The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-06-22
NEWS ITEMS.


Henry Schultz, q slater, fell from q
building at Hudson, o., and was fatally
hurt.
A deficit has been discovered in the
order of the Unity amounting to
s25, 1000.
Mrs Dr. J. M. Botkin died IN her
chair at Unionport, Ind, while looking
over an album.
F. L. Martin, farmer near Carlin,
Ill, was killed by lightning apparently
from clear sky. eGft
Thomas B. Robinson, Friday, was APP
pointed by the president to be surveyor
general of Colorado.
Ex-President Harrison has been
added to the board of trustees of Han
over college, at Madison, Ind.
Mayor Gilroy says that the cost to
New York city Of entertaining the in
fanta will approximate $4,000.
Miss Lenora ketchum was "ducked"
to death while bathing at Greenport,
N. Y, by her two female companions.
The report that George Gould and
Russell Sage we're trying to gain pos
session Of the Grand Trunk road has
been verified.
The Gepasee Oil works, limited, of
Buffalo, has made a general assign
ment. The liabilities of the company
are about sSO0,0Oo.
In accordance with the desire OF En-
peror Francis Joseph, an English prince
will attend the Hungarian military ma
neuvers in the autumn.
4. s-I L. -
lucky, has decided that the cash policy
holders in the Ohio Farmers Insurance
Co. are not liable to assessment.
Frank Duffrey, barber at Cecil, O.,
committed suicide by blowing off the
top of his head with a shot gun. He
left letter saying worrying" did it.
1t has been decided by the board of
directors of Union seminary that Prof.
Briggs will continue his work in the
department of Biblical theology as be-
fore.
The United States consul general at
Tangiers is preparing an expedition to
Fee, to endeavor to induce the sultan
to settle . large number of American
claims. ..sst
Henry Tsbsr,a . young carpenter of Hen
derson, KY, at work for Walter Brash-
car on the new distillery at Uniontown.
was instantly killed by the falling Of q
derrick. n'" ArH 97aC
Dr. Gulick. one Of the best known
physicians Of Scranton, Pa. committed
suicide by thrusting the muzzle Of
shotgun into his mouth and pulling the
trigger. ...a...
Tho SIX Wright brothers were stand
ing under tree, near their home at
Adrian, Mo-, when lightning killed four
Of them outright and injured the other
two 20 they may die. sJ
Kansas railroads will fight the law to
compel them to put in scales at every
station where there is an annual ship
would cost them $1,000, 600.
Miss Agnes Rusk, Of Oxford, O., was
knocked senssiess by lightning while
feeding chickens in the yard. The
house of Ezra Bourne was also de-
molished by the same means
An electric car that runs between
Gallipolis, o., and Point Pleasant, was
run into by Hooking Valley train.
Though the street car was crowded
with passengers no one was seriously
hurt
The Wooster, O., postoffice will here
after be closed on Sunday, the post
Office department having granted the
petition very generally signed request
ing that the office be closed on the Sab
bath.
A quantity of old silver coin has been
unearthed in South Bend on property
owned by the great fur trader, Alexis
Coquillard, in 1925, where he made a
large fortune trading with the In
dianS.
The state meet of the bicycle clubs
will be held in Ft Wayne, Ind, on
July 25 and 20. About 1000 wheelmen
are expected. There will be eight
championship and twelve amateur
races.
The coinage of Columbian souvenir
quarter-dollars has been begun at the
United States mint, Philadelphia. The
design of the coin is very pretty, and
exceeds in beauty that Of the Colum-
bian half-dollars.
The First national bank of Arkansas
City, Kan, one of the oldest, and gen.
orally believed to be one of the strong
est financial institutions in the south
west, failed to open its doors Thursday
morning. The deposits are reported to
be 5000, 900.