The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-02-04
NEWS OF OUR OHIO.
OCCURRENCES DURING THE
PAST WEEK.
An Interesting Summary of the More I'M
portsnt Doings of Our Neighbors-wed-
dinss and Deaths Grimes. Casualties and
General Buckeye News Notes.
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vile have formed q company, and secur d
cl7r;cr. and viii at once begin pres
pectia9 for oil.
Henry Maui, young baker of East
Liverpool, was found dead in his bali
shop. lie had been stricken with heart
failure while lifting loaf of bread from
the oven.
At Delaware J. c. Swickheimer. while
supervising some repairs at his icehOuse,
slipped and fell striking his head on a
board and producing compound fracture
Of the skull.
Arrangements are being made by IIam-
ilton and Cincinnati capitalists for the
establishment of a big canning house in
H1milton employing about TO persons.
Capital stock 100000.
The large SAW mill owned ;n1 operated
" IL. W. Mathews q Co. at Bascom, was
completely Destroyed by fire. The loss
was 81, coo with do insurance. The plant
will be rebuilt on larger scale
The County Commissioners have re-
feived nineteen bids for the erection of
The Children's Home at London, ranging
from SIC 1856. 1910 $40, $50. James Self of
London, was AWARDED the contract.
Mr.. Phillip f. Bechtolt, aged 70 years,
'.ied suddenly at his home in German
town. lie was the Oldest uSiness man
in that C ty, having been in the boot and
thoc trade for fifty consecutive years.
In runaway at Milford Center,
frankie Evans, son OF prominent farm
or. had his leg broken. the result of
lied 0yerturning. Another member of
The party received slight scalp wound.
At Sabina, Francis NJ Haines was way
laid and robbed Of sd by two colored
men. The robbers were heard of in Will
lningtOn, making their way TO Cincinnati.
Marshal ID. Il. Williams was in hot pur-
tuit.
The Cuyahosa County Agricultural So
ciety organized at Chagrin Falls for the
coming season by electing l.. A. Dun
| ham of Bedford, President; W. III. Stew
art Of Scion, ice President; G.. Ii. Hug
gett of Chagrin Falls, Treasurer.
Phillip Kinnel, aged 80, of Columbus,
proprietor of large tool shop, hanged
himself while temporarily insane, because
OF an attack of la grippe. He hanged
himself with horse reign which lie tied
10 ladder in his barn at Front aad
Mound streets.
benjamin IIouck, of Springfield ma
chinist employed at the Superior Drill
Company's works, dropped dead while
standing in trout of stove warming him.
self after walking six miles with the ther-
mOmeter at IL degrees below zero. Heart
disease was the probable cause.
The following prisoners were sentenced
to the PeIitentiary by Judge Richie Of
Sidney: John Enright, for burglary, one
year; Joseph BeesOn, rape, seven years;
Iobp BRA nAOp highway rnhEnrv f,ro.
years; Mrs. Sarah Beeson, bgamy, seven
years: Mason Harrington, highway rob-
berry, fifteen years.
Viola Willie, 1O-year-old pupil in
the public schools, swallowed pin in the
classroom at Hamilton. She had raised
her hand and asked the teacher for
drink of water, and leen refused. To her
side desk schoomate said: "I'll make
teacher give me Il drink" Then she
swallowed a big black pin, and fit Of
coughing ensued. Finally, after copious
irauGhs of water, the pin lodged in the
stomach. The doctor thinks it will cause
houble there.
There was renewal OF the reign of ter
ror in Newark the other night by
The fellow who has been assaultng wom-
en- who traverse the streets alone. Miss
Halle Banks, who lives near the corner
Of West Church and Eighth streets, was
approaching her home from visit to
neighbor and was attacked. She de-
,cribed her assailant as a large young man
with smooth face and dressed in heavy
black ulster. Her cries brought colored
man TO her rescue, and the fellow fled.
The attacks are u almost nightly occur
renee.
\ wholesale jewelry salesman from
Toledo had his trunk, which was valued
at about 50, COO, taken To the depot at Me-
chanics burg TO be checked TO Milford
Center. 1t was taken down about an
hour before his train arrived, and upon
his going there to attend to the checking
his trunk was gone. Upon investigation
he learned that lady had been there
short time before and had the trunk
checked to Cincinnati. The authorities
telegraphed ahead and had the woman
She admitted taking it, but it
seems, Thought the trunk was her own.
She was released.
The terrific force OF nitrogl lycerine eN-
plOSiOn is illustrated in Il peculiar manner
by dollar found in the Corning Oil field,
hear The SPOT where John McCleary, OF
Marietta, was blown 10 atoms. A part of
the dollar is missing. and the edge gives
CNiucuCc tlldl tUc HlSSiUH
portion was burned or melted off. On the
lace of the coin is the imprint of watch
opener. which appears with all the dis
tinctness of engraving. McCleary car
ried a watch opener III his vest pocket,
and it is presumed that the dollar lay next
10 it when the explosion occurred. Not
shred of the unfortunate man was found
except one foot.
IN those -fliu
.arding the number Is, the history of
Franz at Columbus is interesting. He
was II years of aged when his mother
lied on the 13.h OF the month. His name
contains Is letters: thj name of his vic
tim, Bessie II. Little, contains - letters;
he name Cf Lis attorney, in whom lie
ntded, John W. EHitZer, contains II
ettcrS; he conveyed his sweetheart to the
cene of her tragic death with horse and
buggy. which is spelled out with 13 let
ers; his trial continued Is days and the
sentence (elecir0cut:on) which he re-
,eiyed contains Is letters, and to crown
III, his death is fixed for the 18th of May.
James KehOe, tramp. who had burned
lis foot III cimpiire along the railroad,
vas taken to Dayton, and placed in st.
:Iiz3beth's Hospital. lie was discharged
rom the hospital only short time ago,
fter undergoin" treatment for badly
,urned head, which occurred While asleep
{ campfire.
At Plain City the other night, Mrs.
ch Durnell was awakened by pet eat
lwing her face. She got up and follow
Il the animal down stairs, where 4 hot
tOve was found to have set fire TO some
rapery. The fire was extinguiShed with
light damage. The house would surely
ave burned but for the cat.
1t is estimated that at least 100 people
wing between f Ist Lewiston and CO.
lmUiana Will lose sums ranging from
800 TO so 00) each thrOush the failure of
le Ohio Lumber and Mrlint Company,
'hich went under abpUi a month ago,
Drry ing with it the Easterly Bank, at
Tie City Council of Til1in has decided