Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-08-30
q STATE NEWS ITEMS.

| TT. heCOVery, lcll from bHo bop VI hiss
haymow, distance of thirty feet, and
was killed instantly by striking the
ground.
JOHN t. KENT has been confirmed
postmaster at Circleville.
IT Is said that Texas fever is in ASH
sabula County.
The Republicans of the Sixth Con-
Eressional District nominated Colonel
j. ii. Brigham, farmer of Fulton Counr
ty.
A SMALL. tornado struck the south part
Of Fostoria the other morning. Tho
carriage display building of the North
western Ohio Fair Association Yves lift
ed from its foundation and carried twen-
ty feet away, being totally demolished.
Tho main hall and art hall were both
damaged considerably. The roof of the
main building of the Calcine Glass
Works was also blown off.
ANDREAs KUNKLER's barn at Cartha-
gena was blown down few nights ago.
killing two horses. An oil derrick ON
Blazhimer's farm, Chickasaw, was turn
ed over The platform in front of Fields
Hotel, Chickasaw, was carried 100 feet
away. .
well at Holmesville, was overcome by
fire-damp, but restoratives were applied
and he may recover.
AT Tiflin, Jos. Gillaum, peddler,
whose wife testified that he had starved
twelve horses in the past ten years, was
sent to Jail and fined five dollars and
costs, at the instance of the Humane
Society.
THE Republican campaign in Ohio
will be opened at Urbana September 20.
THE State Board of Pardons has re-
fused tointerfere in the case of "Brocky''
Smith, the Cincinnati murderer. There
is a belief that the Governor will COM
mute the death sentence.
A GAS explosion took place in Kautz-
enmeyer's store, at North Baltimore
The two-story frame building was wreck
ed and large stock of groceries badly
demolished. The front of the building
fell on two little girls who were pass
ing. They were seriously but not fatal
ly injured. M. b. Waldo cashier of
the bank, smelled gas and struck a
match to find it, causing the explosion.
He was quite severely burned.
The House passed a bill restoring
Mrs. Ruth Stewart Byron, of Stewart, to
the pension roll as the widow of Captain
Charles Byron. Third Ohio Volunteers.
A WILD engine collided with switch
engine at Springfield, the other day.
The crews of the engines escaped by
jumping, but it took six hours to clear
the track.
THE State board of pardons refused
to recommend the Communication of the
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the Cleveland boy murderer, and Elmer
Sharley, the Preble County matricide,
and both will have to hang on August
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AT Doylestown the clothing of a
three-year-old child of Frank Myers
caught fire at an open fire where his par
ents wero making soap, and he was
burned to death before the eyes of his
| parents.
THE farm residence of Michael Shee-
ly, six miles west of Wooster, was en-
tered by burglars the other night, who
bound and gagged the inmates and Sc
cured nearly S4, 900 in cash. Suspicion
attached to local talent.
Mrs. MILLER, of Findlay, sold all the
furniture and left on the train with her
children while her husband was at work.
Mr.. Miller can assign no caused for her
sudden depar sure.
| The residence of John Hutchinson,
near Red Lion, was entered during the
absence of the family, and jewelry and
clothing to the value of one hundred
dollars stolen. Mr.. Hutchinson returned
in time to see two men leave the house.
He fired on them, but without effect.
of A. ,1; L.
visited the New Haven Marsh, north
east of Bucyrus, and a large portion of
the corn has been killed.
AT Guthrie, ''Kid" Shaffer, during a
quarrel over contested claim, shot
and fatally wounded Theodore Hess
mann.
CORPORAL MORGAN, Company Fl, First
Regiment o. N. g., has been dishonora-
bly, discharged fordlsobedience of orders.
and insubordination.
THE tenth annual reunion of the Sow
enty-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry will
be held at Franklin on Wednesday, Sep
tember II.
AT Bloomingsburg Henry Baker, aged
five, was bitten by rattlesnake as he
stood on the veranda of his fathers
house. On the 10th he was still living.
1 The decomposed body of an unknown
man was found in n clump of brush near
GAINESVILLE, the other day. The body
had evidently been there month.
CoLoRED militia complain that tho
laws of Ohio don't allow them enough
blue coats and brass buttons.
THE oil exchange at Lima is a sue
cess First days sales were 1853, 600
barrels. ufr......
Al Newark little child of Conductor,
James Idle ran fork in his infant sis
ters left eye, putting it out.
HURON COUNTY yields T25, 900 bushels
of wheat this year. Last year the yield
was 600, 900 bushels.
FINDLAY now boasts of an oil ex-.
change, and 400 barrels were sold the
first day.
TIE twenty-second annual reunion of