The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-09-16
NEWS OF OUR OHIO.
OCCURRENCES DURING THE
PAST WEEK.
An Interesting summary of the More I'm
pertant Doings of Our NeIghbors-wed-
dings and Doaths-Crimes, Casualties and
General Buckeye News Notes.
Winor Mepttons

ter, was terribly burned by the explosion
| OF gasoline stove at East Liverpool. He
may not recover.
David Grim, a farmer near COlumb biana,
committed suicide by firing the contents
| of n shotgun into his bowels. He gave no
cause for the deed.
Frank Hannis, aged IS years, was
drowned just north of Bellaire, IN the
Ohio River. He was overcome with
cramps while swimming.
Robert Leisler, Is years old, son of Har-
vey Leisler of Bellefontaine, fell from the
| roof of veranda. One shoulder was dis
located and one arm broken.
The Dalzell. Gilmore & Leighton Com
pany of Findlay, has put fire under the
second furnace of its glass factory, which
has been shut down for over year.
Mrs. Charity Cooper, one of the oldest
| citizens of South Portsmouth,, died sud-
denly. She was 90 years ofage. and had
resided all her life in Greenup County.
Mrs. Louisa Delaney of Lima, was ex-
amined before Probate Judge Robb on
the charge of lunacy, filed by her daugh-
| ter, Ella HentOn, and found to lie OF in
| sane.
Earl Tracey, the 4-year-old son of E.
j. Tracey, prominent contractor OF
| GAINESVILLE, fell thirteen feet down stair
| way, and died in few hours from the eff
feet of the injuries.
| At Newark, Mrs. Alexander Grimm,
aged Al. died from the effects of a large
dose of morphine, which she took with
suicidal intent. 1t is said that she had
been worrying over domestic affairs.
CD. Garvey, well-known oil man of
| Marietta, has compromised suit for
damages against the b. & o. Railroad,
receiving $4,000 for injuries received in
wreck at Wheeling nearly two years ago.
While Henry Bodemar and his brother
| George of Marietta, were hunting squir-
rels a gun was accidentally discharged by
the latter, the entire load taking effect in
Henry BOdemar's hip. He may recover.
Constable Holden of Northfeld, took a
horse thief to Norwalk and lodged him in
| Jail. Letters OH the thief's person show
him to be w. ii. Clifton of Decatur, Ind.
| lie was shot by the Constable before he
could be captured.
A strange man, evidently insane, was
| discovered on the highway near Derby,
and taken to Circeville and put in care of
Sheriff Henry. He says his name is John
| Rhyme. but can give no other facts that
would lead to his identity.
Mrs. Matte Alden and U. S. Alden, who
| conduct large general store and saloon
at Milford Center, have made an assign
ment and named h on. o. w. Meadow as
| assignee. The liabilities are $4,000 and
the assets are about Sl2, 900.
William Rose, a prominent farmer near
Bellefontaine, while hunting squirrels on
| the farm af ex- Commissioner A. C. Me
| Clure, was shot in ethe back by the aeci-
dental discharge of his gun. The mans
| injuries are serious and will no doubt
prove fatal.
A bad cutting affray occurred seven
miles northeast of Washington &. Ii.
William Melvin, colOred, was beating
boy, when David Staubus and his son Ar
thur interfered. Melvin pulled out
knife and dangerously stabbed them
both. He was arrested.
William Henderson, all aged farmer of
Washington Township, south of Bellaire,
while hauling fertilizer from the railroad
to his farm. accidentally fell from his
wagon, and one of the wheels passed
over his head, killing him instantly. He
was wealthy and well known in Eastern
Ohio.
AlOnzO johnson, coal dealer, and
Charles Haney, truckman, had an al
tercatiOn at CadiZ over bill, and came TO
blows. johnson was choking 1aney and
getting the Lest Of him, when Uaney
jerked out knife and cut Johnson sew
eral times in the back and side which
may prove fatal.
At Salineville Marshall Will Subert
entered Will Smiths saloon to arrest him
on disOrderly charge. "Wait till / get
my hat" said Smith. He reached for his
hat with one hand, and for revolver with
the other, and fired, the shot grazing the
officers ear and the powder turning his
scalp. He was arrested.
Stephen Petro, serving 4 seven years
sentence from Lucas County in the Peni-
tentiary for murder in the second degree.
has been released. Petro was sentenced
for life, but was commuted to seven
years. His bravery in protecting guard
from assault by another convict was
largely instrumental in securing the pris-
oner's Communication and final release.
Two safes cracked, horse and buggy
and three sets of harness stolen and two
houses riflnd by sneak thieves is the rec
ord of the hangers TN with show in FOs-
tOrla. A solid gold watch worth $l25 was
taken from the Carbon Works safe, and
S25 from that at Travers' sawmill. Editor
Grimes house was robbed of two dia-
mond rings and other jewelry, and that
OF Dasire of quantity of silverware.
Frank Steiner, a member of the Board
of Water Works Trustees and z popular
citizen of PIqua, hung himself in his hay
loft. There is no cause assigned for the
deed. The deceased was long leading
member of the st. Paul German Lutheran
Church. lie was also a member of the
Odd Fellows, Knights OF the Golden Ea-
gle, and the Red Men. In connection
with the suicide his widow relates re-
markable dream. Mrs. Steiner dreamed
that the body of her husb band had been
found hanging in the barn, and that the
family had found it there. The recOllec-
tion of this dream remained fixed in her
mind, and when her husband had not re-
turned her fears were excited by the
thought of the probable realization of the
dream.
Ii. w. Muhlesner of Toledo, and COM
panion we're held up by two tramps be-
tween Lima and WapakOneta and robbed
of over $500 in cash, two gold watches and
other valua bleS. They were riding
tandem. The robbers enforced their de-
mands with revo.vers, which they thrust
in the face OF the men.
At Oberlin, Glen Fuller, ID years old,
and Dave Graves, about the same age,
got into a scrap about girl while all
three were present. Fuller drew knife
and cut Graves about the neck and sbOul-
ders, inflicting a serious wound. Fuller
escaped, while the girl dressed Graves
wound. Jealousy was the cause.
Joseph Shindollar and Lewis Beecher,
two boys of Delaware, aged about Is,
have left for the KlOndike regions of
Alaska to seek their fortunes. Tine father
of Shndollar offered his son $500 to wait
until spring before going, but the sum
was too small compared to the amount
that the boys hope to bring back, and they
left.
Charles Petree, a yOuIg farmer living
south of Springfield. was i'll the hay NOV