The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-08-20
HAPPENED IN THIS STATE.

The Populist state convention will be
held in Springfield, Aug. 26-27.
While feeding a threshing machine
On the Plummer farm, near Williams
port, John Mummaw had his left hand
torn off.
George Paul, the white man who shot
Charles White, the colored barber, at
Dayton, is supposed to be in hiding
near Franklin.
Ed Graham, O., II. & /. brakeman,
had his left hand badly crushed be-
tween the drawbars while making q
coupling at Dayton,
Lieutenant Colonel O. B. Adams, of
the Fourteenth regiment sprained his
ankle and was badly cut by being
thrown from surrey in a runaway at
Gallon.
The Business Mems league of Colum.
bus wired National Chairman Jones at
New York, inviting Bryan to speak at
Columbus some time within the next
three weeks.
Lightning fired $4,000 barrel oil
tank on the Kemper farm near Lima,
owned by the Standard Oil company.
The Standard people SHOT the tanks to
let the oil out.
At Youngsville DR.. o. w. Robes
stable and John Young's warehouse
were destroyed by fire. Two horses be.
lodging to DIR. Robe perished in the
| flames. Loss, 1900 no insurance.
Elwood Craw ford has filed suit for
divorce against his wife, Elsie Craw-
| ford at d iaware, and in his petition he
states tn he took her to a dance and
she refus ed TO be his partner "in the
whirl"
The Ashland Flax Mill com pany's
large hay and fax shed, opposite the
Erie depot, Ashland, was entirely con-
sumed by fire. Spontaneous combustion
is supposed to be the cause. Loss, 81, 900
insurance, $3.50.
O. W. Brensfield, farmer residing
few miles south of Spencerville, while
digging potatoes, unearthed quantity
Of French coins, varying in date from
1870 to l740. They are about the size
Of our silver dollars
Prof Henry T. Detmers, q veterinary
surgeon, and recently professor at the
Ohio State university, was arrested at
Columbus on an assault and battery
warrant. He is charged with striking
negro while riding on horse car.
The dry goods store Of Hook & Nc.
the postotfice was located, was bur.
glarized, Several dollars in money and
stamps, besides revoivers and other
property. was taken. There is no clew.
Florence NJ, Haas and Sarah Haas
each one brought suit against Wilson
II. Pontius for 81 900 damages at Circle
vile, alleging assault and cursing, by
reason of which they were greatly
shocked and have been confined to their
beds ever since. sas
The Shawnee brick plant was dedi-
Gated at Shawnee The ceremonies
were held in the main building, and
were witnessed by an immense crowd.
The plant cost 100000, was built by
eastern capital, and has a capacity of
10000 per day. 1t will give employ
ment to 100 men.
Engineer Johnson, Chillicothe, and
Fireman Hoffman, Athens, of freight,
and Engineer Rumpf, Ohillicothe, of a
fast train, were killed in a collision on
the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern,
near Torch station. Fireman Thomp.
son and Brakeman Overley, freight,
were fatally injured.
Hon. Dan Mcfarland, Charles Wertz
and John Dice, principal owners Of
lands in the Scioto bottoms, near Ports
mouth have refunded the rental money
to all their tenants whose crops were
destroyed by the late foods Other
land owners will follow suit. 1t ranged
from $lS to $50 per acre.
William Ferrell. painter, living at
Huntington, w. Va, was found in an
o. & NJ box car at Portsmouth with a
cracked skull. He said he was beating
his way home from Columbus and at
Piketon gang of tramps boarded the
car, assaulted him, and robbed him Of
his watch and some money.
Officer Vivian arrested an Italian in
the Big Four yards at Springfield, who
Is believed to be the probable murderer
Of An Italian woman at Cleveland som
days ago. A bloody handkerchief an
an unset diamond were found on him.
Photographs of the man were taken and
forwarded to the Cleveland police,
The board Of penitentiary managers
discharged the six guards who went in
uniform to the Columbus saloon where
Guard Harrison was accidentally shot
and killed. The dismissed guards are
Il. II. pateman, jackson county Jo-
seph Bernard, Cuyahoga county G.. X.
Gardiner and John Hickey Hamilton I;
Thomas Smith, Seneca, and n. d. Ely,
Clermont.