Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-09-20
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

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typhoid fever The other day DR.. Will
liams was called to the home Of John
Tool, who lives in Washington Town
ship, who was taken i'll that morning.
He died at o'clock, Of cholera, after in
tense spasms and frequent fits OF vomit-
ing, purging and other symptoms of that
dread disease. DIR. Williams pronounces
1T genuine case of Asiatic cholera.
SANDY ScoTT in Jail at Ironton, for
stealing saw logs, penitentiary crime,
Is going crazy.
THE jackson Club, OF Columbus, has
expelled State Labor Commissioner Nc
Bride because he appointed Republican
Superintendent of the Free Labor
Agency.
Miss EMMA PALMER, residing near
Bloomfield, killed large rattlesnakey
the other day.
TIE house and grounds of Joseph
Lowe, of fBellefantaine, have been struck
by lightning eight times within the past
three years, the last occasion being tho
other day. There is believed to be min
eral there, and company will exc
plore.
WILLIS RoGERs shot himself in the
head at his home near Gilboa, west OF
| Findlay, and was instantly killed His
suicide was because his mother had gone
| west on visit, contrary to his request
| He died to spite her.
AT Mansfield, Mrs. c. c. Bird, who had
been visiting returned home and found
q horrible sight in her bed room. She
had left her mothers sister to keep house
and take care of her little eight-year-
old son Charley. When she entered the
room she found both lying on the bed
dead, and the room full of gas. The
gas stove was turned on full.
WILLIAM COLLINS, in fight at Tifin,
bit off large portion OF the chin OF
James Hunt. Collins made good his es-
cape.
G. WILLIAMS, wealthy Columbus
butcher, and Miss Oma Courtwright,
who has $50 600 of her own, have eloped.
THE Scioto river at Columbus, on the
18th, was up to the flood of last May.
Three hundred acres were inundated,
and thousands of dollars of damage was
done.
WALLACE ANKNEy and Jack Penn1ng-
ton, both former inmates Of the peniten-
tiary, wero arrested ut Findlay, charged
with robbing Frank Bement of $50
FoURTH-cLAss postmasters were ap-
pointed the other day as follows: ID. q
Dryden, Alexandersville, Montgomery
County; j. H. Wendt, Danbury, Ottawa
County; Wilson Rice, Whitfield, Mont
gomery County, e. A. Haight, Shallers-
vile, Portage County.
GRIFF1TH RoBERTs, employed in a
stone quarry at Youngstown, was crush
ed by heavy stone from crane falling
upon him and breaking his back. There
is hope Of recovery.
TIE Dem oorats of the Eighth District
nominated Hon. d. Hare, for Congress.
JOHN DUNCAN, one-armed peddler OF
lead pencils at Ironton, attempted to
board Scoto Valley freight train and
was badly injured, probably fatally.
CHARLES KLINE, with Dick Levine es-
capped from the penitentiary on the
night of August 1, last was captured in
Dayton, the other day. Kline was sent
, up from Montgomery County on three
years sentence for burglary and lar
ceny, and it's being his fourth convic-
tion, he would have remained for life
under the habitual criminal law. He
was "trusty'' when he escaped, but
will hereafter be treated as any other
life prisoner.
THERE is malignant diphtheria in and
around Lima and whooping cough is
causing terror in Youngstown and Rocky
Ridge.
FREDERIcK MANNERS, farmer, living
:. near Castalia, was kicked by horse
!. and instantly killed on his farm the
:, other night
!, AT the Great Council of Red Men OF
a the United States, it was voted to hold
a the next session at Cleveland.
i, The Democratic State Executive
4 Committee has elected John A. Sarber,
u of Columbus, treasurer
ERNST WEIMAN, an employe of q
4 Dayton slaughter-house, had his lef
!. arm caught in sausage grinder, and il
A second itwa chopped into shreds near
;. ~ to the elbow The presence of mind o
;. q boy who threw tho machine out o
n gear was what saved Weiman from be
4 ing all ground up. Immediate amputa
!, tion Of the arm was necessary.
II The Democratic State Central Com
q mittee met at Columbus, few days ag,
q and organized the Executive Commit
e tee. Senator A. r. Van Cleaf. o
y Pickaway County, was elected Chairman
q and Hon. John L. Geyer, Secretary.
It having been agreed that the Executive
|, Committee should consist of eight mem
g bers, in addition to the Chairman ant
o Secretary, the following names wer
j. presented j. M. Van Fleet, of Hardin
e Marion B. Mcintyre, of the Twenty
t, sixth Ward, Cincinnati; r. r. Holden
is Cleveland; Joel o. Shrup, Montgomery
n j. p Mehaffy, Guernsey; j. o. Amos
N Shelby; John L. Vance, Gallia; M. v
ID Ream, Tuscarawas; j. NJ. McGillvery
Vinton; w. w. Pennell, Brown, an
81 George A. Fairbanks, of Franklin. Tn
II first eight named were elected McGill
IS very, of Vinton, afterward being adde
v. to the committee, as was Secretar
to Geyer.
w SYLVESTER MILES n nrominent farm