accepted the Presidency of the Theo-
logical Department. of Wittenberg College
at Springfield.
THE Sisters of Mercy, Of Cincinnati,
have purchased the magnificent property
at Freeman and Kenner streets for 500 900.
THE excessive and prolonged drought
throughout Ohio and adjoining States in
the valley, is seriously affecting the late
crops.
THE Mayor of Springfield has decided
that the clause in the statute allowing a
city the privilege of forcing its saloons to
close at 10 P. NJ. is invalid.
The train men on the Bellaire, GAINESVILLE
and Cincinnati Railroad struck on account
of non>payment of wages for several
months, and threaten to attach locomotives
and chain them up.
The Government exhibit at the Ciucin.
natl Exposition will consist of the most
interesting portions of the different public
museums. The boats, sledges and other
outfit of the Greely relief expedition have
been selected.
The country in the vicinity of Norwalk
is suffering from drought, no rain having
fallen for several weeks. Corn. potatoes
and oats are badly damaged.
HARMER SPEARER, proprietor of thl
| Spring HillDairy, Massillon, took his fam
| lily to see the circus parade the other day
| and during their absence the house wa.
| robbed of $3.50 and watch.
JUDGE JAMES CLEMENTS, Sheriff of Craw
ford County thirty-nine years ago, ant
Probate Judge for two terms, died at hi.
home in Bucyrus on the 21st, aged sevent,
| years.
LEWIS II. BATTEFIELD, a we'll known
manufacturer of Bueyrus, was caught il
the betting of his establishment the othel
| day and badly injured.
T. HENRY ALBRIGHT, farmer living fv,
miles northwest of Canton, fell from hi
hay NOW a few days ago, breaking hi
right arm, shoulder blade and two ribs
JAS. 7. BARKLEY, undertaken of Canton
has been arrested for getting two fees fo
burying one pauper.
A FIRE which started in the grass alont
the Ohio Central Railroad, has destroyed
many thousands of dollars in farm propert,
near Marengo, Morrow County.
| ISAAC NJ. BLAIR, of Aurora, Portag
County, lost his fortune in the Penn banl
at Pittsburg He disappeared, and wa
finally found under brush-heap with hi
throat cut. Every evidence of suicide.
HORSE ran away with horse-rake
near Fremont, and killed Thomas Enocl
and thirteen>year>oldb boy.
MRS. CALVIN b. MOORE was found dea'
in bed at her home in Union Township
Logan County, the other morning. Sh
was in usual health apparently before.
MRS. FRANK Summers, a resident o
Adams Township, Defiance County, wa
struck by lightning during a heavy thur
dnr storm the other morning. At last re
ports there was no hope for her recovery
ZAcHARIkH TAYLOR, living near Shane:
vile, fell while carrying a coal-oil lam
and was SO badly burned that he died. Hi
age was eighty-six years.
| A DISTRESSING fatal accident occure
J near Versailles, Darke County, a few da y
ago. Ayoung married man named Henr
Davidson, while engaged in sinking a wei
was overcome by some noxious gas an
} signaled to be drawn up. After reachin
the top and when about to step from til
| bucket he tainted away and fell back int
the we'll, a distance of some thirty-fiy
feet.
WHILE boring we'll near West Jeffe
son, water, strongly magnetic, and posse
sing chaly alybeate powers, was "struck" at
! depth of 1l2 feet.
: HORSE thieves have been very successf,
in their depredations on farmers and othel
in and about West jefferson.
A REVOLVING case of cruelty by woma
! named Cotter to a little child named CAM
| bell, which was adopted from the Infirr
ary, has been reported to the authorities
l nj 4 >,l,.l foI
from the slop-bucket.
LORENZO Dow JOHNSON, a young man
the employ of Dallas Corrington, farm'
living near Mason, was struck by lightniI
: the other evening, while on a load Of graf
: Nelson Corrington, who was assisting
load, was knocked down, but recovered
time to rescue the young man from &
flames. One horse was killed and t
z wagon and contents were entirely consur
= ed by the fire.
LITTLE Edward Conrad, about eight yea
n old, son of Philip Conrad, drowned t
:. other afternoon in A. A. Taylor's dam,
Loudonville.
A MOVEMENT is on foot i'll Dayton
: abolish the colored schools and allow t
, colored children to go to white schools
: in Columbus and Cleveland. There
d some opposition on the part of the frien
Q of colored teachers, who will, If the pr
ject succeeds, be thrown out of work.
4 THE baby daughter of Henry Fetters,
Sonora, near Dayton, was killed by the p
Handle express going west the 9th
\ evening. The little thing had been CA
( lessly left upon the track by an old
8 sister.
n Mrs. MATILDA HAMPTON died at Sprir
. field, few days ago, at the age of nine
q years.
A GENERAL fight toward the close of I
J picnic of the United Brethren of Friel
ship, ut Oakley Grove, near Cincinnati,
!, suited in the more or less seriously wour
= ing of five persons by knives and pistols
. THE Miami County case to test the ct