Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-06-14
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

hood baseball game at Cleveland, the
grand stand was struck by lightning,
and three occupants badly stunned
JOHN FLooD and Michael Cody, work.
ing near New Lexington, were struck by
lightning and killed.
AN electric light plant is to be put in
ut the Cincinnati Zoo, and the Gardens
will be brilliant of summer evenings.
THE following shows the number OF
saloons in the various counties which
have thus far made their returns to the
State Auditor: Hamilton, 1884, Medina,
4; Monroe, 23; Morgan, 6; Lawrence,
55; Holmes, II; Columbiana, 119; Preble,
23; Lorraine, 81; Fayette, 81; Seneca, 95'
Van Vert, SO.
JOHN HUsToN, aged sixty, owner of a
stone quarry at Fultonham, was killed
by falling derrick the other afternoon.
One son was killed in the same quarry
five years ago.
The two-year-old child of A. Hawkins,
of Pike Run, near New Philadelphia,
met with peculiarly painful accident
by showing it's little hand between the
rollers of clothes-wringer. Before the
domestic noticed it the hand was drawn
in to the wrist and completely tlattened
and crushed.
FRANCIS L. DENMAN is suing for di-
vorce from Sarah e. Denman in Cincin-
natl. One of his complaints is that his
wife would not provide him with a clean
shirt for Sunday when he needed to at
tend church and play the organ.
THE yield of wheat in Highland Coun-
ty, this season, is estimated at one mil
Incholc Tnryactincr chnnlI thn
present favorable weather continue, will
begin in two weeks.
THERE is story from Lima, of the
discovery near that city of box of old
coin, supposed to have been buried by a
miserly old German, who once owned
the farm upon which the discovery was
made. There will be litigation between
the present owners of the farm and the
heirs of the old German.
EDWARD L. HARDING, of Freeport,
Harrison County, aged seventeen years,
pleaded guilty in the U. S. Court at Co
lumbus, to having robbed the mail by
rifling a letter. He was sentenced by
Judge Sage to one years Imprisonment
in the Dayton Jail.
ADJUTANT GENERAL HAWKINS has is
sued an order directing the First regi-
ment, Ohio National Guard, to go into
camp at Put-in-Bay, July 5-1o inclusive
Colonel Smith is charged with promul-
eating the order.
SEVENTEEN prisoners were paroled oy
the Board of Penitentiary Managers a
few days ago, the most notorious being
Charles A. Tinker, the forger.
WHILE attempting to drive a vicious
hog from his orchard, near Gallon, VIVA.
Linn was attacked by the animal, and
had leg broken by being knocked
down.
DURING a thunderstorm a man named
Jas. Hastings, living in the east end OF
ETie County, took refuge under tree.
The tree was struck by lightning and
hastings was killed. The deceased was
ffty-two years of age ana leaves fam
ily.
THE other afternoon VIM. Gravel, q
young man of Circleville, swallowed an
ounce of laudanum with suicidal intent
His wife found him in n stupor and sum-
moned medical aid in time to save his
life. Domestic trouble is given as the
cause.
WHILE engaged in roofing his barn,
sustained injuries which are likely to
prove fatal.
DURING severe storm, lightning
struck the residences of Frank Keller,
in Newton Township, and j. w. Ackley,
in Granville, Licking County, badly
damaging them and stunning the occu-
pants.
AS THERE has been so much misun-
derstanding as to the new game law
passed by the General Assembly in
amendment to Section 69G1, particularly
in regard to the shooting of squirrel and
woodcock the following is given for the
benefit of sportsmen. Under the new
law the open season for the various
game to be found in the State reads:
Quail, 10th of November to 18th day of
December Squirrel, July l to 18th day
of December. Grouse, pheasant and
prairie chicken, September to 18th day
of December. Wild duck, 1st day of
September to the 10th of April. Wild
turkey, 1st of October to 18th day of
December. Woodcock, from the 18th
day of July to the 1st day of November.
Rabbit and doves not protected Sun
day shooting prohibited, as is also the
shooting of wild duck on Sunday, Mon
day and Tuesday of each week.
JOHN HAMMEL- an employe in wood
working shop at Piqua, had his left arm
sliced into shavings by planing-ma-
chine. The limb was ground to frag-
ments clear up to the elbow.
Two sons of Chas. johnson, who lives
three miles south of Chillicothe, were
killed by lightning.
GEORGE w. CHRISTIE was arrested in
Richland County, and jailed at Norwalk,
charged with putting poison in a we'll
belonging to Samuel S. Hunt, of Ripley
Township, Huron County.
PgooEEDINGs have been instituted in
court for a partition OF tho Huntington
property on Mt. Auburn, Cincinnati.
The estate is large one.
ALBEIT HICKS Dayton hotel clerk,
was sandbagged and robbed in Ports
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