The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-08-20
OHIO STATE NEWS.

lnu., desires the address OF any solnler
who served in Company d, 165th Ohio
Volunteers during the war.
WHILE Mr.. George Owens, of Union
township, was at work in saw-mill,
near Newark, he was thrown onto the
large saw, and one leg was entirely
severed from the body before he could
be rescued. The probabilities are that
he will not survive his injuries.
JUDGE J. S. CARPENTER, one of the
best know residents in the northern
part of the state, fell from race wall
on the Cuyahoga river the other after
noon, a distance OF fifteen feet, strik-
ing on his head. He was carried to his
home in Akron, but did not regain con-
sciousness and died a few hours later.
Gov. CAMPBELL has pardoned VIM.
Mcdonald, who was sent to the peni-
tentiary from Lorain county last No
vember on one-year's sentence for
forgery. The pardon, which is un-
conditional, was granted at the request
of the man whose name Mcdonald had
forged, and upon recommendation of
the judge and prosecuting attorney.
ROBERT GILBERT was found dead near
horribly mangled, and it is thought that
he was murdered and placed on the track
to hide the crime.
A. L. FLACK and family, of Tiffin,
| spent several weeks at Lakeside and
when they returned home they found
| that thieves had carried away every
thing movable in the house.
WAYNE COUNTY republicans nominat-
ed P. S. Shig, n Farmers Alliance man.
for representative
MINK was captured on the public
square at Wooster after it had killed
one dog and whipped two others.
SPRINGFIELD is enjoying the use of
the natural gas service again at old
rates, the gas having been turned on
promptly the other morning. The rates
remain the same
A PASTURE near London caught fire
4, from spark from passing engine and
| burned over twenty-five acres, destroy
ing nearly 500 bushels of wheat belong
ing to Riley Smith. The insurance is
! $500, anu the owner will bring suit for
damages against the railroad.
Mrs. joe BRADFIEID, of Frazersburg,
used arsenic for baking powder and
poisoned the whole family, and three
members are expected to die.
SEVERAL skeletons were found by
vault-cleaners at Welch's barracks,
Springfield in the most disreputable
part of the city. The fiud has created
great excitement.
BEN RosENBURG, New Philadelphia
| farmer, whose back was broken by a
heavy barn door falling upon him, is
still living, suffers no pain, has fair
appetite, but he is paralyzed from the
middle of the body down.
JACOB FRICK, a millionaire citizen,
has presented to Wooster S., 900 fount.
ain, to be erected on the public square.
"A GIRL at Springfield swallowed a
| pin. 1t lodged in her throat and physi
clans are unable to remove it.
NEwFAIN, Pike county, is the newes,
Ohio post Office.
BLOOMING century plant is Buoy
rus attraction, and a favorite joke UP
there is Call around and see 1t bloom
the next time"
ONO Catholics number 1856, ia, and
their church property is valued at ST..
395, $40.
ABOUT 100000 will be spent to i'm.
prove Youngstown's water works
SPRINGFIELD has natural gas again,
and is happy.
Two more wonderful oil wells have
just been opened in the st. Mary's oil
field The Brown Oil Co. has Just COM
pleted a large gusher on the Brown
farm, in Plain township, Wood county.
The well is flowing over 5000 barrels
per day. Langmade, Hughes & Black
just drilled in a 1000 barrel oil we'll on
the Snowman farm, in Allen township,
Hancock county. This we'll is located
400 feet north and 400 feet east of the
100000 barrel producer on the McMur-
ray farm, that was completed some few
days ago. Some phenomenal wells are
being opened up in this field
CARRoLLToN oil-well drillers have
pulled up stakes
COLUMBUS sets up a claim Of being
the best paved city in the state.
Two GAINESVILLE ladies fell through
the floor of vault and were rescued
with difficulty.
THE police Of Springfield are after
| gam blers.
HURON coUNTY's real estate is valued
at 81, 900, 900.
c. A. GALE, business man Of Piqua
and a prominent odd-fellow, dropped
dead the other afternoon while attend
ing the funeral Of DR.. J. B. Beamer, a,
Fletcher, where he was officiating a.
chaplain.
THE new city directory Of Cleveland
contains 99,s25 names, showing popu
lation of 299,475, against 2T7, 496 las,
year.
The road bed Of the Toledo, Wal
bounding Valley and Ohio railroad
from Coshocton to Loudenville will be
built at once.
EDWARD SIMMoNDs, of Dayton, Il
under arrest for driving livery horse
to death.
EXPERTS report that the Ohio gat
wells owned by Toledo can furnish