The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1898-08-04
Neighborhood News.

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"Hobson,"
The date of the Madison county
farmers picnic has been changed
from Aug 3 to IL.
At Marysville, an injunction has
been granted to restrain Mrs. Fannie
Huston from sitting on the doorstep
of her mother-in-law, Mrs. Hannah
| Huston.
John Antram, the oldest pioneer in
Clinton county, died on 26th inst, IN
mis- 98th year. He came from Fred
erick county, Va, to Ohio, in 1915,
locating in Madison county.
At Chillicothe last Friday night,
Walter Hand made desperate at
tempt to kill James Quinn, whom he
suspected of undue intimacy with
his wife. He fired three shots be-
fore disarmed.
The Franklin County Democratic
Central Committee, on 23rd inst,
elected d. b. Sharp, Chairman, and
selected an Executive Committee,
re-electing b. H Harmon, Chairman,
and John j. Boyce, Secretary.
The marriage of Charles Armbrust,
of Waverly, and Miss Nellie Moore,
a teacher in the schools, at Jackson,
which took place at Oakview, KY,
in December, 1896, was kept a secret
until few days ago.
Fred H. Aims, of the dry goods
firm of Aims q Doepke, in Cincinnati,
died on 25th inst, after short ILL
ness. He was one of the wealthiest
merchants of the city, and noted for
, public spirit and for benevolence.
AT Corning, last Friday night, Mrs.
John Walker, colored, aged 81, was
killed by Columbus, Sandusky and
Hooking Valley engine. She was
the organist at the coIored Baptist
Church, and was on her way to SER
vices.
Daniel G. Wiley, a prominent
, citizen of GAINESVILLE, and twice
| Treasurer Of the county, disappeared
, from his home, on goth inst, and is
among the mysteriously missing.
Domestic and business troubles said
to be the cause.
A. B. Rankin, ex-Sheriff of Fay.
cite county, was recently stricken
!, with paralysis, and the Washington
? G.. H. Register says now lies in a
8 serious condition at the home of his
: parents, near that city. He is un-
conscious most of the time, and his
/ recovery is very doubtful.
2 The Warren County Democratic
3 Convention, at Lebanon, 23d inst,
, organized by selecting Dillon B.
, Wilson, as~Chairman, and his wife,
Mrs. M. V. Wilson, who edits the
Lebanon Patriot, as Secretary. A
fusion ticket was nominated, and
the Chairman indorsed for the Con-
8 gressional nomination.
The Warder, Bushnell & Glessner
r Co of Springfield, will begin i'm
. mediately to build seven warehouses.
> The largest will be go by $50 feet, five
, stories high, and will be built of brick.
The next largest will be 80 by l5C
feet. By increased warehouse room
it is estimated that employment can
be given to 1900 men.
The Walker Manufacturing Com
0 pany, of Cleveland, has received one
0 of the largest single orders ever
booked by that firm. The order came
q from Paris, and was for equipment
500 electric street cars. This includ-
es 1000 motors, 1000 controllers, 5C(
trolleys, and other details. The or.
der will amount in value to ovel
100000.
! The Scioto Valley Grain Company
g has obtained judgement for $9,5O(
against the Scioto Valley Railway
now Norfolk and Western. The
grain company claimed that after il
had been induced by the railway
r company to move its elevator tc
" Chillicothe, from another point or
q the road south of that city, by the
promise of lower freight rates, that
the rates were increased, and its
. business greatly damaged.
The Gibson House Hotel Company
+ Cincinnati, made an assignment, or
J. 25th inst. Assets, $l75, 900 liabilities
: $4,000. 1t is the talk that friends Of
: Mark Hanna claim the credit fol
t some of the causes leading to the
y hotels embarrassment, and boast
| they were getting even with Horace
Dunbar, the manager and largest
: stockholder, because of his personal
friendship for William J. Bryan and
: active opposition to- Mr.. Hanna.
: The Vinton County Democratic
8 Convention 23d inst, nominated fol
3 Sheriff, William H. Graves ;Auditor
r ]. ]. Murphy; Treasurer, j. G.
Schaffer; Recorder, p. A. McCarthy
Commissioner, Luther Warthman
Infirmary Director, Abram Hoffhine.
The nominees for Sheriff, Auditor
and RecOruer are school teachers
Y The Record (Rep.) says; Though
0 they differ from US politically, we
are compelled to admit that the ticket
named Is composed of good men and
has elements of strength.
Homer Mock.