Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-01-08
THE BUCKEYE STATE.
HAPPENINGS OF IMPORTANCE
WITHIN ITS BORDERS.

Charles B. Gallaher died suddenly,at
sabina, at the age of 81 years,
Seth Chamberlain, the well known
railroad man, died at Cleveland.
AN unknown crazy man was ar
rested and jailed at Washington, @. b.
Ell Foster has been convicted at
Athens, of murder in the second degree.
DIR. John Davis, one Of Cinciunatfs
most prominent physicians, died sud-
denly.
John Dreany's clearinghouse and
Hall & Giniby's store, at Nelsonville,
burned.
The sale of the Ohio Canal lands, ad-
vertised to take place Dec. 81, has been
postponed.
The Little Miami freight depot in
Cincinnati was destroyed by fire. Loss
about $4,000.
Christian Kaylor, German farmer
near Nashville, has been scared from
home by a White-cap notice.
The ]. W. Damn Manufacturing Com
pany's Carriage and Wagon Wood Works
ut Columbus, burned. Loss $4S,000'
Frank Evans, an employe OF the
Cleveland, Akron and Columbus Rail-
road, had leg broken at Millersburg.
Coroner Scheffer, of Stark county,
concludes the investigation of the Boli-
var accident without discovering its
cause.
Mrs. E. M. Sprague, of Cincinnati,
was found dead in bed by her husband.
She was the victim of chloroform, taken
to relieve toothache.
AT Lancaster, John L. Tisdale was
convicted of murder in the first degree.
He shot George L. Boyer, at Lockville,
on the 23d of June last.
Miss Ella Dwyer, handsome young
lady, attempted suicide at Springfield
by jumping into Buck Creek. She was
rescued in time to save her life.
The Ohio Oil Company, the land de-
partment of the Standard Oil Company,
with headquarters at Lima, has increased
its capital stock from SO, 500, 900 to 49,
GOO, 1000.
4 Frank Myers, agent for Perkins
Windmill Company, Mishawaukee, Ind,
while driving from Fostoria, was at
tackled by highwaymen and robbed OF
81, 800.
Prof. Orton, State Geologist, in his
report to Governor Campbell, gives warn
ing that the supply of natural gas is no'
inexhaustible, and urges greater econ
omy in its use.
Elmer Haas, young man % years o.
age while cutting railroad ties about three
miles southeast of Utica, was Instantly
killed by tree falling on him. Th'
, body was terribly crushed.
AT Newark, on the hearing of the cas-
, against the actor, Harry Lewis, for OBJ
tanning money under false pretense'
from ]. H. Laine, Of the Agatha-Single
| ton Company, he was discharged.
: The Governor has appointed DR.
William T. Miller, Of Cuyahoga County
o member of the State Board of Healtl
for The term ending December 10, 1896
= vice D. H. Beckwith, term expired.
. Miss Bird Gillian, the 17-year-olt
daughter of Mrs. Rachel Gillian, wa
found in her room at Georgesville. nearl
suffecated by the gas from an unjointe'
I stoyepipe. It is feared she may not re
s cover.
Q "A son Of Samuel Carnehan was kille
near Mii!ersburg. His father chopped
tree DOWN which lodged, and while try
r ing to dislodge ID the tree fell suddenly
:, limb striking the boy in vital spot
He was 10 years old.
AT Bucyrus the large barns belong
ing to Gottlieb Pieffer were destroyed b
!, fire. The loss is $500, on which ther
! is 81, 800 insurance. A great deal of liv
stock was burned, including horses,
head Of cattle, and nearly 100 head {
y sheep
E Vile attempting to- board freigh
train on the Ohio Southern Railroad 9
Greenfield, Vernie Scott, age 1s year
missed his footing, and was dragged owe
{. seventy foot trestIe, sustaining serior
injuries He was forbidden ride by til
y train men. N
) james Whcrli, the murderer I
James Booth at Post Boy, was capture
& at Cambridge at the Baltimore and Oh
depot by Robert Gaskell and ]. P. Mine
The prisoner offered NO resistance al
was placed in jail there. He will
taken to New Philadelphia.
' james Berry, while out hunting wit
= his 1O-year-old boy, near Lewistown, t.
miles northwest of Bellefontaine, act
dentally shot the boy. Berry fired o.
rabbit just as the boy ran around Il
end of log. The entire charge enter'
the boys head, blowing out his brai
and killing him instantly.
james Booth, farmer, was shot
z his iarm, four miles from Newcomer
town, by Henry Worley. one of f
" hSnds. Both men had been drinkin
y and he'd quarreled. Next morning at i
breakfast table the quarrel was renew
and Worley blew the top Of his emplo
ers head off with shotgun. Worl
escaped and citizens are now hunting I
him In the woods.