The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-03-13
Miscellaneous Items,

MlChAEL MOON anu UuTee OGn6r perSOnS,
whose names could not be learned, were ar.
rested, on the 4th, on the charge of murder,
as being participants in the lynching of
Richard Hickey, at Rendville, recently, and
they are now all in Jail. The warrants were
sworn out by Mrs. Hickey, the widow, who
is also in Jail, charged with being con-
nected with the assassination of Peter
Clifford.
REV. j. W. PLLsBURY, pastor in charge
of the M. E. Church, at Mt. Sterling, Mad
ison County, has became raving maniac
over the subject of sanctiication. He is
reputed to be very eloquent preacher, and
for some time past has been brooding over
the subject with intense enthusiasm, until
finally his mind gave way under the severe
tension it was put to. He is a much-es-
teemed man among the people of the viii
lage, where his labors have been for the
past two years, and the news of his misfor-
tune will be sad to his brethren every-
where.
THE knotty problem as to who of the
Weldon family was the last killed has been
decided. The jury, after wrestling with
the case for eighteen hours, ,brou ght in their
verdict at Logan few mornings since
that Miss Nancy Hite was the last who
died from the murderous assault of Bill
Terrill, seven years ago, and consequently
the Hites will come in possession of valu-
able property.
JOSEPH KIMPFLIN was fatally injured at
Akron, few nights ago, while attempting
to- climb between two freight cars of
train that was standing across street. He
had clambered upon the bumpers when the
train suddenly started throwing him on
the rails. Both legs We're cut off below the
knees.
Miss IDA HADERMANN,. daughter of j. D.
Hadermann, of Leipsic, fell recently and
rebroke her leg. Miss Ida is but twelve
years old, but has had the misfortune of
breaking her leg four times during the past
two years. Mr.. Hadermann has son now
| lying under the care of the doctors who
has had similar misfortune, having bro
ken his leg four times.
The number of peas, beans and shot in
the vase in Smith & Nixon's window, Gin
cinnati, was found by count to be 1921.
! This number has been guessed by c. A.
Campbell and H. G. Stephens. There were
over six thousand guesses, and 81 800 were
realized for the flood sufferers.
! WHILE James Barnes, son of promi-
nent farmer, living about ten miles west of
Coshocton, was pulling a two-horse sled
down hill few days ago, he stepped in a
hole and fell, the sled passing over both
legs and breaking them. He will be Grip
pied for life.
PETITIONS are being freely circulated and
numerously signed in the Hooking Valley
asking the Legislature to abandon the
Hooking Canal, instead of repairing it, as
recommended by committee.
SYLVESTER SHAW, prominent Citizen OF
Russellville, near Winchester, aged eighty
four years, fell dead from heart disease g
few days ago. He had been married foul
times and is the father of twenty-five chill
dren.
In THE case of Isaac Dunn against the
city of Newark to recover 5000 damages
for injuries received by his son by reason
of the gasoline explosion in 1879, the jury
recently returned a verdict for $50 fo
plaintiff.
The firm of !. mmerman & Grubbs, grail
dealers, Greenville, made assignment
a few days ago. Both partnership and in
dividual assets about $40 600. The assign
: ment was quite a surprise. Mr.. Zimmer
man is Corporation Treasurer.
H. E. LUTZ, Circleville; Mrs. Niva Hous
. ton, Millersburg, and Thomas w. Butler
Wellsville, have been nominated by tn
President as postmasters at these points.
HATTIE HUSH, aged seventeen, anc
, Luther Perkins, eighteen, were married a
, Marysville, recently.
T THOMAS Cox, a miner at the Osborn
coal mines,, Salineville, was killed by
3 mass of falling coal and slate, few day
l since. He was to have been married in
few weeks.
Y JACOB EYLER, aged seventy-two years
8 a prominent and wealthy citizen of Trot
= wood, a small village near Dayton, con
e mitted suicide by hanging himself in th
barn few days ago.
THE Ohio Penitentiary cleared $4,6C
last February.
4 The strike of the Rendville mine driver
: is at an end. They have accepted $1.75 pc
e day in lieu of 81.
9 JOHN F. RArLIFF, of Columbus, prc
e pounds the rather startling theory that tn
d Ohio valley is sinking, and 100 years henc
; will be a vast lake. He prophesies tha
q the child is living who will see a 100-foc
|. rise in the Ohio at Cincinnati.
EDWARD D. PAYNE, brother of Senator
elect Payne, died of apoplexy in Daytor
g on tie 9th.
. AT Findlay, Miss Phoebe Stout attempte
y suicide with morphine, but was rescue
.. .. oy the sto4nach-pump. B!ishted affection