The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-08

At Delaware, Samuel A. Moore, eX.
County lntirmary Director, has brought
suit against William Coleman for 5000
damages for SANDER. There has been =
long standing feud between the parties.
Ernest Bruins wick has applied for re-
ceiver for the Akron Street Railway. lie
makes some allegations against J. +,
Seibering, President OF the Company
Mr.. Brunswick recovered 81, 800 from the
company.
Matthias Jocklin OF Delphos, owned a
prize winning Jersey bull tOr which he
had refused offers of $500. The bovine
was quar!ered under shed, which col
lapSad, crushing the life out of the valu-
able animal.
A large barn on the farm OF S. X. Phil
lips near Nj helm was burned to the
ground together with all its contents, in
Guiding ten head of cattle, four horses,
grain, hay etc. The loss is 5000, par
tally insured
Abraham Hulick, aged 10 years, a
prominent pioneer and church worker Of
near Batavia, was found in his stable by
his wife suffering from stroke of appo-
pleXy. He was unconscious when found,
and lived but SIX hours.
At Owensville burglars loote the dry
goods stores of Mr.. Ulrey and Mrs. Bus
man of large quantity of valuable
goods, and afterward trOke into saloon
and provided themselves literally with
whisky, tobacco and cigars.
Emil Reier reported to police had
quarters at Springfield that his wife had
drawn $50 from the Mad River Bank and
disappeared, leaving eight children to his
care. The police have been unable so far
to find any trace of the missing woman.
John Farmer, mai-6arrier letween
Rome and BilltOwn, la a runaway four
m Lack of Rome. He and p'ssen-
ger, Mrs. Henry Mccall of Buena Vista,
were unCO sciOuS for thirty minutes.
Mr.. McCall's arm and three of her ribs
were broken.
Much surprise has been created by the
annOun cement OF the marriage last OctO-
ber of Mr.. James Sullivan and Miss Leota
Hathaway, prominent young couple of
Lima. They Lave been living with their
parents as though nothing had happened
in The matrimonial way.
The dead body of Charles Taylor,
cOlored drayman of Wilmington, was
found along the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road tracks. Death is believed TO have
| resulted f.om conclusion of The brain, the
| verdict Of the Coroner being that lie met
death by being struck by through fast
freight.
Hon. Lafayette Eggelston, aged ~
| years, died at his home at Starr. near
Logan. Mr.. EyglestOn was a brother of
Hon. Benjamin Eggelston, late of CIn-
cinnlt, and was one of Hooking cOun Us
most prominent and respected ct
zens. lie was always leader in politics
OF The county, being a stalwart Reputli-
can.
Uncle John Williams of Newton Town
ship, near Waverly. had a valuable horse
Meadow Run, in Jackson Township, and
Officers Joab Davis and Clay Millirons
went out and brought William Naprer to
jail. ! he horse was found in his possess
sion. lie acknowledged the theft, and
declares that three others telong to his
gang. Napier says his home is in Ross
County.
Alfred Trembor, while returning from
a country ball near Bethel to his home at
Bantam, was stopped by two masked
men. They relieved him, 1t the point of
revolver. Of his pOcketb0ok, containing
about $50. He thinks he recognized one
OF them TO be a aeighbor living near Ban
tam and will attempt to fasten the crime
on him. The man whom he thinks he
reco,aized was at the bali with him and
he had quarrel with him over
bet.
The deal for the purchase of the Day
ton brew cries BY foreign syndicate is
consummated so far as obtaining options
wh'cl hereto fore declined 10 sell, has
gwen an OptiCr, it is authOritaively
stated. "A Of III. seven Dayton brew
cries are now in the deal. Expert ac-
countants will arrive from New York,
when thorough inventory of the several
institutions will he made, preliminary TO
closing the deal.
Mrs. w. F. IlisSner OF Akron, has just
discovered her mother, whom for twenty
years she had supposed to be dad. The
mother likewise Lcl:eyed her daughter
wa. dead, and there will be an affecting
scene when the lat er arrives in Akron.
Si2ce she has been OF age Mrs. Hissner
has sought to learn something of her
birth. She found what her cliildhOOI's
name was, and, following up large
number of clues. at last loc tied an unc!e
er was living in Paterson, y. J. \ pho
tOgraph and letter did the rest.
George w Hastings of Spring feld, an
old resident and pioneer newspaper man,
has mad, known his intent ols to donate
his hotel at Interlachen, Fla, which was
constructed at a cost of s15, ,0)O, to be used
as a National Home fOc Aged Editors.
He says that the people of that place have |
augmented the gif! by donations OF cash. |
AIasI ecial meeting of the Lynahburg |
Council Harley 5. Pulse was elected 10 |
FIJI the vacancy caused by the resignation |
of Mayor Virgins. Lynchburg nCw |
claims the distinction of having The |
youngest Mayor in tie State. Mr. Pulse |
is few months past Il years of age, and |
was admitted TO the bar three weeks ago. |
InfurmaiiOnS were filed IN Mayor |
JOpes'S CUuc, at Wellsvillc against man
named Kirk and Miles McCarty, charging
them with drug ging 15-year- old Rachel
Montgomery i'll saloon about week
ago. The girl was UNCONSCIOUS for day,
and finally found herself on Il street car
in East Liverpool.
Mis-. Christina Fisher, who is now near
ly i0l years old, was driven to the polls
at S,eub.nviilc a Jew days ago and reg
lSieTel cI itllS, SO tlidt Slic viii NC GU
titled 10 vote for the wOman'S candidate
for member of the Board OF Education in
her wari. MIS-. Fisher celebrated her
Doth birthday last August, and is a
woman of remarkable preservation and
vitality.
At Eureka ScBOolhOuSe, in German
Township, near Spring field, some of the
boys decided to ray ''Wallng aL'. Jack
son." and have a hanging. They pro-
cured rope and attempted 10 capture
Geitie Fisher ut failed. They then
seized little girl named Herzog, and had
ad djusted tie moose about her neck, when
some men mterfered and put an end to
the dangerous fun. In the scutfle Miss
hand was badly cut by knife
which one of the boys held in his hanI.
At Steubenvile, Raymond, the 5-year-
ald son of David Marker, was fatally
burned by his clothing catching fire from
a CRATE. In attempting to put out th
fire both Mr. and Mrs Marker were SER