The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-09-22
Minor State Items.

VIC N-'tot-
Isaac Collier of Rare .n, a blind man,
has been lodged in the county jul,
charged with criminally assauting Araie
Vletsch, aged IL years.
f. c. Dietz of Zanezyille, has been
elected Canal Super intendent by the Sta.e
Board of Public Works, in place Of
William Hahn, deceased.
The postoffice at Gilbos, Putnam
County, was burglarized of abous SD in
stamps, book of money order blanks
aud the postmaster's stamp.
The Board of Directors of the |. O. OF.
State Home met at Columbus and changed
he dat- OF the formal opening If the
home from October 9 TO Oeloter u
Grant Phyllis of Portsmouth, a book
keeper and wheelman, was struck and
run over by heavy. railroad transfer
wagon, receiving injuries that may prove
fatal.
The East Liverpool Pottery Company's
plant was partially destroyed by fire.
Damage by fire and water amounted to
$4,000, fully insured. 1t will be rebuilt
at once.
At Firdlay, Burr Slagel became vio-
iently insane and attempted 10 kill his
wife and child with corn cutter. lie
was captured and will be taken to the
Toledo Asylum.
Mrs. g. IL. IIobson, wife of travelling
man from Chicago, is ,nysteriously miss
ing from Warren. She went there re-
Gently with her hus band, and few days
ago disappeared.
Internal Revenue Collector John c.
EDtrekin of Chillieotha, has decided that
all orders and warrants drawn on the
Treasurer of the lodge Of Odd Fellows
Dr. other secret societies require a 2-cent
stamp.
At meeting of the Ball heirs in
Springfield, by-laws were adopted and
sufficient funds subscribed TO retain eOun-
,el in Philadelphia to take primary legal
steps to establish claims Of these heirs TO
the Hope farm.
A suit has been filed in the Scioto Coun-
" Courts TO set aside the will of the late
John d. Feurt, who was one of the
wealthiest farmers in SciotO County. He
bequeathed his entire estate to his son,
viii o. Feurt.
Charles d. Helmhold of Columbus, the
owest bidder in the recent,cOmpetition to
furnish paper to the State for the coming
Tear, threatens mandamus suit against
he State to compel the ratification of the
contract with him.
Frank JamisOn, a wealthy farmer near
Washington G. H., while tearing away
lis old dwelling house, preparatory to
building new one, has Just recovered z
penny, dated 1888 which he remembers
having dropped into the wall sixty years
ago.
Word has come to Georgetown Of the
sudden death by suffOcatiOn of Ezra Bar
ser, well-known citizen and old SOL
tier, living north of that city few miles.
He was killed by going down into we'll
which was being dug on his place, being
overcome by accumulated gas.
Mrs. N. E. Waggoner of Kansas,
stopped at the Cambridge House in Lima,
IN her way to town near there. She
blew out the gas, and was discovered in
IN unconscious condition by the night
clerk, who broke into the room. She was
a critical condition, but will recover.
Gearge Lewry of Akron, was told re-
,ently by his physiciaa that he had not
more than two weeks to live. The other
morning his daughter went TO his room to
call him. She found her father hanging
tTUul d IOD0 dttdCucu ~ uOOhs IIC lldQ
,een dead several hours. The suicide
was a deliberate one. He was 20 years
Did and had consumption.
Several weeks ago Harmon Brown,
me of the pioneer residents of Wyandot
County, died. The people accepted the
tact that he was quite wealthy SO far as
anded estates go, but not otherwise. His
wife and son were appointed admins
rators of the estate, and in searching his
ate residence in Upper Sandusky for
will have turned up $1,000 in money Sc
,reted in various places. 1t is related OF
he deceased that he wore the same hat
or thirty years.
George Baumgardner, employed as a
Ool-dresser in the oil-field, near Lima,
net with a frightfCl accident on the
Yoakum. A well was being drilled and
he tools were being lowered into the
lole, when Baumgardner was caught in
he slack rope and drawn into the air
lbout twenty-five feet, when he was re-
eased by the slack being taken up and
ell to the floor of the derrick. 1t is
.hought his I'M juries are of fatal nature.
Tie lives at CriderSville.
Mrs. Mary II. Smith of Urbana, widow
,f the late bon. Joseph p. Smith, died at
Ter home very suddenly recently. AS
'esult of the intimate personal relations
Existing between President Mckinley
md MIR. Smith the President appointed
Mrs. Smith Postmistress of Urbana. She
assumed the duties of the Office on June .,
lEd has given the position her close per-
Ional attention. Sue leaves seven small
children, the youngest not being year
Did. Her sudden and unexpected death
has caused profound sorrow in that city.
Grover Hug hes, 13-year-old 10y, son
,f William Hughes, prominent farmer
at Wakefield, and nephew of Hon. John
r. Hughes OF Portsmouth, was fatally
,hot by Hut Hawkins. Hawkins was
spending the day at Henry Martins, and
both men, becoming somewhat intOxi-
Gated, went out into the yard TO shoot at
mark. A large crowd was attracted.
Hawkins suddenly fired at random, the
shot striking young Hughes, shattering
his spine. Hughes is still alive, but re-
! ,oyery is impossible. Hawkins claims 1t
was an accident, and has not yet been ar
:ested.
DIR. Alexander Shaw, the noted ply
,ician and recuse, died near Quincy,
from the effects of terrible burns received
oy falling into an Onen Fireplace. He
was native of England, 81 years of age.
and had lived over sixty years in the
cabin where he died, although he was
very wealthy.
Charles Freeman, well-known drug
yist, has disappeared from his home in
| Columbus, and his friends have been un-
able to hear from him. 1t is supposed
:hat he left because of despondency, as
ne recently lost $4,000 IN real estate
ieal. His friends believe that he has
| gone to Cincinnati.
A sanitary crematory company OF Find
| FAY has shipped from that city the cast
| ings and other material for crematory
| 10 be erected at Santiago de Cuba under
contract with the United States Govern
ment The company expects the co"
tract for twelve more erematories tfbest
erected at different army posts. q,
DIR. c. c. Probst of the State Rnatter
Health, has received many inquil1 vour-
the possibility of bringing he
Cuba the bodies of soldiers a& best