The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-10-08
Minor State Items.

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Nr. Emerson Mcmillan OF Columbus
has given $3.50 10 the Columbus Ar
School, to be offered in prizes.
The son of Levi Stoner of BeIlefontaine
drank the contents of Il bottle of tincturt
of arnica. The heroic treatment OF a phy-
sician saved his life.
Jacob Phipps, freight conductor on the
Toledo, Withholding Valley and Ohio
Railroad, was killed near Brinkhaven.
He has wife and four children III Mans
field.
Thomas Ennis, aged 80, stopped to
block wagon loaded with stone OH d hill
at ChillicOthe. lie fell and the wheels
passed over him, and his injuries are
fatally.
Ben Piatt was held Up by two men at
POmerOy and relieved of siIj. This is the
third highway robbery there within the
past month and no trace OF the robbers
has yet been discovered.
Hillard Moore of Columbus. colored
man, employed as a porter, took NOR
phine with suicidal intent lie had
drawn his weekly wages, and losing all
but % cents of the money in a game, be-
came Respondent.
At Upper Sandusky message was re-
ceived by Henry Wischer, from sella,
Ind, announcing that his son, John, was
killed there by train. What he was do
ing in Indiana, or how the accident oc-
CURED, is not known. His age was 26.
William Stewart, aged IS, for cutting
with intent to wound, and Peter McDon-
Ough, aged 25, for robbery, were received
at the Ohio Reformatory from Hardin
County. They are the first prisoners re-
ceived under direct sentence to the insti-
tuition.
Gov. Bushnell has rardoned John Craw
ford of Cincinnati, who was sent up in
1893 for seven years for cutting to kill.
Craw ford was member of the Merchants
police, and became involved in :. fight
with Herbert IL. Limner, in which he
used knife.
an item appeared in the paper recently
relative to an agreement as TO the result
of the November election between w.
Writ Leggett and DR.. G.. P. Tyler of
Ripley. DR.. Tyler desires the statement
to be corrected, and says there is no such
an agreement.
Conrad BerteliEg, glass-blOwer, while
| suffering with Il TEMPORARY mania jumped
| from a second-StOry indcw at his board
ing house in Newark. He was under
treatment FOR the euro of tine liquor habit
at the time. lie was so badly injured in
ternally that nc died in a short time.
Burglars were successful in effe citing an
entrance into three stores on the east
| side of Jefferson street, between Fourth
and Fifth streets. Dayton. Stark &
Weckesser's sporting goods store, the
Misses J0hnsonsS floral store and the Can
opy saloon were entered from the rear,
and articles of small value were taken.
A sensation was created the other day
in Chillcuthe by the announcement of the
secret marriage of Thomas Belts, n prom
inent farmer, 10 Mrs. Ella Davis, a
wealthy widow OF BIT. Sterling. The we'd
ding took place in September, 1894, in Cir
clevile. The two returned to their re-
spectivc home and have lived separately
evei since.
Reuben Dayis, prominent and influen-
tial farmer, two miles east of Butler, COM
mitied suicide by shooting himself
through the head with revolver. lie
had been suffering number of years with
Brights disease, and for the PAST few
weeks was confined to his bed. lie was
~ years old and leaves a wife and seven
children.
Letta, the 3-year-od daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. William McCann, was burned
to death at Sunbury, near Delaware. The
parents were at the barn, and in their alb
sence the children, while playing with
matches, ignied the clothing of Letta,
burning every thread from her back be-
fore assistance WAS rendered. She lived
but six hours.
The first criminal to be electrocuted at
the peniientiary at Columbus will Re an
OK. 1t is known that beef is not injured
when the animal has EeeD Killed by cleo
tricity, and on the suggestion of Adjutant
General hxline it has been decided TO test
the elec.rocution apparatus oil steers and
oxen. The eiectrocuted beef will be eaten
by the convicts.
A warrant was sworn out in the Police
Clerks Office at Columbus by Clara Kelly
for the arrest of Matte E. Kali of East
Fifth avenue, and Fannie l.. Williams OF
West Butler avenue. Clara Kelly is the
lady Commander of Alpha Hive, No. IL,
of the Ladies CT the Maccabees. The
other LADIES' ale both members or the same
order. The a-fiiavit ass irts that the de-
e..dants libei0usly accused the plaintiff
OF improper cOliuuCt.
An accident occurred at Middletown
that resulted in erippling Thomas wise,
teamster in the employ of F. NJ. Kemp,
for life. Wise was dumping a load of coal
in front OF store on Main street, when
one of the big flagstOnes in the pavement
broke in two and fell TO the deep cellar
below, carrying Wise with it. One piece
of the stone rolled over and onto Wise.
hail his
knee cap was .fractured, and that he had
sustained serious internal injuries.
Charles E. Rice, dentist of Alliance,
has just completed full upper set of
false teeth for Robert 1Iutchson, Col
County farmer, ag,d 81 years.
This is perhaps the first case ON IeeOrd
where set OF false teeth has been made
for man so near his hundredth mile
stone. With two exceptions, Mr.. Hutch
inson's lower teeth are entirely sound.
his great age, the old
gentleman is in full possession of his fac
ulties and does not look day over Is.
Mr.. Hutchison reared large family, and
has lived to see majority of them laid
TO rest.
Bessie DunwoOdy of Hamilton, died
suddenly in PiQua. She LIFT her home in
StNeu WctiS ago, SeekluS elfi-
ployment. She was separated from her
husband about year ago, and is aged II
years. There is some mystery connected
with her death, which will be fully inves-
ligated by the Piqua authorities.
Grant Quick and family of Lakeville.
near Wooster, were suddenly taken sick
4 few days ago, after eating supper. In
restigation proved that strychnine was
placed i'll their food, and the only thing
that saved them was that too much poison
was administered. Several weeks ago
heir home was destroyed by fire.
Territory in the vicinity of Piqua is be-
ng leased for the purpose of drilling for
oil. Wells drilled several years ago with
slight indications but abandoned, have
ately been found to he full of oil. 1t is
probable that a number of wells will be
put down within short time.
An electric railway from Delaware to
Newark ID projected. The enterprise is
)eing engineered by syndicate in CO.
umbus, whose representative, Mr.. Dem
lis, is now in Alexandria, hay NJ COM
,leted to that point his canvass among
he farmers along the route. The roId
will be equipped with freight cars, and
leavy traffic will be made Il special feat
Ire. The motive power will be furnished
" Gasoline motors at the start.
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