The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-11-08

near his home in Watervile and fatally IN
iured.
At Toledo. John Guntz has been bound
over in $1,000 bail on charge of cutting
with intent to kill Michael Wrubel, who
cannot recover.
The merchants OF Zanesfeld and East
Liberty have subscribed $500 to employ
detective to run down the crooks commit
ting robberies in those villages.
A derrick at the bridge on the Wheeling
and Lake Erie Railroad, near Dresden, fell
knocking Howard Spring, ayoung married
man, into an abutment pit, fatally injulins
him.
An unsuccessful attempt was made to
blow up the large building formerly occu-
pied by the Troup Foundry Company.
Plymouth. -Four charges of dynamite
were exploded.
The girls of Central High School, Column
bus. have formed an organization, whose
members are pledged not to speak to or IN
any way recognize the boys OF the school
who smoke cigarettes.
ACT. and V. train horribly mangled
an unknown man just north OF Canton.
The engineer says the stranger was sitting
upright between the rails, and did not
move when he heard the warning whistle.
| The body was in dozen parts. There
were no papers identifying him.
An engine drawing heavy train struck
a broken rail near Berea. and jumped the
| track. After travelling 800 feet the engine
| tipped over Engineer Corbley was PIN
ioned under the engine, and the escaping
steam literally cooked him from head to
foot. He died soon after. COrbley was
one of the oldest engineers in the country
| Charles G.. Irwin was elected Clerk OF
| the consolidated Justice Courts OF Column
bus by the toss of penny. BallotIng
failed to elect a clerk, as there we're three
candidates in the field. The contest finally
narrowed down between Irwin and Gold
| smith, and by the toss of a penny Irwin
won. 1t is peculiar coincidence that
wear ago the same deadlock occurred in
balloting for a clerk, and by the toss OF a
| penny Goldsmith, who has just been de-
feated, was made clerk.
Charles McMchael of Marion, is dying at
the City Hospital in Akron. from fract-
ure of his skull He was found on the en-
4
| after it had pulled into the Union Station.
How he got there is mystery. The train
made a xty-mile-an-hour run between
| Cuyahoga Falls and Akron. and if the man
| was struck it is remarkable that he was not
thrown to one side or ground under the
wheels. Aside from the injury to his head
there was not mark on him. In his pOck-
cts were letters addressed TO samuel" J"
The family name is missing.
| Projectors were at BellefOntaine, recent
ly. securing contractors to bid upon the
work OF erecting the new buildings. and
to begin eycavating for an immense cement
factory at Rushsylvania. The new CON-.
pany has secured control of 22l acres OF
Logan County mari land, and will operate
it extensively The land is located near
Rushcreek Lake, and the mari is to be
transported to the kilns by an especially
constructed electric road. The factories
are planned to turn out the fin shed pro-
duct automatically. Papers were drawn
up and filed with the Secretary OF State
asking for a charter to begin business.
Capital stock to the amount Of $4,000 has
been subscribed. Those associated and
stockholders in the new company are An
drew Amerine, FOstoria; James f. Ro-
berts, Dayton: Brugler Brothers, Big
Springs: G. l.. Maddox and Kenyon Bro
theirs of Harper.
Secretary Orrin J. Thacker of the Ohio
Wholesale GrOcers' Association, is sending
out circular letters over the State to MEM
hers of the association. notifying them that
an effort is being made TO strengthen the
association by the division of the State in
to subordinate districts. The districting
will in no wise interfere with the major
association The subdistricts decided up
on thus far are as follows: District No. l.
PToledo: No. 2, Cincinnati: No. 3, Cleve-
land, Youngstown, Ashtabula, WarreI
and Akron: No. 4. Xenia, Washington c
H.. Springfield, Piqua. Hamilton. Green
vile, Dayto and Hillsboro; No. 5, Colum-
bus, Athens, Delaware, Lancaster ant
Circleville; No. i, ChilicOthe. Galiipolis
Ironton, Portsmouth and Jackson: No. :
GAINESVILLE. Marietta. Newark and McCon-
nellsville: No. S. Canton, Canal Dover
New Philadelphia, MassillOn. Alliance
Steubenville. Wooster. Millersburg
Bridgeport and l;ellaire: No. ., Lima. De
fance. Delphos. Findlay and Van Vert
and No 10. Mansfield, Marion, Mt. Vernon
and Sandusky.
| 4 heroic feat of strength was exhibited
by Miss Bertha Austin, a young woman
OF Geneva. who was struck by LAX,
Shore passenger train while returning
home in single carriage. Her horse wa.
killed instantly and she was hurled
against the train, sustaining injuries which
| r., l. h. 1,,-
conscious in the rain for an hour. ant
when regaining her mind crawled on hel
hands and knees a quarter of mile TO {
farmhouse. Her right ribs were all broker
and two of them punctured her lungs, st
that blood was flowing freely from her ear!
and nose.
A tramp called at the country home o
Mrs. y. W. Hotter, near Newark, and de
manded something TO eat. He flew into /
rage when refused and became abusive
Mrs. Hotter picked up shotgun and
pointing at the man, fired, sending aquan
tity of birdshot into his anatomy. Th'
tramp was able to leave the pemises.
Catherine Armstrong. fOI many year
hOusekeeper at the State School for tn
Blind at Columbus, was found dead in he
room recently. Ii was her custom to looi
after the children in the dining room dur
ing meal hours. and her absence from
breakfast aroused suspicious of the super
intendent. who instituted an investigation
as soon as the meal was finished.
A State federation Of young peoples so
cieties was formed at Columbus at .eet
ing of representatives of the several organ
izatiOns from all parts of the State. Th'
federation is result of the crusade agains
cigarette smoking. The following officer
were elected: President, Frank V. Irish
Columbus: Vice President, J. +. Bernhart
Akron: Secretary, Lillian Clarkson West
Cincinnati: Treasurer, Geo. Z. Allen
Painesville. The membership of the or
ganization will approximate 100000.
Torakishi SukamOto, a japanese studen
aged 2S years. was instantly killed at To
ledo, by a Lake Shore passenger train
The victim, it is claimed, belonged to tn,
mobility Of Japan.