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

600; liabilities less.
Leonard Estell of Cynthiana, was very
seriously cut by Spence Pence, an ex-con-
vict, in fight at Akron.
Clara Fraley of Woodgrove, fell down
steep flight of cellar steps and brt Ike her
! back. She is not expected to recover.
Judge LeROy Kelly died at Lynchburg.
| He had been ailing with Bright's dis
ease. He was twice elected Probate Judge.
Mrs. VIM. Botkins of Lima, has been
| taken to the Toledo Asylum for treatment
| for insanity. She had been in poor health
] for some time.
While skating at Batavia, Charles
| Fleek, aged IS, ventured out too far from
the shore. The ice broke, precipitatir4,
| him into the water and he was drowned.
Suit was filed in Jackson by Frank
| Smith, miner, against the WellstOn Coal
Company of Wellston. to recover $4,000
for injuries received last month by a fall
of slate.
The dead lOdy of a male infant was
| found lying along the Pittsburgh and
| Western Railroad tracks at Youngstown.
| The police think it was thrown from the
| window of passing train.
Sheriff John Hart attempted to sell the
Dithridge Cut Glass Works of Kent, for
the fourth time without effect. 1t has al
ready cost Kent $4,000. The city bonded
| itself to go into the manufacturing busi-
| ness.
A. l.. Mack, Constable of Marion, was
| arrested and bound over to court unde'
bond of $500 for assault in attempt G
to remove clothing from man against
whom he had claim fer few dollars in
costs.
An incendIary set fire to the residence
| of S. A. Crops at West Minister, near
Lima, while the family was away, and
completely destroyed the house and barn
and contents. The town has no fire pro-
lection.
George Graham, a prominent merchant
OF Berea, was found lying unconscious in
| the street. lie was taken to his home and
died in few minutes. He undoubtedly
had been attacked by robbers and sand
bagged.
Mary Buchanan of Ashland, daughter
of EnOch Buchanan, a farmer, was acc:-
dentally shot through both ankles by
rifle. Iler brothers were preparing to go
hunting and leaned the gun against the
wall, when it fell.
A gang of drunken toughs took posses
sion OF Jacob Schneider's saloon in Day.
ton and proceeded to demOlsh everything
in sight. Schneider, his wife and son fell
under the ban, and were badly injured.
The crowd escaped.
Charles Payne of Springfield, hostler
for f. l.. Barrett, is lying critically i'll
fl ON blow he received in the stomach
during quarrel. lie refuses to tell who
struck him. The attending physician
says the blow may kill him.
George Gruhe and Mary Grisso were
united in marriage at the groOms resi-
dence in Springfield. The groom was sick
in he'd, but nothing daunted, the bride
took Rev. Gross in a carriage to his tel-
side, where they were welded. i
While skating on the river at Lorain,
Glen and Angus Smith were drowned by
getting into hole in the middle of the
stream. Their cries for help attracted
paSSersby, but it was not until daylight
that trace of them could be found.
Miss Lulu, the 23-year- old daughter of
Frank StultZ, wealthy farmer of near
Delaware, cut her throat after she had
quarreicd with her parents. They had
for epileptics, which was distastef:il 10
her. Rither than go she choose death.
The body of an unknown man was
found in Columbus by freight crew, ly ing
under the St. CLAIR avenue vidduct. The
remains are thought TO be those of John
Sonnchalt, who disappeared frON his
home a few weeks ago. There is cut on
the back of the head, which indicates that
A,at ot-
instrument. His watch was found on his
person.
r. b. Harper of Ravenna, who two
weeks ago thought he had fallen heir 10
$4,000 worth of property in Trumbull
County, learns that through an unexpired
lease made by his grandfather, that he
and brother, w. IL. Harper of Burton,
are now the undisputed owners of val
liable property in the business portion of
Rochester. n. Y. They are both poor
men well along in life.
A suit for damages was filed in the
Common Pleas Court growing out of the
crime of two weeks ago, when Mrs. Eliza
beth Scholl threw bucket of strong lye
over Mrs. John Wheeler. Mrs. Wheeler,
it is now thought. will recover, although
horribly dsfgured. Mrs. Scholl is in Jail
under S., 600 bond. Mrs. Wheeler asks
$500 damages, and brought the suit at
this time for fear Mrs. Scholl would mort
gage her property.
Seventeen tIamps held up trainmen on
the Chicago Il Erie road east of Lima. A
numl er OF shots were fired. No one was
injured. While the train was standing in
the yards several cars of merchandise
were broken into. Six of the tramps are
in the Lima Jail.
James K. Francisco died at Fremont.
aged 81. lie was one of the Oldest rail-
way engineers in the country, lie Ope-
rated the John Bull engine which was
brought from England in 1885 and was
placed OH the Camden IL AmbOy Railroad
to take the place of horses that had FORM
erly hauled the cars. That famous engine
was exhibited at the Worlds Fair.
Mrs. Maggie Hunt of Marysville, an
aged lady, is lying at the point of death
from the effects of the explosion of lamp
setting her bed clothing on fire and also
her house. Her SON. in-law, John Kane,
was terribly burned in his efforts to save
her.
The Morgan Engineering Company OF
Alliance has received notice fr0m the
Board of Ordnance and Fortifications |
Department at Washington, that they |
had been awarded the contract for the |
building of nine Burlington IL Crozier |
disappearing gun carriages for ten and
twelve inch guns for the Government for |
coast dc fense The exact cost is not |
known, Lut it is thought to be between
S125, O00 and s15),00O.
Bellefoniaine has had another mysteri-
Gus assault. Charles Barr, a workman at
the a. }. Miller Carriage Company, was
brought TO the Byers lIouse in a crazed
cOndi ition and bleeding at the mouth.
Investigation showed that his jawbone
had been broken, and the blood was run
ming from his mouth. His injuries have
rendered him mad, and two men are re-
Quired TO hold him. Barr is believed to
have been the victim of the characters
who infest the low resorts about town and
rob whoever happens TO fall into their
clutches.
While Willie Harrington and com.
oaniOn of EeliefOntaine were riding