The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-09-24
Minor State Items,

Electric Street Railway and ordered the
property sold on October %.
Fire broke out in the buildings at the
Mcdonald & McPeck Brick Works, Belle
1ontalne. 1t was beyond the fire limits OF
the city, and nothing could be done to
save the property. Loss heavy.
While the 9-year-old son of John Terry,
a prominent farmer of near KentOn, was
playing in barn-yard where some colts
were loose, one of them kicked him. break
ing his neck and causing instant death.
Mrs. Genevra Johnston Bishop, the ia
nous sopranist of Chicago, ILL.,, native
OF Marion, has brought suit in the Com
mon Pleas Court at Marion to recover
s2,2OO, money secured by mortgage notes.
Burglars attempted an entrance into the
house of George Quiggins of Sixth ave-
nue., Dayton. Officer Henry caught the
thieves at work ami gave chase, firing two
shots at them, but the fellows made good
their escape.
The house of Thomas Sutton, farmer,
in the northern part of Licking County,
burned. Neighbors extinguished the
blaze, and it was found that thieves had
stolen sum of money from the house and
fired it before leaving.
The list of new interpretations is as
follows: The Otway Stone Company,
Otway, capital stock $50. 900; the Crawford
County Historical Society, Gallon;
MarShfield Lodge, No. 692, Knights of
Pythias of Ohio, Marshfeld.
John Luker, aged 75 years, resident
of Logan for many years, was found
dead in his stable from the effects of
stroke of paralysis. lie is the father
of Mrs. Peter Sells, the wife of one of the
prOprietOrs of Sells shows.
An epidemic of diptheria has broken out
at Mt. Sterling. The City Board of
Health has ordered the ublic schools
closed and that all public gatherings be
stopped. A strict quarantine is kept OH
all houses infected with the disease.
Charles Huffman, employed at the Day
ton Paper Novelty Works, had his right
hand mashed IN machine which he was
operating. lie was attended by Police
Su' geOn Barker and removed to his home,
on Aenia avenue, in the ambulance.
An action for $4,000 damages has been
begun against the Falcon Iron and Steel
Company of Niles, by j. l.. Davis, admin
istratOr. The action is based on the death
Of w. ii. Davis, from injuries received
in the company's works Sept. Is, 1894.
The Butler County Fair this year will
be grand success. notwithstanding the
many obstacles that have been placed in
the way. Everything points to large
| exhibition. The interest taken by the
| business men of Hamilton is guarantee
of success.
James Il. Hulse, a farmer near Circle
vile, made an assignment to Henry .R
IIulSe. No schedule of assets and labili-
ties has been filed, but liabilities are in
excess of assets. The estate includes 800
acres of land >.des some stocks and
Otl.er collateral.
Burglars entered st. Wendelin's Catho-
lie Church at Fostoria, by breaking glass
from a door. They overhaued everything
in the private rooms, carrying off cibor-
iums, lunula, vesiments, and books, while
they scattered what they did not want
over the floors and yard.
Ches. Hill and Jerome Woods of Lima,
became involved in a dispute over Il pair
of rubber boots the former sold the latter.
when Woods pulled knife and stabbed
Hill! in the left side, making a dangerous
wound. Wood is in Jail awaiting the out
come of Hills injuries.
William T. Penwell, living near Bain-
bridge, was found dead in bed the other
day. 1t was supposed he had died of
heart disease, but later his body swelled
up and burst in several places. DR.. X. IL.
Mckee found that the man had been
poisoned. Ptnwell and his first wife some
time ago we're divorced. Last August $
Pcnweil married his mother-in- law.
There is nothing to show whether he COM
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The Trustees Of the Ohio ArchaeOlOgi.
cal and Historical Society have authorized
L. D. Randall, the Secretary of the ASso-
citation, to negotiate for the purchase of
that part Of Fort Ancient not included in
the States purchase of 1880. There are
900 acres in the historic old ground, and
the State in 1899 purchased $50, with
twelve acres at one end and 104 acres at
the other, which it was found were not
covered by the deed conveying the prop
erty TO the Stale.
Sheriff Murphy and Marshal Glidden
went into the County Jail at Caldwell, to
lock prisoners in their cells. Each sup
posed the other had locked the doors be-
hind them, Dut such was not the ase, and
Two prisoners, Murphy and Doyle, charged
with burglariZing the Adams Express
office at MillerSburg, opened the doors
and made their escspe. A posse of men
is in search, but as the town is full of
strangers considerable difficulty may be
experienced in etfecting their capture.
Mrs. Rev. W. o. Scott of Butler, who
returned two weeks ago from the Toledo
Hospital, where she had | cen during the
summer, committed suicide at the hOme
of her father, James Craig, by hanging
herself TO cherry tree in the garden.
The Carbon Works of Findlay, which
have been running night and day, have
notified their employees that they would
have to accept 10 per cent. reduction in
wages or the factory would cfose down,
giving as a reason that, at the present cost
of producing carbOns at the present wages
paid the men, there was no money in it for
the firm. 1t is thought that the men will
accede TO the demands of the firm.
Ella Myers, AZ, a prominent farmer of J
KrumrOy, was struck and killed by +;
passenger train Of the Valley Railway. |
He was deaf and dumb. He asked tho
station agent if train was due, was
answered in the negative, and started
down the track. A special came along
and ran him down.
Company &, Sixty-ffth, and f, Sixty
the most successful reunion in their histO-
ry, four miles north of Millersburg. They |
are in camp in true old army style, and |
use discipline as of old. They have plen-
ty to eat, however, which was not always |
so in the army. Among the survivors |
present are Quincy Miller, Arnold Moser |
and Wm. Qulgley of Cleveland.
Orberlin has had no night watchman for |
Dr,Tl
hau!s have cen made by thieves recently. |
The stores of w. j. Stone, boots and shoes, |
Sage BrO*., groceries; Samuel Squires, |
shoes and clothing, and Henry Smith, |
dwelling, were robbed. Stone lost Over |
5000. Others lost small amounts. Henry |
Smith, gold watch and chain. One Of |
the robbers who lroke into the busines'
houses of Oberlin was arrested at CRATIC
as he was escaping through cornfield
Some of the stolen property was found o
his DerSOD,