The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-08-30
buckeye News Boiled.

w. Spracue Kerr. Of Beilefontaine, was
attacked with cramps while in bathing at
| Ontario, Canada. and was drowned.
Jacob Neusbaum. a Big Four brakeman
| fell between the ears at Delaware and was
| instantly killed. His home was in Lima.
Twenty cases of what seems to be small
| poX has developed at and near McGuffey.
| Ada has been quarantined against the vii
lage.
In attempting to board a Baltimore and
| Ohio yard engine at Newark, Melville c.
Rugg fell under the wheels and was fatal
ly injured.
At Columbus, Daisy Johnson. aged %.
committed suicide by swallowing lauda-
mum. She worried over separation from
| he husblnd.
James ,irimes, of Steubenville, fell or
| jumped from a moving Cleveland and
| Pitts burgh Railroad train and received
fatal injuries.
Thomas Maddigan, a farmer, was founp
dead and mangled near the railroad track
at WapakOneta. He had probably fallen
asleep on the track.
James Gault of Ashland. while en-
route home, was attacked by rObber
and stabbed seriously if not fatally. He
claims he recognized his assailant.
Philip Palmer of Chillicothe, aged %. is
dying from the effects of rifle wound.
His brother was practicing with new
Flobert and accidentally shot him.
Samuel Anker, while returning to his
home two miles east of Cambridge, was
run over by a b. and o. train and instant
ly killed. He leaves a wife and four child
rem.
Augustus Skinner, of Hart's Grove was
plown" when his horse ran away. and
Skinner became entangled in the reins.
His skull was fractured and he died in a
few hours.
Mrs. Kate Carpenter, widow, 81 years
| of age, died rather suddenly at Dayton,
from pneumonia. The contributing cause
of death was cigarette smoking, to which
she had been addicted.
Edward ROyenell of Massillon. who has
Just recovered from long illness caused
by being struck by falling cage, fell from
a fortyfoot tipplc at the Central Mine
the other day, and was fatally injured.
The guards at the penitentiary are de-
termined to test the right of the State 10
force them to work len and twelve-hOur
tricks when all cthc, laborers observe the
eight hour law. ...!essrs. Frank Cameron,
ID. J. Williams and o. NJ. Dyer. have been
employed by the Guards Association TO
carry the matter into Court and test the
law
Louis Peterson. Hamilton County con-
Wet, tried to smuggle letter out Of the
penitentiary recently. Ills own term had
expired, and he wanted to favor George
Gray "a Cleveland convict. Peterson was
searched and the letter found. Then
thirty days good time was taken from him,
and he was sent back to the prison for
that length of time.
Statistics Of the work of the Divorce
Courts of Ohio for the year ending June
50, 1900, compiled by Secretary of State
Kinney, were made public recently. The
table shows total cases pending S,i57. as
compared with total for the preceding
year of AS, an increase of more than
1000. and the number of divorces granted
during the past year were 3,S1S, as COM
pared with S,2I7 for the preceding year, an
increase during the past year divorces
granted of 66l.
Il. NJ. Laird, nf Company G, Forty third
U. S. Infantry. reported dead in the
Philippines. reached Warren the other
day, and is with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
J. II. Laird. OF Mesopotamia. after an alb
sence of ten years. l.aird's left arm was
nearly cut of in fight with two Filipinos
while he was on guard duty at commits
sary house. One of the natives he shot
and the other lie fought with one arm until
the Filipino fell dead. Laird is perman-
emily disabled.
John $. Ilomerick, a farmer living near
Seven Mile. had a miraculous escape from
being killed at the c., ii. and ID. depot in
Hamilton. lie was attempting to put his
daughter on an Indianapolis excursion
train while it was in motion. when he
slipped and fell beneath the ears. Three
coaches passed over his PROSTATE body,
while the terrified OnlOOkers turned their
backs through horror. When the last
coach passed IOmerick jumped up from
his perilouS position, none the worse for
experience, save few scratches and torn
clothes.
BY the aid of cOnfederates on the out
side John Madden. Charles Ball and Elmer
O'Sullivan escaped from the Muskingum
County Jail. After one lock had been
broken and two others had been picked
the prisoners reached window. one bar of
which had been severed, thus gaining their
liberty. Friends of Madden. ii is believed,
managed the affair. Madden jammed his
hand through the window of jewelry
store July fourth and stole some rings and
watches. His hand was cut and he was
betrayed by the track of blood which lie
left. lie claims Pittsburgh as his home.
but is thought to be a member of a tough
gang at Bellaire. O'Sullivan is only 10
years old. His parents live at Pittsburgh,
but the boy ran away. With a party of
youthful companions he robbed Murdock
Il CO. commission house. Ball is charged
with robbing the postofliee at Opera.
The call has been issued for the annual
reunion of the Patrons of Illus bandry TO be
held on the State Fair Grounds, Columbus
Wednesday and Thursday, September
and q. Hon. S. ii. Ellis, Master of the Ohio
State Grange, issued the call. and urges
every member 10 attend.
The physicians at the penitentiary are
wrestling with bunch of dope iiends
A 5 fast as the prisoner is discovered TO be
a victim of the dope habit he is hustled
to the hospital and given new treatment.
II consists principally of Il III TX diet and
forced absiention from the drug. Thus far
the results have been very encouraging.
The Ohio Grand Lodge, Improved Order
of Red Men. al Toledo. elected the follow
in. OiiicG%i: Grand Chief, VIM. MEYERS,
Cleveland: First Vie, Grand Chief Gus
ileitzler, Lima: Second Vice, Grand Chief
Dr. Schmidt, Toledo; Grand Secretary, J.
+. Weagenbauer. Cleveland; Grand Treas
urer. Wm. Burns, Cleveland.
At IA revival meeting of the Wesley
Chapel VI. +. Church, BelIefontaine, dur
ing an electrical storm Rev. Davis in his |
50 Imon Stated that he bpiiavai the huiilinV |