The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-10-14
Minor Mention.

General Buckeye News Notes.
| Minor Mention.
At Marysville, James p. Carter horse
buyer, was seriously injured in run
away.
At Lima, Daisy Focht, IA years old,
was fatally burned while starting fire
with oil.
At GAINESVILLE large laundry building
connected with the Friends Boarding
School burned. Loss So, 500.
Mrs. Lizzie Kimmel, A years old, of
Columbus, who recently secured a di-
vorce, committed suicide by taking NOR
phine.
Bessie, the 5-year- old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. James Viers, was killed
while on her way to school, at Fostoria,
by traction engine.
The Cincinnati, Portsmouth and Vir-
ginia Railroad bridge at West Fork wa
ter tank, eight miles east of Winchester,
was totally consumed by fire.
At Mechanicsburg, Pete Burlington and
Ross Owen were trying to board a
freight train when Owen fell beneath the
wheels and was decapitated.
DIR. W. T. Rowles of Columbus, who
was a physician of the Penitentiary
under Gov. Mckinley, died recently of
stomach trouble, aged Al years.
Mrs. Ed Bartram of Griggs Corners,ne
Ashtabula, was thrown from her buggy
in runaway. Her head struck stone,
crushing her skull and killing her.
Leo Huth, aged IL, shot and fatally in
jured his S-year-old brother at Zanes-
vile. They were playing with revolv-
er and did not know that twas loaded.
Alex McCorl, a.well- known farmer
near Circleville, was found leaning
against a Shock of corn dead. He had
been at work in the field. Heart disease.
Leonard Englehart of Plain City, while
returning home with his 7-year -old son
the son fell off the wagon and was run
over by the wheels, receiving fatal inju-
ries.
j. H. Gray, married, aged %, and
Pam handle brakeman, fell from the top of
box car at Columbus and had both legs
cut off by the wheels. He died short
time after.
The Enterprise Manufacturing Compa-
ny OF Tiffin has closed its plant because
It had no orders on hand. The shutdown
is temporary. Seventeen men are out of
employme
Two Lake Shore car inspectors found
the dead body of Charles Miller of Chica-
90, on the tracks of the Air Line junction
at Toledo. He had been run over by a
freight train.
The public schools at White Oak, Ben
nett's, Fullerton, South Portsmouth and
Springfield have been closed on account
Of the epidemic of diptheria that prevails
in those places.
Mrs. j. B. Odors' house, near West
Mansfield, was destroyed by fire. The
family was rescued with difficulty by the
neighb0rs, who broke in the doors before
the sleeping people knew of their danger.
George Price of BIelmore, suicided by
hanging in a barn three miles south of
Tiffin. He was S8 years old, married, and
is thought to have committed the act
through dependency over business af-
fairs.
John and Homer Cutsham, living near
New Rumles, intoxicated by hard cider,
luarreled and John shot his brother
through the body with revolver, inflict-
ing wound that will cause Homer's
death.
The City Council of Alliance, by a
unanimous vote, elected William H.
Dressler Mayor, to serve out the unex-
pired term of Benjamin F. Trescott, who
resigned to accept the appointment of
Postmaster.
Farmers near Winchester are hauling
water distance of seven miles for their
stock. In Winchester the cisterns are
nd Tor 10 70
rel. The town would be in great danger
should a fire occur.
A horse and carriage left in Warren
three weeks ago by stranger has been
claimed by Mr.. Ingersoil, a liveryman of
twenty miles north of War
rem. The outfit was let to the stranger on
that he was doctor.
When Nelson HOckensmith started
home from Ashland recently three men
jumped into his wagon Ostensibly to ride.
When mile south of town they attacked
dragged him from the
md other articles.
Four fortune hunters have left Pomeroy
'or the Venezuelan gold fields. They are
,x-County Commissioner Abel Chase and
Barton Rightmire, an old forty-niner, of
Rutland, Frank Grant, musician of
and w. A. Will, school,
eacher of Chester.
Helen, the 4-year- old daughter of
George Critchfield of Mt. Vernon, set
ome leaves on fire and her clothing at the
anne time. Her eyes we're almost LITERAL
y burned out. She died soon after. Mrs.
Jritchfield was frightfully burned while
rying to save the child.
William Turner. eolOred, has just died
It Toledo, aged liz years. He " as prof.
blv the Oldest man in the State. He was
,orn in Davidson County, North Caro-
ina, in 1850. and was a slave. He was
older in the Union army, and drew
'ensiOn of sl2 per month.
The date of laying the corner stone of
Vyardot County's sl25,OOO Court-house
as been definitely set for Monday, Oct.
8. The ceremonies will be under the di-
ection of the Masonic fraternity, and in
itatiOns have been sent to all lodges
within radius of fifty miles.
John S. Elliott aged "A years, coal
ealer OF Wooster, suicided in barn at
is home by hanging, using block and
ackle to accomplish the deed. When the
ody was cut down it was discovered that
n iron hook ON the tackle had cut hole
4 his neck. Financial trouble is as
igned as the cause.
The vestry of st. Paul's Episcopal
'hurch at Chillicothe has accepted the
esignation of Rev. Edgar G. Murphy,
rho has been nominated to the rectorate
f the Episcopal Church at Kingston-On-
ne Hudson.
William Richeldeifer and Frank
Wright were driving at night recently
nd passed stranger with woman in
uggy. A race was started and the two
len won. The stranger, becoming en-
,ged, jumred from his buggy and cut
.icheldeifer with knife across the abdo-
len three times, fatally wounding him.
lie stranger drove hurriedly off and his
lentity cannot be learned.
Suit has been begun at Cleveland by
[eyer We'll and M. d. Mandelbaum
gainst the Fort Wayne and Electric
ailway Company, Frank De Haas Rob-
on, John j. Shipherd, Charles Hatha.