The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-11-21
OHIO STATE NEWS.
GIVE THANKS.


| proclamation. lie says
The people of Ohio have much to be
thankful for. The past year has
brought them many blessings, and they
have not been visited by plague, pesti-
lence or famine. They see around them
evidences of industry and thrift Par
ticularly have they been favored with
an abundant yield from orchard and
field. The earth has truly given to
them Of its treasures, and threatened
depression has been averted by the
bounty of nature.
The learned professions the trades.
man, the mechanic and the laborer
have reason TO rejoice with the farmer
that divine providence has given him
| plenty, thus enabling him to bestow Of
his supply upon less fortunate coun-
tries.
Therefore, /, James Il. Campbell,
| governor, do call upon the people Of
Ohio to observe Thursday November
&c, as a day of general thanksgiving,
and to abstain upon that day from all
lC5or whatsoever, except such, as IL
usually performed on Sunday
THE Cleveland e. Canton railroad has
been sued for $40, 600 for killing Rufus
b. Taylor brakeman.
WILLIAM MANLEY, of Alliance, was
bound over for selling liquor to two
boys, getting them drunk.
THE output of coal in Jackson county
is $50 cars day.
MARGARET GENTLEMAN has sued
Bowling Green gamblers for So, 500,
money lost by her husband.
VIM LATHAM, of Norwalk, attempt
| ed suicide because he lost his daughter
by death.
| ALFRED WILSON was arrested at San.
dusky, suspected of holding up and rob-
bing a man of SIG near Bellevue.
A JURY gave Mrs. Josephine Werts
verdict for $1,000, at Findlay, against
the t., G. e. G. railroad for the death of
her husband.
THE Presbyterians have purchased
ground in the west end of Wellsville,
and will erect handsome chapel there
on which will cost So, 600.
The Ohio Tramway association met
ut Akron, the otherday, and elected J.
| N. Stewart, of Cleveland, president,
and John Harris of Cincinnati, vice
| president.
The famous Cleveland Grays will
escort Gov. elect Mckinley to Columbus
| for the Inauguration.
SALINEvu.LE ships 9, 900 tons of coal
daily.
A NEW paper factory is being started
in Sandusky.
WILLIAM SUBBs was killed by fall
ing limb near North Bloomfield.
THE post office at Norton, Summit
| county, has been discontinued.
| No. freight west on the Ohio South
| ern railroad was derailed near Whit
mans Station, the other morning Nine
| teen cars were smashed up and Edward
| Mahoy,' fireman, was dangerously hurt
THE Crawford county commissioners
have granted franchise to a company
to construct an electric railway be-
tween the cities of Bucyrus and Gallon.
| Work is to begin at once.
JOHN DAVIS, while blowing near Port
Clinton, had his skull fractured by
kick from one of his horses.
ZANEsvII.LE has almost an equal di-
vision of the sexes in their school at
tendance. There are 1,666 boys and
| 1,667 girls.
| HIRAM SMITH, farmer of Sand
Ridge, was in the habit of sleeping
with S400 under his pillow. When he
hwoke ~N~ mornings ago it was
gone.
THE other day in the common pleas
| court at New Lisbon, Judge Nichols
set surprisingly rapid pace in the
| matter of offenders against the liquor
| laws. He had man named Shaffer up
before him on the charge of selling
liquor on Sunday, and, upon conviction,
imposed fine of S4O0 and costs, with
imprisonment in the work house for
thirty days. The fine is the heaviest
ever imposed in the state for such an
offense.
JOHN BAKER, of Salem township,
near Sidney, had an experience few
days ago with lightning-rod agents.
They claimed to come from Dayton, and
one gave his name as Wilcox. They
agreed to rod Bakers barn for an old
mare, which they said was worth 800.
They put up the rods and Baker signed
q paper He Immediately felt that he
was swindled, and threatened to kill
them unless he had chance to read
all the paper He read it found it was
a note for $685. Then he swore he
would kill them, and made n demon
stration that looked dangerous The
fellows compromised by taking down
the rods and accepting $40 for the note.
! GEORGE w. SAVER, of Guernsey
county, convicted at the February term
of 1891 of grand larceny, and sentenced
to one year in the penitentiary, was
pardoned the other day by the governor
on the recommendation of the board of
pardons.
ISRAEL JACOBS, turkey buyer, was
waylaid and robbed of SlS6 about day
break the other morning at a point
eight miles east of Athens by two men,
who pulled him from his horse, and
who successfully made their escape
THE saloon and restaurant of John
Burkhart at Pleasant Bend, was
robbed This is the second time in a
few months that the till of this house
has been robbed. The thief made good
his escape.
A. ]. THOMAS, a prominent farmer
and sheep raiser, of Huron county, was
found dead in his barn lying on the
floor with his neck broken. He went
into the barn at about 8 o'clock, and
the supposition is that he attempted to
walk across plank from one NOW to
the other, and the plank broke precip-