The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-06-14
Minor State Items

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William RittenhOuse of Toledo, was
killed near Trombly. this State, while at
tempting to board gravel car
Norman White, an aged and wealthy
farmer was struck by an electric car at Mt.
Vernon and perhaps fatally injurel.-
DIR. j. =. Lowe, the well-knOwn dental
surgeon of Bellville. received injuries in a
runaway which will probably prove fatal.
Thomas Holmes, well-to-dO farmer,
living two miles from Ashtabula, commit
a shotgun.
J. c. Egil, German aged 20 years, was
found dead in his room at 324 Clayton
| street, Toledo. death having resulted from
gas aSphyxiatiOn.
Nelson F. DevOre, farmer, living near
Marysville, aged 65 years, took morphine
and paris green. lie was discovered dead
in haymOw. Ill health was the cause.
Charles Connolly was easing an Oil well
near Findlay when heavy casing pole
fell from the top of the derrick, 10 feet
and struck him in the groin. He is Grip
pied for life.
AT crossing, two miles east Of Kent,
the fast b. and o. flyer struck the covered
wagon of A. W. Shade, cheesemaker,
from Bath. Shade was badly, but not
fatally, injured.
The Board of Education has elected
Prof. NJ. f. Hard of Bowling Green. men,
Der Of the State Board of Teachers Exam
iners, Superintendent of the Sidney schools
at salary Of 81 600.
The Consolidated Rubber Company, of
New York City, with capital of $40 600, :
200, has purchased site in East Akron
and will erect mammoth shops. Five hun
dred persons will be employed.
Francis Murphy, charged with highway
robbery upon Deputy Sheriff Jerry Run
kle, was found guilty at Greenville, and
sentenced to three years in the OHIO Peni-
tentiary. 1t is his third Offense.
County, has filed suit against Oscar and
Jonathan Mason for 5000 damages. She
alleges that they came to her house, as
saulted her and bit Off her thumb.
John Harritt, living near Findlay, tied
the lines around his neck while cultivat-
ing field of corn. The whiffietree broke
and the horses ran away, pulling Harritt
Dver the machine, horribly iniuring him.
His condition is serious.
While crossing the railroad bridge just
sOuth of Sidney, Harry Frederick and his
daughter were struck by the nOrth-bOund
=, II, and ID. passenger train and knocked
of the bridge. Both were dangerously
hurt, and the daughter is expected to die
any moment.
C0Oney Phister, conductor on the To-
edo, Bowling Green and Fremont Elec-
.ric Railway, was fatally injured by being
jerked off the rear platform of his ear by
The trolley rope and then being dragged
along the track 100 yards with the rope
around his legs.
Elmer Wilmer, aged l6 years, of Orchard
street, Toledo, was knocked down and
fatally injured during circus parade by a
team becoming frightened at the elephants
and dashing down the street. Mrs. Lizzie
Herbert, gardner's wife, was also fatally
nurt in runaway during the parade.
Mrs. Lizzie Britton, a widow aged 81
years, was instantly killed near Marietta.
buggy upset and she was thrown to the
ground with such force as to crush her
skull. She was accompanied by three
year. old. infant, and fell on top of it, but
the child escaped unhurt,
Probably the heaviest crop of white bur-
ley tobacco ever set out in Brown County
was planted last week. and many fields
yet remain unprepared for planting until
another season." Every available spot
Of ground has been utalized for the weed,
and number Of acres have been thus EN-
ployed within the corporate limits of Rip
ley.
Barton Liggett, a prosperous farmer
living near Marysville, about two months
ago was siezed with a violent coughing
spell which finally terminated in the loss
of his voice. For the past three weeks he
has been unable-tO speak above whisper,
and now his voice is entirely gone. His
case has baffied the skill OF a number of
physicians.
John Walsh aged 40, of Youngstown,
who was injured in his back in an accident
and has been. paralytic for two years.
recovered the use of his lower limbs in an
unusual manner recently. While getting
into bed his spine cracked, making sound
which resembled the cracking of finger
joint. Mr.. Walsh Immediately recovered
the use of his legs and is able to walk
without crutches. He attributes his return
to health by faith and prayer.
The queer discovery of twelve inches of
fine black crude oil standing high test in
the water we'll of Frank Huffman, at Oak
HarbOr, has created considerable interest.
About 100 rods from the well in question
there is an abandoned oil well, long since
pronounced dry hole" and it is
throught the spoutings of oil from this
well, not being able to find upward pas
sage way, followed the easiest course, be-
ing in this instance the water veins of the
nearby water well.
DR.. Darby, Superintendent of the State
Children's Home Society of Columbus, has
made his annual report 10 the Governor.
1t shows that the society has had calls fol-
seventy children of various ages, from
people who wish to adopt them, which it
is at present unable to supply.
The engine Of a fast freight on the Gin
cinnatt, Hamilton and indianapolis Rail-
road jumped the tracks west Of Hamilton.
Eleven ears loaded with stock were
wrecked. Timothy Mahoney, DAVID
Starkey and Ambrose Smith, trainmen,
and two unknown boys who were stealing
Il ride, were killed.
Richard ThurlOw of Rochester, Mich,
and his three sisters, living in Toledo.
We're united recently after separation OF
thirty years without one knowing of au-
others whereabouts. All the time they
lived less than fifty miles apart.
David Donovan, and old veteran resid
ing in Findlay, has 5 received prize money
due him from the Federal Government for
thirty seven years. In 1868 Donovan was
one of the crew of the gunbOat CarOnde-
let, when it sailed up Rel River, knocked
over several forts and captured lot OF
cotton from the Confederates. Until the
other day he had tried in vain to get his
share of the prize money Mr. Donovan