The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-07-26
Buckeye News Boiled.

Henry Ammon, of Waterville. fatan.
shot himself while hunting squirrel in the
woods.
TheO. Bame, of Arlington. aged 80, was
killed at Beach's sawmill by big log roll
ing on him.
Frank HALEY, of BOggs, was accident
ally shot in the face by his brother while
hunting. 1t will prove fatal.
WyandOt County's new Courthouse. that
cost $3.50. .00o, will be dedicated Monday,
August q. Gov. Nash will attend.
| George Wells, H-year-Old boy. while
bathing in the river az jenkins Landing.
was drowned. He was seized with cramps.
| Erwin, aged 10. son Of Mr.. and Mrs. ".
| T. Lane of BellefOuntaine, died of lock-
| jaw, the result of stepping on rusty nail.
| John Elliott, aged 80. of Pine Hill, sui
cided by tying a string to shotgun trig-
| ger and then pulling the string. No cause
| is known.
Train No. 6S, north hound. on the Cleve-
land. L0rain and Wheeling Railway, was
wrecked near Medina. Four ears, loaded
with coal, were demolished.
Mrs. Margaret PoOrman, widow, aged
63,, with a family, hanged herself in
wagon shed on her farm near Lewisburg.
PyOr health is assigned as the cause.
Deputy Sheriff A. f. Perry fell down an
| elevator shaft at the wine cellars of John
S. Snyder. on South High street, Lancas-
| ter, distance Of thirtytwO feet. He may
die.
John Brayden, aged "a, well-known
| farmer of Westchester, was instantly
killed by bolt of lightning. His body
was discovered by his wife four hours
later.
Presley Hopkins, aged about IS, and
| unmarried, while ''otf- bearing" at saw
mill at Macarthur, fell under the saw and
his head was entirely severed from his
| body.
AT the local option election at Port Clin-
ton. Portage Township went dry by ia
votes. This includes Fletcherville, Gyp-
sum and Plaster Bed, but excludes Port
Clinton.
Frank Sharp, 6-year-Old boy living on
| East Columbia street, Springfield, was
playing on the Spring street bridge, and
| fell into the water below and was
| drowned.
Reuben L. Partridge of Marysyille, aged
Il, was experimenting the erection of a
bridge, when heavy beam fell, breaking
his leg. He died while a physician was
setting his limb.
An unknown man. aged about 81, was
killed by a street car at Grant and Mt.
Vernon avenue, Columbus. His neck was
broken. A collar worn by the man bears
the name of j. Irwin.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Martin, aged about
20 years, while driving along lower Sum
mitt street. Toledo, were met by swiftly
moving electric car. Both were so severely
injured that they will die.
James NJ. Fletcher, John II. Fletcher.
Ada Leech and others have sued the city
of Marion for $4,000 damages because. the
city's sanitary sewer empties into the Lit
tie SciotO River near their farms.
Leon Martindale, the 9-year-old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Martindale, was
drowned in MERGERS stone quarry at Bow
ling Green. He stepped off ledge of
rock into deep water while wading.
Governor Nash has pardoned Victor
Lustila, who is serving life sentence
from Stark County for murder. Lustila
became involved in a fight and to protect
himself stabbed and killed his assallant.
Mr.. Jacob Strawn, aged 20, well-to-dO
farmer living south of Logan, and his
granddaughter. Miss Ida Barnhart, aged 20,
were killed ON the IL. V. Railroad crossing
at Logan by a south-bOund passenger
train.
Frank Schreck, single, Of Mt. Holly,
while bathing in the East Fork of the
Little Miami at place called Clrey's
Hole, near Elk Lick, got beyond his depth,
and was drowned. in sight of his brother,
who was on the shore and unable to save
him. He was % years old.
A tornado struck Kent recently. wreck
ing small buildings, fruit and shade trees.
McCOrmick's circus tent was demolished.
Several bears and other animals from the
menagerie escaped, terrorizing the pOpu-
lace. All were captured, but with great
difficulty. Several employees were slight
ly injured.
The State Board Of Public Works has
let two miles of the Hebron feeder to the
Miami Canal to the Columbus Buckeye
Lake and Newark Traction Company.
The board also discussed at some length
the various propositions to lease the canals
of the state for electric railroad purposes,
but 1t came to no conclusion.
Richard Gardiner, convicted Of murder
in the first degree at ChillicOthe, and
awaiting sentence of death, told Prose-
cutOr ClaypOOl the story of his life, which
has hitherto been a profound secret. He
was born near Tallahassee, Fla, in 1874,
and when IA years old, in a room at the
Capitol Hotel, cheated Oscar Booth at a
card game and shot him dead when he
protested. He was twice sentenced to
death for the same crime, then to life I'M
prisOnment, and was pardOned after serv-
ing three years. Six months later he as
saulted a postmaster. and served three
years, being released last March. Mrs.
BallingtOn Booth tried to reform him,
taking him East with her, but he ran
away. He seems proud of his crimes, and
confession of his latest one is confidently
expected.
A heard Of ten steers We're being driven
from the farm OF Harrison Smith. north Of
Upper Sandusky, to the cattle pens in
that city, when they became maddened at
the excessive heat, and the drivers lost all
control of them. They could not be
rounded up, and for an hour or more they
rs-a at brelk-neek speed through the
streets. Nearly score Of people We're
knocked dean and trampled upon, one of
them, Mrs. Will Selorer, being perhaps
fatally injured. After much hard work
the herd was again got together, and they
were safely landed in the cattle pens for
shipment. One OF them dropped over dead.
Richard Gardiner will pay the extreme
penalty oEthe law for the brutal murder
and outrage of pretty l3-year-old Ethel
Long, near ChillicOthe. The jury returned
verdict of guilty of murder in the first
degree. The vS-dict was received with !
great public demonstration, and the au
thorities, who had feared an outbreak
should Gardiner be acquitted, breathed |
easier.
Mrs. Wade Hamilton, a pioneer resident |
of Logan County, was celebrating her Goth |
birthday at the County Infirmary. She |
failed to respond TO hearty congratulations |
and it was discovered that she was speech |