The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-09-27
NEWS OF OUR OHIO.
OCCURRENCES DURING THE
PAST WEEK.
An Interesting Summary of the More I'm
pOrtant Doings of Our Neighbors-Wed-
dings and Deaths-Crimes. Casualties and
General Buckeye News Notes.
Minor Mention.

Irvine MalOsh. aged years, son of Fred
Malosh, of Toledo, was drowned by falling
into a tub of water.
John Cat resides near Peerless. south of
Cardington, and he has daughter named
Puss and son named Thomas.
Ezra j. Allmon, of BellefontaDe. while
cleaning an old shotgun. accidentally dis
charged the weapon. lie was killed in
stantly.
While boiling soap in large kettle
over fagot fire in Cherry Valley. near
Ashtabula, Miss Susie Flick WAS bnrned
to death.
Freight Brakeman J. Wood. of the Pam
handle road. stumbled and fell across the
track in front of the engine at London,
and was killed
Olga Peachman. the Swear daughter
of Gustav Peachman, laborer. residing at
72S Grant street. Columbus, was instantly
killed by street ear.
The machine shop and foundry of Pattin
Bros, at Marietta, was destroyed by afire
of unknown origin. The loss will exceed
$4,000, with $1,000 insurance.
killed during the riots in Akron, will file
an action against Summit County for
5000. Claims aggregating $4,000 will be
filed.
The Hotel Henry at Toledo was dam
aged by fire to the extent of S25, 900. There
| was almost panic among the guests as
they rushed from their rooms TO reach the
street.
Frank Porter, aged 81. employed on the
Pan handle as section boss, was struck
by an express train at FernwOod Station
and instantly killed. His home is in New
Alexandria.
Zaile England. aged Sc, Of Pickerington,
a patient at the Ohio Hospital for Epilep-
/ ties, at GallipOliS, was run over and in
stantly killed by Hooking Valley ex-
| cursiOn train.
William Sherwood died in the County
Infirmary at Akron. He fell from a train
and the injuries proved fatal. His rela-
tives at Erie. Penn. were too poor to pro-
vide for his burial.
Milton Il. Swarts, aged 40, Superintend-
ent of the Logan Gas and Fuel Company,
| was found dead in bed at Lancaster. lie
made fortune in the Sugar Grove gas
| field. ApOplexy killed him.
Mrs. John Leach, of Warren, is one of
the heirs to an estate of s5,00O,OOO left by
Warren Heaton, of Oakland, Cal. Mrs.
Leach has sent a representative to Cali
fornia to look after her interests.
Charles Robbins, who is serving term
of five years sentence in the Ohio Peni-
tentiary for grand larceny, committed in
the Indian Territory. was released by
pardon from President Mckinley.
An electric railway will be built be-
tween Washington c. ii. and Columbus.
This was settled at a meeting of the citizens
of Washington c. H., when the project of
! James NJ. Wilson. of Chicago, was in
dOrsed.
| At Painesville, William Price, aged 73
years. struck his head against easement
| i'm falling down stairs and was literally
scalped. The piece of skin torn from his
forehead was four inches long and three
| inches wide.
Samuel Hamme and James Quinn were
crossing the B.& o. Railway at the Guern-
sey mines near Cambridge, in a wagon
when they were hit by passenger train No.
6. Mr.. Hamme was instantly killed and
Mr.. Quinn badly hurt.
The body of Mrs. Kate Hoffman. stew
ardess of the schooner Dundee, that found
cred in the lake of Cleveland last week
drifted ashore at Wifloughby. The re-
mains were identified by the wOman's
husband. She lived at Milan.
While returning from fair at Caledonia
! Albert MOrganthaler and the Misses Leo
nard and Fletcher. three young country
people. were hit by n Big Four passenger
| train at Hicks and were killed. as was also
| their team. Miss Fletcher was ground to
| pieces.
The State Agricultural Department has
issued a statement to the effect that it is
now ready to begin the examination of the
| herds of the state for the detection of
tuberculosis among the cattle. No exam
nations will be made for certificatiOn pur-
poses, but only where the existence Of the
disease is suspected.
A Lindenwald street car jumped the
track below Five Points. near Hamilton,
and collided with the trailer coming up
I from the ball park. William Shumaher.
, of No. 634 Vine street, was caught between
| the cars and received internal injuries of a
serious nature. His wooden leg was torn
, from the amputated limb. Leo Welch.
aged 10, had his arm and left leg badly
crushed.
Rules governing the admission of stud
| cnts to the medical colleges Of the State
have been formulated by the Board of EX-
aminers created by the Legislature, at its
| last session, of which PRINCIPAL Harris OF
the Central High School, Cleveland. is a
member. All students who enter medical
schools must receive Il certificate of en-
| trance from the board. Students who hold
diploma from secondary school which
has course of four years, or who are
| graduates of a normal school which has i
| course of the same length. or of a reputa-
bic literaray college, or who holds life
certificate for teaching, and have these
credentials accepted, will receive eerti-
ficate from the-board. All other candidate
must pass an examination which will bt
uniform for the state. The examinations
will be held this year October 26 and q.
The daughter Of George Wells and sol
of William Shaffer, of Green Bottom
while playing found can Of coal oil and
poured the liquid on the fire. The Wells
child was fatally injured by the explosion
| While in search of water for his stock in
swampy place on his farm, j. Nj. Fin,
dley, living near Sidney, came across {
very large bone. By further digging he
unearthed two large tusks four feet long
and thigh bone forty inches long and siA
inches in diameter at the smallest pcin
and nine inches across the point of con-
nection with the hip. A rib forty-fivt
inches long was also found.
John \. Shumate and Clem Jacobs, two
| well-tO-dO young men of Oak Hill, wert
instantly killed i'll their own door yards
Shumate and JabObs had been digging ;
| well on the line between their yards and
after they had fired oil a shot in the well
| taoohc Jo,yoroJ Shuppnfp into fhp ayc1Va