The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-10-01
OHIO STATE NEWS.

am 'VCoioy6h uhANCAbAvys Nv ~--
ware, received $4,000 in gifts re-
Gently.
INcEND1ARY fires are troubling ALI
nnce.
The window glass factories will be
started up October 1.
c. WEBER, of Lewisville, director OF
the Bellaire, GAINESVILLE and Cincinnati
railroad, was killed by the kick of a
horse.
THIEVES are having harvest at Can
ton.
THE pitiful spectacle of son taking
his mother, who would get drunk, to
the poor house, was seen at Canton.
DANIEL SEcRrsr attempted suicide Mt
Mansfield by cutting his wrist with
pen-knife.
A SON of Joe Davis, aged years, Of
Chillicothe, died from the effects of
eating buckeyes.
THE first section of train No. 10 ran
into the last section of train No 80 at
New Waterford, Columbiana county,
the other afternoon, destroying rail-
road property aggregating $4,000
None of the crews were injured.
In the northern part of Seneca coun-
ty, near the Sandusky county line,
diphtheria prevails to an alarming ex-
tent, and fears Of the disease develop
ing into an epidemic are entertained.
The Ohio conference of the M. e.
church, in session at GAINESVILLE, an
nounced the vote on the admission of
women to the general conference. The
| vote resulted in 954 in favor and 318
| against.
THE Jail statistics, as compiled by
the secretary of state for his next an
nual report, show the following figures:
| Number of prisoners, native born -...... $3.50
Number ofprisoners, foreign born. 1,7s7
| Total ........... 10 047
OF these zoos are whites, and 9s4
colored; 9,199 are males and 343 fe-
males; 1,249 under age. Total cost of
keeping, Sill, 1,72O.9s; average cost per
day, SO cents.
w. j. ELLIOTT is vanishing sythe
handles at the penitentiary. He don't
like the job, and threatens ito strike It
he is not given other work.
OVER 500 students are seeking after
knowledge in the Ohio university at
Columbus.
f. c. WILLS, started the other night
to make his first trip as fireman on the
Pan Handle road. In crossing the river
at tGnadenhutten he put his head out OF
the gangway to look at the smoke
stack and was struck by a bridge tim
Der, knocking him into the river below
in eight feet of water When the body
was recovered it was found that the
skull was fractured, and he was prob
ably killed by the bridge before falling
into the water.
WILLIAM j. ELLIOTT, the convict edi-
tor, has issued another edict The
story has been told Of how he refused
to see his brother-in-law, who called
upon him at the prison some days ago.
A few days ago he sent for Warden
Dwyer and informed that official thai
hereafter he wished all his relatives
excluded, even his wife and children.
r GRASS fires are burning along tht
. railroads, and farmers are blowing tt
, prevent the spread of the flames ovel
their property. The St Louis limited
express, west bound, ran through hal
mile of fire and dense smoke on the Pan
handle, five miles east of Brookville, the
other morning.
SANDUsKY has an apple tree in bios
2 som.
ZANEsvILLE will enlarge her electric
light works.
WASHINGTON CowAN, pioneer, is deat
{ at Mansfield, aged ninety.
The blind daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
!, Cover while playing with matches a
their home near Montrose, Sunni
county, set her dress on fire and wa
burned to death before help arrived.
: THE Empress Oil Co., Of St Marys
a few days ago drilled in big oil wei
in the reservoir. This is the secont
]. test that has been made in the waite
, and proved very successful The wei
. is good for over 500 barrels day, an,
drilling will soon be commenced OF
i several more.
g EDITOR PETTY, Of the Fremont News
r has been nominated for senator by tn
/. republicans of the district.
h JAMES SCOTT, Of Delroy, is engaging
q extensively in polecat culture. He ha
:, one farm in full operation, with a scor
or more animals. A high board fenc
surrounds the grounds, and inside h
has caves, logs, ETC., in which the an
: mails find shelter. He is now preparin
n six-acre tract of land for the purpos
e of extending his business
d THERE is a remarkable infant at tn
e residence OF Benjamin Davis, at Lims
q It was born few days ago, and onl
: weighs by actual test pound and
half. The babe is perfectly formed
and is so small that it looks lost in
cigar box. 1t is alive and apparentl
in the best of health, and the famil
It physician is Of the opinion that it wi
n live