The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-08-19
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The Eighty eight o. V. !. reunion will
be held on Wednesday, Sept. l, in the
Senate Chamber at Columbus.
The S-year- old son of Thomas Nelson,
living near Mendon, was instantly killed
by the topping over of thrashing en-
gine while being put in place.
George Lindsay, aged II, was caught by
a belt on fly wheel in Croush IL Co.'S
-four mill at Manchester. He was horr.-
bly, mangled and lived but an hour.
Six hundred insane people from the
Sewburg Asylum were taken 10 Lake
Brady FOR an outing. The guards III
charge were kept Lusy every moment
watching their patients.
Walter, John and Deadle Kendell and
Isaac POndshot, were arrested by Game
Warden w. E. Kahn charged with seining
fish in Poplar Creek, near Bethel. They
were taken to Batavia for trial.
Harvey, the 3-year-old son of Drayman
Smith of Holgate, was badly burnt while
playing with matches. Children hearing
his cries, came to his assistance, and,
tearing his clothing from him, saved his
life.
Rev. S. Hall Young Of Wooster, has Of
fered his services to the Presbyterian
Board of Home Missions as a missionary
to Klondike. They were accepted. He
was for several years a missionary III
Alaska.
Arthur Helfrich of Gallon, aged 10, was
out gathering berries, and, when ready
| to return home he concluded to jump on
| freight train and ride. His feet slipped
| and he fell under the train, his right leg
| being cut Off.
| At Wapakoneta, Henry Huttis, aged 50
years and married, employed at Jacobs &
| Bitler's elevator, fell from the third story
| into a large bin of shelled corn. The
chute being turned on for loading cars,
| the suction drew him down and he was
| suffocated.
| BENJAMIN +. Blair, aged II, was gOred
to death by hull at Shalersville. He
was found in his orchard with his chest
crushed in and three ribs and shoulder
broken. He lived but few minutes after
being found. The ground around him
was torn up by the hoots of the infuriated
animal.
| Zachariah Huffman, worker in leaf
tobacco, went into Kissinger'S saloon in
Dayton, and as the result OF an alterca-
ton with Harry Cain, the bartender, was
| thrown out of the saloon. Huffman fell
backward to the pavement. When picked
up he was dead, his neck having been
broken. Cain is charged with man.
slaughter.
Michael Kuhn, aged As years, is in the
| city prison at Tiffin charged with incest
with his 17-year- old daughter, and on
complaint of whom he was arrested. He
requested an interview with Marshal
Lease, and to this official, it is claimed,
| he confessed his crime and wanted to pay
his fine and be released. However, be
will be bound over to await the action OF
the grand jury.
The new oil we'll on the Schunek lease,
two miles southwest of Celina, has opened
I'D a hitherto condemned field. and lessees
and operators are hustlng for territory.
The well has flowed at the rate OF 10)
barrels a day from the beginning. The
trilling of some dry holes in this territory
some years ago has kept the operators
away from it, but Developments will Le
pushed from now on.
| The American Consul General at Ha-
sana has been notified to investigate the
whereabouts of DIR. john Il. Judkins,
brother Of DIR. S. B. Judkins OF Blanches-
;er this State, who has not been heard
| rom since December. He Owps planta-
lion in Rio Province. James Carr, po-
ritical prisoner banished from Cuba in
June, writes to S. b. Judkins from Iowa
.hat he is positive his brother Was in
Moro Castle when he was released.
A cave has been discovered near East
Liberty, on the Riley Wooley farm. The
enhance was found by small boy. 1t
was over fifty feet deep and seemed to be
quite large. II is believed:this cavern is a
Oart of the seriO; of caves discovered sew
eral years ago near New Jerusalem, sew
aral miles from East Liberty, and where
pleasure resort has been established. An
exploring party is being organized aud
The new find will be thoroughly examined.
Philip Hines, who would have been 107
years old i'm a few days, died at the Della
ware County Infirmary recently. Mr..
Hines was the oldest citizen probably in
his State. His wife, who survives him,
is in her 9th year. Hines was born in
Maryland, and moved to Ohio at an early
age. lie joined the Eighteenth Regulars,
United States Army, at the beginning OF
the civil war; and received Ihis discharge
only nine years ago. Mr.. and Mrs. Hines
have lived at the Infrmary for several
gears.
Mr.. David Detrick and his wife, two of
the wealthiest and most highly respected
country people in Logan County, were
found horribly murdered at their country
nome. Investigation proved that the
bodies had lain there three days. No one
lived with the old people, and the crime
did not come to light until Mr.. Detrick's
daughter went to spend the day with
them, but srspecting something wrong
., Vr, tora a 4
Mr.. Detrics lay upon his face in the
kitchen, covered with the bed clothes, his
head crushed in and pools of blood over
the floor His wife lay across doorway
IN her night clothing, with her skull
crushed and her body otherwise mutt
,ated. The couple had evidently leen
dragged from Led and murdered for their
money.
The.Old Boys in Blue of Wayne County,
under the auspices of the Reunion As
,ociation OF Wayne County soldiers and
sailors, have just had fine time in
Wooster. A feature-of the program was
the reading OF the muster roll of the two
companies which responded TO the first
call for troops. Less than twenty re-
sponded to their names, the others having
Joined the silent majority. Addresses
were made by Capt. \. ). Mcclure OF
Wooster; Prof. Claude b. Davis, OF Uni
versity School Of Oratory, of Ashland;
Lieut.. Mahlon Rouch of Wooster; Gen.
Aquila Wiley of Wooster, and Rev. III. Z.
Martindale of Burbank.
Mr.. John Blaeker, eX-Sheriff of Ross
County, his brother Seymour anu party
of 10 others will leave Chillicothe the
first of the year for the Alaska gold field,
the arrangements for the trip having been
completed. 1t is the intention of the party
to put up stamp mill and open up bus
mess on a scale of some magnitude.
John Monroe, aged 55. recently dis
charged from the State Hospital Tor the
Insane concluded to kill himself and at
tempted it by emaseulation, using knife
and an ak. lie lay in the woods all night.
He said nothing of his condition until
some time later, when DIR. Stone of Ham
over, and DIR. ID. III. Miller OF Newark,
were called. His act has restored his
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