The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-02-25
BUCKEYE BRIEFLETS.
NEWS OF THE WEEK CONCISELY
CONDENSED.
An Interesting Summary CT the More Inn
portsnt Doiags of Our Neighbors-Wed-
dings and Deaths-Crimes, Casualties, and
General Ohio News Notes.
Minor State Items.

Minor State items.
Burglars stole 10 rounds of meat and
700 pounds of lard from an Outbuilding ON
lienry Hildebrand farm near Marion.
AT Portsmouth, Samuel Jones, aged 10,
had both thigh bones broken while steal
ing ride on a Norfolk and Western train.
Snyder'S Touring mills at Burbank
burned. Total loss, $4,000. Partly in
sured. The fire originated from stove
in the office.
The Fairview Dairy barns, near Salem,
owned by Brainard & Burns, were des-
troyed by fire. The loss will amout to
thousands of dollars.
Louis WE'LL of Mt. Vernon, took an
ounce of arsenic and is dead. He was 23
years old. His parents objection to his
marriage caused him to take his life.
Rev. Van Horn, of the Disciple Church
of Warren. has declined the call to the
West London Tabernacle, in London,
England, and will remain lin Warren.
Eastern capitalists are again looking
over the uncompleted Tifiin and Fostoria
Electric road, with view to purchasing
it and hurrying its completion.
Howard Bethel, an Ohio Southern
brakeman, was killed near Greenfield.
He was on the top of car, and coming
through bridge his hold was jerked off.
A little child of Mr.. and Mrs. Colmerry
died at Huntsville of blood poisoning, as
the result of bruisiDg one of its fingers
few days ago. The little one died in ter
rible agony.
A 3-year -old boy of William Halter
| lixr,, fhraa tloe ,f oil
was fatally burned. The child was alone,
and wandered to the CRATE, where its
clothing took fire.
At Spencerville an oil well driller
named Orr was caught in the ropes of a
bull wheel and terribly crushed. W. A.
Pratt was also caught in the ropes and his
arm was broken.
William Holt, aged 5S years, mercan-
tile clerk of Chesterville, was found in his
woodshed with bullet in his head. lie
was alive when discovered but unable to
give any account of the affair.
At Marion Charles Reese struck Will
lam Fritz on the back of the head with
stone wrapped in handkerchief, cutting
his scalp. Reese had recently been dis
charged by Fritz from his employ.
Andrew Timmins. an aged mute em-
rloyed by John S. Young, farmer living
near Morgan's Station, Franklin County,
fell into the fire while suffering from an
epileptic tit and was fatally burned.
The Pan -handIe ticket office at Yellow
Springs was burgiarized. Twenty five
dollars and typewriter were taken.
The trunks and express packages were
broken open and the valuables stolen.
Thomas Smith, an Erie freight con.
ductor,. was run over in the Erie yards at
Kent and badly mangled. lie lived
thirty minutes. He was 30 years old and
had wife and two children in Gallon.
III. p. Ingalls,, better known as Judge
Ingalls,, who was the first superintendent
of the Cincinnati Geological Garden, now
owner of the Yellow Springs, while in
Bellefontaine OH business, fell and broke
his left leg.
Albert Fremont Manley, colored man,
was shot and fatally injured about three
miles southwest of Columbus. The
shooting was done by farmer named
Michael He'll, who claims that Manley
was at his chicken coop.
Gov. Bushnell has appointed Eugene
G. Carpenter of Cleveland, and George
D. Copeland of Marysville, Trustees of
the Massillon State Hospital. The form
er succeeds DR.. Fl. C. Lyman Of Cleve-
land, and the latter d. j. Sinclair of Steu-
| benville.
A wonderful religious wave has taken
| possession of Cedarville. All business is
suspended. Each evening every business
house, even TO the saloons, is in darkness,
while the entire population may be found
at the United Presbyterian Church united
in one common cause, aud making conccr-
ted effort TO save sinners.
WilliGm Musgroye, a hool-teacher,
and John Lyons, young physician. have
been arrested for riding into Jefferson
Township church, near Portsmouth, on
horseback and breaking up the meeting.
1t is alleged they were intoxicated.
Lyons father is leading in the prosecu-
ton against the young men.
Delegates representing the majority of
the MassiIlon District miners convened at
Massillon to reconsider their recent de-
cision repudiating the fifty-one-cent rate
for mining. After considerable deliber-
alton they decided to accent the price and
return to work. Nearly 5000 men are af-
fec.ed. They have been idle since Janu-
ary 1, and many arc in needy eircumstan-
ces as the result.
State Treasury the other day by the heads
of departments in making their quarterly
settlements. Auditor of State Gilbert
paid in SIS, 900 collections from excise tax
law; State Insurance Commissioned Mat
thews, $50 11431; Secretary of State Kin
ney, Sl7, ,604.90. The amount paid in by
the Insurance Commissioner is the larg-
est ever paid by any OF his predecessors
by S22 coo, an increase OF over % per
cent.
William Bray ton, who died near Upper
Sandusky recently, was distinguished for
having succeeded in finding his brother,
who. when.a toddling child was stolen by
the Indians and brought up by them un-
ill he was 81 years old. Little Matthew
was stolen by Canadian Indians. He
later joined the Copperheads. lie learned
that he was stolen when child, and con-
Stantly searched for same clew TO his
identity. Ills brother Willtm was also
searching for Matthew. The latter finally
advertised in a paper, and William Sc
cured paper, and the Iong-lost boy was
identified by scars. lie joined the family,
went to the war, and was killed at Chick
amauga.
The s-year-old child Of Mrs. Angeline
Haley fell into all open CRATE fire ut Dem
nison and was frightfully burned. Its
right eye was burned out and an ear was
burned 20 a cinder. The accident re-
vealed a case of destitution that is pitiful.
The doctors state that the child cannot
live.
Richard Bowman has brought suit
against the city of Springfield for s., 500
on the claim that Factory street, between
Pleasant street and The Panhandle
bridge, was in such bad condition that on
the 9th of last December he fell into
hole on the street, badly spraining his
limb.
Adolph Simms, the Cincinnati convict
who escaped from the Penitentiary re-
Gently, was brought back to that institu-
tion from Texas. Simms, who is consid-
cred one of the smartest thieves in the
country, was captured at Plris, Tex,
where he had gone TO see girl. Simms
has five years yet 10 serve for receiving