The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-11-17
Minor State Items.

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Virgil F. IIannum, prominent young
nan of Dayton, and Nina Miser were
married in Zanesville.
AT Bcllefontaine the IIennessey fOun-
Try was partially destroyed by fire, which
originated in some unknown manner.
A: BlOomviIe the harms Of J. w. Sny-
Ter, ii. G.. Og,ien and John Owens were
destroyed. anil the residences of Mrs.
Seipel and o. NJ. Holcomb.
AS the result of family quarrel James
| MCGOWAN of Marblehead, shot and seri-
| ,usly wounded his wife and then fired a
outlet into his head, killing himself in
;tantly.
AT Chllicothe the 12-year old son Of
Otis Harmon fell from haymOw, frac-
| uring his skull over the left ear for an
inch and half, and breaking both bones
Of his left arm.
The house of William Mustain, living
iear EcllefOn taine, was struck by light
ling and badly damaged. Mr.. Mu5tain's
wife ami daughter had remarkable es-
,apes from death.
Charles Koebel, whom the jurJ found
guilty of manslaughter at Kenton for
Killing Mack Lane last summer, has been
Ientenccd to twelve years in the Peni-
entiary by Judge Melhorn.
A deal has been closed at Toledo
Whereby B. FaurOt of Lima, purchased
l65, 900 worth OF Toledo real estate, which
t is ella lined will be used in connection
With railroad enterprise.
Officer Bargdell found colored male
;hild, 4 days old, in the rear of the Supe-
;ior Drill Works at Springfield. The
child was naked and was lying in the
mud. 1t was almost frozen to death.
The plant of the defunct Empire Mower
md Reaper Company Of Akron, has been
eascd by the American Cycle Company.
II will be remodeled and employment
will lie given to several hundred men.
The First National Bank of Flushing
las posted notices that it would receive
no more deposits, as it had been decided
10 quit business and go into liquid alton.
1t is understood that the bank has been
weak for some time.
A private dispatch received in Toledo
rom Camp Meade announces the death
If Corporal Isaac Logan, of Company II,
Tenth U. ". /. His remains will be sent
o his home in Toledo and will be buried
1t E.mOre.
Word has heen received of the death in
south America of Mr.. I. l.. GriSwold Of
Pain,sv For some years Mr.. Gris-
void has held the position Of Chief of the
Board of Public Works for the State of
Rio Janeiro, Argentine Republic.
Bellefontaine has voted on two propo-
.itions to issue bonds, one for $50, 900 for
city building and one for $l2, 900 for an
add nal school building. The first
proposition was lost-7l5 to 4I9. The
school building proposition carried-7l5
to AS.
During a storm at Grant, six miles
lorth OF KentOn, lightning struck the
lurses of 7. Brciden bach, tearing a coll
ar eff one horse, cutting an eight-inch
.ash in the other horses leg and pros
ralirg three men. The house of James
Perry was completely demolished, but
he inmates miraculously escaped with
)ut injury.
Cities must keep bridges over natural
ttreams and water courses within their
limits in repair or be prepared TO pay
1auiages for injuries received through
such neglect is the gist of the syllabus
handed down by the Supreme Court in
the case of the City of Piqua vs.. Laura
iiiest, minor, error to the Circuit Court
If Miami County.
At Tol edo robbers broke into the resi-
lence of George Leibuis and stole Mrs.
Lcibuis' valuable diamonds and jewclry.
shortly afterwartt Chief Rli:z arrested on
he street suspicious looking individ ual.
When searched at the station about half
Of the diamonds were found upOn him.
He gave the name of Charles Williams of
Chicago, and is supposed to be noted
.rOOk.
The young ladies at Buchtel College,
Akron, assisted by Prof. ii. V. Egbert,
taught a Pceping Tom in the halls of
hat institution. lie registered as Frank
Allen. He put up a desperate fight, but
he girls hung onto him until the patrol
wagon arrived. They have been an
loycd for months by some one looking
into the windows and over transoms at
light.
The infant daughter OF Mrs. r. T.
Nunz of LOrain, del from c1rbolic acid
administered by its mother. The baby
ltd been sick all night and the mother
secured a tottle containing as she sup
posed castor oil. The child was given~a
lose of the deadly acid and some min
ties afterward the mother discovered her
fatal error. but the child died before as
sistance arrived.
Edward Kershug, a Captain in tho
Fifth Heavy Artillery, United States, was
aiken TO the st. Francis Hospital, Co.
lumbus, with a hole in his skull. He
started to see the town, and fell in with
crowd of negroes, who sought to rob
h,r.- hean ntn,, tar tI,l1- hx,t
managed to beat off his assailants, six III
all. Cocaine" Johnson and Green Lvl,
are under arrest, and have been Identified
by Kershug.
Miss Mary F. Waite, dlugh'er of the
ATE Chief Justice Waite, was so badly
injured i'm collision on the Toledo,
Bowling Green and Fremont Electric
z ,ilroad a little over year ago that Ter
life was despaire1 of for several months.
She brought suit for $4,000 damages.
The case was settled out of court this
other day without the court docket show
ing record. From private sources il
was learned the company paid 5000 in
full settlement of the suit.
Pearl Wallace, clerk in the Postoffice at
Spring field, and son of ex-Postmaster
Wallace, is dead of blood poisoning. lie
was sick only two days. The blood POI
soning is supposed TO have come from ths
bruising of the thuiab of his right hand
at party in Day ton several weeks ago
At Findlay, Crest Alspach, aged %
years, accidentally shot himself while out
hunting with several companions. lie
was standing on stump watching for
rabbit to Jump up when his gun fell out
of his hand and was discharged by strik-
ing the stump. The entire load of shot
entered his left side, near the heart. He
died instantly.
Prof. III. c. King Chairman OF the
Faculty of Onerlin College, says that
Oherlin has not offered the Presidency to
Rev. John Henry Barrows of Chicago
Dr. Burrows visited Oberlin recently az
the invitation of several members of the
Board of Trustees. with a possible view
20 the Presidency of the college.
The woman in black who has been ter.
rorizing the residents of the Fifth Ward,
in Tiffin, by lurking in dark places and
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