The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1890-05-22
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

An eight year old boy named
Myers was killed while hunting
birds nests at Steubenville.
Geo. W. Dent suicided with
morphine at Columbus.
Richard Bitterlich shot and
killed himself in a barber shop
at Cleveland.
While making soap near Sabi-
ma, Mrs. Jacob Merrill's clothing
caught fire and she was burned
so that she can not recover.
In accordance with the advice
of the examining experts the B.
P. /. has ordered that five new
engines be placed in the Front
.. Street Pumping House, Cincin-
natl, Immediately.
Mrs. Hiram Bowman, Of Ca
naan, Wayne county, prepared
breakfast and then loaded an old
musket with buckshot, fastened
the gun to the porch, tied string
to the trigger. placed the muzzle
10 her left breast and discharged
the load. When found by her
husband she was dead and her
clothing on fire. No cause known
for the act. She leaves two chill
dren, one seven months old and
The other four years.
The Senate has passed the bill
for public building for ma
rine hospital at Gallipolis.
James Mault was killed al
Portsmouth by the son of
woman lie was beating.
The Emery Candle Works Of
Cincinnati, have been sold 10 all
English syndicate for 10000.
William Dpdds, aged II. was
thrown from horse near Be..e
foniaine, and dragged a quarter
of mile. Hi. injuries Will prove
fatal.
Harvey Baker. brakeman,
was killed on the Ohio Central
railroad a: Thurston, while COUP
ling cars.
The quarterly examination of
the State Treasury shows the
following sums in coin and cur
rency to The credit of the several
funds: General Revenue Fund.
$50!372 IS; Sinking Fund, S2o4.-
217 As; State Common School
Fund. s2O4, SAL 35. Total, $49S,
131 26.
James Hamilton, son of Louis
Hamilton. OF Paulding, shot him
self dead in a field near Ant
werp. He was but twenty and
had been married three years.
While gathering water lilies
The o other day, Frank uoIyOake
of New Philadelphia. the twelve
year old son of Joseph Holyoake,
fell into the river and was drown
ed. His sister plunged after him
and would have been drowned
also had she not been rescued by
some passers bv.
In dispute oyer a fence. Vim
cent Richardson. a faimer living
few miles north Of New Pblla-
Ielphia. was cut in 'he face by
VIM. Hambleton. neighbor.
and dangerously injured.
The suit of the heirs of Martin
against the Toledo u Ohio Cen
trail Railroad Company resulted
al Bucyrus, in a verdict OF $1,000
IN favor of The plaintiffs for the
killing of Calm a year ago.
The decomposed body of AL
bert Hart. Of Wellston, who dis
appeared three weeks before'
was found in a suburb Of that
place.
Republicans of Middleport
have brought forward the name
of Hon. Allen Davies. of Pomer-
oy, as their; candidate for con-
gress. aos.r 80
Frank A. Hedges. well
known Young man oi Springfield,
met terrible death ii few days
ago. While hurried|y boarding
an excursion train going To DAY
ion, he slipped and was thrown
under the wheels. lie was drag
ged one hundred feet and his leg
shockingIy mansied. He was
picked up and taken TO the hes
pital, where he died.
The Democrats Of the Filth
Ohio Dis,ric, The other dav nom
mated +. C Layton for Congress
b, acclamaiion.
A branch Of the Amalgamated
Association of Steel and Iron
Workers has been instituted at
GAINESVILLE.
Charles Halleit, aged about
%, in Jail al Alhens.under an in