The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-10-23
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

two school buildings, at Norwalk, amid
loud shouts of O. vast multitude, and
singing by school children. A process
sion was formed, embracing over one
Thousand school children.
M. p SoULLY & Co., of Cincinnati,
has been awarded the contract for
plastering the public building at Day
ton, at S6,SS7I
WHILE burglars were at work on the
safe in Frapk Halls grocery, Ohio City,
the marshal went with posse to capture
them. A fight ensued. William Place
and Charles Hoover were dangerously
wounded and one robber was killed.
TIE late Coroner Egans SON, John,
has been appointed to the office, at Col.
umbus. Z
A VALUABLE horse and buggy were
stolen from the farm of ]. A. Burgener,
near Gallon, the other night The
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, whore they are wanted for, robbing
Saundes' clothing store Part of the
stolen goods were found in their posses
sion.
THE general store of D. w. .Dellen-
berger at Randolph Center, was robbed
of 5000 in currency and $500 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, a
prominent farmer living few miles
west of Circleville, was killed by falling
from the platform of 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
idence 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. CuMMINs, a prominent
citizen of Mansfield, and a close friend
Of Senator Bryce, was knocked down on
the streets of Mansfield few nights
ago, and robbed of watch and consid-
erable.money. He was severely injured.
The failure for SO, 100000 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.
It was feared that these notes had not
been paid, but 1t 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
Lfst Of Ptckaway County. on . Cinoinl
natl and Muskingum Valley train the
other morning. was struck by bridge
and instantly killed.
DIPHTHETsIA has broken out at Lily
Chapel, near London, where there are q
number Of cases, the village physician
being down with the disease. Several
cases are also reporteda at West Jefferson.
JENNIE GILLEN sought the cold grave
with dose Of oil Of tansy because VIM.
Shank took another girl to dance at
Springfield.
The trustees Of the Central Insane
Asylum the other evening removed Su-
pervisor Smith Tin whose charge the pa
Hent Kessler was when he committed
! suicidel and ORA George Stockton and
Lizzie Curtis, assistant physicianR DR..
Stockton has been in the institution for
twelve years
| THE village Of Hudson was treated to
bad railroad smash-up few nights
ago. A Cleveland, Akron end columbus
freight engineer, In making summing
switch did not quite clear siding and Z
collision resulted. freight cars being
piled up high and the track strewn With
wreckaGe for rodA Two oil cars were
hurled q number Of rods over On en-.
bankment and exploded. while terrific
windstorm thst rsged wss at Its height.
The oil caught fre while It was running
down the track and tho flowing stream
Of Are .trsveesed The town through sew.
ere, houses, yards and creeks. tapping
up every thing In its oourse, outhoHsel
pnd fences suffering most The fine resi-
aence Of Inspector Henry Csssell was
nearly consumed. JEFF Cruble, sbrake
man, who jumped for his life, was found
Unconscious under We wrecked engine
with . wrlst. broken. While the wreck
Ing train was going to Hudson from Mt
Vernon it eolhded q Akron with {
Switch engine Another bad wreck re
suited At least $4,000 damages ha,
been done by the two wrecks.
81 p. d. READ sued Sheriff Goeler in The
common pleas court, at New Philadel
I phia, for Si, 200 for alleged breach o.
contract In the matter Of appointing ,
deputy sheriff Read claims he VA
hired for period of two years. but an
other man did the work.
NICHOLAS SAITH, for Afty-eight year,
: resident Of Seneca County, droppei
dead Of apoplsxy this morning agedi7A
Ar Macarthur Miss Olive Adams AM