The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-07-01
Minor State Items.

Minor State Items.
| John Mccall, an aged citizen of James
town, was knocked down by runaway
team and perhaps fatally injured.
| David Zeider, recently married, has
been i'll of late, and shot himself through
the head at Swander Station, dying in
stantly.
| James Welch and George Vansickle,
two prisoners charged with burglary,
made their escape from the County Jail
at COshoctoD.
| At Galipolis w. l.. GOrslene, wife and
five children were poisoned by eating
bologna and cheese. Mrs. Gorslene died
from the effects.
The west bound passenger train OF the
c., III. & d. Railroad ran over and killed
an unknown colored man at Monroe, five
miles west of jamestown.
Conant Bros, large furniture manu-
facturers and dealers of Toledo, have
made an assignment. Liabilities about
$4,000. Assets about SIS, 900.
| Charles Bliss, aged 13, of Bucyrus, who
is in the hands of the law on several
charges of burglary, was given term OF
years at the State Reform Farm.
| Thomas Willhuff, an n. C w. brake
man, was probably fatally injured at
Portsmouth by the lever of an automatic
coupler striking and fracturing his skull.
In mine twenty miles east of Shaw
nee Henry Stickman, aged ID, was in
stantly killed by heavy fall of slate just
after firing a shot. His brother was fatal
ly injured.
| Albert Burkhardt of Kenton, has been
awarded the contract for the building OF
st. Patrick's Church in BellejOntaine. 1t
! will be handsome edifice and will be
finished December Is.
A mad dog at Kinsman bit Charles
Gillis, boy, several times on the face and
arms, and Edward Henry, who went to
the rescue, ON the leg. The dog was
killed with difficulty.
Thomas Sheehan, painter at Akron,
fell from smokestack fifty-seven feet to
The ground. He struck roof forty five
feet below, on his hands and knees, roll
ing to the ground unhurt.
Charles Guilliferd, rs, an engraver of
Akron, took dose of stry chnine in
downtown saloon. His companions did
not discover his deed until too late to save
him. he died at the City Hospital.
Mrs. Ida Scholes, whose home is in
Wilmington, attempted suicide at Spring.
| field by shooting herself above the right
temple. She is not expected to live. She
refuses to give any cause for the deed.
Miss Sarah E. Sheckler, who has for
the last thirty-five years been teacher
in the Bucyrus schools, has resigned.
Miss Sheckler had at the time. of her re-
ybr bo nd dah
| of a former pupil.
A farmer five miles south of Bradford
Junction found a trunk wrapped in
clothes line in his barn. The trunk, it
was found, belonged to John Henry, who
has been missing since June II, and con-
tanned his clothing. How it got there is
a mystery.
Mrs. Alice n. Rex of Canton, has Sc
cured Judgment of s. against Mrs. Han
nah Demuth. Mrs. Rex had sued for
$40. 900 damages, alleging that Mrs. De-
muth, fashionable milliiner, had &C.
cused her of stealing feather from the
store. Mrs. Rex demanded new trial.
A few days ago at Maumee, while driv-
ing. Frank Harrington, David Perrin,
Henry Perrin and Ed Wilson were fatal
ly shocked by lightning, the bolt striking
the tire of the carriage. The clothing
was torn entirely off Harrington and his
watch melted. 1t is thought that all Will
die.
The estate of the late Mrs. Margaret
Rayen Parmelee of Cleveland, has given
Raven School Youngstown, an endow-
ment of S., 900 to establish "The Margaret
Raven Parmalee Reference Library OF
the Raven School," Mrs. sarmalee was
niece of Judge William Rayen, founder
of the school.
At London, the dead body of Frank
Ward, a sign painter of Toronto, Canad1.
was found. The man had stripped him
self of all clothing except an undershrt
and his shoes and stockings. 1t is sur
missed he either took his life or had fit
and fell into the water and drowned. He
had been on a spree.
Mrs. Letitia Walker, aged 1O2, and said
to be the Oldest woman III Eastern ONO,
died recently at her home near Sieuben-
vile. Mrs. Walker was born near Get
tysburg, Penn, on August 8, 1895, and
went to Steubenville in 1914. Last Au-
gust she celebrated her 10lst birthday by
giving picnic to her hundreds of friends.
The 3-year-old daughter of George
Cook living in Spencervllle, secured IFS
papa's razor and attempted to snave an
infant sister, aged months. Before dis
covered several ugly wounds had been IN
Hicted on the little ones face, but none OF
a fatal nature. The little tot had accom-
panied its papa to the barber shop on one
occasion, and was shaving baby like the
barber shaved papa..
A 1O-year- daughter of Jerry Har-
grave was burned TO death at Washington
c, H., and Hargrave's house was burned
to the ground - an explosion OF coal Oil,
with which the child attempted to start
fire to get her fathers dinner, while the
mother was away from home. Hargrave'S
oldest son, while in jail year ago await
idg trial for burglary, was fatally burned
by an explosion of gasoline.
Adali Brown, aged Is, was found by
the police in a miserable howell on Front
street. Portsmouth, lying helpless on
bed covered thick with lime. He was
palsied and diseased, and had busted hlm-
self with lime to destroy the Vermin un-
til "a thick layer was found under him on
the filthy led. His hair was encrusted
and matted solid with lime, which had
eaten raw sores all over his lody. lie
cannot live.
Col. Robert Ingersoll has undertaken
the case of the Williams heirs at Toledo,
which involves claims to $4,000. 900 worth
of property The report has spread con-
sternation among residents OF the East
Side, where millions OF dollars in I'M
proyements have been made during the
the past few years.
A MIR. Parker, pretending to represent
the Golden Bar Soap Company OF st.
Louis, has been visiting the small towns
in the section around West Union and
making money very rapidly. His plan is