The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-08-04
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

wnnE working In the hy Of the stage In
the new opera-house at Dennison, John
Moore, carpenter, fell to the floor, break
ing his arm and receiving other injuries
that may prove fatal.
GAnFfELD's old regiment will hold re-
union at Lodi, August 25.
LOUIS ScHASrz, of Delaware, q carpenter
by trade, attempted suicide by cutting at
his throat with razor. About one year
ago he married . young wife at Ports
mouth. She had demonstrated with him
for drinking.
TIE Fourth Brigade, o. N. g., will en-.
camp at Sandusky City from the 10Th Of
August to the goth.
The drouth in Seneca and adjoining
counties has been the severest known in
twenty years.
WIN. CLAPPIN, the Oldest citizen Of Har.
din County is dead at the age Of ninety
four years.
Or 2,7e3 postmasters In Ohio, 1,45e ap-
pointments were made during the fiscal
year ending June 90
A scHooL-HousH In Mahoning County, in
which were forty scholars, was struck by
lightning, and badly damaged, though the
scholars were unhurt.
WILLIAM GOULD, an employe In Mar
shall's saw mill, Defiance, while fixing q
belt, the other morning, accidentally
slipped and fell backward onto the large
circular saw, which cut his body complete
ly in two just below the arm-pits Death
was instantaneous His wife says that that
morning Gould said that he dreamed he
went to the mill and was cut to pieces ON
the saw. His bereaved wife tried to per-
suade him not to 60 70 work, but little
thought the terrible dream would 10 soon
become reality.
AMONG the pension bills passed by the
Senate the other night, was the bill of the
House granting pension Of 800 month
to Elizabeth Ward, the dependent widow
Of General Durbin Ward.
CADDEUs EVANS, aged fifteen years, Of
Hebbardsville, shot himself in the left eye,
and died in twenty minutes from the ef-
fects.
A PART Of the Buckeye Salt Company's
works at Pomeroy, burned; loss, $4,000.
in the abdomen by horse, at Canton, and
died from the effects Of the injury.
The annual reunion of the Ohio Associa-
tion Of Union Ex-prisoners of War, will be
held at Kenton on Wednesday and Thurs
day, August and s.
AT Bloomville suit was decided against
the Bohemian oats operators.
CHARLES SCHNEIDER, charged with Gin
cinnati Infirmary crookedness, has been
acquitted in court.
The extensive Touring. mill Of Geo. W.
Cloudy, at Bagersville, was burned the
other morning.
JOHN NJ BRUNSWICK, well-known billiard
table manufacturer, died at his home ON
Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, few days ago.
The Corinthian columns of the old Ciu-
cinnati post-ofiice have been bought by the
Hamilton County commissioners for $3.50.
They will be used in connection with i'm
provements at Longview Asylum.
BREoKsvILLs, near Cleveland, is much
excited over the finding of two human
skeletons in the ruins of house formerly
owned by John McCarty. McCarty was,
so far as is known, law-abiding, but very
reticent and very poor. One night his
house suddenly burned, and Mrs. McCarty
was burned to death in the building Nc
Carly appeared about this time with ped
dler's outfit, which he said he had pur-
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house McCarty announced his intention Of
leaving Brecksville, and did 30, the prop
erty passeing into other hands.
A BRAKEMAN named Hoyt, while stepping
from . train near Wellsville, was caught
by the wheels. and his right foot cut of
across the instep.
WHEAT is pouring into Toledo, and there
10 scarcity Of money to handle 1t.
A CABLE road 10 proposed from Cincin.
natl to Carthage, and perhaps beyond.
Julius BARrH was thrown from q deliv-
cry wagon, at Akron, and fatally injured.
MARY GARvIs, . burglar, was arrested
near Mt. Vernon.
| A CINCINNATI policeman has been dis
charged for sleeping while on duty, and
two others for being unable to read and
write.
MISS MAGGIE BAKER, . noted singer,
daughter Of Rev. 8. Baker, died on the
train at Bridgeport, ON her way from
Mountain Lake Park, Nd.
SEVEN students, Of Mt. Union College
were arrested and fined, for haxing mem.
Der Of the Sophomore class
PINK-RYE has again made its appearance
L
David Ayers lost . valuable horse, and has
two others sick that will die
NARY HoLwEGER, . little thirteen-year
old girl was found on q public road at
Franklin, outraged and murdered. Rolla
Russell, half-witted young man, has been
arrested, but can prove an slibi.
ED. JOHNSON was thrown out of Q wagon
at Findlay, and his knee was mashed so
that amputation will probably be neces-
sary.
Two Panhandle passenger trains came in
collision near Steubenville. Engineer
Shay, Fireman Obly, Conductor Miller,
Brakeman Harrison and Express Nessen-
ger CAIRNS were hurt
ALVIN Hazard, son Of B. O. Hazard, of
Deerheld, nine miles north of Alliance,
while working with . land-roller ON his
fathers farm, fell ON the roller and was
crushed between the cylinder and frame,
killing him almost instantly. He was un-
married.
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