The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-02-08
Minor State items.

Albert Betz. wanted at the Ohio Psni-
Tertiary for violating his parole, was ar
rested at Springfield.
J. II. CHhn of Gallon, an Erie brake
man, was missed from his train, and later
found dead on the track.
Max Myers, an aged resident of Massil
lon, suicided by taking strychnine. lie
had been i'll for several years.
Mrs. Frank Young, of Niles, fell on the
floor and bursted blood vessel. When
found by her husband she was dead.
The India Rubber Company, at Akron,
employing 400 men, has announced an in
crease of Is per cent. in all departments.
The grand jury has indicted Joseph
Nunemaker for embezzlement. He was
the railroad and express agent at Rad
cliffe.
Fire completely destroyed the home of
Ray Miller at Akron. A dog gave tie
alarm just in time for the family to escape.
Nothing was saved.
Word was received in FOstOria of the
death of John Peet in Arkansas by being
thrown from horse. He is prominently
connected in FOstoria.
The 2-year- old son of Charles MOllen-
kOpf of Bucyrus, upset cup of tea over
its chest and neck, from the effects Of
which it died in short time.
Frank Jones, lamp trimmer for the cleo
tric light company at Mt. Vernon, received
shock from an electric wire and is in a
dangersOus condition.
Miss Fannie Barton of Fredericktown,
aged about 80 years, fell dead while at
breakfast The case is of such character
that the Coroner will investigate.
Charles F.. MOehrman, machinist OF
Marion, dropped dead while at work.
The deceased was subject to epileptic fits.
He leaves a wife and several children.
The insurance on Buchtel College has
been adjusted at Akron. The college has
been allowed S65 900. the full amount. less
81, 600 deducted for the books saved from
the library.
Louis Miner, aged 80, of Leavittsburg.
was buried beneath two tons of clay by a
cave-in at the Warren Brick and Tile
Works. He was dead when rescued
Miner leaves a wife and one child.
During the mad dog scare in Columbus
the past ceek seventy-three dogs were
killed. Director of Public Safety Evans
has announced that he will stand by any
man who kills dogs in the future.
Prof. II. d. Young, Superintendent OF
the Public Schools at Norwich, was
run over by Baltimore and Ohio passen-
ger train, near GAINESVILLE and killed. lie
was 80 years of age and married.
Traffic was suspended over the Lake
Shore at Ashtabula several hours the other
day on account of fire in the under side OF
the famous Ashtabula disaster bridge
which for time threatened its safety.
George StOrer, MERCHANT from New
York, who has been visiting his daughter
in Akron, was adjudged insane. lie
imagines that he has immense wealth, and
has tried to make purchases by the whole
sale.
A. II. Huston has filed a suit at Akron
against the Ashland and Wooster Rail
road asking judgment for $4,000. lie al.
leges this amount is due him for raising
the funds to build the line. He claims j
DR.. S. E. Deeley, of Mt. Vernon, sus.
tanned probably fatal injuries while skat-
ing on Lake Hiawatha. He was skating
backward when he struck an obstruction
and was thrown to the ice, fracturing hi.
skull. There is little hope of his recovery
Homer Morris, aged %, of Williamsburg
stood before glass and fatally cut hi.
throat. Two months ago he took morphine
but was saved by the use of a stomach
pump. Last December he was married Il
Miss Mamie Wilson. They separated
shortly after the marriage.
Pedestrians passing the home of Alber
| b. Smith at West Independence, wer'
startled by the cries Of child, and being
| unable to get any answer to repeated raps
burst in the door to find Mr.. Smith lyin:
on the bed dead, with his 2-year-Ol,
grand daughter, with whom he lived. Ill
was IS years old and very poor.
Burglars entered the Nickel Plate depo
at Rocky River and stole tools, with whicl
| they entered Geigier's hardware store. 4
| hole was drilled in the safe, nitrO-glyce
rine injected and then exploded. Tn
| charge was so large that it blew the saf
almost to bits and tore papers and book
to shreds. The money was destroyed b.
| the force of the explosion.
John Arnold, the maniac schOOlteacheI
made desperate attempt at suicide Will
being taken to the hospital at GallipOlis
While the attention of the officers was di
verted he crawled under the car seat an
fastened his head in the foot rack. Thel
he twisted his body in an effort to brea
his neck The attendants discovered hiI
| in time to prevent him from succeeding
| He fought like tiger. The passengers o
the train were badly frightened.
| Minnie Weiss, a 12-year-Old girl o
| WoOste up to few months ago strong
| healthy child, took sick and while she suf
| fered little or no pain became weake
| every day. Her case batfled physician
and the child died. An autopsy was hel
and showed that every important Orga
was affected. The brain was in an un
natural condition, the stomach was abnor
nal, no part of the body being free frol
disease.
The deed conveying the two immens
| plants of the sewer pipe works i'll Lisbo
from X. W. Allison, trustee, to the Unite
States Clay Manufacturing Company, ha
been filed for record. The price paid b
the company is $3.50, 900 and the deed beal
revenue stamps to the amount of So
The works have been idle for sever;
wears, but within week the lower plar
will start up in the manufacturing of fire
| proofing. AS soon as necessary improve
ments are made the other plant will be p,
in operation in the manufacture of sewt
pipe. Over 500 men will be given employ
| ment.
| +. James Welsh, married, aged 43 year
a freight conductor on the Pittsburgh
Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad, W;
struck by the Cleveland Flyer at Wood
Run and hurled in front of an east-bOnn
passenger train which was passing on a
adjoining track, and mangled beyond re'
Ognition.
The blacksmiths of Butler County he
meeting in Jacobs Hall, Hamilton, an
formed county league, the object
which is general protection by putting u