The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-04-02
Miscellaneous Items.


Miscellaneous Items.
MRS. MAGGIE, wife of Thomas James
Craig, living about two miles from Near
thur Junction, Vinton County, suicided by
taking strychnine few nights since. Mrs.
c. was young married lady, aged twenty
six years, and was the mother of four male
children, the youngest being only three
weeks old. No cause for the suicide could
be ascertained by the Coroner.
AS Lizzie Baumonk, aged eight years,
was playing around the fire in the yard lat
Findlay, her dress caught fire and her
clothing was burned entirely from her
body. She was burned in terrible man.
ner, and it is feared that her injuries viii
prove fatal.
THE case of the widow of Martin Rupp,
of Bellevue against the Nickle-plate road
for damages for the death of her husband
crushed between two cars, was decided a
few days ago. The jury gave her "a 900.
GEORGE SNYDER, a fve-year-old boy,
was run over and killed by a freight train,
OH the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago
Railroad, at Canton, the other afternoon.
He was playing on bridge over the Mini
at the sight of the train, losing his wits
and alternately stepping off and on the
track, until the train struck him. The fire.
man of the engine that struck him down
got out on the pilot and made an attempt
to lift the boy off the track, and would
have succeeded had not the boy in his
fright lodged away from his grasp. The
boys head was crushed to jelly and mu-
tilated beyond recognition.
CoLonED thinkers" of Youngstown, are
sueing rink proprietors for refusing them
admittance.
ALEXANDER LIsTLER, Massillon rink
owner, sat on the point of an 'oiler''
while skating, and died from the wound.
MICHAEL KAUFMAN was killed by being
hurled from the top of the Soldiers Memo
rial Building, Toledo, by the breaking of a
derrick. Another workman was seriously
injured.
THE body of George Baschang, the four
and -half-year-old boy who has been
missing from his home in Cincinnati since
November 10, was found in the canal a few
| days ago.
WARREN will build $5O, 900 opera-house
OHIO has $50, 9.63 worth of private debt
OrS.
FRED GREEN, of Columbus, will succeed
Dan McConville as private secretary to
Gov. Hoadly.
HENRY MILLER committed suicide IN
| Cincinnati by hanging himself in his room
THE Toledo, Columbus and Southern
Railroad Company, of Toledo, incorporated
with capital stock of 100000.
GEORGE HUNTER, charged with killing
Gertie Phillips, at New Lisbon, was con.
victed of murder in the second degree.
THE Buckeye Brush Company, of Cleve-
land, assigned for the benefit of creditors
Liabilities, $4,000; assets, $4,000.
THE Hersey Lodge (of Bellaire,) of the
Amalgamated Association of Iron and
| Steel Workers has withdrawn from the
| Association.
THE Supreme Court has decided the rip
per bill, for the reorganization of the city
| of Columbus, unconstitutional. 1t was re.
| introduced in the House slightly amended
NJ. RoTTENBURG, peddler of GAINESVILLE
was shot in the head and probably fatally
wounded by farmer named Norris, neal
| Woodsfield.
ED SovANAcK and John and James Gas.
sidy, of Erie County, who have spent eight
years in Columbus penitentiary, for at
| tempted rape, were pardoned few days
! ago. They had seven more years to serve
| SYLVIA HAMMOND. fifteen, rich farmers
| daughter living near Canton, who rar
| away from home three years ago, has
! been masquerading about this and. adjoin.
ing States in male attire, under the name
of Sidney Hammond, working at different
| Jobs She was arrested in Chicago, few
/ days ago, after working eight months il
| the street car stables there, watering
horses, etc. Her folks were notified and
have reclaimed her. In whatever capacity
she has been employed, as farm hand
dairy boy, and even Dirt HEAVIER, she ha.
had a reputation for sobriety, honesty and
| virtue. Her debut in male togs was made
| at the Cincinnati Exposition.
! THE United Presbyterian Church, of st
, Clairsville, has sued out temporary in
junction against the rink in that town
which is next door to the church, restrain
ing the opening of the rink upon the after
moons and evenings when the church ha.
its stated meetings.
FRANK HIssNER, aged thirteen, wa
struck and killed the other afternoon by
falling telegraph pole on the Connottol
Valley Railroad, three miles north of Can
ton.
ISAAC WHITE gets ten years for man
slaughter at Marysville; killed David Teest
November, 1888.
HOMER THOMPSON, p. NJ, at Hartford
cousin of John Brown and one of the frs
anti-slavery men in the Reserve, is dead.
MRS. CHLOE Angler, of Pomeroy, cele
brated her one hundred and first birthda,
on the 23d. She was in apparent goo
health, and bids fair to live several year
yet. She recently rode eight miles O
horseback to pioneer meeting.
THE only officer Governor Hoadly ha
yet to appoint to office is the State Libra
rian, and several persons havelonging eye
on the place, feeling that Washington is a
uncertainty, SO far as the Ohio man is con
cerned.
WILLIE CARSON, aged twelve, was ru
over by q freight train OH the Pennsylvani
! Road, near Newark, and fatally crushed.