The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-22
NEWS OF OUR OHIO.
OCCURRENCES DURING THE
PAST WEEK..
An Interesting Summary of tho More I'm
Portsnt Doings of Our Neighbors-wed-
dings and Dcaths-Crimes. Casualties and
General Buckeye News Notes.
Minor N.entinas

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Mr.. and Mrs VIM Myers, of NJ. VIC
tory, have jISt oeIe rate,l the sixtietll
anniversary of their marriage.
On the farm of James Shire, c, in Gage
vile, Ashtabula County, copper ore in
= good sized chunks was found recently.
Ii. M. Brainard, President of the piano
firm OF that name, was seriously burned
by an explosion Of gas at his residence in
, East Cleveland.
The Salem Iron Company, which has
been operating in Grafton Furnace
at LeetOnia, three miles west of Colun.-
biana, has gone to the wall.
James G. Hastings, stock dealer of
Larue, while watching the switching of
cars at Marion. was struck in the back by
an engine, and rlay not recover.
Charles Henry, young man in the en-
plOy of William Marvin of Dunkirk, has
just received word that by the death of
an uncle he has fallen heir to 100.
At Gallipolis, Judge David B. Hebard,
one of the oldest and most eminent
lawyers of that section of the State,
nearly hled to death by bleeding from the
nose.
At Elm Grove, W. Va, William Burke,
aged SS, of Bellaire, was killed by a Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad train. He was
on his way to Washington, Pa, to work
in glasS-hOuSe.
George Messer of Manchester, while
handling a revolver, accidentally dis
charged the weapon. The ball struck
Anna Thompson in the shoulder, making
a wound that will likely prove fatal.
md
Pleas Court at Wooster, gave Amos Best
and Thomas Everly judgment of 800
each under the township bounty law, un-
der which they enlisted during the war.
The Methodist church at Franklin Fur
mace was burned to the ground recently,
igniting ON a defective tiue. 1t was
built by the late Grin b. Gould, of jack
son, Ohio, and presented TO the congfega-
| tiOn.
Miss Alice Weaver has been awarded
5000 against the city of Wooster. She
had her spine injured in runaway. 1t
was proved that the city permitted
htching post to be kept outside the
curb.
Lucinda Robinson, co'ored, aged 80
years, was burned to death at the County
Infirmary at Portsmouth. She had gone
to bed smoking pipe. Dropping asleep
sparks from the pipe ignited the bed
clothing.
Detective Mason found a baby buried in
an ash pile in front of Sadie Runkle's
house in Marietta. A Coroner's investi-
CATION has been ordered. The woman has
been arrested charged with the murder of
the child.
| HOyt Cooper, an ex-convict of Circle
ville and ia k Henry of Columbus, were
arrested charged with the burglary of
Ferdinand DunnS store, at Hayesyille.
Being unable to furnish bail they were
sent to Jail.
The Standard Oil Company will estab-
| lish distributing agency at Spencerville.
| 1t has bought tract of land on North
Broadway and will commence at once the
erection of brick warehouse, the neces-
sary tanks, etc.
Returning home from work Thomas
P ters of Bucyrus, found his father, Go
| fried Peters, aged 81, hanging fIom tie
| top hinge of the front door. Peters was
| in poor health and was Respondent over
the recent death of his wife.
At Dillonsvale and Long Run, just east
of Bellaire, on the Wheeling and Lake
Erie Railroad, the two largest coal mines
have been placed in operation. Over 800
men were given work. These mines have
not been worked in full for year.
A mad dog in the village of Spring
Mountain bit dogs, cats and a number of
cattle few days ago, but was finally
killed before any person was bitten. Two
valuable steers Cf B. T. Brilliant, bitten
by the dog, suddenly became mad and had
to he shot.
Mrs. Mary J. Heron, owner OF the
Standard Dairy and other real estate,
made general assignment at Bucyrus of
all her property, except such as is legally
exempt. to Frank p. Donnen wirth. As
sets estimated at 81, $40; liabilities conSid-
erably less.
Rev. j. A. Snodgrass. pastor of the First
Baptist Church of Plymouth, created
considerable astonishment, by announc-
ing to the congregation that on the 1st of
May he would voluntarily reduce his SAL
airy to S16 week. The reason for this is
not known.
The Glote Carbon Company aas repre-
senfativeS in Revenna preparing to get
the wheels of the plant in motion. 1t is
Cleveland concern. and has teen closed
down two years. The company was re-
Gently reorganizei. They will afford en-
piOy HtHl tO HuluU UeT Vi lleD.
Conneaut was the scene of great ex-
element the other day over the death of
August jacobson, who, it was reported.
had teen murdered. He was found in a
room over MattsOn's saloon with his
throat cut. Some say it was suicide. Ja-
cobson was 81 years old and unmarried.
An east-tound Pennsylvania freight
train struck l.. ID. Nliller's horses and
wagon at Montgomery's Crossing, east of
Newark, killing one of the horses in
Stantly and running the wagon. Mr.. Mil
Ter was thrown quite distance, but
escaped with broken leg and a sprained
wrist.
An assignment has been filed BY James
i, johnson, proprietor of the Mechanics
burg Flour Mills, to }. f. Kimball. The
assets are estimated at S17, 800 and liabili-
ties at $13, 800. Dull trade, slow colec-
tions and a shortage created by collector
some time ago. which embarrassed the
proprietor, are the causes attributed for
the failure.
Near Defiance, three fishermen raised
their nets and discovered the body of boy
baby. Tie men, John and Edward
Klnesh aud Frank Gaylord, were fishing
near the Independence dam. They re-
ported at once to the Coroner, NJ. c. Coy,
who thinks that the child may have been
murdered.
Henry Clark, the Auburn Township,
Geauga County, farmer who was arrested
several days ago on the sworn statement
of his I-year old daughter, charging
her father with incest. has been in
dicted by special grand jury, which
had been impaneled for the purpose of
trying him.
Judge J. c. Douglass granted divorce
at Chillico.he to Mrs. Catherine Cooke,
wife of Prosecuting Attorney Paul Cooke,
and gave her the custody of their only
child. The grounds on which the Pc
tion was basel were non>upro:t and
cruelty. Mrs. Cooke was also allowed
$500 alimony for the support of the child.
City Engineer J. c. Wonders of Belle
fontaine, has sold to Druggist C. III.
Cranston large piece OF property near
the Big Four depot. Mr.. Cranston will
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