Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-08-13
SOME TRI-STATE EVENTS.

New Castle, Pa, now has an anti
cxpectoration law.
Erie, Pa, BARRIERS are on strike TO
enforce a demand for half holiday
| each week.
At Aetna, near Reading, Pa, Hettie
| Anspach, aged II, was struck by
lightning and killed.
At Toledo, O., Joseph Kelley, aged
30 years, fell off government dredge
into the river and was drowned. His
home is said to be at Plattsburg, n. Y.
John Williams, a wel-known tin
worker formerly employed in the Star
mill in Pittsburg, was killed by train
near Washington, Pa.
Paul Atchison, pottery worker,
aged 43. while lying on the street
railway track, was crushed to death
Ly car at East Liverpool o.
At Warren, o., A. Sotinger attempt
ed to commit suicide with laudanum,
but prompt service of a doctor saved
him. He had been drinking heavily
At Springfield, O., Samuel Parker,
charged with criminal assault by Mat
tie Merrett. his 15-year-old stepdaugh.
ter, was bound over to the grand jury.
Albert Lacy, it is charged, stabbed
Leonard Scott in the left side in a
fight at Conesville, near Coshocton,
@. Lacy escaped.
Belle Center, near Bellefontaine, o.,
mad Beal law election. and by a ma
jority of 107 voted to remain dry.
At WiIloughby, o., in the local OPP
ton election under the Beal law, the
1rys won by vote of 300 to 1870.
Rev. Charles Allen, of Peninsula,
near Akron, o., is endeavoring to
have the mayor and town marshal
and the county sheriff removed from
office, because they refuse to stop
Sunday ball playing,
At Findlay, O., M. A. CHrtess, a
prominent merchant, returned with a
bride having been married to Miss
Ida McElroy, of Galian, in Windsor,
Canada, few days ago.
The automobile lost off the steamer
found, as first reported. One hundred
dollars will be given to the one who
RECEIVERS it.
At Wheeling, w. Va, Joe Curtis, a
yaung man of a prominent family
died at the city hospital in great
agony as a result of protracted
drunk He was found on the streets
raving maniac.
The annual reunion of the Seventy.
eighth regiment, Pennsylvania volun.
teer infantry, will be held at New
Bethlehem. Pa, Sept. 10, the thirty
rtnth anniversary of the battle OF
Ghickamauga.
During a storm at Allentown, Pa,
new three-story house being built
for Frank ]. Schroth was blown down
and Schroth, who was on the roof
was killed. Eight other men were at
work in the building, but only two of
them were hurt.
The citizens of Jackson Center, Mer
Ger county, Pa, have petitioned the
court to dissolve the school board of
that place for failure to elect teach
ers. there being deadlock
The Keystone Electric company. Of
Erie Pa. makers of electrical ma
chinery, has been bought by com
by P. B. Clarke, The capital will be
increased to 100000.
At ChiIlcothe, o., George Caldwell,
formerly a detective, but now a sa.
loonkeeper. swore out an affidavit
against Uncle" Jake Warner, pro
prietor of the Warner house. charging
him with selling intoxicating liquors
on Sunday.
At Wellston, o., William Woods has
teen adjudged insane. Some time
ego he drew some money from the
county and was visited by masked
robbers, who relieved him of his coin.
Woods brooded over the affair until
his mind gave way.
At Columbus Grove, o., the prose.
cution of Miner Thompkins, a tele-
phone lineman, on the charge of Grim.
inal assault. the charge preferred by
Jessie Point, aged Is, was terminated
fy the defendant marrying the girl.
At Newark, o., the police were look
Jig for David Mclaughlin, of North |
Fourth street, who is accused of an
unnatural crime. G. w. MARRIED.,
father of McLaughlins alleged vic
tim, aged years, made the charge
public.
Joseph Allen was held by the cor.
cner's jury at Pittsburg to await the
action of the grand jury for the muir
der Achsah King. The prisoner was
identified positively by Nellie Reed
who was present in the back room of
Curran's saloon, and who witnessed
the murder She says she is positive
that Allen is the man who welded
the deadly knife that let out the girls
life blood.
William Bennett, accused of muir.
der at picnic in Writ county, w Va, i
some years ago, who escaped from
jail and was captured afterward by /
Prosecuting Attorney Copen and re-
turned to jail. escaped from the jail l
at Elizabeth, W. Va, by breaking
through the walls Samuel Sheppard, L
Who was taken to the penitentiary I'M
der death sentence, but who was af-
terward awarded a new trial and was
awaiting it, escaped with Bennett.
but after wandering around a few
hours returned to jail and gave him
self up.