The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-03-24
Minor State Items.

fects of swallowing lye.
At Urbana, Calvin Lee, colOred, aged
10 years, was instantly killed by being
run over by loaded wood wagon.
Mrs. Alice Stouder, wife OF Batavia
farmer, was gored by a vicious COW. Mrs.
Siouder is in a very dangerous condition.
Miss Kate McManus, aged II years, OF
Upper Sandusky, took carbol1c ACID TO
quiet an aching tooth and died few mo-
ments after.
Charles Nudge, travelling salesman OF
Homer, ILL.,, and Miss Eessie johnson,
daughter of Hon. Ely johnson of Elyri9,
were married recently.
Henry Still, section foreman on the
Panhandle Railroad. was hit by an east
bound passenger train at Bloomfield Sta
ton and fatally injured.
Mrs. John Hunt, residing near Mel
more, fell a week ago and struck her ell
bow on rusty hinge. Blood poisoning
ensued and caused her death.
Gen. j. A. Dicus of Springfield, has re-
signed as Department Commander of the
| Ohio U. V. U. J. E. Tanneyhill OF
| Akron, will probably succeed him.
Col. F. S. Andrews has purchased the
| Marvin Hotel Building at Findlay for
consideration of $50, ,00O. He has been the
| landlord of the hotel for three years.
Thomas Warrington, Lake Shore
brakeman, was killed by cars at Asbta-
bula. He was the third brother in the
family to meet like fate. He leaves
| family.
| Charles Brennan, Panhandle brake
man ,hged 90 years, whose home was in
| Urbana, fell under an engine at Cable
and received such injuries that he died
| few hours later.
Walter Ertell, living near Co=addale,
while loading double barreled shotgun,
accidentally discharged it, shooting HIM
| self in the left hand and i!Iflcting seri-
Gus scalp wound.
Daniel Wertman was found dead under
a tree in the Jameson woods, south OF
Ashland. He had been cutting wood
alone, and the tree fell the wrong way,
his neck being broken.
At Lorain. Harry Buckley and two other
boys attempted to cross The river in boat
when it filed with water in midStream
and sank beneath them. Bickley's con-
panions were rescued, but he was
drowned.
Mrs. Conrad Bell of Rush Run, aged As
years, was struck by Cleveland and
Pittsburgh train, and died:in two hours.
She was the mother OF nine children. Her
stepson was killed on the railroad at
Mingo two years ago.
At Upper Sandusky, Mrs. John Burk-
hardt was bitten on the hand by rat
two weeks ago. Nothing was thought of
it at the time, but it is now so swollen
that physicians think blood poisoning has
set in and that it will cause her death.
The recent finding of gold on Millereek,
seven miles east OF Marysviile, is ocea-
sionirg considerable excitement in the
village of Ostrander. Several small mug
gets have been picked up. Ostrander
citizens are looking forth for a big boom
this summer.
Mode Elliott of Buena Vista, we'll
known saw-mll man, was in his Office
reading by the Light of lamp. When
through reading he blew down the CHM
ney to put out the flame. The gas in the
lamp exploded, burning him severely in
the face and eyes.
a new postoffice has been established
in Delaware County, located about half
way between Ostrander and Magnetic
Springs, close to the Union County line.
The name of the new postoffice is Lybrand,
in honor of Captain Ly brand, through
whose influence it was established.
Mrs. Elizabeth Schneider of Akron, is
raving maniac as aresult of the Johns
town flood. Many of her friends were
drowned at the time. and she has brooded
over it to such an extent that she was re-
Gently taken TO the asy lum at Newburg.
She talks of the catastrophe all the time.
Gov Bushnell has taken the prelimi-
nary steps to request the United States
Government to name one of the battle
ships to be acquired "The Ohio" Re-
Gently he telegraphed Senator Foraker
asking the steps necessary TO bring that
about, and he received the suggestion
that it might be we'll for the Legislature
to memorabilia the Secretary of the Navy
asking that this be done. The Senate
adopted resolution offered by Mr.. Car
penter requesting the Secretary OF the
Navy to give one of the new battle ships
.'the name of our beloved State" and re-
ouesting Ohio Senators and Representa-
: tives to use their influence to have the
battle ship so named. The House, by
unanimous vote, adopted Senator Car
penter's joint resolution.
4 dog saved the lives of Michael Nc
Neil and family at Hudson, near Akron.
, He was awakened by the dog jumping on
! his bed. The house was full OF tiames-
They had just time to escape before the
roof fell in. They saved only their night
; clothes. The loss is 81 100.
Judge Barber reversed the findings of
Judge Cooper's court, which convicted
Henry f. Marvin, OF the Toledo drug
firm of Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, of
selling Mrs. Winslow's soothing syrup
, without having attached thereto the pre-
= | scribed "poison label' of the State. This
3 was test case under Ohio's dairy and
food laws.
The motion for new trial in the case
. of James Patton, convicted of murder in
. the second degree for the killing OF Nern
+, Davis, was overruled in the Common
Pleas Court at Circlevile and the prison
:. sentenced to Imprisonment for life. Exc
= cution of the sentence was suspended to
await action of the Circuit Court.
Gov. Bushnell has appointed j. o. Me-
e Manus to fill the Office of Probate Judge
= of Adams County to fill the vacancy
e caused by the Judgment of custer against
: J. W. Mason. Mason, who is Demo-
. crat, was removed from office because, it
. was claimed he had violated the Garfield
: law. Mr.. McManus was the Republican
a candidate for Sheriff at the last election,
and was defeated.
Harry Weatherhead, a young married
! man of Woodstock, was arrested for
: forgery lie asked to be allowed to change
his clothes aud slipped into another room,
where he secured revolver. He then
defied the officer, but was left alone to see
y if he would not cool down. A shot was
soon heard. Entering the room the family
:, and officer found the young man had
placed the muzzle of the weapon behind
d his right ear and sent bullet through his
e brain.
$ In the same locality, in Eastern Nor
k gan County, Mrs. Hiel ID. Miller of Ru-
y raldale, was found dead in bed and Mrs.
k William Campbell OF Bristol Township,
i was discovered living dead in her door
| yard. Both died of heart disease.