The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-10-28
BucIse-e News Boiled.


Harry Caldwell of Golfers Station,
committed suicide by shooting himself in
the head.
John Korns, fish peddler, whose homo
is at Millersburg, Holmes County, was
killed in a runaway in LOrain.
In the case of j. C. Bounds against the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, the jury
gave the plaintiff 81, ,999, the full amount
asked.
Mrs. Margaret Gardner of Washington
C. H., wife of former Congressman Mills
Gardner, died after a brief illness, aged
IS years.
DIR. F. w. Thomas of Marion, has been
elected President of the Erie Railroad
Surgeons Association at its meeting in
New York.
Henry F. Moening, rs, one of the pio-
neers of Allen County, died at Delphos.
He was the father of Ferd Ii. c. Moening
of Cincinnati.
Miss Aurelia Wood has filed her petit
tion in court at Marrysville for 5000
damages against Adolph Click and Ham
ma Click TOR defaming her.
At Bourbon, Poindexter Doran fell
from an Apple tree while gathering ap-
pies and broke his neck. He was 20 years
old and leaves large estate.
Robert Rankle, aged %, unmarried,
blew his head off with shotgun at To-
rOntO. He had been in America six years.
Unrequieted love caused the act.
The 8-year-Old daughter of Sylvester
kleinhenz OF Tltfin, was instantly killed
by heavily laden wood wagon, which
Knocked her down and crushed her head.
Mrs. John Denim had her skull frac-
tured at Toronto by brick thrown by a
man during general fight. She will
| probably die. Several other persons re-
ceived injuries.
At Delaware the Court of Common
Pleas sentenced Harry j. Lockwood,
convicted of trying to blow up his moth.
er-in-law and wife with dynamite, TO five
years in the Penitentiary.
MIR. Samuel E. Carpenter, wealthy
farmer near Winchester, was married 10
| Mrs. Elizabeth Boswell, widow of the
late Hiram Boswell. The groom is II
years Of age and the bride is 81.
Before the adjournment OF the session
| of the Board of Pard0ns at Columbus re-
Gently the body recommended for pardon
Clifford S. Dryden, serving three years
from Butler County for ENLIGHTENMENT.
John Donnelly, peddler from Indian
apolis, was found in badly injured con-
dItiOn at Bellefontaine beside the rail-
road track. He said he had been struck
on the head with club by "a brakeman.
Work has been commenced on the fOun-
datiOn for the second TIM plate works to
be erected at Martins Ferry by the
Laughlin Nail Company. This will be
one of the largest tin mills in the United
States.
Jacob Fritz, formerly in Miller Bros.
employ at Bucyrus, went to Toledo. tell
ing a friend he had quarreled with his
wife. Soon after his body was found in
the river. 1t is generally believed he COM
mitted suicide.
John TOalston, a farmer of East Town
ship, Carroll County, while out hunting,
climbed a tree to shake off coon, when
he lost his hold, and fell to the ground, 6
distance of thirty-five feet, and was al
instantly killed.
Hamilton Nj. Dawson, farmer of Cali
fornia, Pike County, left home recently
for Portsmouth, since which nothing has
been heard of him. He was sand -bagged
and robbed while on the same trip six
weeks ago, and foul play is feared.
The Warren Board of Health has taken
steps to abate the pollution of the Mahon-
ing River at Newton Falls. A cemetery
drain runs into tributary of the river
and consumers complained. The State
Board may be called upon to dispose OF
the case.
While an invalid maiden lady of tho
name of Daily, who lived with John Con-
ly's family, near Piketon, was sitting in
front of wood fire, she suddenly pitched
forward, and before assistance reached
her was burned so badly that she lived
but two hours after the accident.
Elmer Lantz of Greenfield Township,
near Lancaster, shot himself in bed rath-
er than go to the asylum. He had been
brooding over family disagreements for
some time, and, his mind weakening, had
consented to be taken to Columbus. Lantz
was 30 years old and unmarried.
The shooting contest between Quincy
Early of Aberdeen, and NJ. A.. Shreckler
of Vanceburg for the championship of
Adams, Brown and High Counties and
fifty dollars resulted in victory for
Shrecker. Early has held the cham
piOnship Of the three counties for six
years.
Gov. Bushnell has granted pardons as
follows: Jonathan Smith, Pickaway
County, serving a Jail sentence for as
oduit UdttCIl, EIdlh DfluEtiudl VI
Belmont County, burglary and larceny,
now in the Mansfield Reformatory; Cliff
ford s. Dryden, Butler County. embezzle-
ment.
Will Gardner, Thomas Wilson, Charles
Wesley, Pat MaGruder and Sanford Ba-
ker were arrested in Martins Ferry,
charged with burglarizing the Postoffice
and general store at Ned, Pa, and stores
at Burton, Bolton, Glover's Gap and Lit
tlet0n, w. Va. They refuse to go to West
Virginia without requisltion papers. Two
Of the cOlOred men have white wives.
Michael O'Connor OF Lima, aged about
30 years, has been sick for some time,
and as result his mental forces became
O'Connor came down town
and pleaded with some men who were
employed on the street to cut off his head.
relatives were notified, and his father
followed him to MeCullougl's Lake,
where O'Connor was found walking out
into the water to drown himself just as
his father dragged him out.
At Athens officers arrested John Lam
bert of GlOuster, a travelling photograph
Or, upon suspicion. He has had tent
pitched there for two or three weeks.
His grip was found 10 contain a complete
outfit, including several
bills of $40 denominations. There will be
other arrests.
Stella Dirst, aged II, died at her home
N Waldo, under mysterious circum-
stances. 1t is reported she took dose of
,try chime with suicidal intend. Two
ioctOrs were summoned, but in spite of
heir efforts she died. One Of them said
he was poisoned, the other that she died
rom natural causes.
Mrs. Frank S. Moffatt, wife of B. &.
}. brakem"n, was instantly killed by
Pam handle train No. IL at Newark. She
was wheeling baby in a carriage and
,arrying flowers to the grave of another
hid. She stepped out of the way Of an
'iher train. The baby was hurt and the
title carriage torn to pieces.