The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-01
Minor State Items.


The bursting of an emery WI eel at the
Williams Iron Works at RavCnna fatally
injured Charles RcyaEski. an employc.
Charles Cherry probably fat,lly slashed
John Graham with a razor at Belief, n
tame on account of an old grudge. Cherry
fed.
The body of an unknown man was found
two miles east OF Franklin with his throat
gashed in a horrible m inner. Twas ey:-
IDENTIFY Il suicide.
p. III. Sherman of Lima, was kille
while walking on the track of the Pitts.
burg, Ft. Wayne and Chicago Road about
two miles east Of that town.
During heavy electrical stcrm Otto
Thurn, aged 13 years, son of Charles
Thurn, was killed by a shock from bolt
Of lightning which struck tree near by.
J. w. DO0ley, Big -Four LaggagemastcI
and express messenger on Passenger
Train No. 4, from Cincinnati to DAYTON
dropped dead near MiGdletown, VS.
rOu te lone.
David NJ. Sullenberger, aged 81 years.
and veteran of the late war, was drowned
at Piqu,. lis body was found floating in
the hydraulic short distance from his
nome Dy his sons.
Pietro Pezzula, lalOrer, met a horrible
death at the Girard furnace in Youn"s
town. lie wheeled barrow of ore onto
the cage and it started UP unexpectedly,
catching him between the cage and heavy
iron frame work, every one in his body
being broken.
Miss Kate j. Bolton of Benedine Ne
nagh County, TIppcrary, Ireland, has
written Gov. Bushnell asking information
about a supposed large unclaimed estate
lett by the will of Miss Charlotte TrOtter,
who died in Ohio. Unclaim ii estates are
somewhat rale plums in Oh o.
Hon John W. Cater, x-Common Pleas
Judg, of the First Sub ion Of the Sec
Ond Judicial District. died at his EOme in
Greenv lie. The Judge about eighteen
months ago fell fiom his horse and sus-
tanned injuries which are supposed to
have caused hi; untimely death.
Arthur Terrle, the S-yc.r-old son of
Eug nc Tcnnle of Grogdn POstOfficc,
suburb of columbus, was run over by
street car in Columbus. The c.r had to
tie raised with jacks to release him, The
boy WIS taken TO ST. Francs's Hospital,
where his father was summoned TO see
him die.
The Board # Managers of the Mans
fed RefOrmatory have saved SIS. 900 by
advertising three times for bids for the
building of the stone wall and towers
about the inclOSure of the institution.
The contract with Campbell & Brown of
Chicago for $500 was ratified by the
board. The lowest lid under the first ad-
vertiseman: was S5S, 900.
At Youngstown TIE American Tube
and Iron Company, manu;ac, urers of
wrought iron and steel tubing have posted
notices at their " wOrks notifying their EN-
rlOyeS OF IA general reduction of 10 per
cent. in wages. Three hundred and fifty
hands are atfec ell. The firm says sharp
C, mps TT Oh in business made it necessary
TO reduce wage; in order to keep the mills
in operation.
Workman mployed on the waterwOrks
excavations in front of Ell Hcckerman'S
saloon OF High st e:t, Hamilton, un
earihed Il numLer OF human bones of pc
culiar histOri: interest. This spot is the
site O. The burial ground of old Fort Ham
iIto-, AMI there is little doubt that the
bOnrs were tho remains of some old SOL
diel zero of tn. garrison, and that they
have laid undIsturDed upward of a cent
ury.
William Bentley was shot down and
ms :antly killed in his own house at Lima
by James SimOns, who, with wOmin
said TO e his wife, lived in the house with
Bentley. The murder was the OuigrOwth
of a Iu rrel .:imonS had with the woman.
They are colored people. SrmOns was ar
rested and airaiened, and pleaded guilty.
Ii was feared that the large crowd might
cause trouble, but the officers were not
mOleStci.
AT Cleveland Judge I.amson fined Louis
+. Post, AN editorial writer, 500 and costs
and sentenced him 10 iiil for ten days.
lie then turned upon Judge Blandin and
threatened him with similar punishment,
Z wing hm ut one altcrnatvc-al OlOgv.
Judy. ,lan lin agreed to withdraw on.
objec ION abe plias which it WAS said he
III cred. THIS concc ,siUn suited til, Cou I.
Mr.. Posts cast Will lie eirrcd to the Cir
cult Court
While Charles Fusion was at work near
Sp ing Hills Shclling corn with power
5 sheiier his left arm was caught IN the
machinery and ierked 80 violently fiat
the one was j,ikcd from III, socket at
the shoulder and forced through the flesh
several inches. Fusion was alone and
was lcin. -lOwly s,rangIel by being
Drawn against the shelter. when lie was
rescued by a neighbOr who happened to
be passing.
John Ross OF LectOnia, and Sebastian
Calerina of Salem. both Italians, were in
love with an Italian girl living in Salem.
The girl preferred ltOss, which rsadc
Calerina insanely JEALOUS. lie procured
a revolver and went 10 LeetOnia. Meet
ing Ross on the street he fired at him, the
bail striking him in the neck, severing
the wind-pipe and lOdgin" near tine base
OF The skull, inilictin@ frightful wOunt
Ross can live only "A short TIM.
In the neighborhOOd of Spencervillc
ripple of excitement was caused among |
oil men hy the drilling III of three g,.sh-
ing oil wells. No. ., or tn, Anderson |
keeth fLrm, came IN with such a rush |
hat the top of the derrick. u feet above |
ground, was completely lifted Off. No. 4,
IN the Davis farm, owned by the Man.
haitian Oil Company, and No. l, OH Hen
y Miler's farm, are both ';usherS, and |
lowed heavy stream high above the
lerrick. Great excitement prevails, and |
work on other wells is being pushed.
While entertaining caller Mrs. Matilda
Detchon, widow of East Palestine, was
stricken totally Lind. The woman is
employed as a domestic. and had risen TO
:et drink OF water. Suddenly she said:
Il can't see." Her condition since has
been itiable.
Mr.. Lem {. Kurtz, well-known ciii-
en OF Germantown was shot, and while
g is not fatally wounded his injuries are
:cry painful. His son, young man
bout u years of age. confessed 10 the
hootng and is now under arrest. The
ION desired to marry widow, and the
aihcr objected. This caused the shoot
ng. The 10y used a shotgun.
At Lima, the other night, while Con-
Iuctoc Cherry and MotOrman Cooper
were checking up their c,r at Elm street
md Bel!efontaEe avenue, in Il remote
,art OF the city. maskcl man entered
md, coverin. them with revolver, took
,ouper's watch IS belonging to him and
elieved the conductor of $50 in fares ard
ickelS.
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