The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-12-20
Minor Ment.o1...

covered in the canal at Chilicothe. 1t is
supposed she drowned herself
The Canton Cleveland Brick Company's
plant at Canton. destroyed recently by fire,
will be rebuilt and the capacity increased.
Jacob Greybal attempted to board
moving freight train at Cridersville- He
did not get good hold, and his hand was
jerked off.
The Chester plant OF the American Sheet
Steel Company at East Liverpool, will
begin operations January 2, employing 200
men at the start.
Frank Cannon, aged Q, was struck with
ball bat at the South School grounds,
Kent. His skull was fractured, and his
death is likely to result
Charles A. Swanson hanged himself in q
barn at Canton. lie recently lost his wife
and his home. Eight small children sur
vive their father. His children found him
hanging.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Nc
COliOugh, prominent people of Church.
town, has been made happy by the arrival
Of three bouncing boys, weighing IL
pounds each.
The annual report of the Board of Visi-
tors of SciotO County. filed with the State
Board Of Charities, makes some very severe
structures upon the Portsmouth Jail, which
is declared a disgrace to civilization.
Miss Zella Thornton of ChiIlicothe. who
is an expert marksman. was handling
gun in her fathers yard when it was dis
charged. The contents took effect in
Joseph Rogers shoulder, and he may die.
James S. DewoIf. who ran. tobacco
and confectionery store at Ciarksfeld. was
cremated in burning building He lived
alone in the upper part of the store build
ing. The building was on fire, and moth
ing could save the structure. Dewolf was
sleeping above, and it is thought he was
smOthered.
The village of Leayittsburg was swept
by fire. The losses are: z. b. Moore,
hotel and livery stable. s., 500, insurance
$1,000; Masters. Bros Company, general
store, SIS. 200. insurance $500: d. C. Ste
wart, residence, s. 900. insurance $500. The
flames started in Stewards house from an
unknown cause.
FouS masked men forced an entrance to
the Office of the Mentor Knitting Mills. at
GAINESVILLE. bound the Waterman and his
wife and blew the safe with nitroglyeerine.
The robbers secured $50 in money and
made good their escape as it was half an
hour before Mrs. Andrews, the wife OF the
watchman succeeded in releasing herself
and her husband and gave the alarm.
Detective John T. Norris proposed to
the Board of Managers of the Ohio Peni-
tentiary to capture and return Marvin
Kuhns to the prison if he is guaranteed
$500 for him. Warden Darby was in
structed to dismiss Guard NJ. j. Mears, who
had charge Of Kubns when he made his
escape, and this will be done at once.
Mears has been in the service of the prison
for q years.
Eliza Childs of Alpine. when~orking
at Barberton received call to go home t0
attend his fathers funeral. Instead Of
waiting for passenger train, he attempt
ed to board freight. but fell under the
wheels. and his right leg was cut cff. He
was taken to the Akron Hospital, where
he died the next morning He was brought
home and the two funerals were held from
the same house and at the same hour.
Because William McFadden. forger
from Hardin County serving three-year
term in the penitentiary, insists upon hav-
ing his striped trousers creased he will
lose 30 days good time. McFadden has
been a nuisance since he entered the prison
because of his dudish propensities. The
prison tailors struck on pressing his
trousers daily and reported him to Warden
Darby. As it appeared that he was
nuisance the good time was taken away
from him, but will be restored if he does
not mention dress matters for month.
Adiutant General Gyger has suspended
from command Capt. A. E. Patton Of Bat
terry ID, Cincinnati, and Lieutenant Com
mander W. E. Writ of the Second Battal-
lion Naval Brigades of Toledo, for failure
to file their quarterly report as required
by law. Lieut.. Edward H. Moeller is di-
rected to take command of the Cincinnati
Battery and take possession of all battery
property. Lieut.. Arthur Dovealeis placed
in command of the Toledo Battalion. The
suspended officers will likely be tried later
on and may be given other punishment,
or let off with the punishment of suspen-
sion from command for a time.
Information has just been received at
Ripley, of a telltale find on a farm near
Bethel, village in Clermont County, on
the Cincinnati, Georgetown and Ports
mouth Railroad, and located near the
Brown County boundary line. In Telling
a large maple tree Andrew Oslen cut into
a wooden box imbedded in the trunk near
the base, which was filed with valuables.
There were 40 silver dollars of Mexican
and United States mintage, dated from
1916 to 1854. nearly $500 in gold eagles and
double eagles. several pounds of old gold
and silver watch eases. candlestieks and
large quantity of silver knives, forks and
spoons were among the contents. Many
years ago a wealthy farmer residing near
the place of discovery was supposed to
have been murdered and his house robbed
and then burned. Last year human
skeleton was found buried by the roadside
near the tree in which Olsen found the
treasure.
A dynamite explosion in the lobe mine
at Trimble, one mile from Glouster, re-
suited in the blowing to pieces of Charles
lOWenS. Il. VI. LIE r ever anu JONI MOOQy.
The first two men were married and had
large families. They were attempting to
thaw dynamite.
The electric light and artificial gas plant
at Steubenville, and the Steubenville
Traction Company's trolley line passed
into the control of the American Gas Com
pany Of Philadelphia. light and power
trust. The price paid for the light plant is
said to be sI50, 700, and for the trolley line
SIS, 900.
Mrs. Minnie How of lronville, who is
partly demented, started in to offer up her
9-mOnths- child as sacrifice by bat
tering its brains out against the walls Of
the room. The lusty cries of the babe
saved its life. as neighbOrs broke in in tine
to rescue it alive from its insane mother.
Hersch Margolemsky, who years ago
stopped a run ON 4 Columbus bank by sac
riticing his property to secure cash, is an
inmate of the almShouse. Margolemsky
wants to find Cashier Disiey, the man for
whose friendship he sold his goods to save
the bank, in the belief that if Disley knew
of his condition he would provide for his