The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-05-06

ana arms were udhneu ana were ldlel
amputated. Unlikely says he was as
saulted, robbed and tied to the track
by two companions, who afterward
fed into the woods
Memorial services for the late Paul
Laurence Dunbar, the negro poet will
be held in Springfield on May 22 at
the city hall, Among the speakers will
be Judge c. w. Dustin, Judge Tod
Galloway, Daniel j. Ryan, Herbert G..
Catrow and President c. G. Heckert,
of Wittenberg College.
Parker Barrett and ]. NJ. Dunn, of
Findlay, are interested in a $4,000 bar
rel oil well that has just been brought
In IN the Maricopa, Cal, field. The
we'll has caused great excitement
among the old oil men Of that section,
who say it is the greatest wonder Of
the age. The well is the property Of
the Lake View OH Company
Rev. w. II. Gallant, of ST. Marys,
slipped on the snowy walks in Linn
Grove last week and was severely in
jured. He was taken to his home by
special car over the traction and an
ambulance then found necessary. It
is feared he is internally hurt, and
because of his old age his condition is
considered critical.
Elijah Godfrey Coffin, so years old,
mayor Of Springfield in 1880 and for
mer penitentiary warden, died after
an illness of several months, of dia-
betes and complications. AS warden
he operated the electric chair, sending
2S men to their death Mr. Coffin is
survived by three daughters, Mrs.
James j. Kinnane, Mrs. w. A. Biddle
and Miss Cora Coffin.
what for you ask such questions
and with that the enumeratOr received
a whack from a broom stuck over his
head. The incident occurred at Find
lay when a census enumerator asked
colored woman whether she was
white or black. She happened to be
blacker than the proverbial ace of
spades, and she thought the census
man was kidding her
With 152 delegates, headed by
Grand Regent William b. Premier and
a full staff of State officers, the Grand
Council of Ohio Royal Arcanum
opened its annual convention at Pythi-
an Castle in Toledo. Secretary But
terworth, in his report showed the or
ganization to be in a most hourishing
condition, both as to members and
finances. Cincinnati was selected for
the next meeting in 1911.
Homer Carr's 3-year-old son was
victim Of the high water resulting
from the recent storm. At the home
of his father, west OF MermilI he at
tempted to cross a footbridge leading
to the barn across a rayine filled with
overflow water He tumbled in and
drowned. Although his absence was
noted a few minutes after his disap-
pearance and his body recovered, he
could not be resuscitated.
Judging from the amount of money
he saved while in the Columbus pris-
on, Charles Justice, a second termer,
of Xenia, has no reason to complain.
Justice has been behind the walls the
last time since 1902. He has conduct
ed the prison curio stand for several
years. Recently his sentence Of 20
years for shooting to kill was com
muted by Governor Harmon, so that
he was released. In the eight years
Justice has been in prison it is TN
ierstOod that he saved $4,000 and paid
the state $500 annually for the curio
A western steer belonging to Misch-
se Bros, butchers Of Amherst, went
mad and caused excitement in the
section, where it charged sew
aral persons and even jumped fences
in trying to gore its victims. TIE
streets were cleared three minutes
after the bovine went on the rampage. |
John IT. Boyd, painter, AZ, of Day
.Ou, chOked to death on a siXinch piece |
IF raw beefsteak He had sent to a
lcighb0ring butcher for the meat. AS |
Boyd was eating it he was accosted by
b woman, who asked about a job of
laperhanging. While Boyd was at
empting to answer her the steak |
odged in his throat. 1t was removed
with great difficulty by the undertaken, !
Mrs. Dorcas Jones, of Conneaut, is
perhaps the Oldest person in the State |
If Ohio. Last week she celebrated |
he 1O2nd anniversary of her birth. |
Mrs. Jones has possession of all her |
aculies except hearing. She is
slightly deaf, but can hear if the |
speaker talks in a high tone. She |
ives with her son. Since a slight i'll |
less two years ago, she has been |
obliged to use a cane when walking, |
)ut can go up or down stairs without |
and, in fact, is no bother to |
Ter son and his wife. She is able to
cad without glasses and likes to sew.
Her husband was killed shortly after
he war of 1912 and she is one of the
ew widows receiving pensions from
hat war. Milk is one of her chief ar
icles of diet.
Branding moving-picture shows as
/ menace to boys and girls, Mayor |
Tohn S. Setter, of Marion, in a mes
'age to council, demanded the pas !
'age Of an eight o'clock curfew ordi-
lance.
While Georgiana Gillespie, 13 years
Id daughter of Joseph Gillespie, was
a base ball game in the .
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