The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-03-17
Minor State Items.

Minor State Items.
Henry Miller, carBnn'er, was killed
by an Ohio Southern c:ight Train at the
Spring street crossing IN Springfield.
Mrs. Lake Clear of Eaton, was fright
fully burned by an explosion caused from
starting fire with coal oil. She cannot
live.
j. P. Haskins, aged 81 years, we'll
known farmer of near GallipOlis, CON-
mitted suicide by hanging himself in his
barn.
John Furry, a boilermaker, was fatally
scalded while at work inside z boiler at
the Detroit and Lima Northern SHOPS,
Lima.
Gus Ross, aged q years. son of Dillon
Ross of Blan nchester, attempted to get off
a freight train and was killed, both legs
being cut off.
jesse Evans, aged 10 years, accidental
ly discharged revolver, the bullet pass
ing through his left hand and grazing the
arm of his mother.
David Michael, aged 81 years, residence
Lawrenceville, was found dead in the
woods near his home. He was chOpping
John Frey and William Bruce of Sid
ney, have started for the Alaska gold
fields. They go to the Sunrise district,
along the coast at the head of Cooks In
let
John DAVIS, aged 16 years, was killed in
the southern part of Licking County by
tree which he was cutting falling down.
The tree split, and half of it fell on Da-
Wis.
The J.. E. & W. Depok and United
States Express Offic, at Mt. Cory, twelve
miles west of Findlay, we're robbed of
about 500. The job was done by three
men.
At Akron Mary l.. Shiplar has suet
Saloonist Peter w. Plahpert for $4,000
damages because she alleges he sold her
husband liquor when his name was on
the blacklist.
Ethel Neff, a young lady of Crestline,
has entered suit against the Big Four
Railroad for damages in the sum OF $780,
600 for the loss of leg. having been run
over by locomotive
Henry Plummer, prominent farmer.
and SON. in-law OF ex- County Commis-
sioner j. ii. Crissman of Winchester, was
probably fatally injured by large log
which rolled over him.
William Lucker, an employe of the Sid
ney Hollowware Company at Sidney, WAS
caugh in a rattling machine and his jaw
bone AMI three ribs were broken. lie
was also hurt internally.
John Welch, fireman in the employ of
the Union steel Company OF YOunCs-
town, fell twenty feet, breaking his back
at the twelfth dorsal vertebra. He can
not live. He has a wife and three chill
dren.
At the annual meeting Of Oberlin Col
lege Trustees recently nothing definite
was done regarding new president.
The English course in the Theological
Seminary was discontinued on account OF
lack of funds.
A jury in the Common Pleas Court at
Elyria has rendered verdict of S., $40 in
favor of Charles Hudson against The Big
Four Railroad Company. In 1895 Hut-
son was employed as brakeman for tie
company, and was injured in wreck.
The Government has placed large or
| der for coal with the Ehrhart Ceal COM
pany, two miles south of Uhriehsyllle.
The order is for 1000 tons per week for en-
indefinite time, the largest amount of coal
that has ever been shipped from Urichs-
| vile.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Blakely OF CO.
lumtus. who for eighteen years had
mourned their son James as deaG, have
received letter from him at Anaconda,
Mont, in which he SAYS he has been en-
gagged in mining for many years, and has
| m" de and lost severa fortunes.
| Lieut.. William A. Cavis, prominent
citizen and soldier of the late rebellion,
died at Marysville few days ago from
lepileptIe fits caused by a gunshOt wound
| in the head received during the war. He
was First Lieutenant of Company Z,
Sixly-sixth o. V. l., and served four
years.
| Roy Deerwester, the boy burenrOOf
Rushslyvania, who pleaded not guilty 10
the charge of burglary and larceny,
changed his plea 10 guilty, and was given
a:senlence in the Boys Industrial School
at Lancaster. Although but IA years OF
age he did not appear to be distressed
over his sentence.
Mrs. Charles w. Scott, wife of farmer
east of Winchester, was bitten in a terri
BILE manner by a large brood SOW. The
i
was returning from the stable with a
bucket Of milk. The flesh was lacprated
and her dress almost torn to shreds. A
physician cauterized the wound.
| The necessary number of creditors of
the Buckeye Chair Company at Ravenna
having consented Assignee /. T. Siddail
has started the employees of the factory to
work turning out chairs. c. G. Bentley
/ iv, oh of hn v,ta
There are several thousand dollars worth
of orders on the books, and they will be
| filled.
Disappointed in love and immeasurably
| discouraged Miss Edna COtter, a beauti-
full 17-year- old maiden of near ROxfOrd,
took paris green and died. Owing TO
Miss Cotter's social position in the neigh
bOrhood the case is pathetic one. She
was an orphan girl and made her home
with her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Skeel. For the past two years
she has been keeping company with
Charles Scott, the son of farmer living
near Dennison, and it is on his account
she committed the act. After she bad re-
tired for the night she was heard to be
coughing and vomiting. Shortly after
ward her aunt went to her bedroom and
found her corpse.
Morgan County is mistaken in claiming
the only Children'S Home in Ohio in ex-
elusive charge of lady. Mrs. Mary c.
Smith has been superintendent and
matron of the Scioto County Children's
Home for eight years, and it always has
been under the entire direction of lady
ever since its origin, in 1874.
The body of Jacob Kraiss, farmer, was
found in a barn at New Milford. The
head was almost severed from the body,
and at his side lay razor. 1t is sup
posed that Kraiss committed suicide. No
reason is given. Three years ago one OF
his sisters killed herself, and year ago
his brother committed suicide.
Three OctOgenarians have died in Me-
dina County in the last few days. Sam
uel Ware, aged 81. never recovered from
an attack of whoOping cough, which he
had ten years ago, and passed away at
Whittlesey. Mrs. Sarah Gest, aged 81,
received fatal stroke of paralysis a;
Montvile. Mrs. Arvilla Taylor, aged So,
died at Litchtield.