The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-06-07
WITHIN OUR BORDER
A WEEKS RECORD OF OHI(
HAPPENINGS.
An Interesting Summary of the Moro I'm
portant Dsings Of Our Seig ghbOrs-Wed
dings and Deaths-Crimes, Casualties
and 0ensvzl State News Sotea-
Minor State Items.

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| Isaac II. Brown. well-tO-dO farmer
near Camden, suicided by hanging. No
cause is known.
| Burglars entered the Boston store at
| Akron and stole wagon load of goods
The loss is $500.
| At Titiin the = year-Old son of Grin Zeis
was probably fatally burned by falling
into fire made in the door yard.
Gideon and Edwin Carr were indicted
at Akron for murder in the first degree. II
is alleged that they killed Sylvester Hull
| The Board of Directors of the Lancas-
ter Driving Company at meeting fixed
the dates for the summer meeting for July
q, %, 26 and q.
| Ira Beaver of Patriot, was jailed in de-
fault of 500 for breaking into Talbert
| Hammers residence and stealing gold
watch and other things.
| In Columbus. John OlendOrf has been
sentenced to the penitentiary for life for
committing a criminal assault on girl
\ under II years of age in 1897.
| The State Board of Public Works has
decided TO forbid shanty bOatmen from
using the waters of any canals or reser-
voirs belonging to the State.
| Major. l.. NJ. Jewett of Athens has been
named by Col. f. X. MOnfOrt. the newly
elected Commander of the Ohio Division.
&. A. r., as Judge Advocate of his staff.
| Simon Radcliffe, aged 33, farmer near
kentOn, was struck by lightning while
standing in the doorway OF his barn. He
was badly discOlOred and his clothes
burned.
| George NJ. HarrOd, prominent i'm Belle
Center, was arrested, charged with forg-
ing his fathers name to note for 800
He was taken to BellefOntaine and placed
in Jail.
The badly decOmposed body of James
Warren, who disappeared from EnOn a
month ago, has been discovered in an
abandoned well at the old paper mills near
that place.
Mrs. Stephen DOelinger, aged ~. OF
BellefOntaine, killed three blacksnakes
with shotgun. One measured II feet
inches, while the others were each about
feet long.
| Arthur l.. Antibus, aged z, tried to save
h is 5-year-Old sister from drowning in the
Mahoning River at LOwellville. but fell in
himself and was drowned. The little girl
was rescued,
| Franklin Clark, agent of the Wabash
Railroad, died in Toledo, aged 45 years.
lie represented the company at LOgans-
port. Peru, st, Louis and Fort Wayne at
various times.
| Cassie Ryan, aged q, was terribly burned
at Massil!On. Her clothing caught from a
bonfire. Mrs. Biddle, neighbOr. extin-
| guished the flames and was herself badly
burned. The child cannot recover.
| ii. +. POcOck, J. F. POcOck and j. c.
IIarring. of the POcOck Coal Company will
engage in the manufacture of glass bottles
at MassillOn. employing lis men. The
works will be put in operation Septem-
ber !.
| Articles Of incorporation have been fOi-
warded from Akron to Columbus for the
Great Northern Oil Company. 1t has 1000
acres of territory in Ohio and Western Vir-
ginia under lease. 1t will be capitalized
at $780, 900.
| Thomas J. Sullivan. former Toledo
boy and graduate of the high school there.
has been elected the first Mayor of the
|
of Washington. The town has pOpula-
tiOn of 5000 to 10000.
| Samuel Raser. aged 81. was found dead
in seven inches of water in the Saltwater
River, near his home at Harrisburg. lie is
supposed to have fallen into the river dur
ing an epileptic attack, to which he was
subject. He lived with a brother and sis
| ter.
| The First Presbyterian Church OF
| Youngstown, which was the first church
of any denomination erected in the West
,rn Reserve, has justed celebrated its one
| aundredth anniversary. Rev. Daniel ii.
Evans, ID. D., LII. D., the pastor. also eel
ebrated the thirtieth year of his pastOrate.
| Upper Sandusky was visited with an
immense swarm of flying ants, which had
the effect Of compelling merchants in GER
| tain districts to discontinue business. The
| merchants had no time to prepare for the
onslaught. and had trouble to get the in
sects from their stores that they might he
closed. The ants were supplied with
| long, transparent wings, and only re-
manned for couple of hours.
The will of the late Ellen \. .COghlin, wife
|
! and capitalist of Toledo, was set aside by
Probate Judge Millard, because the wit
nesses to the will and cOdicil swOre that
they had no knowledge OF the contents
of the papers they signed. The prop
erty, valued at s3.01O.0Oo, was placed in
trust for ten years by the will. \ scram-
BILE will now ensue for petition of the
estate.
| Floyd Tully of Stout. this State, has re-
| ceived from Clay County (Ky.) friend
all ear of corn that has a history. 1t was
grown from seed dug out of an Indian
mound in that county. The seed, which
was sixty feet under ground, was in Il jar,
sealed. and was close toa skeleton which
measured So feet in height. The corn was
planted and proved a good yielder, and the
ear presented to Mr.. Tully was part of
| the product. Mr.. Tully distributed ker-
| nels among his friends, who will plant
| them this year.
At Fremont, Cornelius Tracey, former
| engineer ON the Nickel Plate Railway. has
| commenced SUI. for $4,000 damages
! against the road for injuries sustained in q
recent wreck. He claims it was caused by
an open switch. Tracey lost Il leg and was
permanently injured.
state Treasurer Cameron has prepared
plans for the erection of new vault i'll
the State Treasury. The vault will in
clude the old one. Lack Of space, caused
| by the large business the state is now do
| ing as a depository for securities of various
insurance companies, compelled the
building of the vault.
James Brady, an Erie County eon,ict.
| lost his chin in Il fight al the peLiteniiary.
| Edward Johnson, Morrow County
| horSethief, attacked Brady with hama er.
Brady lodged the blow and clinched.
Johnson bit Brady's chin nearly off. Brady
then broke JOhnsOn's arm with Il pair OF
tongs.
The Commissioners of AuglaZe County
have granted Il fr Inchise 10 +. ID. Carpen
ter, l.. NJ. Coe and Jacob Mayer. capital
lists of Cleveland, to construct an electric
railway through the county from Orders
vile to Wapakoneta. thence west TO st.
Mary'S New Bremen and Minister This