The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-10-27
STATE NEWS ITEMS.


z. ASsHurE, while drunk, laid down on
the railroad track and was killed by the
cars near Bellaire. -
NAT BURROWS, puddler at Youngs-
town, struck John Waters with an iron
rod, seriously injuring him.
Ar Lima, r. e. Jaener, travelling man
from Cleveland, was found in his room at
Hotel French in an insensible condition
from inhaling gas escaping from the
burner. -..,,a.
NICHOLAS MILLER hanged himself in
barn near New Philadelphia.
THE typhoid fever epidemic in Wyandot
County is growing worse. a.,.A
THE body Of Mary Elizabeth Medley, Of
Coshocton, was found in fence-corner,
the other morning. She was subject to
heart disease, and, 1t is supposed, sue
cumbed to the trouble while on her way to
milk the COWS.
As Alvin D. Hall was baling hay near
Mount Gilead, he was caught in the ma
chine and had one Of his feet torn of, and
Is now in a serious condition.
An infant child Of J. w. Stout, Of
Amanda, while playing near n tub Of
water, foil in and was drowned before 1t
could be rescued.
The corn crop Of Holmes County bids
fair to reach nearly one million bushels, be-
ing the largest crop ever raised in the
county.
ANDREW RoPP, young man Of Fostoria,
fell from a fruit tree, alighting on his
head and shoulders, receiving injuries re-
sulting in death.
MRS. JOHN LoFrUs was fined 5000 and
costs, at Alliance, for violating q prohib-
itory ordinance.
The oven Of huge gas-engine at Padan
Brothers shoe factory, Portsmouth, ex-
ploded. The shock was terrific, the report
being heard squares away. The concus-
sion shattered u glass front and knocked
patches of plastering from the walls.
George Padan, one of the firm, was seri-
ously hurt. It IL feared that he received
internal injury.
A LITTLE child of N. G. shipler, of Brad.
ner, was fatally wounded by the accidental
discharge Of revolver.
THE telephone troubles at Findlay have
been settled by the Bell Company buying
out the plant and franchise Of the Cush-
man Company. Rates have already been
advanced.
JOS. ScHuLL was arrested at Tifin, on
the charge of destroying fish in the Sam
dusky river with dynamite. e:,ss
HARRISON SUTTON was killed by the cars
at Burton.
The merchant tailoring establishment Of
VIM. Zimmerman at Minerva, was en-
tered by burglars the other might. Sever
al suits ana quantity Of cloth, amount
ing to over $500 were carried off.
FRANK BUSH, Of Gallon, brakeman on
the Erie railroad, was knocked from the
top Of car at Mansfield, as it passed un-
der the wires Of the electric street railway,
breaking his right leg in the fall.
BOB WRIGHT, wanted in Cincinnati to
answer the charge of murder, was arrested
in Kansas City.
BURGLARS effected an entrance into the
post office at Milledgeville, blew the safe,
and secured $40 in cash and a gun.
JACOB BEEN, of Newark, was struck by
almost instantly killed.
NICHOLAS MILLER, a we'll known farmer
living near Shanesville, committed suicide
by hanging himself.
THE survivors of the Thirty fifth Regi-
ment o. V. l., held a reunion at Dayton.
Two freight trains on the Lake Erie and
Western road collided near Lima.
WIN. LOMBARD, q prominent young far
mer near Plain City, was terribly lacer-
ated by vicious bull, few days ago.
One horn tore one eye out, crushed through
his face and burst the other eyeball. Sew.
eral ribs were also broken. 1t is thought
he can not recover.
WOOSTER University has just received
bequest of $4,000 left that institution
by Mrs. Mary E. Coates, late of Franklin
County.
BURGLARS effected an entrance to the
residence Of Mrs. Emaline Cochran in West
Cambridge, and secured $165 in cash. No
clew.
WILLIAM BALL, landlord of the Amerl-
can House at Barnesville, was fined $40
for violating the prohibitory liquor selling
ordinance.
ANDREW HAusoN, recently released
convict from the penitentiary, was ar
rested at Mansfield for passing counterfeit
money.
THE Joint Legislative Committee ap.
pointed to investigate and report to the
General Assembly the advisability of re-
moving the State penitentiary to Mans
field and locating 1t upon the grounds
where the intermediate penitentiary is
now building, were In Mansfield, a few
days ago, and in company with the board
of managers OF the Intermediate and the
Citizens Committee, visited the prison
grounds and made other Investigations in
the line OF work for which it was appoint-
ed. The committee has given no positive
statement of its views, but it is semi-ofi-
cially announced that it will recommend
to the Legislature the removal of the State
Penal Institution. 1t is understood that
this action will be taken because the
grounds at Columbus can be sold to the
railroad companies at figure which will
60 far toward defraying the expenses of
erecting new buildings there in addition to
the intermediate buildings, and that thus
the management of the institutions can be
largely combined, thereby reducing un-
necessary expense.
THE. post-ofiioe at Loveland, was robbed
OF $50. --
A BOY nine years old is under indict.
ment for burglary at Hillsboro.
A sIx-YEAR-oLD girl was brutally OUT
ragged ct Tifln.
PLINEy PARKER drilled three hundred
barrel oil we'll on the Wayne farm, west of
Findlay the other day. Heretofore this
territory has been considered worthless.
AT Waverly, Ephraim Faulkner, q horse
trader, amused himself for while the
other afternoon by running his horse up
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