The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-08-20
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

rested recently for violation of the mid
night closing law.
THE Republicans of the Fifteenth and
Sixteenth Senatorial Districts, in joint con:
vention at Newark, nominated Hon. L. B.
Wing and Hon. 81. c. Greiner.
DANIEL SIFFoRD, SR., aged 80, one Of the |
oldest Masons in the United States, died at |
his home in Lancaster few days ago.
OF fifty three applicants for teachers
certificates in Clinton County, fifteen |
passed a satisfactory examination.
JOHN RoDDY, the Cincinnati policeman,
who shot and killed Hurry Lindeman, was
bound over to the grand jury for murder in
the second degree and held in Sc, 900 bail.
TIE Republicans of the Thirteenth Sena-
torial District, in convention at Bellefon-
taine, nominated Hon. Duncan Dow.
How. j. P. CARBERY has resigned as =
member Of the Board of State Charities.
NEAR Bloomingburg, youg named Ha-
cock was killed by falling tree.
MISS NELLIE TIMMoNDs was thrown from
q horse at Lima and seriously hurt.
CALVIN LYONS, a convict in the Ohio
Penitentiary, died Of consumption on the
14th.
living near Akron, was swindled out of $500
by gang of bunko men.
Ar Franklin fire destroyed the agricul-
tural warehouse of c. Eldridge, and half
dozen barns and sheds.
| REV. J. 8. SMITH has been nominated for
State Senator by the Prohibitionists of
Highland and Ross Counties.
/ OSCAR LONG, q lad seventeen years old,
| who works in his fathers syrup factory,
Cincinnati, was found by his father in the
bottom of the elevator shaft, few days
ago, dead. He had been missing for sew
eral hours, and search being made for him,
resulted as above. 1t is supposed he fell
from one of the upper floors.
COLUMBUS broom manufacturers claim
that the Penitentiary managers sell brooms
for less than the cost of raw material, and
thereby have ruined their business.
e. w. BUMaARDNER, of Toledo, was
awakened bya burglar early the other
morning, who at the point of a revolver
relieved him of money and jewelry to the
value of $500.
A SOCIETY for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals has been organized in Newark.
, EDDIE KUHN, while playing with an adzs
in his fathers shop, at Tifin, amputated g
, thumb.
A BOY named Stith, living near Newark
had hisright leg terribly mangled in reap
ing machine.
OSCAR EMM1cK has sued the Citizens
Street Railroad, OF Springfield, for $a,OOt
damages sustained by car running into
his dray and breaking his leg.
The following fourth-class postmaster,
were appointed on the 11th: Primrose
/. Williams County, John &. Gerver, vict
r Richard Gamble; Bell, Highland County
, g. Il. Davidson, vice L. j. McMicken
Beasley's Fork, Adams County, Lewil
Young, vice j. Hampleman; Wilson
Adams County, G. A. Round, vice W. 8
e Williams; Samantha, Highland County
g g. W. Brown, vice F. NJ. West; Feehurg
= = Brown County. J. A. Martin, vice A. W
= Trout; Buford, Highland County, Levi
u Toll, vice A. F. Moore; Soutl
lie Fincastle, Brown County, j. W
V Mckinney, vice E. C. Cox; Decatur
n Brown County, H. A. Wallace, vic
4 W. R. Snedaker; Lynx, Adams County
Thos. Hayslip, vice E. Lee Ellis; Halls
vile, Ross County, A. ]. Virgins, vic
Norris Reed; Rollins Mills, Lincoln Coun
r. ty, R. s. Kelly, vice Noah Stout; Locus
!. Grove, Adams County, R. A. Clark, vic
m H. W. Cutler; North Fairfield, Huro
3 County, W. 8. FELTON,, vice Day Kits
10 smithfield, Jefferson County, E. B. Grip
m pen, vice j. G. Harrison; Rows, Ashlan
\. County, John Vannest, vice J. g. Bringol
4. Leroy, Medina County, Erastus Simmoni
rs vice s. R. Richards; Williams Center
ce Williams County, ]. NJ. Shntt, vice s.
q. Lovejoy.
ae JAMES THOMAS, of Hyattsville, Will
Id drunk, was struck:.by train near Powe
be Station, on the Hooking Valley Railroa,
and killed.
EDWARD RoDEY, aged about ten year
was drowned in the Sandusky River, ne,
- Bucyrus, few days ago.
=, THE residence of 2. W. johnson,
h. Spri 1gfield, was totally destroyed by fi
= the other day.
nd A SON of Dominique Roger, ten years
ly age, was drowned while attempting
he cross WILLIS Greek, near Coshocton, a fe
p. days since.
A. The coal miners at Straitsville ha
o. made demand for a ten cents advane
W and the Hooking Valley troubles are like
to be renewed.
GEORGE PREsNELL committed suicide
hanging, in a cemetery at Findlay.
Oh DAVID HELLowELL, aged fifteen, W
RI drowned in Mahoning River, Youngstow
OF CHARLES LEWIS, the fifth victim of t
NIL Cincinnati and Eastern Railroad disast,
=. died on the 11th.
81. MATT BRENFoRD has been arrested
his the murder of John Swearingen in Sprin
nd field, last November.
,oo MRS. ELIZABETH DITTO, the oldest pers
in Seneca County, died south Of Tiffin, sg
ninety-nine years. She was born on boa
an emigrant ship on the Atlantic Ocean,
.s. 17s5, and has been resident of that copr
rat since early life.
no AT Leetonia, Oliver Mitchell and Piel
an Dillon, Fort Wayne brakemen, stepped
an front of fast express train. The form
or was instantly killed and the latter bat
or elt. hurt.
6 6n, THE other day, while Mrs. j. s. Lar
an elderly lady living ten miles from
gan, was having a severe attack of coul
ing her false teeth dropped into her thr
ct. and lodged just over the bronchial tn
bod causing her death in just one hour ant
on quarter, and before medical assistal
could be procured.
An old citizen and general contract
ect, Jesse Quail, was struck by an engine
TWO the Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne and Chic
Who Railroad while crossing the track at G.
has Ton, 'ne o0ner evening" anu no. Da :.
all above the ankle and the other below
IN knee. The great loss of blood
hat probably cause his death.
nee A TORNADO passed through the east
!kes part of Blanchard and Liberty Townsh
'as Hancock County, few days ago. II
ges and fences were leveled, corn thrown de
09o and parts of farm buildings blown ava
ATHREE-YEAR-oLD son of Martin Ka
near Findlay, was scalded to death by
ara upsetting of q pot of coffee.