The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-09-24
OHIO STATE NEWS.

POSTMASTER GAeHAN, of Bowling
Green, is inspecting the IS post offices
in Wood county.
WHILE engaged in threshing by steam
the other afternoon, on the farm OF
'Hock" Mcconnell, six miles southwest
of Steubenville, the boiler exploded,
killing one man outright and danger
ously injuring three others.
A CORPS of state surveyors have been
at St Mary's for several weeks survey
ing territory around the reservoir. The
other day the state, which lays claim to
some valuable developed oil land, shut
down three large producers on the An.
drew Ferguson farm, and two on the
Sam Cott farm, all of which belong to
the Ohio Oil Co. The wells will remain
so until the ownership of the land on
which they are located can be tried in
court The action of the state has
aroused considerable indignation among
operators and parties holding land
along the waters edge.
ISAAC SNYDER, of Indiana, and Mrs.
Harriet Arthur, of Chicago Junction,
Huron county, were married the other
day in Norwalk. The popularity of
this wedding is the fact that neither
bride nor groom leach being about
sixty years of age) had ever seen each
other until they met the day before at
Chicago Junction. They had got ac-
quainted with each other through cor
responding, had exchanged photo
graphs, answering an advertisement in
paper. Snyder came to Chicago juno
ton, saw his fair correspondent, fell in
love with her, went to NorwallS, got a
license and they were married. Both
are well to do people. The groom was
q soldier, and draws liberal pension.
JAS L. LoNG, of Wood county, found
his wife dead in bed beside him when
he awoke.
IT takes 2s teachers to conduct Van
Wert's public schools
SURVEYS are being made OH branch
of the Wheeling & Lake Erie from
Rush Run on the Ohio river, to Smith
field, about eight miles, to open up coal
lands
AT Upper Snnduslsy while Eddie. the
nine-year-old son of r. w. Drucken-
miller, was going after his cows the
other evening he was accidentally kick
ed by a horse, producing compound
fracture of the skull and breaking
his nose. The chill is in a critical con-
dition.
GoTHLEIB HAMMINe, single, aged 40,
was killed instantly the other after
noon at the E. W. Ross shops, Spring
field, by the bursting of IN emery
wheel.
CAPT. WILSON, U. S. A., reports that
Ohio's national guards play too much
ut their encampments
ALL weather conditions were propi-
tious for the lantern parade of the
bicycle brigade at Dayton the other
night, and it proved to be a magnificent
display of 500 wheelmen, with de-
tachment of expert lady riders. Bus
mess houses and residences were brill
liantly illuminated along the line of
march, and the streets were packed
with crowds of people
HAMILTON celebrated her one hun
dredth anniversary, few days ago, by
a monster street parade, speech-mak-
ing, etc. Gov Campbell and staff were
present
! AN Upper Sandusky woman got a
! divorce in ten minutes, ald in ten min
utes more she was married again.
FRANK KEssLER bit off Levi Wolfe's
finger, near fremont, and Wolfe sues
| for $40, 900 damages. 81
| ARRANGEMENTS for the banquet in
honor of A. G. Thurman's seventy
eighth birthday are being made.
AN English syndicate is said to be
after the Whiteley shops at Springfield.
| BELLEFoNTAINE gets the railroad
shops of the Big Four, now located at
Gallon. The change places Marion on
the Cleveland division, which seems to
be very satisfactory to the citizens, and
meets with their general approval.
AN effort is to be made to secure a
pardon for Chas A. Madden, who is
now serving term in penitentiary
from Seneca county for the murder of
his affianced, Mis- Phoebe Bernard,
| when she was student at the Tiffin
college. Madden is now in the insane
| friends desire to have him transferred
to the insane asylum.
MRS. MARY VINCENT, of near Water
| lord, MuSk1ngum county, the other day
committed suicide by swallowing an
ounce of carbolic acid She fingered in
the greatest agony for twelve hours.
About year ago Mrs. Vincent's daugh-
ter, committed suicide by shooting.
Both deeds, it is said, were caused by
unfortunate domestic troubles
THERE are rs, 900 Ohioans on the PEN
sion roll at Columbus, and this quarter
they will draw $1,000, 900, the largest
amount ever paid out for the same time
in the country.
Mr.. AND MRS M. G. SMITH, of Kent,
separated some time ago, and few
days ago they went to GAINESVILLE and
were remarked.
MUsKINGUM county sportsmen will
have huge fox hunt
CHAs. WHITE, of near Sherrodsville,
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