The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-10-23
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

each to the Art Museum Association for
the purpose of moving the old Postofice
building, at Cincinnati, to the Art Museum
in Eden Park, has been formally accented
by the Building Committee OF ths Associa-
efcn. and they will confer with the Cham
Der of Commerce on the subject.
HENRY MYERS, unmarried, aged twenty
two, car inspector of the Connotton Rail-
road, was killed at the company's shops, in
Canton, the other morning. He was at
work beneath a coal-car when an engine
backed down against it,. His body was
dragged about twenty feet and badly man.
gled. Myers home is in Cleveland.
CINCINNATI and its suburbs expended in
building during the year ending Septem-
ber 80, $40, 1863, ,767.
THE Canton Cutlery Company, employ
ing seventy men. was closed by the Sheriff
the other morning upon executions aggre~
eating $20,0 900 in one of tie Canton banks.
Other liabilities of the company amount to
81, 900. The assets, it is claimed, will more
than cover the liabilities. Hard times and
lack of capital caused the collapse of the
cohcern. 1t is probable that work will be
resumed soon under a receiver.
A FEMALE named Clara Boyd made des-
perate attempt to commit suicide by jump
ing into the canal, at Defiance, few morn>
ings ago. She was rescued and locked up
in Jail. She says she will take her life yet
but refuses to give her reason. Although
of good appearance her habits are very
dissipated, and probably the cause of the
act.
p SOME miscreant poisoned horse belong
Sno 70 p 1ivin
miles west of Fayetteville.
The traction engine, the property of
Deitrich Bros, at Fayetteville, whilefde>
scending North Main street got beyond
control, and the ponderous machine went
down the steep incline like creased light
ming. 1t struck one of the large trees in
front of Tt. Berger's, barely missing his
dwelling. The engine is badly wrecked.
No one seriously injured.
BAMBERGER & Co., wholesale clothiers,
Cincinnati, assigned with $50, 900 liabilities,
$45,00o assets, and 1914 preferences.
CATHERINE STEPHA, aged ninety years,
suicided at Milan, a few days ago, by hang
ing, using a common picture cord. She
seated herself in chair under a tree, and
after tying one end around her neck threw
the other over the limb above her. Taking
hold of the loose end she pulled upon it
until she had choked herself to death. She
attired herself in apparel in which she
wished to be buried. She supposed she
was to be taken to the County Infirmary
and took these means of avoiding it,
MISS MAMIE T. COLEMAN. of Ohio, a
copyist in the Pension Office has been ap,
pointed to ST 900 clerkship.
ALBERT WIKLE, aged nineteen, fell from
the loft of a barn, at Milan, and, striking
upon his head, received injuries which are
likely to prove fatal.
PUBLIC drinking fountains are to be
erected in Cincinnati by the s. P. e. A. out
of donations made by friends of the society.
THE boiler in the saw-miil of Geo. South>
erland, near Burketsville, exploded, fatally
Turing two persons, and seriously injur.
ing child.
GOVERNOR HoADLY refused to commute
the death sentence of Palmer, a Cincinnati
murderer, but granted respite to Hoff>
man, another of them, until December 18.
ELMER KITzLEMAN, familiarly known as
"Shorty," met with a horrible fate the
other evening at Springfield. He attempt
ed to board the tender of the L. NJ. R. r.
pony engine, and in putting his foot on the
link to get up, he slipped and fell forward
under the tender. The wheels of the hind
truck of the latter passed over him, COM
pletely cutting him in two, and also cutting
off his foot. He gasped "Oh, my, "several
times, and then died. He was taken in the
patrol-wagon to Coles undertaking rooms,
and his friends who live near Urbana,
notified of the tragedy. He was unmarried,
and has been employed in the L. NJ. freight
yard long time as brakeman. He was
very popular with all who knew him.
JOHN F. WILLIAMS, while returning from
Church Hill to Youngstown, the other
night, was stopped by three men, who de-
manded his money, and followed it up by
sending bullet through his hat. They
then dragged him out of his buggy and
went through him, securing small amount
Of money.
JOHN ScHRoPP, of Sandusky, was run
over by a train on the Baltimore and Ohio
Road few days ago, and instantly killed.
The body was dragged some distance and
horribly mangled, both legs and both arms
being broken, head nearly severed from the
trunk and his abdomen torn open. Deceased
was aged forty seven. He leaves a wife
and five children.
G. W. BoURNER, of the firm of Bourner
& Phillips, planning mill men, of Newark,
while returning home from a chestnutting
expedition, had very narrow escape from
horrible death. He was descending a
long hill, few miles northeast of Newark,
when his horse became frightened, whirle1
around suddenly and ran off. The sudden
action of the animal threw Mr.. Bourner
violently to the ground, the wheels of the
wagon passing over him. When picked up
it was supposed that he was fatally injured,
as there was large cash on the side of his
head; his collar bone and one rib were
broken. DR.. Hatch was Immediately sum-
moned, and upon examination, pronounced
his injuries not fatal.
MRS. HANNAH c. GRANDIN, Of East Wall
nut Hills, is dead, in the eighty-seventh
year of her age. Mrs. Grandin was the
daughter of Captain Jacob Piatt, of Boone
Comfy, KY. She was married about the
year 1918 to the late Philip Grandin, who
died in 1888. She was the last of the chill
dren of Jacob Piatt. OF her children who
urvive her are Mrs. Orr, of Kenton Coun-
ty, KY; Mrs. Samuel r. Bates, Mrs. W. A.
Goodman, Mrs. DR.. Joseph Woodward, and