The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-03-26
Miscellaneous Items.

formerly OF Wheeling, made its appear
ance at GAINESVILLE, on the 10Th. 1t will be
Republican in politics. 1t presents very
neat appearance.
AT South Toledo Mr.. and Mrs. David L.
Dearse were driving along the tow-path
when the horses backed into the over
flowed mill-race. Mrs. Dearse was thrown
out and drowned. When found the hus-
band was holding his wife's body and
nearly dead from exposure.
THE Spaulding Iron Works, at Brilliant,
were compelled to shut down because of
the coal miners strike. Three hundred and
fifty men are out of employment.
AS George Moore, farmer, was return
ing to his home, from Findlay, the other
night, he was fired on by somebody in am
bush, the ball wounding him slightly in
the side.
MRS. SALLIE REBER LAING, of Sandusky,
comic opera singer, died at Rutherford
Park, N. ].
THE Cincinnati Republican Convention
nominated Amor Smith, Jr., for Mayor.
THE Straitsville miners have decided to
return to work at fifty cents ton, that
being the syndicate's terms.
FREDERICK HEBERL1Na was burned to
death at one of the kilns of Spires pottery,
Atwater.
AN attempt was made to wreck the east
bound Chicago express on the Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad, near GAINESVILLE, by wedg-
ing switch frog.
AT Ashland William Boyd attempted to
drive his horses across the railway track,
when they became frightened at an ap-
preaching train, throwing him down an
embankment and injuring him to such an
extent that his recovery is matter of
doubt.
j. H. BRANNoN, agent of the Ashtabula
and Pittsburg Railroad at Lowellville, was
| attacked by two masked men, knocked
| down, thrown over an embankment and
| left for dead. The highwaymen then
robbed the office and escaped. Detectives
are in pursuit.
SIMON PAuLIN, one Of the famous Nor
gantown gang of incendiaries, who have
kept the lower part of Mahoning County
terrorized for five years, pleaded guilty, as
did the leader of the gang few days ago.
| This breaks up the band, as three are al
ready in the Penitentiary.
DAVID LYNN, a farmer living near
Youngstown, was fatally gored by an in
furiated bull.
MRS. SHARP, residing on Walnut Hills,
Cincinnati, fell down fight Of stairs and
broke her neck.
THE assets and liabilities of W. H. Nc.
Curdy & Co., Cleveland iron dealers, are
put at Sis. 200 and $112.O00 respectively.
Ex-Governor FOSTER is director in q
natural gas company just organized al
Fostoria, with capital stock of 0,000
Boring will begin at once.
AARON MILLER, a merchant of Osborn
was found dead in his residence by his sor
few days since. He evidently died dur
ing the night from heart disease.
CHARLES TAYLOR, in Jail at Canton fol
assault with intent to kill, is wanted a
Greensburg, Pa, for highway robbery. HI
will be tried at Canton before his extradi
tion.
MEASLES are raging in some parts of Fa
yette County, this State.
ADAM MINcH, of Lowell, formerly resi-
dent of Marietta, was killed a few day
since while logging.
FAYETrE COUNTY has no work-house, ,an'
criminals found guilty will go to Dayton t
put in their working hours.
WHILE Father Bowles, of Fremont, wa
attending a st. Patrick's Day banque
thieves relieved his residence of $65.
THOMAS SIMPSON, a coachman, suicide
at Youngstown, the other day, by takin
an overdose of morphine. He was intem
perate, and was-sent to this country fror
England by wealthy brother, who hope
to correct his evil habits.
THE other day while John Murphy we
telling timber in his woods, about seve
miles southwest of Bucyrus, he was crushe
to death by falling tree
DIR. NJ. E. Wadsworth says tn
earth has "a heterogeneous viscio
elastic, liquid interior ilregularly intel
, locked with and gradually passing int int
/ lighter heterogeneous crust w
: have thought SO right along, but n
{ Trained from saying anything about i
: fearing that we might be the only on
: who held that idea.-Boston Post.
Persons addicted to the habit {
sticking their tongues out while worl
ing should take warning from the e.
perience of an Allegheny man, wht
while choppiug wood a few days ag'
was struck on the chin with such fore
, by fragment as to almost completed
: sever his organ of speech. Ptsburs
t Post.
3 If nine-tenths of us city peop
. and professional paupers hadn't acte
a the fool and left the farm, we woul
y have been far better off and happier
: every respect than we are now. &c
q made the country, but man made ii
a town.-Saaa Anto1eto (Ter.) Times.
The Manchester Cnton points Wi
70, Ma.,- LIZ h ir.o 11rl