The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-11-04
Minor Mention,

car at Newport and was crushed to death.
DIR. u. K. jennings, ii prominent DENTS
of Cleveland, shot himself in his office in
the Arcade building, and will undoubt-
edly die.
Wholesale dealers of the Cleveland
Board of Trade visited the retail mer-
chants of Canal Dover on special train
of five cars.
William COnnors, sailor whose tempo
rary residence was Buffalo, n. y. was
run over by a Lake Shore freight train
in Painesville and instantly killed
Upton Ellifritz, aged 56 years, commit
ted suicide at Springfield by shooting
himself in the right temple. Illness and
melancholia are the causes assigned.
The Supreme Court has decided that
railroads in Ohio are responsible for ex-
cess baggage if destroyed in any way A
commercial traveller lost the baggage.
Daniel Sullivan, a 12-year-old lad, fell
from the tower of the Fire Department
Building, in Lisbon distance Of fifty feet,
and received injuries that will result in bis
death.
The barn and creamery On the live
stock farm owned by w. j. Hays of
Cleveland, two miles south of Ravenna,
was burned. The loss is $50, 900; fully in
sured.
c. c. McNutt and others have leased a
part of the Warren Machine Works
plant and will establish third electric
lamp factory in Warren 10 employ 100
persons.
Fred Placer, for many years engaged in
| bnSlnpgS
a deed of assignment in the Probate Court
foa the benefit of his creditors. NofgUres
are given.
John French was found guilty of burg
larry and larceny at Circleville, and sem
fenced to eight years in the Penitentiary.
He carried away a lot of meat from the
smoke houses of his neighbors.
At Tiffin burglars raided the residence
of William II. Dore, Democratic candi-
date for Attorney General, securing s35
in cash and nearly SlOO worth of clothing
and jewelry, including Dore's best top
coat.
Rev. Jesse Williams, pioneer preacher
of the Methodist Church, was stricken
with paralysis at Delaware, and died.
He was aged so, and for forty years was
members of the Northern Ohio Confer
ence.
Charles HendershOt, farmer near Ca
diz, bought horse recently, and when he
got it home it was reluctant about going
into the stable, and he attempted to whip
it in. The horse kicked him just beneath
the heart, killing him.
| Effie Mitchell, the 4-year-o daughter
of Mrs. Annie Wilson, was burned to
death at the home of her grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Cumberland, in
Xenia. The child was playing at the fire
when her clothing ignited.
The Supreme Court has sustained the
| law creating the State Board of Medical
Examination and Registration. DIR. Edison
France having been arrested for practice
ing without examination or registration,
carried the case up and lost it.
Wild Bennett of Wilmington, who, a few
weeks ago, shot his wife, colored wom-
an, on the street, pleaded guilty to shoot
| ing with intent to wound, and was SEN
fenced by Judge Van Pelt TO serve a term
of five years in the Penitentiary.
Dick Sehoono orer of Mason, aged "a
years, accidentally discharged the con-
tents of two barrels of a shotgun into the
muscles of his arm, completely clearing
the bone of all flesh. The gun was dis
charged while climbing fence. &.
George Daily, aged IS, was struck by
an OHIO Southern passenger train near
| cambridge and instantly killed. He was
herding cattle near crossing, and being
almost totally deaf. failed to hear the ap-
| preaching train in time to get off the
| track.
| The little 4-year- old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. ::MitcIner Craig of near New Bur
| liDgtOn, died under the influence of chic
roform which had been administered to
it by the physicians for the purpose of
performing an operation upon one OF its
fingers.
j. B. Walter, well-knOwn farmer and
member of the G. A. r., residing south of
Canton, was found dead, with his head in
the spring.. The spring was about two
feet deep. MIR. Walter arose early and
went to the spring. 1t is supposed that
he tainted and fell into the water head
first.
The decompOsed remains OF Taylor
Jones, colOrei, aged 80 years, were found
in pasture field owned by Chris Brosey,
near Midway. When found a flock of
crows were devouring his flesh. They
had picked out his eyes and eaten the
taken to Enon and buried.
At Chillicothe, ten days ago, the IS
months-old daughter of MIR. and Mrs.
George loops, was bitten by a rat. The
chld's screams brought the mother in
time to see the rodent disappear. Two
days later the child's finger began SWELL
ing, and, after nearly week of terrible
suffering, the little one died.
of
ton, while hunting rabbits was instantly
killed. He was trying to reload one bar
rel ,of his gun and forgot 10 lower the
the hammer of the other barrel. 1t Jared
off, seuding load of shot through his
head. Pritchard was "a years old and
leaves wife and two children.
John Shultz of CaD.Gn, went to the
place of registration. signed his name,
went home, took a rore and went to the
cellar, where he hanged himself. His
wife found his body swinging to and fro,
but still alive. She cut him down and
he was brought back to life, and now the
chances are that his registration will be
effective.
A bold attempt was made just before
dark recently to kill Rev. Archimides
Calvert, who lives about three miles west
of Marietta. Mr.. Calvert was hauling
water from the run a quarter of mile
from his home, and while STOPPING over
to fill barrel some unknown person shot
him in the right shoulder Just below the
shoulder blade. The ball penetrated the
right lung and Calvert is now in critical
condition. This attempt TO take the life
of Mr.. Calvert is the outgrowth OF gen.
eral community trouble which was start
ed several months ago. Several Quarrels
have occurred between Mr.. Calvert and
his neighbOrs.
Byron Beach, boy, found four pocket
books in n closet at the COurt-hOuSe
grounds at Upper Sandusky. They
proved to be those stolen recently, and
one contained notes amounting to over
$40 600. belonging to james Smalley. and