The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-11-23
Minor State Itena.


William Allen, aged 35. was drowned in
Summit Lake, near Akron. The body has
not been recovered.
Thomas Kay. a stonemaSOn o. Kent, 81
years. old, was killed by east bound pas
senger train No. II, three miles west of
town.
j. b. Bombarger, who fell from scaf-
fold while working on the new Methodist
Church at Mt. Gilead, has sued for 81 900
damages.
The health authorities have found seven
new cases of smallpox at Niles, ten miles
from Youngstown. A quarantine was es-
tablished
Grace, aged 2, daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Stephen Hartman of Akron, was burned
TO death. Her clothes caught fire from an
open CRATE.
At Marysyille Emanuel Shopper, the IL
year-od son of Jacob Shopper. pleaded
guilty to a charge of larceny and was SEN
fenced to the Industrial School
At Titfin George Lyon was sentenced to
serve one year in the penitentiary. Lyon
was caught i'll the act Of stealing gold from
one of the dental offices. lie pleaded guilty.
Thomas Harper, passenger conductor
on the Detroit and Lima Northern Road.
while hunting, was shot by a man named
Wilson of Tecumseh, Mich near Wauseon
lie may die.
Mike Berwinger, an inmate OF the Coun-
~ Intirmary at Hamilton, died recently of
lung trouble. He has wife and five chill
dren living in MddIetown. He made this
| ia. L.
| Walter Carroll, a United States prisoner
| from Washington, ID. c., serving three
! years for house breaking, dropped dead
| from heart disease at the penitentiary. He
! leaves a wife in Washington and mother
| in Jersey City.
Mrs. John Ames, of West Woodruff ave
nue., Toledo, who lost diamond ring sew
eral days ago. has recei:ed the ring by
post. Mrs. Ames told the police that the
ring was taken from cord about her neck
While she was asleep.
The jury in the case of David Wingett,
an inmate of the Soldiers Home at San
duSky, who murdered Frederick Blancke.
returned a verdict finding Wingett guilty
of murder in the first degree. Wingett was
admitted to the Home from Warren Coun-
ty.
Thieves looted the general store of Hos
teller " Co., at Sugar Creek, stealing half
wagon load Of merchandise. Before
leaving they cut the telephone connections
between the store and Canal Dover and es-
capped in Il wagon, driving two stolen
horses.
Joe Turner and Joe Wade, with their
wives, lived in Spellacy's railroad camp
near Kent. All are coored and have been
life friends. On returning from Kent at |
midnight they quarreled and Wade shot |
Turner in the breast, killing him instantly !
Wade fled and is still at large.
The Trustees of the State Sailors and |
Soldiers Orphans Home have fled |
their annual report with Gov. Bushnell |
1t shows that the home contains S27 pu-
pills, and that the per capita cost is Sl73
The Trustees will ask an appropriation of
S2S+ 900 from the next Legislature
Several miles north of Bucyrus, c. Wei
land blew Off the top of his sons head.
Mr.. Welland and his twin sons went out
rabbit hunting. They were passing
through some underbrush when the gun
carried by the father was accidentally
discharged, the entire load taking effect in
the head of the son. The ghastly sight
completely prOstrated the father.
Officer John Knox, a member of the Ma
rietta police force for eleven years, was
taken TO the Athens State Hospital recent
ly dangerously insane from using chlOral
to relieve neuralgia. Years ago he was a
well-knOwn mate on the Ohio River, and
killed a negro deck hand in self-defense
Later his mind has dwelt on the tragedy,
and it was feared he would injure persons
against whom he had conceived fancied
grievance.
A smooth stranger did land Office busi-
ness i'll the resorts about Lima the other |
day. He related hard luck story about
being a sailor on one of the war vessels
and was on his way to Chicago, his home,
but had been drunk and was robbed of all
except $3.50. The fare 10 Chicago being
several dollars more he offered valuable
pipe for enough TO see him
through. He had several bushels OF pipes,
judging from the number that have turned !
up. The pipes are cheap clay affairs, I
worth about dollar a dozen. He secured !
about $500. |
Maud, the 4-year-old daughter of Mr..
md Mrs. Charles Bennett of Wapakoneta. |
while visiting her great grandfather, H. S. a,
Bennett, at Waynesfield, was looking into I
cistern, fell, breaking her neck on the :
tide OF the wall.
While workmen were engaged in dig
,ing well on ID. b. Kilbury's farm, south |
If MarySville, round iron ball and piece
If wire were unearthed at the depth of ten
eet. About eight feet further down the l
zones of skeleton were found, being :
hose of a man about seven feet in heighth. '
md from all appearances they were those /
# giant Indian.
The latest fad in Springfield is whoop- j:
ng cough parties. One was given recent o
y for Willis Moore, at 64 North Race n
treet, in commemoration of his sixth G
birthday. All present were victims of the /;
Ihooping cough, and so was the victim of e
he surprise. About twenty attended
Adjutant General Axline has received
nd accepted the following designations of ~
ational Guard officers: James A. Freed, ="
aptain Company II, Fifth Regiment,
'Oungstown; George III. Fisher, Second
lieutenant. Company II, First Battalion, Z
lncinnati; Philip Reigg, Assistant Sur s
ecn, First Battalion, Naval Brigade, To- d
'dc; ii. G. Dorgham, PaymaSter, First
attalon. Naval Brigade. Toledo. p
Sta'e Treasurer Campbell has made his p
port for the fiscal year ending November II
), as follows: The total balance now in T
lie general revenue fund, the fund avail +,
bic for The general State expenses, is ST.
8, ,632.S5 At this time last year it was
,94 ,026.Si, aud on November IL, 1897, it
as only S45l 600. 1t has not exceeded h
alf million at any time in the last twen- II
years befcre, excepting only last year. fl
he total balance of all funds in the Treas G.,
y is now 81, l96, ,917.0S.
At Piqua 1. J, Thompson, 70 years old, g
I'd carpenter by occupation, dropped NJ
.ad from heart disease just as he was get II
lg ready to go 10 work on a new build n,
g.