The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-09-05
Buckeye News In Brief.


and was badly injured, but may live.
Daniel Artagust of Spring Grove. aged
2l, Pan Handle brakeman, fell under
train at Newark. and lost both feet.
George Pitman, IA years old. son of
Theo. Pitman, was struck by a fast Erie
train in South Akron, and died in a short
time.
James Seek, an employe of the Kelly
Nail Mill at IrontOn. was caught by belt
and hurled against the building with such
force as to break his neck.
Thomas McMahOn, who a week ago
went to work at the Warren City Boiler
Works, was instantly killed. He was
crushed under falling plate.
Philip Stahl. a wealthy farmer near
Fremont, was run down by horses in his
OWN barnyard and died in a few hours.
His brother met death in 4 similar way.
At Sandusy, John Holzmiller leaped
Upon his bicycle. rode to a lumber dock
and jumped into the bay and was drowned.
HOlzmiller was to have been married soon.
The Washington County Traction Com
pany, with a capital stock of $3.50. 900, has
been organized for the construction OF an
electric railway between Marietta and
Newport.
The Twenty-sixth o. V. /. Association
and the Eighty-eighth o. V. l. Association
held their annual meetings in Columbus,
recently. About fifty members Of each
regiment were present.
While crossing the river at Toronto, with
Two companions in a johnboat, Ray, the
l2-year-Old son of J. c. Moore, was
1rOwned when the boat was capsized by
he Toronto ferryboat. His companion
escaped.
A customer dropped a dise in Asa
Billings's grocery store at Columbus.
Billings lighted match to search for the
eOin. An open can OF gasoline near by
lid the rest. The store was completely
Quilted, and the loss is estimated at $1,000,
partly insured.
While blasting on the line of the Tiffin
and Fremont Railway. south Of Fremont,
a-half dozen men were injured by the
premature explosion of dynamite. Those
seriously injured were James E. Wiehert,
Frank and William Fleck, who narrowly
escaped complete annihilation.
The State Association of Embalmers
aeld what is likely to be its last meeting
At Columbus, recently. A committee ap-
pointed to consider the advisability of
combination with the State Association OF
Funeral Directors, reported in favor of the
proposition. and the combination will no
doubt be effected.
Miss Cora Wooden, chef at the Country
Club at Marietta. was suffering from
rheumatism. and her assistant. Miss Scott.
was engaged in applying liniment in large
quantities to affected parts, holding
amp to give her light. The lamp exploded,
its contents saturating the girls clothing.
he same becoming ignited. and instantly
she was mass OF fire. Before the flames
could be extinguished she was fatally
burned. Miss Scott was also badly burned.
William Van Devere, a wealthy farmer
living near New Carlisle, died recently,
he result of a most peculiar accident. A
lew days ago he tried to move a bowlder,
weighing at least 500 pounds single
handed. The board he was using broke
and the immense stone fell back on his
leg. crushing il. AmputatiOn was nee
.ssary. and he died on the operating table.
Van Devere was pinned fast under the
stone for hours before his screams for help
was heard.
William Montgomery, a prosperous
farmer, attended the Belmont Monroe
farmers reunion at Jerusalem. became
intoxicated and went home in that con-
1ition. Upon his arrival he was met at
The front gate by his wife and she gave
him calling down." He deliberately
went inside, secured a revolver, and, re-
turning, shot his wife in the right temple.
Then he turned the gun on himself and
sent ball through his brain, dying i'm
Immediately.
Patents have been issued to Ohio in
yentors as follows: Riley Albach, Mt.
Gilead, husking peg; Robert Armitage,
Attica, bale tie; Charles H. Blanchard,
Batavia, automatic egg boiler; John P
BrOphy, Cleveland. attachment for auto
matte lathes, also, speed changing device
for automatic lathes; Rosa l.. Byrne, Gin
cinnati, drainer; Delmer W. Call, Cleve-
land, hub band; II. A. Chavons, Lima,
bouillOn boiler; George w. Davis and D.
C. Ripley, THIN, apparatus for forming
stems for breech-loading ordinance;
Robert b. Elliott, Sugar Ridge, combined
wagon box and rack; George A. Hawver.
Jackson, breastpin; GeeOse W. King and
II. j. Barnhart, Marion. excavator;
William X. Kinnear. Columbus, means for
securing guideways of ffire-resisting doors;
Alexander Muir, Cleveland, heating stove
and attachment; Oliver Z. Pontius, Wau-
seon, wrench; Themas ROderick, Colum-
bus, mantel support; A. T. Saunders
Akron, support for Photographic cameras;
R. L. Shoemaker, Newcomerstown, and
+. X. Wilson, Jr., Columbus, portable
elevating machine; Otto A. Spahr, Millers-
burg, primary battery; Jacob Wallace, ID.
F. Irwin and j. IL. Smith, Plymouth,
cutter for rock drills; S. d. Wright, Cleve-
land, bracket for structural iron frame
construction.
Fire destroyed houses occupied by
George Millard and Ed Millard at Frank
lin. The fire originated from a gasoline
stove. Mrs. George Millard had one arm
badly burned. The houses belonged to
the oxford Building Association.
A herd of cattle belonging to W. j.
Grimes of New Holland, has become
afflicted with disease resembling rabies.
Several have died. One bit a e0lored man
a day or two ago and he has since been
affected in a manner similar to the animal
that bit him. The other eolored residents
Of the place are alarmed and are moving
out.
While clearing freight wreck on the
Pam Handle at the end Of GOuld's tunnel,
near Steubenville, derrick car toppled
over and eight men who were working on
it were injured.
Coroner Simon of Cleveland, has rem
dered his verdict on the disaster at Crib
No. 9, in which a dozen lives were lost.
He finds the City of Cleveland, the sucr
contractors and the crib engineer jointly
responsible, the former because its officials
knew. through inspectors, of the absence
of ordinary precautions for saving life;
the subcOntractOrs, because they failed to
provide protection to life; the engineer,
because he permitted the smOkestaeks to