The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-07-11
Ashland County


$1,000 for injuries sustained when
he was compelled to walk over ice
ifter having purchased a ticket
'harles Derrenberger slides from
cad of hay onto a pitchfork at the
rhodes farm near Loudonville: DIR
I. F. Stillwell delivers the dedica
ory address when the new Baptist
hurch of Perrysville is formally
'pened; Martin Hester of Orange
ownship passes away at the age ot
"a; Postmaster Cloyd M. Scott OF
ieromeville chosen secretary-treasur
r of state association; Markell Bros.
,arn, northwest of Nankin, struck by
lightning and burned to the ground
he Woman's Relief Corps calls or
Mrs. Dlecta Hall on the occasion ot
Ter Goth birthday; Hezeliah Dicl
alls from load Of hay at his farm III
Jlearcreek township, death follows.
Coshocton County
Flood bonds in the sum of S10,-
600 awarded the Coshocton Ma
tional bank on its high premium
of S21; Mrs. Susie Stiner myster-
iously disappears from her home
in Pleasant Valley; County com
missioners plan to start state
wide campaign to recover $780,
600 from the national government
in unpaid school funds; Knights
Of Pythias celebration of Fourth
Of July attracts 1000 people;
John Wagner not expected to sur
vive injuries sustained when he
was struck by train; Cornelius
Stures plunges over ten-foot
embankment in his auto; Ham
mond Carnahan, 88 years old, of
Canal Lewisville recovering from
attack Of whooping-cough; De-
composed body of newly-born
male child found near Canal
Lewisville; Increase of three
cents per ton in picked coal set
ties miners strike; Cornerstone
of United Brethren church laid;
Methodist Episcopal church OF
Coshocton celebrates 10th ami
versary.
Delaware County
Blaze of unknown origin consume
barn and contents on Harvey Brigh
farm; Mrs. Jonas Main severely burr
ed in gas explosion while preparin
meal; Dwight Barkaloo shoots sci
through hand while hunting turtles
Delaware council will borrow $500
to relieve horrible condition c
streets; Horse, owned by Frank Lis
gett and valued at 5000, falls an
breaks it's neck; Mayor White of De
aware recognizes Auto club; Mrs. M,
Namara of the Girls Industrial schoC
wins mandamus suit to compel apprt
baton of her salary; Herbert Wilso
stabs Edward Kelsey during hot a
gument; National guardsmen, who r,
fused to take national oath in Colun
bus, arrested in Delaware; Guy Ce
lars has not missed Sunday school |
six years; Pennsy railroad stations 6
Sunbury and Galena robbed of $1,000
in cash; Albert Schreyer lies for /
hours on roof before discovered-ha
fallen 80 feet onto 1t.
Holmes County
Millersburg Electric Light plant
comes into the possession of the
Light & Development Co. of st.
Louis, Mo-, with Walter l.. Koch
still continuing as manager; Joe
Phillips, fireman, injured when
train goes into ditch; A. S.
Wengerd Slate Co. starts the con-
struction of large new addition
to their warehouse, south of the
Pennsylvania station, Millers-
burg; Street Commissioner John
Christopher of Millersburg al
most instantly killed at Barber
ton when struck by fast B. &
O. train.
Licking County
w, S. Woods falls under b. &
train south of the station and amp
tation of left leg is necessary; Ney
ark Auxiliary of the Knights of S
John receives jewel of honor at ID
troit convention for having highes
number of points for membership; S
Louisville residents subscribe to pi
torial publication, fail to receive
and cause arrest in Newark of Thon
as Watson OF Toledo, the solicitor
Newark council votes to put in fiji
motor trucks for East Newark; Hel
ry ScharlOw and Samuel Cobel arres
ed in Newark and taken back to G.
lumbus for desertion from o. N. G
John Simpson of Columbus arreste
for passing bad checks on the Ashle
bank; Vagabond engineer places t
on the track and it is cut in two.
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