The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-11-12
Minor State Items.


Prof. Hurlbut, of Lane Seminary, is TO
| be called as assistant pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church in Cleveland.
Willie Munach and Blaine Darnell were
| tried for robbery at Manchester. Willie
| was bound over in the sum of $780, Blaine
was released.
| Mrs. William d. Triplett of Akron, is
suffering from conclusion of the brain.
A boy on halloween lark hXher with a
stone on the head.
Mrs. Eber, aged IS years, died a. New
| Richmond from the ell, cts of being
| burned. 1t is supposed her dress caught
| fire from wood stove.
Burglars entered the home or Mr.. LII
| Wren at Bellefontaine, obtaining as their
plunder several suits of clothes and a
small amount of jewelry
Con Lynch, for mer empIoye of the c.
II. V. & T., was struck by train OF cars
| at Logan and instantly killed, his head
being severed from his body.
George Vanden, colored, of Charleston,
w. Va, was drowned off the steamer
Hudson at Ironton while the boat was
landing. The body was recovered.
Bayne Matthews, an old soldier, was
drowned at Marietta. He was crossing
| the Ohio in skiff when the steamer VAL
ley Belle backed over him and sunk his
boat.
George Baker fell from load of hay at
Spencervlle and broke his neck. He was
tying down the boom pole when it broke.
The pole fell, striking son of Baker,
breaking his leg.
While making an effort to get off
freight train that was going at rapid
rate, Joseph Norris of Piqua, fell under
the wheels and lost his life. lie was %
years old and single.
Judge Walters overruled Abner Drinks
motion for new trial at Circleville and
sentenced him to ten years in the Peni-
Tertiary. Brink was convicted of setting
fire to Heffner's mill.
Alvah Purdy reported to the police at
Akron the other day the loss of s212. He
had the roll of bills in his wallet, which
he placed under his pillow. When he got
up it was gone and there is no ciew to the
| thief.
Three thousand people are attending
| the meetings of Syndicate Wilson, the
evangelist, at Wilkesvile. Five hundred
persons marched through the streets sing
ing revival hymns. There have been 125
conversions.
Two lads, ''Rab" Mumach, aged 10. and
Blaine Darnell, aged IL, of Manchester,
robbed Chase Seaman of $500, and were
uptown soon after buying anything they
wanted, and pretty soon "Rabn was
drunk. They are in Jail awaiting trial
At Raneytown, near Martins Ferry,
in a drunken brawl over the possession of
! an accordion, Peter Hort struck Henry
Torpin ON the head and in the back five
times with an ak, making wounds that
| will prove fatal. Both are Hungarian
miners.
The West Union band wagon was
blown TO pieces with dynamite by uE-
known parties. An attempt was also
made to blow the house of Henry Barnes.
No cause can be assigned for the bastard.
| ly deed. ~
Hilelson g. Kaplin, doing business in
Sandusky and at Gibsonburg. under the
name of the Manhattan Clothing Com
pany, have failed. The assets are esti-
mated at S25, 900, liabilities $4,000. Gen.
eral depression in business is assiAed as
the cause.
The school in District d, Madison
| Township, near Hamilton, has been closed
on account of mysterious fever. Out 1T
| forty pupils ty-eight are afflicted with
the strange disease. One pupil has died.
Much alarm has been caused among the
country folk.
William Whitten of Yellow Bud, who
was hurt in Circlevil:e, about two weeks
ago by the Trego boys of Scioto Town.
ship while engaged in fight, will die.
He was struck with billiard cue and his
skull fractured. The trouble occurred in
saloon.
G. w. Avery, the man who has been de-
frauding the public in Columbus and in
many other sections Of the country by
pretending to be an Odd Fellow, was SEN
fenced to five days in Jail at the village OF
Reynolds, near Columbus.
Dan Redman accidentally shot his
brother, Harvey, at CircIevilIe. The boys.
were out hunting. They had reached the
hunting grounds and were getting out OF
their express wagon when the gun was
discharged, the entire lead taking effect in
young Redman's left hip and thigh.
Fire broke out in the home of Edward
Willis, residing near Pioneer, nearly
cremating the entire family of seven. As
it was, Willis two daughters, aged ~
and 10. were burned to death, and the
frantic father received several burns him
self in vain endeavor to save his girls.
Richard, Bum of Chillcothe, whose wife
was sent to the Cincinnati Workhouse a
short time ago by Mayor Waddle, tried to
commit suicide by taking big dose Of
morphine. He was found in time to save
his life. 1t is supposed that dependency
over his wife's disgrac, drove him TO the
attempt.
Robbers entered the office of the Elyria
Shear Company, located in the second
story of their works, and were at work at
the safe when discovered by Samuel Fos-
kett, the night Waterman. The three
robbers fired several shots at FOskett and
he returned the fire. One rObber ex-
claimed that he was shot and the others
took him away. Foskett was not injured.
Mrs. Thomas Smith, cOlored, living on
Walnut street, Hamilton, has been quite
i'll for some time past. The other morn
ing she attempted to end her suffering by
hanging. She used blanket and tried to
strangle herself, but neighbors interfered
and prevented her from carrying out the
rash act.
John Mckinney, aged 80, of Buena Wis
ia, was fatally injured. He and John
Cooper were bringing a load OF locust
posts 10 town. , Mckinney was walking
by the side of the wagon when a project
ing post struck him on the leg, knocking
him down, the hind wheel passing over
his right leg, crushing the thigh bone.
John Cradle, Young man OF London,
was arrested upon warrant sworn out
by his uncle George W. Thomas, charg-
ing him with breaking open bureau
drawer at Cables mothers house and
stealing $3.50. Gable was placed under
500 Eond.
The grand jury, which has just closed,
found indictm MS against j. III. EssiI, ;.
w. Mathews anll f. A. Ault, ex-COuncil-
men of Lorain, charging them with ac-
cepting u bribe; also against William u.
IIipp, salesman of the Massillon Fire
Brick Company, for offering bribe- All
the above-named parties have given bond
for their appearance. The case will be
watched with great interest ty many Cit
izenS of Lorain County.
rip" Mulenix and Frank Uhrig,
both about 20 years old. were arrested at
IIillboro with charge of highway rob
berry placed against them. The victim,
William Riggs a cOuntryman saws the