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Ashland County

arict in domestic science contests at
the state fair.
Work of laying brick on the Polk
road north from McQuillan's Corners
progressing rapidly.
Deibler building at Polk destroyed
by fire, entailing loss Of $4,000
Freight engineer sounds alarm by
prolonged blowing of whistle.
Venerable Alexander Scott, founder
of Savannah academy, passes away
at the age of 80.
William d. otter resumes manage
ment of Hotel otter and will build
four-story addition with 3S new
rooms.
The Henry L. Doherty company of
New York will furnish power for the
Ashland Electric company.
Coshocton County
After serving ten years In the man
nal training department OF the Co
sshocton public schools, Prof. A. d.
Preston resigns to accept similar
position in Delaware.
Garrett s. Tredway, welLmown CO.
-shocton optometrist, found dead in
his Office by patient who came to
have glasses fitted.
Grandfather refuses to restore fif-
teen-months-old Ellen Hosfelt to her
father until deputy sheriff intervenes
with writ OF habeas corpus.
'Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Art, Mrs. May
of Port Washington and Frank j.
Grossarth of Coshocton have miracu.
lous escape from death when seven
passenger automobile plunges down
25-foot embanlment near Adams
Mills.
Thomas Quinlan, Jr., interrupted
while burglarizing a Fifth street, Co.
shocton, garage by Oliver Lucas, son
of the proprietor.
w. q. Lawrence and family frus-
trate attempt to burglarize Plainleld
postoflce by pounding on the door
Rev. j. F.. Porter assigned TO the
'Coshocton charge OF the north Ohio
Christian churches.
Delaware County
Rev. DR.. Isaac f. King. venerable
Delaware pastor, sustains a frac-
tured hip in a fall.
Indications have it that the enroll
ment at Ohio Wesleyan university
will be the largest in years.
GIiUbt Iacraoon Ia fhn
of Delaware schools, i.427 students
registering the first day
A. ID. Jones, a pearl fisher of Pros
pect, ships fifty tons of mussel shells
taken from Marion and Delaware
county streams TO an Indiana con
corn to be manufactured into buttons.
The congregation of st. Johns
Lutheran church accepts the reslg-
nation of Rev. E. C. Dolbeer to be-
E come effective Sept "a. Rev. Dol
beer will assume pastorate in Chi
.cago.
Andrew Liggett. Pennsylvania fire
man, severely burned about the face
when flames fly back from engine.
Holmes County
DIR. and Mrs. T. A. Craven and son,
Marion, of Wooster. Miss Ferrol
Rhamey and Floyd Chiffon OF Akron
are in automobile which piunges over
.embankment west of Miliersburg, en-
route to Nashville. Injuries not ser
ious.
Rev. Enoch Smith. recently resign
ed az pastor OF the Miilersburg Chris
tiRn church, accepts a call to the
gpastorate of church IN Wellington
Solomon Conrad OF Mechanic
township has three 6hgers broker
when horse kicks him.
Millersburg Light & Power Co
start work OF. remodeling the plant
Glenmont schools open with Prot
John Williams as principal, Pauline
Pease as first grade high, william
Augsburger in eighth grade and Dor
,othy Bresson primary.
The fifteenth annual convention o
the Holmes county W. G. 4, u. con
Nchth III NlllNl buuib WIN bp'N "'
tendance.
Licking County
n, c. Hanford resigns position a
-secretary-treasurer of the Blair Mot
or Truck Co, of Newark TO accept tina
of supervisor Of the planning depar
ment of the Harris Automatic Pres
Go. OF Niles
Six-yearold Robert Bricliles knool
.ed down by an auto delivery WACO
which runs over his face. innictin
severe injuries.
Ordinance introduced In Newar
council to make compulsory the pla'
ing OF llghts at night upon all Y,
hicles with the exception OF baby ca
riages and boys wagons.
Robert Rosel OF Newark electC
president OF the Licking county Chri
tlan Endeavor society In conyentiC