The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-04-27
Minor State Items.


Thomas Williams, working on a rail-
Dad bridge near Mineral Point, fell fifty
feet to his death recently.
Benjamin Larson, business man OF
Bridgeport, died from lead poison, which
was taken in chew of tobacco.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Wise and Mr.. and
Mrs. George Shannon of Weston, recent
y celebrated together ffty-nine years of
married life.
Chilicothe has been the scene of re-
narkable series of robheries the past few
nights and the police seem utterly unable
10 get elew to the gully parties
William f. SchOfield and Elisha 3.
Durfec, attorneys at Marion, have sued
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company for
O.000 each for ejecting them from
rain at Wooster
Judge Thompson of the United States
Court, has authorized Receiver Louis Z.
Miller OF the London Waterworks Com
pany TO sue the village of London for
s10 S74. .04 for water rent.
Two incendiary fires were started in
one night at Marietta recently. The sta
ple of ID. W. Dye and small building
anu SOfno IUiHLeT dt tic NdIIcttd NDdE
COmpany's sawmil II were consumed.
John S. White of New Moorefeld. was
;Ound dead in a chair in DIR. Granger's
)ffice. He called at the Office for treat
nent and sat down to await the doctors
eturn. The DOCTORS daughter found him
lead.
John Blair, aged 55 years, the widest
Known passenger conductor on the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad. and Il. Il o.
,mplOye thirty years, died unexpectedly
1t Newark recently of acute bladder
Iouble.
Samuel Hutchinson. a farmer living
1t Dolly Warden, was dragged from his
home by unknown parties and beaten
nsensible. They left him for dead. The
,ssailants escaped. No reason is as
signed fer the act.
MOllenkOpp Il McCreary of Toledo,
manufacturers of thermal bath cabinets,
lave brought an action against the World
Manufacturing Company of Cincinnati.
o restrain them from using the plaintiffs
style OF advertising.
The genera. store of H. Smith at Berk-
shire, was entered by burglars, who blew
he safe and secured quite sum Of
money and merchandise. From the ex-
nlosion or incendiarism the store caught
fire and was burned to the ground.
An ice trust is being formed 10 control
the sale and delivery of ice in all the
Northern cities between Chicago and
New York. The Toledo ice companies
are in the deal, which. the projectors
say, is bound to be eonsummated.
l.. NJ. Fairbanks of Springfield, the
venerable father of Senator Charles W.
Fairbanks, fell from a ladder ard sus-
aimed broken hip and other injuries.
Owing to his advanced age there is little
hope of his recovery. He is past Is years
Of age.
Harry Davis, 10 years of age, of
Constitution, died in great agony, and
two other children of the same family are
alarmingly i'll. They were in the woods
md partoOk freely Of what they thought
was sweet anise. 1t is supposed they
we're poisoned.
The foot of Wilbur Doty, aged years,
Of Spencerville. became so badly swollen
hat his father took his knife and at
tempted to remove the shoe from the
shild's foot. The knife slipped, horribly
acerating the boys face and totally sew
sring the masseter muscle.
Mayor Jones of Toledo, in a Ir or to
he Centennial Commission, advises them
o let no contracts for the Improvement
If the centennial grounds, but have the
'ame done by day labor, eight hour per
lay, with minimum wages of Sl.50 per
lay. The May or's suggestion will prob
tbly prevail.
George Lewis, one of the newly enlist
I'd recruits at the United States Barracks
n Columbus. deseI ted TO visit his parents
n Toledo. He fell from freight ear at
Marion. and his left leg was run over and
eg and save his life, he died on the Op-
rating table.
Mrs. Francis Papprocki, aged 81 years,
)f Toledo. enjoying good health, sudden
called her relatives around her and told
hem that she was going to die in one
lOur and wished to hid them all fare well.
She bid each persons in turn. and just as
he hour was up sank back in her chair
and calmly expired.
The 81, 900 damage suit of A. n. Wilson
vs.. the Gordon and Grant Company, Of
which Hon. Franklin Alter is a heavy
has been concluded at
Ireenville by the jury giving the plain
;iff verdict for 81, $50 This is the second
rial of the case, and the former judg-
ment was increased $3.50.
Residents of Pemberville are receiving
letters send out by some un-
known persons. The letters are sent TO
men who spend their time in saloons, and
,fpNr hat tknx- "A % rOI-.
warning they will be called upon and
given sound beating. Henry Obechouse
xas whitecapped. and serious con-
'ideratiOn is now given the missives.
OberhOuse still bears the marks of tile
terrible beating he received.
Auditor of State Gilbert will send TO the
County Auditors and Treasures of the
State circular letter directing them to
prosecutions of brewers under
the recent decision OF Attorney General
holding them for thirteen years.
back taxes on agencies. until the test case
has been decided. This case was at first
ordered filed in Marion County, but a
better case has been found in Hooking
County, and the test will be made in the
courts there.
Director Ii. O. Sargent of the Cleve-
ane Public Schools, says, in the event of
a school furniture combine being formed,
The city will make It's own furn iture. He
'aid: "Municipal ownership of school
furniture plant might prove good thing.
1t would save the taxpayers many dol
ar"
Mrs. Myrtle Neal, aged S5 years, was
ldjudged insane at Lima. Her father
murdered her mother about ten years
lgO, then killed himself. She was alsoa
cousin of Frank Blair, who recently
Ed Bovard, shot his sweet
leart. Mary Anderson, and suicided at
short time ago.
Leo Mehan, Joe Dietrich and George
Scales, all boys under Syears of age, were
at Harper's Ferry for setting fire
o six buildings in two nights. They made
! full confession and said their only rea-
on was a desire 10 see the Fire DEPART
nent rush and work. They will be sent
o the Reform School, it is thought.
A few weeks ago drilling for oil was
tarted on the BranStetter farm Just ives,
# Wooster, but work was suddenly
topped because of an alleged break
Parties Interested began leasing land
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