The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-09-28
NEWS OF OUR OHIO.
OCCURRENCES DURING THE
PAST WEEK.
An Interesting Summary of tho More Inn
portant DoIngs of Our Neighbors-Wod-
dings and Deaths Crimes. Casualties and
General Buckeye News Notes.
Minor State Items.


hundred dollars in money and watches.
Richard Cox. after all unexplained alb !
sence Of fifteen years. has returned To Gel- |
low Springs and his family whom he de- |
serted.
The total receipts OF the State Fair this
year reached 81, ,59i.l2, an amount exceed
ed only by the fairs of 1882, 1888 and 1895.
The total is from all sources.
Martin Eidenmiller. who was member
of the State Legislature from 1895 to 1889,
died recently of heart disease at his home
in Vandalia, aged 6S years.
Alex Reid Of FindIay, has applied for di-
vorce, alleging cruelty. They were mar
ried first in 1876, divorced in 1888, married
again in 1885, and in 1856 they separated.
Will Raymond of Martel, slipped an
banana peeling and fell, striking his head
on the pavement. His skull was fractured
from top to base, and he will probably not
recover.
Henry Williams, a young married man
Of Martinsvile, was arrested by Constable
Joseph Price on IA charge of burglary. he
waived examination and was placed in jail
IN default of bond.
Every union tailor in Toledo went out on
a strike the other day except four in one
shop. The men are making fight for an
increase in the price of piete work,
amounting to % per cent.
D. B. Henderson of Upper Sandusky,
while attending the G.. A. r. Encampment
at Philadelphia, met a brother whom he
had not seen for thirty years. The re-
1nion occurred while marching in the pa
radc.
Detective Abe Kleeman of Columbus,
one of two officers shot in arreSting Chas.
DumOnt in FlytOwn, and whom they
killed, has since died from blood poison
| ing Patrolman CASTOR, the other officer
| who was wounded, will recover.
The Pennsylvania Foundry and Manu-
nfacturing Company of Pittsburgh, was re-
organized in Akron with capital stock of
100000 1t purchased the plant of the
Buell. Manufacturing Company in South
Akron and will Immediately remove its
works from Pittsburgh to Akron,
At a meeting in Springfield of the Mary
| Ball heirs, who claim land in Phladel-
phia valued at S25,000,000, the Executive
Committee was authorized to collect the
money claimed. Suit will probably be en-
| tered at once in the courts of Philadelphia
TO recover possession of the land.
f. II. Darby. Sup, .intendent of the State
Children's Home Society, Columbus, has
made report to the State Board of Chari-
Ties in which he says that he has applica-
cations for eighty children of different
ages. for whom good people have homes.
Sixteen boys and fifty-four girls are
wanted.
For an hour Mrs. Emil Pouchet of Akron
waded up and down in the cold waters of
the Little CuyahOga River searching for
:he body of her 3-year-Old son, who had
wandered away from his home and fallen
from the river bank. Friends who came to
he woman's aid found the body. The
mother is crazed with grief.
All the currency of the First National
Bank of Bridgeport something like $50, 600,
was at the mercy of burglars all one night
recently, by reason of the time lock ma
.hinery getting out of order and throwing
.he door open after banking hours and
without the knowledge of the officials,
The bank closed itself again and experts
we're sent for.
Rev. Paul Cumberland, a colored Bap-
list evangelist from Sidney, in an impaS-
stoned address at colOred camp meeting
1t Walnut Grove near Bellefontaine, said:
Il will die tonight. Something tells
ne so. But before dying want you all to
.epent,'' He was found the, following
morning stiff and cold in his bed, dead Of
heart disease.
Miss Mamie MenrOd. aged 20, of Chilli
cothe, was disfgured for life and perhaps
atally injured in gasoline explosion, and
ner mother and brother were badly burned
The explosion filled the room with sheet
Of flame. and the girl saved herself from
instant death by creeping into cupboard
Tier hands and portions of her face were
burned to a crisp.
The resignation of Mayor LiSles Oi
Lakeyiew, is creating great excitement IL
that place The Council refused to accep
ais resignation and he refuses to perform
lis official duties. One cause he gives fol
, his action is that no place was provided fol
: holding court except his own residence
and the crowds which gathered expectOr-
ited on the carpet and demolished the fur
liture.
William Sanderson, aged IS years, em
plOyed as "a Cleveland ~ Marietta brake
man. fell between two ears at Cleveland
, -eceiving injuries which resulted in hi
death two hours laier. Sanderson was
, soldier in the Spanish American war, be
longing to Troop 4. First Ohio NOluntee
| Cavalry. The fall from the top of the ca
broke his neck, all the ribs on the left sid
. and his left leg.
+ A fOur-horse team carrying people iron
5 The Smyrna Fair, ran away down steel
r nill, crashing into buggy containing
a Mrs James Morris and two children. HI
: buggy was upset and the occupants throw
a under the runaway team. The mother wa
: almost instantly killed and both childrel
we're seriously injured. Fifteen people Il
he wagon were slightly hurt by the sud
, len stopping of the rig.
. At Steubenville Miss Annie Martin wa
fatally cut in the abdomen by Georg
, Hunt, her lover, who was jealous. Th
+ yOung woman walked flve squares ate
n she had been cut, and finally sank dow
!. from loss of blood. Hunt, who is a print
q er, was arrested.
BY statements made to the Streets Com
mittee of the Council of Toledo by Assist
ant City Solicitor Northrup and City Civi
Engineer Brown. the assessment for ever
contract for street paving let this year wi
probably be invalidated and the COS
:. brown back upon the city. The situatio
- mas caused CONSERVATION in the Council.
~ Frank and Charles Molar were arreste
f at Massillon for burglary. They are sus
s. pectcd of having entered several stores re
i Gently. Both were employed at the SailC
d Hotel, and much stolen goods were foun
$ in their room. They pleaded guilty Th
II Molars are aged Ii and II, and cam
% from Steubenville three months ago.
e. Charles Sloan and Nickson, wei
e. known young men of Bellefontaine. wei
~ | raciD,, in tbair buppips nut Of RpIla Ger