The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-08-10
AROUND A BIG STATE.
ITEMS OF LATE
OHIO NEWS.
What Our Fcighbors Arc Doing-Mattsrs
of General and Local Intsrsst-Mar-
riages and Deaths ha-Accidents and Grimes
III hinor State Items,

i4ic''ioho Ioi many ytliS-
John PatterSon's son Glenn. aged s.
years, was drowned in the Muskingum
at McConnelsville while bathing.
Mervin Parks, aged u years suicided at
Fremont by hanging himself in carriage
| shed. Ill health is supposed to be the
| cause.
Mrs. George Hobart, one of the old pio-
neers of Medina, died recently at her home
at the age of II years.
At Upper Sandusky the United States
Novelty Company's plant was entirely de-
stroyed by fire. The loss is $1,000, with
$1,000 insurance.
The Steeple of st. Mary's Church of Ma
rietta, was struck by lightning, the second
time in few weeks, and will probably
have TO be rebuilt
James Hawkins, dairyman. aged IS,
was struck by Maumee Valley electric
| car near Miami and fatally injured. His
home is at Maumee.
Frank Jennison. a teamster was found
dying at the side of the Cleveland and
Painesville suburban tracks at Painesville
He was hit by a car.
Seymour IIaller, 12- -year-old boy, dis
covered burglar in the residence of Milton
Gunsaules, at Akron. He attacked the
thief with chair, and drove him out of the
house.
LOran County is the first to settle with
the State for the June collection of property
taxes this year. The county paid into the
State Treasury on this settlement the sum
of $l6.09S.
Sheriff Bokart of Lima, went to Akron
and arrested W. H.. Reynolds on the charge
of embezzlement While the Sheriff was
purchasing ticket his prisoner es
capped. He has not been recaptured.
Mr.. L. T. Johnson. the well-known
steambOatman. and his wife and child
were thrown from their carriage at Iron
ton. Mrs. Johnson had her collar bone
broken and was rendered unconscious.
Paul, the 15-year old son of Joseph Leh
man of Attica. was drowned while bathing
in stream. The boy was in swimming
with companion, and was seized with
cramps and sank before aid reached him.
Mrs. Mary French, widow 20 years of
age, died in her home in CuyahOga Falls.
Coroner Leberman was called. In making
an examination of the house he found pa
pers showing that Mrs. French was the
daughter of Oliver Dewey of Vermont, an
cestOr of Admiral Dewey.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. III. Rentinger and Mr..
and Mrs. Charles krck are very ill at Chill
licothe as the result of pt0mane poison
ing. The poison came from the milk which
the family was using. and has been very
serious in its results, although all of those
affected are now out of danger.
Lucy Dye of Marietta, yo'tlg lady af-
ticted with somnambulsm, arose in her
sleep aud walked into the Ohio River. She
was seen and followed by Tumis McSwee-
ney, who rescued her. The cold bath did
not waken her, and sh. did not regain con-
sciousneSs until after being taken from the
water.
A tloater was found in the Ohio River
opposite Vevay Island. He was man
about 10 years of age, five feet eight inches
high, gray hair and whiskers, heavy build,
had on dark coat and pants, heavy under
wear, white shirt, feet bare and had $1.05 in
money. The body had not been long in
the water
The Toledo Traction Company is build
ing new style of motor car at its shops in
Toledo for the promotion of the compressed
air system of lOcOmOtion. When COM
pleted the company will give the car a
thorough test, and if it proves satisfactory,
as claimed for it, the company will substi-
tute compressed air for electricity.
During an ice cream supper at Blue |
Greek, near West Union, a lot of fireworks |
were being shot off. John Lauderback, a |
young farmer, was hit with a Roman can |
die ball, which set fire to his cellulOid col |
lar, burning it from his neck and setting |
fire to his clothing. He was seriously |
burned and is in a precariOuS condition.
Ed Gibson had a narrow escape from a |
horrible death at Bucyrus. He went out |
to feed a sow and her pigs and in throwing |
out some feed he struck one of the pigs. |
The sow at once rushed upon him, throw
ing him down and chewing his face, neck |
and arm, his arm being laeerated from |
shoulder to wrist. His cries for help |
brought assistance jus in time.
Irwin Jones of Akron, met death in pc
culiar manner while seeking shelter from |
a storm. With two other boys he crawled |
into sandbank. The rain loOsened the |
gravel and it fell OH them. Jones was
struck on the neck by large bOwlder and
buried in the sand. The others
to keep their heads above the
earth. When dug out Jones was dead,
probably having been instantly killed by
tho rock He was ~ yaarS of aUa
Ludolf Arens, son of wealthy German
Count, has just reached Upper Sandusky
and is the guest of eX-Consul to Moscow,
DR.. A. Billhardt, for the purpose of learn
ing the English language from the masses.
Herr Arens will also learn how the Amer
lean farmer tilS the soil and harvestS the
crops with Samuel Bowman, an influential
WyandOt County agriculturiSt. He vii!
get no salary. He already has purchases
the regulation outfit and will east aside his
dress suit and other paraphernalia of the
millionaire for that of the dollar a day
and board wOrkmen.
Robert Miller, a farmer residing near
attempted suicide by setting
fire to his bed and cutting his throat. The
sight of the blood and the cracking of the
lames revived him to his senses, and he
called to the members of the household. He
will recover.
Mrs. Albert ThOrneburg, while at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. f. NJ. Glass,
near jamestown, met with injuries which
will probably prove fatal. While out in
he orchard hog attacked her in a vicious
manner, and as the lady is about SO years
Of age and quite inIirm, she was unable to
lefend herself.
Capt. John Nj. Latimer, an Old veteran
IF the Civil War, a member of the One
Hundred and First Ohio Volunteer Infan-
ry, died recently at his home in NOrwalk,
after long and painful illness. He served
six years as Sheriff of Huron County. Be-
ng helpless invalid he drew pension OF
SI2 month.
Miss Della McHenry, laundress, en-
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