The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-10-12
AROUND A BIG STATE.
INTERESTING ITEMS OF LATR
CHIC NEWS,
What Our NeIgtbors 4re Dolng-Matters
OF General and Local Interest-Mar-
riages and Deaths Accidents and Crimes
Personal Pointers About Ohio People


exploding shot him through the body. HI
is badly hurt.
Burglars entered the Henry Althauser
residence, at st. Mary's, but We're fright
ened away by the screams of the ladies
The entire wardrobe of Miss Lesa Althau.
sen was taken.
| Henry Williams. young married mar
Of Martinsville. was arrested by Constable
Joseph Price on charge of burglary. HC
waived examination and was placed in jai
in default of bond.
At Mansfield DR.. J. s. Stewart has be
gun divorce proceedings against Ada b
Stewart. now of Cleveland. on ground o
willful absence. Mrs. Stewart was re.
fused a divorce.
The Barberton Social Club of Barberton
and the Enon Social Club of Enon. hay,
been incorporated. The Columbia Manu-.
! featuring Company of Cleveland. increased
its capital stock from $4,000 to $4,000.
At Upper Sandusky John Blockinger, q
| veteran of the Civil War. aged S5 wears
hanged himself to his bedpOst. He took {
| small rope, tied it to the top of the bed
| post, leaned forward and strangled tC
| death.
The congregation of st. Mary's Catholic
| Church at Tiitin is raising money for q
new edilice. Thomas Connc.s. a wealthy
mine owner of Joplin, Mo-. who was a
former parishioner. is visiting in that city
and has subscribed $1,000.
Elizabeth Huongker of Springfield, aged
| 81 years. mother of City Clerk Phil Huon-
ker, died suddenly after an illness of only
two days. Her daughter was burned tC
Geath on August 13 by gasoline explO-
sion, and it is thought that the mother died
of grief.
Louis Westerman. an inmate of the
County Infirmary. Toledo, arose and set
fire to a strawstack. and when the flames
were raging plunged deliberately into
them and was burned to death. The fire
destroyed barns, crops and other property
to the value of $1,000.
While playing in her fathers sawmill. a
few miles east of Marietta, the 6-year- old
daughter of Louis Lentz was caught by a
shaft making over 400 revolutions per min
ute. She was whirled entirely around the
shaft over 200 times. Her right arm was
torn off and her right thigh broken She
died soon after.
Frank Wooster of Wellsville, was found
dead beside the Panhandle tracks near
Golfers. three miles east of Steuben-
vile. His head had been severed from his
body by train. Wooster, who worked at
MingO, formerly went to see his girl near
Golfers, and foul play is suspected.
A. Cole. an eX-cOnvict, was taken to
Lima from Marion by Deputy United
States Marshal Shannon and taken before
United States Commissioner Atmur.
charged with silyering pennies and passing
them for dimes. He was bound over to the
grand jury and taken to Toledo in default
of bail.
DIR. Clinton G.. Smith was found dead in
his bed at Akron. For several weeks he
has suffered great agony. the result of gall
stones. To relieve pain he inhaled chlO-
rofOrm. He went to his room, laid down
on the bed and placed a bottle of the drug
to his nose. He fell asleep still breathing
the fumes of the poison. When the nurse
tried TO arouse him life was extinct. He
was Dttl cc Gals vi oSC anu d HtucI III HIS
profession.
Toledo schOOlma ans must not appear in
the schoolrooms with abbreviated or BIZ
cycle skirts. This is the Interpretation
that has been placed by the board upon one
of the rules referring TO the requirements
that teachers dress neatly and modestly.
The order has caused much comment
tbA 10 a -
threaten open rebellion. as perhaps half Of
them ride wheels. and. for convenience
sake. affect the shirt skirt.
Attorney General Monnett has rendered
an opinion at tie request of DR.. Probst. as
TO the power of the State, City and County
Boards of Health to compel the vaccina-
ton of children to prevent the spread of
smallpox eases. lie finds that the laws of
Ohio are not as broad as in some other
states, but holds that vaccination can be
made compulsory when the spread of
smallpox in any community is imminent,
and the local boards can enforce the same.
Forrest Zenker, aged Il years. was taken
to Marietta from Monroe County, where he
was arrested by Deputy Marshal Harness
VII IL w al SitS iliIi " Ilil lODbiHE
the mails. He was a Star Route carrier,
and a Postmaster left the pouch unlocked.
Young Zenker abStracted letter contain
ing $50 check. which he caShed at the
Monroe County Bank lie confessed the
crime. This is the fourth mail robber cap
tured by Marshal Harness within the past
two weeks.
,ir,fy yba, hos
verdict holding the Pain Show Company
responsible for the death of r. r. Smith
son. private of the Fourth Ohio. and Chas
G.. krag. a spectator, who were shot dur
ing the sham battle in the spectacular pro-
ductiOn of The Battle of San Juan Hill
at the State Fair Grounds, Columbus, Sep
tember !. Coroner finds that cartridges
with leaden bullets in them We're diStrib-
uted by employees of the Pain Company
10 the soldiers preceding the sham battle.
An exciting and amusing scene took
place on the Wayne County Fair Grounds
Miss Martha Burke, colored, who
came to Wooster recently from Covington.
Ky, was the heroine. Miss Burke is a
cook, weighs about 200 and is built like
a prize tighter. James Overs Of Lodi, d
farmer, spoke of Miss Burke extensively.
lie had no sooner spoken the words than
he was knocked down and the performance
was repeated three times, and the
third time the woman, with the fury of an
amazon, kicked him until bystanders in
terferred, the woman all the time declaring
S he W as lady.
Joseph B, Geran, a well-known grocer
of Middletown, died at his home on East
Third street after an illness of several
months. The deceased. who was one of
the city's best citizens. was born in New
Jersey, and died at the age of 81 years. He
leaves a widow, three daughters and two
brothers.
Three wooden business places in Bridge |
street, AShtabula, owned by NJ. Cohne |
were totally destroyed by fire. A search |
of the ruins rcyealed the charred remains |
of Harry Randall, better known as Tug" |
Wilson, who had conducted a ferry line
in AShtabula for many years. The total |