The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-11-10
Minor State Items.

when Weaver stabbed Coventry in the
region of the heart.
A brass altar railing, with marble top.
costing 500, the gift of Mr.. and Mrs. }. j.
Snider, been placed in the new ST. Johns
Catholic Clutch of Logan.
George c. Schneider, aged 20 years.
while blowing up stumpS near Marys-
vile, was struck on the side of the head
by flying fragments. lie will die.
At Zanesville, while out hunting,
Charles Woodwar accidentally di--
charged a shotgun, the contents of which
entered his body, killing him almost in
stantly.
For attempting to pass 5)-cent conn
terfeit coin on shoe merchant at Upper
Sandusky, Carey Canon was sentenced to
one year in the Penitentiary. Ills home
is at Marion.
The County Commissioners at Upper
SanduSky lave contracted with a Chicago
firm for a 50, so clock for the new Court
house. Ii is guaranteed not to vary ten
seconds per month.
German carp are being speared hy the
hundreds at Indian Lake. near Bellefon-
taine. They weigh from Is tc 81 pounds.
and are being shipped away over the De-
troit and Lima Northern.
The sale of the Columbus Central
Street Railway property in Columbus has
been ordered In the Chancery Court, as a
result Of the foreclosure proceedings
which have been in court for months
Mrs. Charles Wilson, a widow with
three children. died at her home in Tole-
do nf htna hinI, 1a, ha Erc
case of the kind there in several years.
Tie three children are also dying of the
same disease.
The City Council of Lima has passed
an ordinance giving the Lima Natural
Gas Company ten-years' franchise and
allowing it to fix its own rates. The
matter has been hanging fire for some
time, and has been greatly agitated.
Charles Singer, a young married man.
aged 81 years, died suddenly of blood
poisoning, caused by being struck in the
hand with pick by workman acci-
dentally while working in gravel pit.
lie leaves a widow and two children.
At Ashland Mrs. Henry Burkholder
sued for divorce, charging cruelty, drunk
enness and failure to provide. BurkholdeT
the allegations, and claim ing that he
should receive the divorce, if any is
granted.
Fire Chief IIeinmiller of Columbus, has
decided to institute school for firemeD,
in which they may learn the geography
of the city. The firemen will be taught
the location of every public building,
business block, fire box, water plug, ETC.,
in the city.
At AshevlIe, Miss Gertrude Beaver,
aged 20 years, made an unsuccessful at
tempt at suicide by taking chloroform.
Physicians were hastily summoned, and
it is possible that the young lady will r.
cover. hut she is in very critical condl-
tiou. The cause is unknown.
William TareltOn, prisoner in the
| County Jail at Kenton, hanged himself
with small rope cut from window
| pulley. lie had made several attempts
previously. His mind was un balanced.
| lie was in Jail for dlstu rbing a religious
meeting. His home was at Forest.
No prizes are to be played for hereafter
| by the leading ladies' card clubs in
Portsmouth. This is the result of an ag-
itatiol along that line in several of the
|
the valuable and pretty prizes were prom
| inent features of the meetings OF such
| clubs.
John Holt, a 5-year- old boy was buried
alive at Portsmouth by the. collapsing OF
the walls of sand pit. Luckily two i'm
mense pieces of hard clay protected hin
20 that, although he was covered by over
five feet OF sand, he was rescued alive
| but unconScio Within a half an hour
he had apparently recovered.
The Darke County Board of Visitors
mas reported to the State Board Of Chari
ties and Reforms that the most charitable
manner of regarding the Darke County
Jail is as a school for crime. There is nc
way of separating the old and young
prisoners, and the conditions are the very
worst possible throughout the building.
AT Ashville Mrs. Emma Wright, wife
of n. and w. Conductor William Wright
was lighting a gasoline stove when ar
undiscovered leak in the tank caused tht
blaze TO follow the pine TO the tank, ant
it exploded. very badly burning Mrs
Wright about The arms and setting fire Il
he house. The fire was extinguishet
without much damage.
John Cline, young sportsman Twin.
lear College Corners, shot and killed
large specimen OF the African pelican re-
Gently that measured feet 10 inches
from tip to tip of wings, and stand
about two feet high. The bird
bill is over 12 inches in length. This is
very rare species, and is the first one eve
seen in that locality.
Judge Ricks has filed an order in tn
United States Court at Toledo removin.
lhe Receiver of the Columbus, Lima ant
Milwaukee Railroad and turning tn,
property over to the control of tire com
pany. The Receiver, Frederick E. Ritt
man, filed report at the same time set
ting forth the fact that all indebtedness
IN the property had been paid.
The affairs of the First National BAN
of Lisbon look more promising than a
any time since its doors were closed.
is now definitely determined that th
shortage of Child, the missing Cashier
will not exceed $4,000. notwithstanding
he fact that week ago it was estimated
hat it would reach an amount doubi
that sum. Depositors will be paid i
tuli.
Rowland Steele died recently in Gal
.ipolis, where he has lived since the Civl
war. Steele was nearly leo years old
and was a slave before the war on
plantation in the Kanawha Valley, ne 1
Charleston, and Vas owned by Col. job
Clarkson. who is now living at Charles
lon, w. Va.
An examination OF the stomach o
Alice Gillian. at Oregonia, who die
suddenly, disclosed that she had take
strychnine. A note was found reading
John, | die because L love YOU" Sll
waa TO have been married to John Smltl
He called upon her and accused her
paying attention to other young men.
Superintendent John Parsons OF tn
Masonic Home in Springfield, has re
ceived remarkable picture. 1t is col
lection of the photographs of the Pa!
Masters of Ris ing sun Lodge No. Y {
Ashtabula for the past forty-four year
all of whom are now living. Nj. Dickin
son, first Grand Master and Oldest OF tf
group, is 81 years old.
Mrs. Mary Nutter of South Fror
street, Hamilton. attempted TO comm