The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-12-02

The farmers in the southern part of
Wyandot County are losing great many
| hogs on account of cholera
Alexander Mclean, aged 81 years,
| Postmaster at Augusta, Carroll County,
| for forty-three wears, died recently from
| old age.
At Urbana, the fruit cleaning depart
ment of the wholesale grocery firm OF w.
| II. Marvin & Co. burned. Loss 5000,
| fully insured.
Emmit Fox, young school-teacher OF
| McConnelsvile, died suddenly from wor-
| rying over the death Of his mother last
week of heart failure.
At 9everly escaping gas from stove
| rendered Mr.. and Mrs. Keyhoe uncon-
scious. They were discovered just in
| time to save their lives.
The bridge and road fund of Wyandot
| County being greatly overdrawn, 1t has
been ordered that no more bridges be
built for at least one year.
The Straw5oard Company OF Tiffin,
| which has been idle for the past few
| years, is again to resume operations and
run during the coming winter.
Mrs. Cynthia Moore, widow, aged
| about sc years, fell into an open CRATE at
| CardingtOn, and was burned 20 death.
i She was subject to fainting spells.
The accidental discharge of the gun of
| Ralph Baldwin of Bloomdale, while hunt
| ing, caused his left wrist to be so badly
| shattered as to necessitate amputation.
Thomas Kane, fireman in the Erie
yards at Niles, was killed while at work.
| lie was 80 years old, and leaves wife
oh, IL fnrm a
| train dispatcher.
William Smith of Ironton, returned
| from hunting and set his gun down, when
| il fell to the floor, discharging tine con-
tents into the stomach of his 5-year-old
son, who was standing near.OThe child
cannot recover.
At Logan, Paul, the 6-year-old son OF
| Henry James of the Adams Express Com
pany, while sliding down the bansters
| at the office fell to the pavement, dis
| tance of fifteen feet, and is seriously II
not fatally injured.
The bond of Walter Helt, indicted for
| killing Henry Austin at Portsmouth, has
been reduced from $1,000 to $500, and ar
rangements were made for his release
| from Jail. His case was also continued to
| the January term of court.
The American Hotel, situated at State
! and High streets, Columbus, and for sixty
| years one of the best-known hOstelries in
| the State, has closed its career in that ca
pacity. Manager v. l.. Weakley will
| sell the furniture and fixtures.
The Auditors annual statement for
| Colum biana County shows 335,373 acres
of land outside the cities, valued at SS,-
341, 900; city property is valued at S6,-
| 6S6, 900, personal property at SS,4i6, ,0Oo,
total of So, 400, O00 taxable property.
Thomas McDermott, who left his home
| in Niles in 1879 to try his fortune in the
| West, has made big strike in the klon-
dixie. MeDermott was believed TO be
dead, but letter to sister says he has
struck it rich, Icing one of the first claim-
| holders.
The Supreme Court, in syllabi handed
down recently. gives the opinion that
sheriffs of counties are not entitled TO
mileage for taking insane patients to asy-
| Inns. The case was that OF William
| Woods, Sheriff of Lawrence County VS..
| James C. Russell.
An epidemic of burglaries has again
broken out in Bellefontaine. The houses
| of M. C. Beals, Chief Car Inspector p. L..
| Bennett, John T. Kennedy, II. K. Horn,
Attorney John E. West and Ed Patterson
were entered, or entrance attempted
| Many articles were stolen.
Frederick Layer, aged about q, was
| struck by west-bound passenger train
! two miles east of Bradford Junction. He
was picked up unconscious and expired
| soon after. He WIS sitting on the end oil
a tie. and lifted his head when the engi-
neer blew a warning whistle, but made
| no effort 10 leave the track. lis home IS
near Troy.
An immense deposit of strOntian has
| been discovered in Put-in- Bay Island,
| and sixty tons were shipped East recent
| ly. The stratum of stIontian is many
acres in extent and of the finest quality,
| so that it will doubtless prove OF great
! value. An expert says that it will reyo-
lutionize the manufacture OF fireworks, as
| the material heretofore used came from
abroad.
| The village of Greersville, south OF
| Millers burg, was visited by q fire OF in
cendiary origin recently. The livery
barn of Henry Platt was burned, with
valuable horse; also, the boot and shoe
house of Harry NJ. Bell, the Hotel Paine
| and the restaurant of Jesse Black. The
| loss is heavy with only 81, 900 insurance.
| Hugh Paine, Jr., was probably fatally
injured by a falling wall.
A. G. Miller of the firm of John Miller
| e. Sons. was wounded at Buena Vista by
!. C, Harcha. Harcha was returning
| from hunting when Mr.. Miller held up
| his hat and told Mr.. Harcha he would
| give him leave to fire. Mr.. Harcha drew
up his gun and fired load in Miller's
| direction. He hit the hat and also MIR.
Miller. The shot scattered over all parts
| of his body. The shot were fortunately
| small. and Mr.. Miller is not seriously
hurt.
Louise Gertrude Young, divorced wo-
| man. residing at AL South Western ave-
nue., Dayton, shot herself in the right
| temple. She spent the afternoon in COM
| pany with her lover, Michael Connley, an
| inmate of the Soldiers Home. Ihey
| ouarreled, and just as Conniey was leav-
| ing the house she placed the muzzie OF
| thirty-twO revolver against her temple
and pulled the trigger. Death was ln-
s,antaneous. Mrs. Young was % years
| old, and has O mother and brother IN
| Portsmouth.
Charles Lamnnyan, prominent Dusl-
| ness man of Painesville, shot himself IN
| the head. The death OF his vile and
mother, tOSetner WIFI oiHeI uo"O,o',
| the cause. The ball entered the scalp, put
| failed to penetrate the skull, resulting
| only in a severe scalp wound. He Will
| recover.
The family of Conrad Menge of Del
| phos, ate cheese at dinner and shortly ar
| forward all were taken violently i'll. Mr..
| Menge and his daughter, 9 years old, are
| still in a serious condition, but will re-
| cover. Some of the cheese was examined
and found to contain poison. How it got
| there is mystery.
Undertaken N. III. Willaman of Mas
| silIon. was reported to be dying recently,
having had twenty-One hemorrhages III
a fortnight lie ordered his medicine
thrown away and trusted in Almighty
| God 10 cure him. 1t is now claimed that
| he walks about and continually grows
| stronger. Believers in faith cure are Ju-