The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-03-29
OHIO STATE NEWS.

highly respected farmer OF hoWlanu
township, near Warren, committed sui
eide by cutting his throat with razor.
He was found lying In his bed dead
about o'clock with bloody razor ly-
ing by his side He was about SO years
of age and unmarried. Temporary de-
rangement caused by illness isgiven as
the cause.
GEO. 0LAKER was cutting down q
huge tree above Gallipolis, few days
since, when he discovered large rattle
snake in the tree. He cut the reptile
in two, and, when measured, itwas six
feet three inches long, and had sixteen
rattles and one button. The snake Is
the largest of its kind ever killed in the
county.
THE livery barn of George Fanrot, at
Lima, was totally destroyed by fire at
an early hour the other morning. The
fire was the work of an incendiary.
Ten head of fast horses were roasted
TO death.
JOHN c. LOOMS has been elected sec
ond lieutenant of company q, o. N. G.,
TO succeed N. j. Brown, resigned. The
following vote was cast: Loomis, 25; j.
b. Sohn, go. ~
In pumping out the water from the
Leesville stone quarries, preparatory
to opening work, large quantities OF
oil residuum were found deposited in
the crevices of the rocks. 1t is about
the consistency of axle grease and
burns very freely, and seems to be gen.
uine petroleum from which the volatile
parts have evaporated
DAVID S. HURLBURT, of GAINESVILLE,
who disappeared four years ago, was
found dead near Paris, Tex. He had
lived the life OF a hermit for four years
AwREcK occurred few days ago on
the Hooking valley railroad, near
Carey. Eighteen cars of coal were
ditched. A brakeman named G d.
OHara was killed.
The old Ohio Farmers Insurance Co.,
which some time ago suspended, has
resumed business, with the consent Of
the superintendent Of insurance, Hon.
w. II. Kinder The present cash assets
are q, 200, 900, the largest Of any Ohio
FIRE insurance company.
JOHN FRANCIS, residing near PEBBLES,
celebrated his ninety-ninth birthday q
few days ago, and large number Of
relatives were present, among whom
were grandchildren, great-grandchil-
dren and greatgreat-grandchildren.
Mr.. Francis has resided on the same
farm for sixty-one years, and, notwith-
standing his advanced age, he often
walks to the nearest post Office, dis
tance Of three and one-half miles He
is said to be the oldest person in south
ern Ohio.
FRANK BRADSHAW, a conductor, OF
Alliance, found week-old baby on his
doorstep, sleeping soundly. He will
adopt the waif.
FROM present Indications the Ohio ex-
hibit of maple sugar and sirup at the
Worlds fair, provided for by an act Of
the Legislature passed during the pres
ent session, will be success. Geauga
county has appropriated $780, Summit
county $3.50, and the com missioners IN
large number OF other counties now
have the matter under consideration.
THE executive committee OF the Ohio
Republican League elected the follow
ing additional delegates to the National
League convention, to be held in Louis
Vile May 10: W. B. Gaitree, Thomas
McSheehy, Col c. w. f. Dick and Chas
Case; alternates, T. w. Poe, d. e
Walker, Judge W. B. Crew, II. O. Spell
man, Howard Burgess and Charles
Stewart
MRS. REUBEN LEDDIcK, an aged lady
, while prowling about in the darkness
4 at her home in Delaware, walked b,
mistake into the cellar-way, instead o
! her bed room. She fell headlong dow
the stairs, and received injuries whicl
will probably prove fatal, one rib an,
an arm being broken and being severe
ly injured about the head and inter
nally.
HERMAN CELLARrUs, deputy inspecto
4 OF building and loan associations,
, hard at work upon the annual repor
2 TO be issued next month. 1t will cor
I tain the statements Of about 100 assc
Q Citations, all OF which, with four exceI
tions, have been received by the inspeC
4. tor. In the first report of the depart
y ment there were only 400 associations
, including those whose fiscal year ende
between May and December 81, so tha
q the forthcoming issue will be the frs
4 to contain n complete summary Of tn
building associations Of the state. On
4 association, the Citizens, Of CLEVELAND
, has deposits amounting TO over 81, 900
900, and there are several that hav
a reached the sl,000,0OO and $4,000, oC
. mark. The total assets of the 465 ass
! Citations reporting last year were $50
ga, 72s. 03, and the probabilities are this
a the aggregate assets OF the $50 to be II
, cluded in the coming report will (
! above s6O, 100000.
4 FIFTEEN out Of forty cities and towr
. reporting TO the state board Of healtl
show the existence Of no infectious di
easea The bulletin of the board Il
the week ending March IS. makes th
following showing FOR the other eiti'
and towns: Diphlheria. forty-scye
/, cases, eight death; scarlet fever, fit
cases, three deaths; typhoid fever, fo
ty-one cases, four deaths; whoopin
cough, nineteen cases, one death; meai
les, three hundred and twenty case
one death: smallpox (Akron), thre
cases
SOME time ago David orwig, Fine
lay saloonkeeper, was arrested for vic
lating the law He gave bond and wa
found guilty. He tried to work tn