The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-04-07
Minor State Items.

recruiting station IN Cleveland.
John Amltulz was found dead on the
premises of A. Bovine, at MI. Eaton, with
his skull crushed. Four play BIS sus-
pected.
Charles Lilick, aged II years, of West
Lebanon, was playing with a can of pow
der. which exploded, tearing his eye
from its socket.
A proposition to build a new court
house for Preble County will be submit
ted to the voters at the coming election.
The estimated cost is placed at S125, 900.
Thomas Schilder. one of the oldest grO-
cerymen in Chillicoihc, has assigned. His
property is worth $500. The liabilities
will amount to considerable more than
the assets.
Mrs. Ella Taylor, aged "a years, of Ma
rion, was taken to the Columbus asylum.
She had become demented through over =
work TO keep her fatherless children from
starving.
Ira BailuS, who has been on trial at
Toledo for murder committed in brawl,
has been sentenced to the Penitentary
for life. A motion for new trial was
overruled.
Moses Wolff, youngest member of the
firm of William Wolff e Co., clOthierS, OF
PomerOy, fell from johnboat into the
Ohio River and was drowned. His body
was recovered.
A party of sight-seers who were look
ing at the destIuc made by the over
flow of Big Twin Creek at Germantown,
discovered human skeleton that had
been washed out.
A steam boiler on the farm of John
Gott, near Fernwood, exploded, fatally
in turing William Gott, who had his skull
fractured. Joseph Gott had his arm
cIoken in two'places.
At Circlevile the Mrs. Elizabeth Shull
Jury returned verdict OF guilty. She
was charged with throwing concentrated
ye into the faces of Mrs. Annie Wheeler
and her infant daughter.
Fred j. Birmeiin, an employe of the
Aultman &c Taylor Company of Mans
field, was fatally injured by an iron cyl
inder in the boiler shop falling on him.
lie has a wife and seven children.
Zach Daugherty, aged so, an eccentric
wealthy bachelor of Bellefontaine, who
has been threatening his sister, sister-in-
law and the kaylOr family, was pro-
nounced insane in the Probate Court.
Jacob Keener, farmer, unmarried, 35
years old, residing three miles from Ma
rion, in attempting 10 get on moving
passenger train on the Big Four Railroad,
fell under the wheels and was crushed to
ieath.
Seventeen-year- old Charles MOntee of
Little SanduSky, was reprimanded ny his
father for breaking a pair of Singletrees.
He walked out TO the burn and attempted
10 hang himself, but was discovered be-
lore death ensued. He will recover.
1t is said that Mrs. John B!ayney of
Bellefontaine, whose husband has just
commenced TO serve a three-years' sem
tence in the Penltentiary for burglary,
will, with her two children, 90 to ireland,
possibly never to return to America.
Bids have been received at Akron for
the city electric lighting. The Walsh
Company and the Akron Street Railway
and Illuminating Company competed, the
former winning. 1t will also secure a
street railway franchise offering Scent
fares.
Coroner IIease of Clermont County,
went to Milford and took possession Of
The plant of the Milford Tannery Com
pany in replevin suit of Lulu Brown
against Sheriff Buvinger. There has
been a great amount of litigation about
the plant.
Mrs. Maggie Roberts, an insane wOm-
an, and Mrs. Lambert. of Belle Center,
stopped at the Hotel Logan, Bellefon-
taine. Upon retiring the latter says she
blew out tile gas. The women were
found unconscious. They were resuscl-
tated with difficulty.
Jesse Allshouse. aged 35 years, met
death in singular manner in Lowell
vile. While walking along the railroad
track he fell through culvert, struck his
head and became unconscious. Before
assistance reached him he was drowned
in water three inches deep.
George II. and Turner Mcdonald, farm
ers and extensive stock dealers Lear VIM
chester, and well known about the stock
ySirds in Cincinnati, have filed deed OF
assignment to Attorney Z. A. Mcbride.
Liabilities are placed at 81 $40; assets
about half that amount.
John Hanna met with death almost in
stantly while working in the coal mine at
The Markle Fire Clay Works at Jeddo.
After making heavy shot he started &c
work again, when large rock iOosened
ty the shot fell, crushing his skull. lie
only uttered several means before dying
The new Whiteley Manufacturing Com
rany OF Springfield, which purchased the
old Amos WhIielcy Company, have pu
250 men at work, and more will be added
as soon as material can be secured. They
have an order to furnish the Government
with 90, 600 tons of Cellulose for packing
war vessels.
John Lust, who lives a dozen mile:
northeast of Upper Sandusky, felt sick.
ening sensation. He called in The family
doctor and needle was removed from
his body which he recalled had beer
swallowed twenty five years ago. 1t wa:
blackened with age and the action o
acids of the body.
At Bellefontaine, Samuel CreyiSon, who
was struck in front of the POstotfice 10y
George Farmer, a railroad labOrer, il
dead. Physicians say Creviston diet
from broken arbital plate, but say il
might have been from either the tlOv ~
conclusion resulting from his fall
Farmer, who is heart broken, will prova
bly, be tried for manslaught.
Mrs. Ruth Cope, the oldest person il
Harrison County, died few days ago a
her home near Cad.Z, of pneumonia, il
her 9Sth year, having been born with tht
century, on January l, 1871 Her only
children, three sons, survive her, and arr
upward of 70 years of age.
Rev. Edward II. GeivIn, pastor of the
| Presby yterian Church of GallipOlis, ere
ated sensation among his congregation
| by administering severe rebuke I,
them and then resigning. Rev. Gelvin':
reason for resigning was lack OF fnancia
support from the congregation. Rev
| Gelvin is one of the youngest ministers o
the State.
| Judgments aggregating $101, 900 wer,
taken against the Schumacher Gymna
SUM at Akron. The stock holders will al
be required to pay an assessment equal t,
their stock subscription in order TO pay
| the same.
AT ChillicOthe the 4-year- old daughte
of David Payne is lying at the point o
death as the result of an injury inflicted
| /,