The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-09-10
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

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DIR. AoUILLA JONES, prominent physi-
clan and noted meteorological observer,
died at Wilmington few days ago.
Youngstown.
CAREY ORR was fatally crushed under an
old stable which he was tearing down near
Winchester. -.
THE coal miners in the Hooking Valley
and Sunday Creek Valley have resumed
work at the advance offered by the oper-
ators. h -
PROBATE JUDGE O'NEILL, of Warren
County, has resigned, and the Governor
has appointed W. L. Dechart in his stead.
WILLIAM BOYD, living near Hayesville,
while returning from the Sherman's Bri-
gade Reunion the other day, was caught
in the wheels of his wagon and killed.
CITIZENS of Fayette County are taking
steps toward holding an agricultural fair.
ALVIN OSBORNE, a prominent citizen of
Muskingum County, has been adjudged in
DEMOCRATS Of the Twenty third Sena-
torial District, in convention at Findlay,
nominated Ezra 8. Dodd, of Lucas and
Herman Graeschner, of Henry County,
for State Senators.
JOHN KNIGHT, aged thirty, while duck
hunting at the State Mills, near Akron,
accidentally shot himself in the groin, in
hicting terrible wound, from which he
dropped dead in less than minute after
the shot was fired. ->.
AT Dayton, while William Burnhart and
two companions were in a melon patch,
they were fired on by the owner, Burnhart,
being very seriously wounded.
AT Winchester, while Mrs. Narcissa Sem
pie was in a lawyers Office fling petition
for divorce, her husband, Robert, was in
the Office of another attorney for the same
object.
THE Ohio State Lodge of Good Templars
closed its annual session at Findlay, a few
days since, after adopting resolutions ask
ing the submission Of another prohibitory
amendment, but opposing separate politi-
cal action.
Hon. JONATHAN COUNTS, one of the
pioneers of Shelby County, was buried at
Port Jefferson. He was a member of the
Legislature in 1s70-'71, was County Sur
veyor four times, and Clerk of the Courts
two times.
AT Wellsville, lad named Peterson
working in the pan factory, had all the fin
gers and a portion of the thumb of one
hand cut off by machine at which he was
working. Tssa
THE Board of Live Stock Commissioners
of Ohio declare there is no .pleuro. pneu-
ony,sa L.
that the Governor notify the Executive of
other States of the fact.
AT Cincinnati, while two painters named
Peter Maise and Barney Braam, were work.
ing on scaffold the ladder became de-
tached at one end and they were precipi-
tated to the ground, a distance of thirty
five feet. Both received fatal injuries.
THE Ohio Wool Growers, in session at
Columbus, the other day, adopted resolu-
tions reaffirming the resolutions of last
year, asking Congress to restore the tariff
OF 1867, or its equivalent.
INVESTIGATION of the supposed case of
cholera, near North Industry, Stark Coun-
ty, develops the fact that it was merely a
case of cholera morbus.
ROBERT HoLLIDAY,a a watchman on the
steamer Andy Baum, fell overheard at Gin
cinnati the other day and was drowned.
NAYS HOTEL, a frame structure al
Salineville, near Wellsville, was burned,
with moso of the furniture the otner night
Loss, $4,000, partly insured. Origin of fire
mystery.
1T has been published that Herbert Fay,
of Columbus, was the youngest soldier
that enlisted during the rebellion, being
thirteen years and eleven months old. Ell
Wright, of Youngstown, has his enlist
ment and discharge papers, showing that
he enlisted January 8, 1869, at Ashland, as
member of Company X. Eighty-second
Ohio Infantry, and at that time was twelve
years, two months and seven days old
making him the youngest enlisted soldier
A PoSToFFICE has been established al
Yoho, Gallia County.
AT the Firemen's and Band Tournament
at Mansfield the other day the following
prizes were awarded: The Smugglers, Of
Crestline, ran in "a seconds, the Massillor
Company in SO, and the Alerts and the vii
sons, of Tiffin, ran a tie in 81. The two
latter companies then ran side by side, the
Wilson's winning in 80 1-2 seconds, the bes
time on record. The Buckeye Hook ane
Ladder Company, of Bucyrus, took frs
prize in 35 seconds, and the Eagles, o
Wooster, the second prize in 3S IA. In eacl
race the first prize was 500, and the secont
prize $50. The Shelby Cornet Band, tn
only one in attendance, was awarded tn
first prize of 500.
A SINGULAR thing happened in Spring
field, a few days ago. A lady was seize
with an extremely violent spell of cough
ing, and finally threw up from her lungs
lime formation as large as a marble. TIL
case will be thoroughly investigated b,
the Clark County Medical Society.
THE Prohibitionists of Lancaster Count,
nominated a county ticket.
ABNER L. Ross, a pioneer of Ware
County, died near Mason, in his eighty
| first year.
THE Democratic Senatorial Convention
| held at Sharpsburg, nominated Simo
| Brenner on the first ballot.
LEVI GRAY, colored, recently release
| from the penitentiary, was arrested 6
| Newark, charged with brutal assault O
| Hattie Bell and threatening the life {
| Officer Griffith.
The entries for the present State Fai
exceeded anything.of the kind ever opene
| in Ohio.
I A FIRE in Cincinnati damaged th
Pioneer Cooperage Company's building an
stock to the extent of $4,000.
A WELL dressed fraud has been workin
| Springfield horsemen for small sums O
home made checks by passing for a brothe
of Barney Tracy, Lexington, KY.
BETHEL people organized a watch fc
expected burglars, the other night, an
wounded one or two, but they crawle
away.
| DIR. DELAMATER SMITH, of Cleveland
has been arrested on the charge of murder
ing Carrie Franklin by producing abortion
| THIRTY-FIvE hundred disabled veteran
stood the annual grand inspection at Day
ton Soldiers Home the other day.