The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-06-23
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

MARY ToMPKrSs, aged thres years, was
struck In the stomach by ball thrown by
half-grown coored boy Mt the school
children's picnic at GAINESVILLE, the other
| afternoon and received internal injuries
which proved fatal that evening.
THE telephone exchange at Bellaire was
struck by lightning.
A FREIGHT train ran into four horses at
Lima The horses were killed and the
engine and three cars Of tho train were
| badly wrecked.
MAJOR FRANK BALDWIN, OF the Soldiers
Home, near Dayton, was jailed on charge
OF assault with intent to kill:
DURING thunderstorm at Sylvania .
farm hand named Williams, returning
from the field, was struck by lightning
and several children.
RICHARD E. OoLEsBY, brakeman, who
| claimed s60, 900 damages for injuries sus-
tanned in 1885, settled his suit against the.
r. Ft w. Il G. railroad, at Youngstown,
for 6, 1900. 'af
The corner-stone Of the Trinity M. e.
Church was laid ut Daytsn few days
| since.
THE mother Of General Phil Sheridan
| was buried at Somerset on the 14th.
ONO State bonds to the amount of $780,
0OO were sold Mt q premium at Columbus.
| The six-year-old son of George Clark
was drowned at GAINESVILLE.
| The Patrice Furnace Company, Of
| Springfield, has erected large foundry
and casting-sho and hereafter will do its
| own casting
FROM excellent authority it is learned
that n grey wolf has been doing consider
| able damage near the Scioto, twelve miles
northwest of Marion. A great many sheep
have met their fate through him. On Len
Reber's place between twenty and thirty
were killed in one night; some hogs also
were killed.
A HEAVY rain and wind storm did much
damage at Tiffin.
FIVE residences were burglarized at
Newark, the other night.
THERE are only thirteen saloons In
Holmes County.
MAMMA FINK was killed by lightning at
Newark.
FERDINAND ScHwENN, of Hamilton, has
been appointed cadet at West Point. Z
WIN. RENNINGER, while bathing at Ak
ron, attempted to dive from O bridge
twenty-five feet above the water. He lost
his balance and his head struck the bottom
IN shallow water. His recovery is doubt
full.
"A THREE-YEAR-oLD child OF James Roth.
a laborer, in Cincinnati, fell from the
fourth story window and was killed.
AT the saw-mill of Lemuel Boggs, near
Kington, Zach Rowe was dangerously
hurt by the bursting Of an emery-wheel
The other day workmen digging an ex-
cavation at Waldheim the residence Of H.
F. Folsom, Esq, in Park Place near Cir
r1n ,L,,,,,
presence of a number of horns partly rot
ten, and some other crude instruments in
dicate that the person was buried there
numbers of years ago. Scientists are of
opinion that the skeleton is Of person
who belonged to the race OF mound-build-
ers. This serves to strengthen the theory
that Park Place was not natural amphi-
theater, but was created so by man. Fur
ther research will be made in the sur.
rounding hills, and very important results
are expected.
Two girls, aged six and eight, daughter
Ut coal miner named Leatherhouse, liv.
Ing at Snake Hollow two miles north of
Nelsonville, were badly bitten by cop,-
perhead snake. Their recovery is doubt
full
A SHARPER almost v.ctimized Albert
Diedrich, a farmer living near New Bre-
men, by means of bogus check scheme.
| ALTHOUGH local option carried at Yell
low Springs the council Of that place re-
fused to adopt an ordinance carrying it.
into effect.
TEN leading citizens>of st. Albans Town
ship, Licking County, were arrested on
peace warrant issued at the instance of q
saloon keeper.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND will be invited to
visit the Soldiers Home, near Dayton, an
route to the Centennial
TENNESSEE Lumber Company's property
in Cincinnati burned, few days ago.
Loss, $4,000.
A YOUNG man about town named George
Painter, sent stable boy to the Piqua Ma
tional Bank with check for $247, signed
F. Siegmund. The check was pronounced
forgery, and an effort was made to ap-
prehend Painter, but he suddenly disap.
peared -
A CoLoRED man named James johnson 10
held at Newark ON the charge of attempt
ing to wreck Baltimore and Ohio train
by tying chain about the rail.
PETER RENsER q machinist of Mansfie
committed suicide by shooting himself m
the head. -
REV. j. G. AUaANIER, of Columbus, ap-
piled for divorce from his wife.
A FARMEn's boy accidentally shot him
self near TT. Recovery.
AN Odd Fellows Temple was dedicated
at Canton, a few days ago.
JESSE JONES shot himself while care.
lessly harding q revolver at Newark.
Mrs. MYERS and her child were knocked
| senseless by lightning at Millersburg.
J A SMALL child of Joseph Hunter, living
at Jobs, near Buchtel fell into dishpan
OF scalding water and died from the ef-
} fects.
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, Warren County,
was carried by the vets at local option
| election. The vote stood: Wet, 100; dry,
1875; majority, 65.
THREE persons belonging to Bohemian
oats gang ut Tiffin are wanted in Pennsyl-
vania for swindling
: The local option election in Canton
Township, Stark County, resulted in q
majority Of 70 for the vets in total vote
Of 374.
JOHN ALEXANDER got $4,000
verdict against the Pennsylvania Com
pany at Youngstown, for the loss Of leg.
THE first work Bishop Joyce did was to
dedicate pretty little church at New Ha-
ven, this State.
A TRAIN ON aroad out OF Cincinnati went
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