The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-07-23
Minor State Items.

Fire destroyed the SheIbyville basket
factory. Loss $4,000; partially insured.
Guy Fanean, an OttOville lad, was prob
ably fatally injured by log rolling on
him.
Miss Maude Davis, one of the bellies at
Kings Mills, had William Slnlh arrested
on the charge of being the father of her
uni ON child.
Morris Hossler of Wood County, has
filed a petition against the city OF FOstOria
for judgment to the amount of S7SS.5O for
back REL on oil leases.
Simon Chapman, proprietor of the Park
Hotel, Chardon, dropped dead from heart
disease. He was conversing with tray
cling man when he fell.
Richard Gardner, an old man living on
West Broad street, Columbus, killed him
self by firing two bullets into his head.
Poverty is supposed to be the cause.
The Eoay of a man about 80 years of
age was found in the mill race at Venice,
near SanduSky. The corpse was identi-
fed as that of August Heiser, cigar max
er, of Detroit.
Hunter Robinson, aged 70 years,
wealthy farmer of near Plain City, fell
from a load of hay while crossing a bridge,
and, striking on his head, broke his neck,
death being instantaneous.
Governor Bushnelfs fine team of bay
horses were burned to death at fire at
Atcheson's livery barn, Columbus. The
Governor feels very badly over their loss,
as he was fond of the handsome team.
James COben, an emplOye of the P. Il
W. Railway at Middlefed, was standing
on rear platform of the caboose, when
the train gave sudden jerk. throwing
him off on the track breaking his skull.
Mrs. Frances Morganthaler, of Massil-
Ion, has been adjudged insane and taken
to the asylum at Toledo. Her husband
recently suicided, and she found him
hanging in the barn. She never recovered
from the shock.
While driving his moving machine, the
team of horses belonging to Andrew Suit
ton, prominent farmer, living near Mi
nerva, took fright and ran away, throwing
Mr.. Sutton of and dragging him a consid-
cradle distance and injuring him severely.
George j. Crook. United States Marshal
for the Western District of Arkansas, has
arrived in Columbus with eight Deputies
key, the notorious rapst, under a life SEN
tence, was one of the number,
David Gibson, an old pioneer, while rid
ing from Napoleon on a bicycle, met a
wagon with hay-Iack, and in passing
struck it at full speed, resulting in jaw
bone and three RIBS being broken. Physi-
clans state that there is no hope for
recovery. He is aged 60 years.
Mrs. l.. B. White, aged II years, dropped
over dead while tanning her daughter at
her bedside in Maysville. The latter has
been an invalid for some time. Mrs.
White was talking to her daughter Just
few minutes before she expired. Physi-
clans pronounced it heart disease.
A west-bound freight ON the Baltimore
and Ohio Southwestern was derailed just
at the edge of Chillicothe, at the driving
park switch. 1t is thought some one
blocked the frog and threw the train.
Eleven ears were derailed and more or less
damaged, four being demolished. The en-
gine left the track, but did not tlsn over.
Mr.. Edward Duruid was struck by
lightning at Portsmouth, and instantly
killed. The accident occurred on the farm
of James p. Brown, and lie, and his son
Willard, Arthur Brown, and Joseph Es-
tep, who were near Duruld, were stunned
by the bolt and found unconscious
by those who ran TO their rescue. The in
juries of none but Duruid were fatal.
Four masked men attempted to hold up
John B. Lindsey and Fritz Besserer, near
MiddlerOrt. They had between them
about 500, hut Lindsay had a revolver,
and he opened fire on his four masked as
sailants, who returned the fire but evil
IDENTIFY became ratified and retreated. 1t is
thought that one of the robbers was shot,
which caused the cessation of hostiltieS.
Two well-known Akron merchants
committed suicide within a few minutes
of each other the other day. They were
Henry Huber, 90 years old, and Samuel
Beese, aged 33 Beese had trouble with
his wife. He hanged himself to rafter in
the harm. Huber jumped into the canal at
lock 4. No reason is known for his act.
lie leaves a wife and family of nine
children. -
While Mrs. Tucker, wife of w. D. Tuck
er, hardware merchant of Minerva, was
working near gasoline stove il exploded
throwing the burning fud all over her.
Her husband extinguishedthc flames. The
woman may recover. Mr.. fuckers hands
and arms were severely burned. The real
portion of the house was badly damaged
the fire company saving the main portion
The house was insured. Total loss about
$500.
Shortly AFTER services at the bunker
Church, located in the western suburb O
Dayton, Miss Josephine Olive Book, g
member, was taken suddenly ill witt
hemOrrhages and died in the sanctuary
surrounded by pastor, friends and rela'
tIves. She recently returned from Ashe'
vile and was contemplating second trip
1t was in this church that the uncle of tht
girl, Rev. S. w. Hoover, died about yea
ago while in the midst of a sermon.
A terrific thunder storm parsed over the
section around Marietta, and did mucl
damage to crops. Lightning played havoc
in the Sandy Hill oil field, three mile!
east, setting fire to the rig on Racer wei
No. 4. The fire spread instantly and be
fore burning itself out consumed anothe
rig. Scott No. 4. and four tanks of oil OIL
the Racer and Scott leases. The loss vii
amount to several thousand dollars. Sil
men working on the Racer No. narrow
ly escaped with their lives.
Wylie Gheen, the young man who shO
Officer Thrush, has been discovered to b.
the same man who shot and badly wound
ed Corporal Peterson, of the Seventeenth
Infantry, in sporting house in Coumbu
few weeks ago. He is Il brakeman oil
the Norfolk and Western, and came from
Marietta.
Walter Shean of Toledo, was taken +
the pen to serve life sentence for tn
murder of his wife. lie was accompanied
to the prison by delegation OF promncn
Toledoans, and by his thIee-year-old son
to whom he said goodbye after he hat
entered the prison wslla. Shean kille'
his wife in a dispute.
The sale of the Padan shoe factory t
S. o. Titus for 81 500 was confirmed by rh
Probate Court, all the main creditors hav
, ingagreed to the sale. The plant as it is,
conceded to be worth s"5 900 and it cOul
not be duplicated for less than $4,000
Mr.. Titus is the chief owner of the Sta
Shoe Company of Portsmouth, and tina
factory will be transferred TO the newl
| purchased plant. The assets OF the lie
, funct firm will not pay more than fftee
cents on the dollar. Greiss, Pfeger ,
Co., of Cincinnati, were their heavieS
creditors, having them On the books TO
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