Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-10-25
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

of education, the other day, by the w.
r. G. and N. V. A. and unfurled above
two school buildings, at Norwalk, amid
loud shouts of vast multitude, and
singing by school children. A process
sion was formed, embracing over one
thousand school children.
M. P. ScULLY g. Co., OF Cincinnati,
has been awarded the contract for
plastering the public building at Day
ton, at $6,sS7.
WHILE burglars were at work onithe
safe in Frank Halls grocery, Ohio City,
the marshal went with a posse to capture
them. A fight ensued. William Place
and Charles Hoover were dangerously
wounded and one robber was killed.
The late Coroner Egans son, John,
has been appointed to the office, at Col
umbus
A VALUABLE horses and buggyqwere
stolen from the farm of j. A. Burgener,
near Gallon, the other night. Tho
thieves were traced to Ashland County.
JAMES MADDEN and George Madden,
under arrest at Newark. for attempting
to shoot Ed Hand, will be taken to Day
| ton, where they are wanted for robbing
| Saundes' clothing store. Part of the
| stolen goods were found in their possess
sion. ..... .I.l.I.5 HtiDl.
THE general store, Of D. w. Dellen-
| berger at Randolph Center, was robbed
of 5000 in currency and 5000 in postage
stamps early the other morning.
Miss JULIA M. CHAMBERS, of Canton.
who lost her voice three years ago, re-
covered it as suddenly as it was lost.
| HOMER LEIsT, son of Andrew Leist,
| prominent farmer living few miles
| west of Circleville, was killed by falling
| from the platform of a G. g. M. v. excur-
| sion train.
ANOTHER bold robbery took place at
Randolph, north of Canton, the other
night. Three masked men (thought to
be the same that burglarized the post
office the night before) went to the res-
fdence of merchant named Merriman,
dragged him from bed and took him to
his store where they threatened his life
and compelled him to open his safe and
give over its contents, amounting to
several hundred dollars.
CAPTAIN A. c. CuMNiINs, o prominent
citizen of Mansfield, and close friend
of Senator Bryce, was knocked down on
the streets of Mansfield few nights
ago, and robbed of watch and consid-
cradle money. He was severely injured.
! THE failure for 100000 600 of R. G.
Peters, the lumber and salt baron of
Manistee, Mich, will not as was feared,
affect oberlin College very much, and
/ perhaps not at all. Mr.. Peters gave
$4,000 in notes for the completion of
what is now called Peters Hall, the
| main recitation hall of the institution.
1t was feared that these notes had not
| been paid, but it turns out that all OF
the $50, 900 except small part has been
paid, and this part is fully secured by
collaterals.'
JAMES BLACK, of Bremen, was killed
by Toledo and Ohio Central train the,
other night while returning from the
night races at Lancaster, and Homer
List, of Piczaway County, on Cincin-
natl and Muskingum Valley train the
other morning, was struck by a bridge
and instantly killed
DIPHTHERIA has broken out at Lily
Chapel, rear London, where there are
number of cases, the village physician
being down with the disease Several
cases are also reported at West Jefferson.
JENNIE GILLEN sought the cold grave
with dose of oil of tansy because VIM.
Shank took another girl to a dance at
Springfield.
The trustees of the Central Insane
Asylum the other evening removed SUI
pervisor Smith lin whose charge the pa
tient Kessler was when he committed
suicide), and Drs. George Stockton and
Lizzie Curtis, assistant physicians. DR..
] Stpnlytn,, hos haap i, hn inc o.,
twelve years. "f tant
THE village of Hudson was treated to
o bad railroad smash-up few nights
ago. A Cleveland, Akron and Columbus
freight engineer, in making running
switch did not quite clear siding, and
collision resulted, freight cars being
piled up high and the track strewn with
wreckage for rods. Two oil cars were
hurled a number of rods over an en-
bankment and exploded, while terrific
windstorm that ragged was at its height.
The oil caught fire while it was running
down the track and the flowing stream
Of fire traversed the town through sew
ers, houses, yards and creeks, tapping
, up every thing in its course. out-houses
and fences suffering most. The fine resi-
dence of Inspector Henry Cassell was
! nearly consumed jeff Cruble, brake
man, VINO jumped for his life, was found
unconscious under the wrecked engine,
: with wrist broken. While the wreck
ing train was going to Hudson from Mt.
Vernon it collided at Akron with a
switch engine. Another bad wreck re-
. suited. At least $25 900 damages has
been done by the two wrecks.
p. II. READ sued Sheriff Cooler in the
common pleas court, at New Philadel-
phia, for 81, 200 for alleged breach OF
contract in the matter of appointing a
deputy sheriff Read claims he was
: hired for period of two years, but an
other man did the work.
NICHOLAS SMITH, for fifty-eight years
resident of Seneca County, dropped
dead of apoplexy this morning aged "A.
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