The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-07-31
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

and X. b. Smith at whitehall.
Mrs. WIN. COLE, living near Findlay,
was probably fatally kicked while milk
ing COW.
AT Breckville twelve miles north from
Akron, Henry Stebbins, aged eighty
eight years, the oldest pioneer in the
township, suicided by cutting his throat.
The cause. was dread of the inflrmities
Of old age.
The Supreme Court has refused the
attorneys of Elmer Sharky leave to file
petition in error. Sharkey must now
hang, unless the Governor interferes
LovELAND's population is 2,47O, OF
which 535 are colored.
The population Of Mansfield, as CLEAN
cd from the returns by Superintendent
Beer, is 1905, gain in the decade Of
but 8,238. ftT
M. L. SowARDs, who lives in Adams
County, near Mineral Springs, was
lodged in Jail at Portsmouth, the other
night, by Deputy Collector Lewis,
charged with making and selling liquor
distilled from cornmeal without license
from the Government. 1t is said that
Stewards has been keeping that neigh
borhood drunk on cheap whisky for
many months.
THE boiler in the Mead Bros grist
mill, in North jackson, exploded, in
stantly killing George Mead and VIM.
Thompson, and fatally injuring VIM. P.
Mixsel. ~ w itJN....t
HOLMES County real estate appraisers
show decrease in wealth since 1880.
AT Newark, Jessie A. Stone has
brought suit against Lane Bros. for
$4,000 damages for injuries sustained
while tearing down tho East Main street
bridge. atE. 45,JaCf fuit .sUff
ALBERT RAMSEY, living near New
Hampshire, fell from wagon loaded
with wheat, and was fatally injured.
AT Fremont, burglars tried to force
On entrance into the residence Of c.
Baker. He fred two shots at them. and
at daylight the tracks of the rotreating
robbers were marked with blood. ~
LIMA is to have an Oil Exchange.
Hon. GEoRGE w. MEEKEB, Secretary
Of the Democratic State Executive Com
mittee, died at the home of his brother,
near Marysville, on the 25th. Mr.. Meeker
was sufferer from la grippe last jan
uary, since which time he has never
seen a we'll day, althoughit is thought
the immediate cause of death was con-
gestion Of the lungs. He was we'll
known in Columbus, having taken an
active part in politics for number of
years. He served as deputy county
clerk. justice Of the peace, and was
mayor OF Columbus in 1s60-70. He
leaves widow and two sons, the young
or being Claude Meeker, Private Secre-
tary to Governor Campbell.
ACCORDING to the late census the
population Of Coshocton County is &C.,
s55. In 1880 the population was 2e,el2,
showing net gain Of 21S. The result
also discloses the fact that the corpora
tion Of Coshocton has gained 5ss during
the past ten years, while the county out
side the corporation has lost 375. ,,-.
y DURING the performance Of Barnum's
circus at Youngstown, q Honess gave
birth to two whelps, male and . fs-
male.
The residence OF Mrs James Hughes,
at Youngstown, was entered by burglars
the other night, who secured $3.50 worth
Of jewelry. .-.....-..
JOHN GILLINaEH's girl broke their en-
gagement for the third time at Zanes-
Vile, and he went of and made three
unsuccessful attempts to suicide. The
third time is evidently not the charm in
that locality. a. 9.yf r .s4ail .ag
EDWARD DAVIDSON, q stone-cutter of
Portsmouth, was shot in the thigh by
David Suter, who was bound over in tho
sum Of $780, ~ tf@'' ~ '''.'+''''
AT Lakeview, q few miles south from
Akron, during ball game between am
ateur clubs, bat slipped from the
hands Of one of the players, striking the
three-year-old child of John Sawyer.
producing injuries which resulted in
death. r, ..,
GOVERNOR CAMPBELL has respited
Elmer Sharkey, the matricide, until
August 30.
A ATHREE-YEAR-oLD daughter Of Albert
Derkheimer, of Perry Township, Mus
kingum County, was killed by . kick
from horse which was running loose in
the field whore her mother was milk
Ing. ~ sseaA 2 ~
CENSUS SUPERINTENDENT GRINNELL
places the exact population of Canton,
at 20, $50, o gain of-l8,S92 since 1880.
That of the county is s3.557, a gain Of
81, ,049.
SIMON MINcEs, Mrs. Solomon Minces
and Aaron Minces were burned to death
and Eva Minces, and George Hubesch-
werline fatally burned in tenement
house fire on Front street, Cincinnati.
IT is reported that the Standard Oil
Company has purchased the Sun Oil
Company, its principal Ohio rival, pay
ing three or four times the par value Of
the capital stock. ..,.
WM. OELMAN, aged seventy-three
years, hanged himself at Dayton.
In the Cincinnati Volksfreund COM
posing-room the other night, Henry
Dickas shot and probably fatally wound
ed fellow-typo, VIM. Lipp. Dickas has
been the butt OF the office, and Lipp
was ono of the most v,araiateot of th.,