123 and by great effort the throng was released and the flames extinguished, but not until ten had received their death wounds from the devouring element, and many more severely burned. There was scarcely a house in the village which did not have a struggling sufferer extricated from that terrible trap. — Miss Mary Neff was instantly killed, and the following died from injuries received: Mrs. Catherine Yoder and her son, Melta Yoder Miss Anna Orin; Mrs. Allen Goeler; Freder- erick Schlarb, the village clothier; Frerderick Weimer, a blacksmith: George Froelich, farmer; Miss Amanda Troyer and Miss Annie Groff. The Story of Johnny Apple Seed:—No doubt many of the older inhabitants of our county are yet familiar with the story of an eccentric character who was famous throughout Ohio in earlier times, and who was generally known as Johnny Apple seed. He was one of those individuals whom the present generation looks upon as having been mythical. His name was John Chapman, and he came originally from New England. He had imbibed a remarkable passion for
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