The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-08-04
CONDENSED
INFORMATION,
Gathered From All Parts of
the State,
BY OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.
Little Items of News From Ohio cities and
Towns Put Into Brief Form
For the Hurried

Special to the News Democrat.
Fremont, Aug. 2.-Mrs. Martha Rol-
lins, pioneer resident Of this city,
suicided by taking morphine.
Elyria, Aug. 2.-Eunice Hecock cele
brated her ninety-ninth birthday here.
She has been resident of this county
since she was nine years OF age.
Marengo, Aug. 2 Mr.. Edward Doty
was killed by gases In the bottom of
we'll to which he had descended to wall
up the we'll. He leaves wife and
three children.
Urbana, Aug. 2.-The Democrats
held large and harmonious county
convention and nominated q ticket.
The delegates to the state convention
were instructed to vote for Col. James
Kilbourne for governor.
Columbus, Aug. 2.-Governor Bush
nell has ordered special election in
the 10Th congressional district to fill
the vacancy caused by the death OF
Congressman Danford. The election
will be on the regular election day in
November.
Mt. Vernon, Aug. Rev. George
W. Ball, one of the oldest Methodist
ministers in the state, died, aged sixty
six years. He entered the ministry
when he was twenty years ole. Three
years ago he stumped the state for
Bryan, being powerful orator.
Van Vert, Aug. 2-The G. G. Glea-
sons Sons g. Curran fruit house was
badly damaged by fire, discovered in
the basement OF the building. Nearly
the entire stock, estimated at $25, 200,
was damaged by smoke and water.
The loss on the building was fully
covered by insurance.
Tiffin, Aug. 2.-Ralph r. Rule, q
young attorney of Green Spring, vii
lage north of here, sanctions the move
ment of bartering the nominations for
Congress to the highest bidder, and Of
fers $15, 900 for the nomination OF the
Steubenville district for congress. This
Is IS, 900 more than r. p. Scott, OF Ca
diz, offered.
Tiffin, August flames Mcconnell,
in handling heavy log at the Schur-
ger sawmill, met with a very serious
accident. The log slipped from tram
way and caught Mcconnell, crushing
him. But for the prompt action Of the
help at the mills his life would have
been crushed out. His hand caught in
the belt OF the machinery and was bad
ly lacerated.
Tiffin, Aug. 2.-Solomon VOLTS large
bank barn, northwest of here, was
burned to the ground. All the con-
tents, including two separators, a straw
stack, several hay stacks, 500 tons of
hay, /, 300 bushels of wheat, and large
quantity OF oats, were consumed. Sew
eral adjoining buildings were destroy
ed, together with 200 chickens.
Chagrin Falls, Aug. Frank, the
fourteen-years-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Burnett, who are proprietors of the
East Claridon hotel, and prominent
citizens of Geauga county, died at the
home OF his parents. Frank was i'll
and his death was caused by dose of
corrosive sublimate, which was admin
istered by mistake, supposing it was
calomel. The boy expired in great
agony.
Salem, Aug. Sword reached here
that Harry Marshal, of this city, aged
20, fell from freight car near Brad
dock, Pa, and was killed. He was 60
ing to that place for work.
Akron, Aug. 3.-Ferdinand Schu-
,
is bridegroom at 78. He was married
in San Francisco to Miss Mary Upper
len, of Cincinnati. The bride is about
40 years of age.
Mansfield, Aug. 3.-Frank B. Grove,
of Mansfield, filed petition in volun-
tary bankruptcy in the United States
district court. Grove says that his
debts aggregate $4, 1858 and that his
assets amount to only $50.
Steubenville, Aug. 3.-John Egger
and Roy Bucey, fifteen years old, were
arrested for series of nine burglaries
of Beall & Steel's drug store, in which
1t is alleged they secured about $50 in
money, stamps and cigars by the box.
Green Spring, Aug. 3.-Attorney r.
r. Rule, when asked concerning the
$4,000 offer alleged to have been made
by himself for the congressional NOM
ination in the 10TH congressional dis
trict, bluntly denied that he had ever
made such an offer.
Batavia, Aug. "a severe electric
storm visited this place, doing great
damage to buildings and growing crops.
A large hay and tobacco barn of Sher-
man Deem was struck by lightning and
completely destroyed, as were it's con-
tents. Loss $4,000.
Chagrin Falls, Aug. 3.-The large
flour mill in Burton township east of
this place, was totally destroyed by
ire, 1t having caught from the boiler.
The mill was owned by Charles Strong
and Boughton, Ford & Co. of Burton,
and did large business. Loss, $4,000;
insurance, $4,000.
Wooster, Aug. 3.-John j. Hullinger,
the helpless veteran who recently
wrote the pension department at Wash.
ington to reduce his pension from $72
to $50 per month, has had his request
granted. He received word that his
pension was reduced, although the ex-
amining board reported against the re-
duction.
Colum bus, Aug. 3.-Col d. L. Perry,
probably the best known auctioneer In
the United States, certainly of Ohio,
and resident of this city, was stabbed
it is alleged, by painter named j. M.
Allison. Allison was painting for the