The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-10-01
NEWS OF OUR CHIC.
OCCURRENCES DURING THE
PAST WEEK.
An Interesting Summary OF tho Moro I'm
portant Doirgs Of Our NeIghhors-yed-
dings and Deaths-Crimcs. Casualties and
General Buckeye News Notes.
Liinor Mention.

Ira kilbury, l6, of Plain City was shot
by Frank Clark while hunting.
Mr.. John Gauss, one of the influential
business men Of Bcllefontaine, was strick-
en- with paralysis while at his place of
business. His condition is serious.
Burglars broke into the residence of
John Grieser on Dayton street, Hamilton,
and carried off four suits of clothes and
underwear belonging TO Mr.. Griescr's two
sons.
The Piqua Hosiery Company'S factory,
mill and livery stable at Piqua were To-
tally destroyed bp fire. The fire commu-
ncated to other buildings, which were
burned.
Mrs. Alwilda Dill and Martin Heinz
Itch of Columbus, were bound over to the
grand jury on the affidavit charging them
with the murder CT the woman's band,
Newton Dill.
| Clifford franklin, aged 25, was killed
by the Big Four passenger train al Spring
street, Springfield. He was trying to get
on, when the cars ran over him, cutting
off 10th legs.
William Miller of Hamilton, who was
forgotten in the will of his deceased wife,
Charlotte Mcclure Miller, has instituted
proceedings in the Common Pleas Court
for his rights, etc.
Brakeman William Lechlctcr fell he
| tween two ears of moving c., S. & ii.
train at GAINESVILLE, killing him instantly.
lie resided at East Columbus, and leaves
bride of few months.
Edmund Luck, proprietor of Bucks IIo-
tel, West Jefferson, was assaulted by
| Marsh Kicks, colored barber. Ricks
struck him with a brick, crushing his
| skull, and he is expected tOdie.
In runaway accident near Caldwell,
Frank Hurst, aged %, and cripple. was
| thrown from a cart and instantly killed.
His brother. who was with him, escaped
with only few slight bruises.
The four months strike in the Smell
Cycle Factory, which was settled by the
men going 10 woIk two weeks ago, has
broken out afresh as result Of reduc-
tion OF 80 to 46 per cent. in wages.
Charles Devol, prominent and wealthy
farmer living near Marietta, was Knocked
down the cellar stairs at tough saloon,
and when he became conscious it was
found that he had been robbed of $i5O
The police are investigating.
Herbert Bennett WoOdson was indicted
by the grand jury at Akron on a charge
of forgery. 1t is alleged that he passed a
check at the Hotel Buchtel, drawn on the
Cleveland Electrical Company. Wood
sons father is merchant in Washington,
DC.
Adam Wolf, Jr., and John Grisher were
crossing the Panhandle Railroad at Lock
IL, near New Philadelphia, in a two
horse wagon, and were struck by west
bound express and both instantly killed.
The train was going at full speed. Wolf
was thrown $50 feet.
ii. S. ScOfield, alias Harry Sells, alias ii.
Shubel, arrested at Delaware at the house
of his newly welded wife, the niece of
Hon. James r. Lyttle, charged with imi-
tating the label of the Royal BakinG Pow
der Co., is wanted at Columbus also. Chief
Kelly holds warrant against him sworn
out by James +. Mcfarland. Mcfarland
charges Scofield with selling him proper
ty he did not own for 500.
The State Camp, Patriotic Order Sons of
America, in session at ZaneSville, elected
the following officers: President, d. w.
Garringer, of Cleveland; Vice President,
II. p. Kutz, Newark; Master, j. F. Dill,
bdy tOH, oCCiCtdlys "a VI. NUN, hhiOu,
Treasurer, C. A. Barton, GAINESVILLE; Con-
ductor, William Mesmer, Union Force;
Inspector, Leonard Young. Columbus.
The next State Camp will be held in Sep
tember, 1897.
By the premature discharge of powder
at the waterwOrks reservoir at Ripley,
Morris Link, contractor, and Charles
Ballard and John Clark, labOrers, were
severely burned about the face and arms.
The men were blasting, and tho hole had
been sprung by dynamite and a quart of
powder poured in. This was exploded by
a spark or the heat of the dynamite blast,
and the men were knocked down and
burned severely.
Fare White, leading grocer of Waynes-
vile, who handles hundreds of punches
of bananas, the other day, when cutting
away stem, observed one of the dread
tarantulas in close proximity to his hand. |
Mr.. Leonard, standing near, killed it, but
the nest and sack of eggs were taken by
Mr.. White and placed in jelly glass,
where several hundred little tarantulas
were Matched. They are very quiet dur
ing the day, but as night approaches they
become active. They are being sustained
by the native food, the banana.
The Old Folks Association of Wood |
County held its first annual reunion in |
Bowling Green few days ago. II. G. |
Comstock presided. Mayor Campbell de- |
livered welcome address, to which the |
President responded in behalf of the aSso-
ton. "reminiscences of early pioneer life |
were given by Hon. ii. Ii. Dodge and |
others. The following officers were elect
ed: President, Samuel Case; Vice Presi-
dent, Abram COen; Secretary, w. III.
Wood: Executive Committee, Mrs. Carter,
Mrs. Faws, Aaron Phillips, George KIM
berlin and c. w. Evcrs.
Farmer l. Miller, living on the E. p.
Hoover property, in Liberty Township,
near Delaware, was found dead by his son,
in field in which Mr.. Miller had been
narrowing The head of the corpse
was covered with bruises. At first
it was thought that Miller died OF heart
disease, though he had never suffered from
that complaint in his life. The team WAS
gentle and the ground about the place
where he was found showed no signs of
and his injuries were not pro-
duced by kicking. No theory but that of
murder is accepted by the police, who are
putting forth every effort to solve the mys
terry.
Columbus Hall, veteran of Company
A, Seventeenth Regiment o. V. l., was
killed at Lancaster by a tree limb. which
a fellow workman had sawed Off. Hall
was at work beneath the tree, and the
limb parting Unexpectedly, struck him on
the head, splitting his skull to its base and
breaking his jaw.
One Talbot entered 4. A. Brooks law
office in Piqua during the owners alb
sence, took nine blank checks from
Brooks check book, filled them out and
signed the attorneys name to them. lie
passed them on nine business men and
He'd. Talbot went to PIqua about six
weeks ago from Dayton.
W. Vert Leggett and DR.. Geo. 2. Tyler
Of Ridley, have made the following agree
ment: If Mckinley is elected, DIR. Tyler
is to shave his head, gid it and walk the
length of Main street, bareheaded. Ii
Bryan is elected, Mr.. Leggett is to shave
his head, silver it and walk the length ol
Main street bareheaded.
The dry goods store of Feldmann & Co
)f Chillcothe, was burg larized. The firm.
had $50 in gold and silver III glass case
m the show window as an advertising
lodge, the case to be opened by key,
which key would bc drawn by some Gus.
toner. The burglar did not wait for a key.
out broke the case and carried Off The
money, leaving only one silver dollar be-