The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-05-02
STATE NEWS ITEMS

passea by the Legislature In its closing
days supersedes all other enactments of
the kind and goes into effect with the first
day Of next year. II is sweeping and
stringent In It's regulations. All children
between tho ages Of eight and fourteen
must be sent TO public OF private school
not less than twenty weeks eich year In
| cities, or sixteen weeks in village and
township districts half Of each period be.
Ing consecutive weeks, sunless such child
cr children are excused from such NJ.
tendance by the superintendent Of tho
pubic, private or parochial schools In
cities" or by the proper authorities in VIII
hges and townships, whom it is shown
that the child Is unfit from mental or
physical cause to attend, or is taught at
home by some qualified person in such
branches as are usually taught in primary
schools" The branches specified are spell.
Ing, reading, writing, English grammar
| geography and arithmetic. No child
Under the age Of fourteen Is allowed to be
employed by anyons during the school
term unless satisfactory proof Is given
that the requirements above mentioned
have been complied with, on PEN
atty OF $50. Minor, between the ages Of IA
and 10 years who can not read and write
Che English language must attend school
one-half Of each day or attend a night
school or take regular private instruction
until q certificate Is obtained from the
school authorities Of ability TO read at
sight and write legiby simple sentences In
the English language. All minors included
In the preceding paragraphs who absent
themselves habi itually from school and
habitually wander about the streets and
public places during school hours, having
no business or lawful occupation, or
who while in attendance at school,
are incorrigible, vicious or immoral in
conduct, are 10 be deemed Juvenile disor-
derly persons and subject to the provisions
class truant officer is to be employed by
the board of education to enforce the act,
and is given full police powers and author.
ity to enter all places where children may
be employed. The powers vested In the
truant officer are large and the penalties
for violation Of the act by parents, guar
dians, employees. and others heavy. Chill
dren who are disorderly, vicious or habit
ual truants can be sent to q reformatory
or children's bome at the discretion Of the
court until the age of 10 years.
A CLEVELAND book keeper named Whit
taker, is charged with embezzling $11, 900.
Two men escaped from the county Jail
at Yodh gstown, by cutting through tho
wall.
THE safe of Maurer e. Evans, at Mend IN,
was blown open and $50 secured, besides
revolvers, knives, etc. No clew.
FULLY 80 per cent. OF the farms in Sum-
init County, says the Akron Times, are
mortgaged.
The amendments to the constitution will
be published in over 800 newspapers Of the
State. Secretary Ryan has just COM
pleted the apportionment 1t will cost
about s9) 0Oo.
NEARLY five thousand men participated
in the G. A. r. parade at Dayton the other
day.
WHILE workmen were digging q we'll
near Tiffin, 1t caved in, burying one man
twenty feet deep. After three hours dig
ging he was found to be all rigat. A bar
rel which had stood at the top Of the well
had fallen over him, saving his life.
THERE are 43, 252 G. A. II. members in
Ohio, more than in any other State.
STARK COUNTY pioneers are going to
form a society.
WoRKMEN ditching at Mutual discovered
the bones Of a mastadon A tusk, nearly
eight feet long and nine inches across
the base, vas first found; also tooth
eight in:hes across, with small pieces
attached The jaw weighed twenty
pounds.
GEORGIA capitalists are contemplating
the erection of factory in Upper San.
dusky to manufacture cotton gins
GEAUaA County produced this sprinJ
45O 900 pounds OF maple sugar and 100, ,00
). gallons Of sirup.
The survivors of the sixty.third Obi,
will hold reunion at Harmar on May /
and 10.
SILAs PORTER suicided near London
with paris green.
, THREE men were arrested at Allentown
! for stoning house.
| CONSIDERABLE damage was done by
, wind-storm In Senaca County, ON the 25t
, inst
A THIRTEEN.YEA OLD boy fell betwee
t cars near GAINESVILLE, and was instantl,
Z killed.
J, GEO HAMILTON, alias Ross, a convict i
:. the Ohio penitentiary, was seriously In
y jured by an explosion.
GENERAL 8. II. HURST, of Chillicoths
q has been elected Department Commando
= OF the @. A. r. of Ohio.
q DANIEL A. GRosvENoR has been ar
v pointed Chief Of division of the Firt
r Comptroller's Office
i AT Columbus Hugh Barnthouse wa
Q fined fifty dollars and sent to jail for to
J. days for trying to bribe witnesss
) LIMA Is pestered with a fre-bug sur
> posed to be woman.
!. A LARGE acreage Of fax Is being SOW
In Ashland County.
r MUMPs have almost emptied the schoo
In Meigs County.
TvyIN's new glass works will begi
o operat ous early In July.
> MT. VERNON will spend $1,000 Of u
public fund boring for gas.
1t YOUNG ladies pass the hat In one Of q
d youngstown churches
SpnINoYfELDSa public souara aAorns