The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-21

wall, crushing his head and injuring
him internally.
Tiffin, July 20.-Tiff1n's oldest resi-
dent, Mrs. Mary Stadelbafler, died at
the advanced age OF ninety-six years.
Ashtabula, July 20.-Forty thousand
dollars has been subscribed for a nor
NAL college here, site for which has
been already purchased.
Wooster, July 20.-Word has been
received that George Peters, who mys-
teriously disappeared some months
ago, is In New York insane asylum.
Mt. Gilead, July 20.-A several thou
sand dollar wreck of freight cars oc-
Cured at Mt. Gilead on the Ohio Gen.
tral road In consequence Of a car jump
ing the track.
Tifln, July 20.--Mrs. David Newson,
residing In the western part OF the city
was fatally injured bya gasoline explo-
sion. The house caught fire and con-
siderable damage was done.
Bellefontaine, July 20.-Mrs. Will
liam Clelland, while asleep, imagining
she was making a parachute leap,
jumped down two flights OF stairs,
breaking an arm and dislocating her
shoulder.
Akron, July 20.-Mrs. Clara Groetz,
a remarkably beautiful woman, re-
turned from Europe. Her husband,
John Groetz, commenced an action for
a divorce. He charges her with will
full absence.
| Delaware, July 19.-Paul Brown,
aged IL, hired rig Of Liveryman Heff-
ner to take his mother driving for an
hour. Later he was arrested in a gyp-
sy camp near Columbus, where he was
endeavoring to sell the rig for $40.
Van Vert, July 19.-The body OF an
unknown man was found along the line
OF the G. & N. railroad. The body was
so badly mutilated as to be unrecog-
nizable. He had letter in his pocket
addressed to Tom O'Neil, Chicago.
Wellsville, July 19.-William G.
Smith, father OF Judge p. M. Smith, OF
the common pleas court, Is dead, aged
80. He was born in the pioneer log
house erected by his father in 1905,
near where he died.
Toledo, July 20.-Charles Webb
died from lock jaw the result of a
Fourth Of July accident. Young Webb
was celebrating the Fourth with a
cheap blank-cartridge pistol, and, in
some manner, accidentally fired a
charge into his hand.
Springfield, July 19,-George Pal
mer, living in the West End, was
awakened by an intruder in the house.
He grabbed him and held on until the
police arrived. The alleged burglar
proved to be Joseph, alias Smell, Quinn.
He had lot of goods packed ready to
skip.
Defiance, July O.-McClelland Will
son, fifteen year old son OF r. w. Will
son, who accidentally shot himself
with gun while hunting died from
his injuries. The boy was leaning on
the gun with the end OF the barrel
under his right arm, when the load was
discharged and the contents entered
his breast.
Chagrin Falls, July 20.-Benni
Sperry, the eight-years-old son of Eu-
gene SperrY, OF Burton, was seriously
Injured while visiting his uncle in New
bury township. BY the accidental dis
charge of a gun a large part OF the
charge struck him in the face, and both
of his eyes were put out.
Columbus, July 19.-Lightniug
struck the tower OF the Columbus Ice
company, shattering the timbers of the
tower, but three men who were in it
at the time were not hurt. The elec-
tricity ran dow n the chain Of the eleva-
tor and effected communication with
the ground, which accounts for their
escape.
Springfield, July 19.-Mrs. Samuel
Howard, living in Todd's alley, at
tempted suicide by hanging three
times, but was prevented each time.
She became jealous of her husband be-
cause another lady asked him to eat
cream with her. They quarreled and
he threatened to leave. This caused
her to make the attempts.
Batavia, July 10. 9.-Considerable ex.
citement prevailed among the residents
in the vicinity of the old red bridge
crossing the East Fork, one and hall
miles south of Batavia, by the finding
Of the dead body of a stranger, who
subsequently proved to be Edward S
Young, tanner and currier of Hills.
boro. The deceased was aged about
40 years.
Delaware, July 20.--Pearl Brown, the
child horsethief arrested in Columbus
yesterday, pleaded guilty before Mayor
Mcclure and was bound over to the
! probate court under 500 bond. Failing
to give security he was remanded tC
Jail. A peculiar circumstance devel
, oped in the child's case. He produced
o gold watch, comb and small amount
of money, claiming that he had found
them.
Georgetown, July 20.-The body o
Henry Coffman, aged &c, was fount
floating in pond few miles west o
this city. For several days he has beer
acting queerly, and is supposed to hav'
drowned himself. The line between
this county and Clermont passe
through this pond, and the body wa
found lying across it, and there is
question which county coroner will
: hold the inquest.
Canal Dover, July 20.-Miss Marth
Kaldenbaugh, we'll known young lad
of Dundee, north of here, and Mis-
, Bertha Benfer, of the same place, ha,
q a miraculous escape from death in