The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-09-29

ulOutu bWO UOyS, dScl IL ID NcdIS,
who reside at West Liberty, in Logan
County. They are charged with burglar
Zing the POstofice at that place and
stealing lot of stamps.
Squire James Davis, prominent in
county politics for half century, died at
St. Clairsville, aged rs years, death re-
,ulting from grieving over the enlistment
)f his favorite grandson in one OF the reg
ments fighting in Cuba.
Campbell D. Gilfllan of Company i,
Seventh Ohio, who was taken to IrOntOn
from the hospital in Philadelphia, few
lays ago. has since died. lie was son
of S. G. Gilfillan, Secretary of the BelfOnt
iron Works Company of Ironton.
Olan Hutchinson of Summit County,
was arrested on charge of desertion. lie
enlisted in Battery A, Seventh Artillery,
March Is. The middle of July he de-
Ierted. He admits his guilt, and says he
eft because he was tired of army life.
Word has been received at Cardington
Of the death of Willis Struggles, son OF
Rev. Struggles, farmerly of Edison, who
lied in the hospital at Montauk Point of
Uphold fever. He was a member of the
Eighth o. V. l., and was Hospital
Ste ward.
Mrs. C. V. Hood of Portsr nth, was
brewing yeast when the kettle .plOded,
throwing the hot steam and bolilng wa
ter over her face and neck. Her right
eye was blinded and the left eye severely
injured. 1t is feared that its sight will
also be lost.
Jennie Walters, 10-year-old girl. liv-
.ng at New Carlisle, was killed there the
other day. The little girl was riding on
wagon loaded with wood and fell off,
he wheels passing over her body. crush
ng and mangling her so that she lived
but short time after the accident.
Gov. Bushnell has commuted the sem
ence of Lizzie Moore, senten ced from
Cuyahoga County in 1873 for five years
Tor pocket picking. BY the commutation
she was released Wednesday. The con-
iition of her communication is that she
cave the State at once and stay out.
A strange case of somnambulism was
! witnessed recently in GAINESVILLE. George
Henry McVeS, a student en- route from
Des Moines, Iowa, to Washington, ID. c.,
was in Pullman car, and at GAINESVILLE
Jumped off the train and ran quarter oil
mile up the track, and it was fifteen
minutes before he could be aroused. He
eft for Washington on train five hours
| ater.
BY mistake Mrs. Tally Thorn on OF
HicIsville, killed her infant child by
giving it morphine tablets intended for
her use. They looked like tablets con-
tanning subgaIlate of bismuth for the
baby The mother, when finding out il
was her fault, was stricken dumb with
grief, and for hours her death was ex-
pected. She is recovering slowly, but is
IN deliriOus condition.
Brown Township, Franklin County,
claims unique distinctiOn according to
member of the Election Board of the
county. Although it is one of the largest
and most prosperous townships in the
county, it has neither Il preacher, nor a
pauper, nor church, nor saloon, a
| .raveyard nor a store within its limits.
| The voting population is almost equally
| divided betweeL democrats and Repub-
| leans.
| Albert Arthurs, who lived near South
Portsmouth, was found dead in bed re-
Gently. lie was somewhat of an eccen.
trc genius, living all alone, having nc
companion except his dOy. The corpse
was discovered by a neighbor, who was
attracted by the strange actions of the
log, which would run to every passerby
and act as though wanting them to enter
he house. The dog heretofore would not
allow any one to approach it.
| A unique burglary was committed re-
| Gently in Delaware. Among the things
taken was a bath. The burglar first ell
tered the store of W. SehultZe, who runs
dyeing and cleaning establishment. In
| The rear of the room Mr.. Schultze has a
bathroom. The midnight visitor helped
himself to bath, and then fitted
himself out completely with a new as
;ortment of clothes, obtained from the
stock of Schulize. He went across the
street to the saloon OF Charles Schimpf,
and, breaking into that, helped himselfto
what money there was in the drawer.
| three boxes of cigars and an abundance
Of whisky.
The annual convention of the Central
| Ohio Teachers Association will he held
in Columbus November 4 and 5. The as
,Ocation embraces members from all the
counties in Central Ohio, and, in all
probability, 1000 will attend the conven-
! tion.
Rev. r. A. Baker, State President OF
| the Anti Saloon League, has stated thai
| he will shortly open a law and order de-
partment in Columbus, with Mr.. w. Il
| Wheeler of Cleveland, attorney in charge
1t Is his intention to prosecute all in
fractions of the liquor laws, no matter IN
what part of the State they may oc.
| cur.
Florence, the 12-year-Old daughter o:
| Mrs. Alexander Carmen died at East
| Liverpool of what physicians pronounce
hydrophobia. The child was bitten two
weeks ago by pet dog. Soon after the
animal displayed signs of rabies and wa
killed. The child was sick ten days ant
showed the ordinary signs OF hydropho'
bia before death.
Some days ago J. b. Glow & Sons
| Chicago, made proposition TO buiid
large manufacturing plant in Newcom
erStown if the people there would donats
| SIS, 900 toward the enterprise. The Glow.
proposed to erect large building and t.
employ some 2D0 men. The plant vii
cost $IO0, 900. The offer has been accept
ed and work will begin at once.
| Akron was struck by terrible storm
the other light that resulted in consider
able property loss. Near the Far
| Grounds the banks of the canal gav'
way, allowing a great volume of water T.
| rush across the tracks of the Valley Rail
road, washing it out badly and wreekins
several cars.
Work on the construction of the Day
ton, Springfield and Urbana Electric
Railway has begun at Springfield. WORT
will be commenced at the Dayton end II
few days, and abOut 500 men Will D.
employed. 1t will cost 100000 to equll
and construct the road. Cars are expect
ed to be running over the line as far
the Masonic Home in thirty days, and t.
! DAYTON in three months.