The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-01-14
Minor State Items.

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died of injuries received by icing at
tackled by vicious horse.
Burglars looted, then fired, the store of
| w. j. Patton, three miles east of Wells
ton. Stock loss, $1,000; partly insured.
Coroner John Outcalt has been called to
investigate the mysterious death of Mrs.
Carpenter, widow, north of Whining
ton. Her death is said to have been
caused by criminal means.
James II. Gould, aged 60 years, of
Alexandria, dropped dead at the door of
the Courthouse in Delaware. He was in
attendance as witness before the grand
jury in the Lockwood dynamiting case.
James Rice, colored, a life prisoner,
convicted in Jefferson County for murder
in the second degree and received January
Y, 1886, committed suicide in his cell at
the Penitentiary by hanging.
AT South Portsmouth Mrs. Sarah Su-
caringen, an old lady, was assaulted, it is
alleged, by John Thomas and his son Al
bert, as the result of neighborhood quar-
rel. She was fatally injured, her skull
being fractured.
David o. Sutherland, aged 10 years, re-
siding at Springfield, suicided by taking
morphine. His wife went to Catawba 10
visit her mother, and he forbade her 60
ing. She did not obey his orders and he
took his life.
Phillip Wagner, pioneer resident OF
near GallipOli5, who has been an invalid
for some time, fell into fireplace at his
home and literally roasted alive. He was
crazed by the pain, and expired shortly
after being found.
John Fines, saloon keeper of Salem
was convicted for selling to Edward Glib
son, an ''habitual," and fined SIPS and
costs, 25 days in Jail and his license re-
voked. Charles Morrison, for the same
offense, was fined $50 and costs.
At Bellefontaine, while playing with a
22-caliber revslver, Frank Hoover, 13
years old, was accidentally shot. The
bullet started in the little finger, plowing
its way through the hand to the wrist,
making very dangerous wound.
David Ellis, an inmate of the Soldiers
Home in Sandusky, being admitted from
Columbus last month, committed suicide
by drowning i'll one of the lakes on the
home grounds. He was formerly men,
ber of Company G, Third Regiment,
o. V. 1.
Mrs. Addie Diven, wife of Moses Diven,
n carpenter, of Delaware, made an un-
successful attempt to end her life by TAX
ing dose of laudanum. She wrote let
fer to an acquaintance in which she gave
unhappy domestic life as her reason for
the deed.
) Attorney General NIonnett on behalf of
State Auditor Guibert has filed writ in
mandamus to compel County Auditor C.
W. Holiday of Columbus, to place the
penalties due from the Western Union
Telegraph Company because of the Mich
OILS law on the duplicate. About $50, 900
is involved.
Miss Nettie RAIDER and her two sisters
were thrown from a buggy in CircIeville
when returning home from an entertain
ment given at the Ebenezer Church. Miss
Nettie struck on her head, and her right
ear was almost torn off. Her condition
is critical. The others were slightly
bruised.
Two ferocious wildcats have jus. been
captured in the hills surrounding Morgan
town. One was killed by Squire Lam
bert's son and the other by man named
Trego. The animals fought furiOusly,
killing number of dogs, final being dis
patched with clubs. They measured near
iy three feet in length.
Richard Vincent, found ina pottery
kiln at Akron with his skull fractured,
died at the hospital. He positively re-
fused to tell how he was hurt. He was
not 2 common tramp; that fact adds to
the mystery. Three tramps who slept in
the pottery kiln where Vincent was
found the night he was hurt are under ar
rest.
In Columbus suit for the partition Of
the realty of the estate of Allen e. Thur
man was filed by his daughter, Mary L.
Halliday, and her husband, Edward L.
Halliday. Mrs. Halliday, in her petition,
states that her brother, Allen w. Thur
man, has had sole control of the real eS-
tate and has collected all the rents since
Judge Thurman's death. She asks that
one third of the real estate be decided to
her.
a mortgage for S2.G0O.OOO was left for
record in the County Recorders office at
Lima. 1t is from the Ohio and Indiana
Gas Company, and is given to the Central
Trust Company OF New York and Ferdi-
rand Winter. The Ohio and Indiana
Gas Company is the new name for the
Oaio and Indiana Pipe Line Company,
which was recently Eought out by the
DIETRICH syndicate for over million dol
lars.
Prof. W. A. Loades, a prominent nusi-
clan of Sandusky, is dead, aged 81 years.
When lad he was member of the royal
court at Windsor Castle, London. His
musical education was received at the
Royal Academies of London and Paris,
and after completing his studies he was
connected with Her Majasty's Orchestra.
Prof. Loades travelled through England
with Jenny Lind, and her success in this
country induced him to locate here. AL
though he made money, lie died a poor
man.
At midnight session OF the City COun-
Gil of Tifiin the city's natural gas plant
was sold to George Stewart, representing
n syndicate composed largely OF Tiffin
capitalists for S106,0C0, $4,000 down and
the re mainder IN monthly payments of
&, 900 each. They contract to manufac-
ture artificial gas for use with the natural
gas for the use OF the consumers. In
junction proceedings viii ba commenced
to stop the transfer OF the property, as
the bid Of James =. Daley OF Toledo, is
claimed to lie the highest.
The mad dog thai has bitten so many
dogs in the vicinity OF Washington c. H.,
the past few days, was shot by !!r. Me-
Coy, living Oil tie Chillieothe pike. The
dog had Mr.. McCoy's small dog in his
mouth and was running up he road with
him when Mr.. Mccoy got his gun and
shot it.
The 13 indictments still pending against
Mandeyil Green Clay, the desaul ing
County Treasurer of Ironton. now in the
were noled by Julce Noah
]. Devor. Clay was found $4,000 short
Two years ago, and plead guilty TO one
charge OF embezzlament, and was given
five years.
Mrs. Samuel Lutz entered cellar with
a lighted lamp in her hand in Find
lay. Gas FROM n neighbOring sewer had
collected in the cellar and an explosion
resulted. The roof OF the building fell in
and Mrs. Lu;z was buried in the ruins.
Her body was terribly burned, and she
received internal injuries which will re-
suit in her death.
In cutting up giant oak tree on a
farm near IIicksyille human skeleton
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