The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-28
the ticket that laid out Old Tip on

A jewelry swindler took in a
number of suckers in this city last
week, with bogus watches and
watch chains.
A rrightfull accident occurred on
the G. & M. V. Railway, at North
Berne, Tuesday evening, by which
Mr.. Charles Mirande lost his life.
One section of the east-bound
freight left this city about five
o'clock p. m. Charles Mirande was
one of the brakemen and was
standing on top of one of the cars
when the train passed the water
tank at North Berne, Several ladies
were or the platform of the station
when the young man was struck by
the pipe Of the water tank, and was
seen to roll off the car. His body
was carried about one hundred
yards beyound the station, and was
found on the track i'm a terribly
mutilated condition. Whether the
pipe had been left partially lower
ed or not, we failed to ascertain,
but such is supposed to be fact.
The deceased was not missed by
the crew until the train reached
Bremen, and until notified by
members of the crew on the second
section, who picked up the remains.
One of the iron posts in front of
McManamy's store, for some unac-
countable reason, has become
charged withe electricity.
AT the Judicial Convention in
Newark, Hon. j. G.. Reeves was
selected as District Committee.
man from this county.
ATHENS.
Herald.
The Hooking Valley Excursion
to Cheshire was boarded by sixty
one people from Athens.
Petitions have been numerously
circulated during the last week
and numerously signed, praying
the town council not to repeal the
local option ordinance that has
been in force here for over a year
A strong fight is going to be made
for the ordinance and if it is re-
pealed there is promise of a lively
time in the spring when the vii
lage election comes around,
The four large ten ton boilers
destined for the Asylum boiler
house arrived this week and theil
transportation from the depot tc
. the Asylum is now proceeding.
Dan Raridan, formerly a resident
of Athens but for the last two
years employed as brakeman or
on the c. b. & @. Ry met with &
frightful death on Monday morn.
ing of last week. He fell between
the bumpers of two freight cars
which he was trying to couple ant
was instantly crushed.
Messenger.
Ira Petty, II lad aged about flf
teen, son of Lawrence Petty, ol
or near the village of Torch, this
county, was instantly killed light
ming while walking along the rail
road track there last Thursday
evening. His neck is said to have
been broken by the electric cur
rent.
The saloonists of Buchtel are out
spoken in making known their in
tention of ignoring the local option
law, which goes into effect neX1
} Monday, July 30, on the presump
tion that the late election in York
township on that question was il
legal.
Jacob Seibert, young man about
80 years of age, one of the firm o.
Davis Il Seibert butchers, at Mel
sonville, met with a serious acci
dent at his slaughter house on Sat
urday last. He was out with hi.
gun and stopped to rest leaning
his body on it when in some un
accountable manner it was dis
charged, the ball entering hi side
The wound may prove fatal.
Jacksonville Register
A number of our teachers are at
tending the Teachers Institute a
Athens.
On last Fri day night difficulty
occurred i'm Buchtel, in which Viii
son Altman used a knife on mar
by the nome of West. Altman was
arrested and brought before Mayor
Hickman, Tuesday, and was re-
quired to give 5000 bond for his ap
pearance in Court.
At last work seems to be improv
ing. At part of the banks, worl
has been good the past week, ant
the opinion is expressed that W.