The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-07-09
Minor State Items.

by Hoop.
Ira Stonehill. aged 20, and Earl Glasco,
aged II, were bound over for bnrglarizng
the store Of E. {. Baughman at Stark, Sc
curing $40.
James Williams, a cOlOred barber,
hanged himself in his grape arhor at
Greenfield. Hard drinking and domestic
trouble the cause.
Fred Reiner, II year old, son of James
Reiner, Il far mer living near Mt. Carmel,
became a hopeless cripple by having
his feet cut off by reaper.
Adaline Kersbner, the 16-months old
daughter of George Keshner of Snring
field, who fell from secOnd-story window
Harry Blake, the 4-year-old son of
Charles Blake of Circleville, was run over
by a loaded American StrawbOard Com
pany wagon and received mortal injuries.
Frederick Winkler and Miss Rate
Worthington, niece of Lieut.. Gov. Worth
ington of Kentucky, were married at
Wheelersburg, Rev. CherringtOn Off
| ciating.
The sum of s25O,OOO of the permanent
debt of the State fell due the other day and
was paid off in full. Another sum of $780, :
600, belonging to the temporary debt OF
the State, was refunded.
Z. C. Belden has made an assignment.
He had dealt in drugs in Ravena for more
than quarter of century. Prosecuting
Attorney Hanseman is the assignee. Liza
bilities $1,000, assets 1920.
John Cover. a farmer living four miles
east of Springfield, exhibited freak in
the shape of limb from pear tree bear
ing three pears and two apples, without
the aid of grating or budding.
The United States Glass Company of
Tiflin, with a pay roll of over 500 people,
and amounting to over 5000 week, has
closed its factory, and it is not stated
when it will resume operations.
Charles D. Miller, halter and furrier,
Circeville, made an assignment to f. NJ.
Shuize and Clarence Curtain. Liabilities
about $40 900; assets, 5000. Preferences to
| the First National Bank of Circleville.
Marshal Phil Ellsperman of Wooster,
has offered reward Tor any information
leading TO the discovery of Calvin Shisler,
10 years old, who left his home near
Smithville June 7. So far no trace OF him
has been discovered.
The increase in the Dow tax from $3.50
| to $500 has caused decrease of less than
per cent. in the number OF saloons in the
State. This will mean much larger
revenue to the State from this source than
was estimated last spring.
Nicholas Weston, one of the best-knOwn
business men of Dayton, is dead. He
was in the paper business for many years
and was a brother of Edward B. Weston,
of the Weston Paper Company. lie leaves
a widow and three children.
New Corporations are: The Manchester
Furniture Company, Manchester, capital
stock SIC, 600; the Willard Electric ami Bat
terry Company, Cleveland, capital stock
$4,000; the Duroy & Haines Company,
Sandusky, capital stock S1OO, 900.
A NOR gage given by the Central Union
Telephone Company to the Illinois Trust
and Savings Bank at Chicago was filled in
Lima. 1t calls Tor So, ,00O, ,O0O, and is dated
July l, 1896. 1t is 10 be recorded III 1O6
counties In Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.
Judge Dennis Dwyer retired from the
Common Pleas bench at Dayton afler fif-
teen years of service. He served nine
years as Judge of the PrODate Court be-
fore going on the Common Pl as bench,
thus making twenty -four years of cOntin-
uous service.
Lightning-rod agents have visited Plain
City. Victims, with back townships
to hear from, have reported as follows:
Perry Wen,z, $3.50; VIM. Davis, $3.50;
Thomas Austin, $500. The latter gave
the men who put up the protectors $50 10
settle the affair and not get the rods, but
did not have his mole returned.
Casper Fortner near Spencerville, was
the victsm OF lightning-rOd agents few
days ago. The agents agreed to put rods
on his house for S9,and Mr.. FOrtner signed
note to that effect. The note was pro-
duced, and it now reads 50 per yard, max
ing the entire job cost 500. F0ltner has
paid the note, but will endeaver to prose-
cute the agents.
A good sized controversy seems to be on
between Sheriff Young of Franklin
County, and the Board OF County Com
missioners. Young refuses to board the
prisoners in the Jail and hire their wash
ing done for them at the rate of 45 cents
per day allowed by the board. The bOaI
refuses to increase the amount, and the
matter will at once be carried to the
courts. Meanwhile the prisoners will
90 without the retinements of life till the
trouble is settled.
Prosecuting Attorney Horace Stafford,
representing the State of Ohio, has filed a
motion in the Court of Common Pleas ask
ing for an order requiring the Ohio Straw
Board Company of Urbana, to remuYe
and abate the nuisance caused by pOllu-
tiOn Of the streams flowing into Mad
River, and that summons be issued for
the Sheriff of Champaign County to exc
cute the order. Complaints are cOntnu-
ously coming in that the refuse from the
company,s works is killing the fish by the
thousands.
An unknown man, aged about %, was
found hanging to a tree dead near the
town of Killbeck. He had purchased the
rope the night before in a store in the vii
lage. Nothing was found on his person
but two knives, 4U cents and piece OF pa
per with Downs" written on it.
The express franchise over the Ohio
Southern Railroad, from Springfield north,
has just been purchased by the National
Company from the American. The Iusi-
ness will be carried on for time through
the American office, but this is thought to
be an opening by which the National will
ultimately fo,ce its way along several lines
and establish branch there.
Charles C. Hall of Columbus, while raw
ing with pain due to organic heart trouble
and asthma, severed his windpipe with a
razor. Hall was 70 years old and mold
er in the employ Of the Columbus Machine
Company.
Charles Slyh OF Darby Township, near
London, has left the country, leaving
numerous unpaid bills behind him.
He sold his farm one day last week, got
the notes cashed, and departed. Several
banks and a number of individuals are
losers by his disappearance. He was ad-
minstrator for the Luther Lane estate, but
so for as ascertained this estate has lost
nothing. Mr.. Slyh always bore an excel
lent reputation. He left three children in
Plain City.
An autopsy was held on the remains OF
Mrs. Flora Garrison, of 400 Hunter street,
Columbus, disclosing the fact that death
was due to paris green, which had been
sprinkled on cabbage, of which she had
eaten abundantly. The paris green was
used to kill worms while the cabbage was
growing.