The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-10-31
Buckeye News In Brief.

| JoHH W llcoN VI west IiDtItN.
smith. was kicked on the head by horse
and may die.
W. A. WikOff and j. c. Fite of Rome.
were thrown from buggy i'm a runaway
and badly injured.
John Miller. aged Ii, of Ottsville, was
accidentally shot and killed by Daniel
Spangler, a neighbOr.
Florence Getz, aged years, died from
injuries received in being run over by an
electric car at Lancaster.
At ChillcOthe, the 3-year-Old daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. George Trabelet was
instantly killed 10y street car.
Samuel Schwab, aged II, of Attica. a
brakeman on the Short Line. was fatally
injured under the wheels Of his train.
The 5-year- old son of Thomas Slitor Of
| WillOughby. set fire to his clothes while
making bonfire and burned to death.
While hauling coal, Theodore Her OF
Tiffin, was crushed between a barn and
his wagon and sustained serious injuries
| Local capitalists are organizing COM
pany to build large galvanizing plant at
Niles. The capital stock will DO 100000.
Fred Wheeler. aged SO years, was found
unconscious at Plymouth, and died soon
after. 1t is supposed he fell out of his
buggy,
Conductor Elmer Kicker of the Wheel
ing and Lake Erie, was killed in the Iron
| vile yards. lie resides at 3lH Erie Street,
Toledo.
The S-day-old daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
William McGinnis of Findlay, was found
Head in bed. The mother had rolled on 1t
in her sleep.
Roy WOOlsey, labOrer, 81 years old,
| fell from north bound Cincinnati, Ham
iltOn and Dayton passenger train at
Dayton, and was instantly killed.
Gale Corbett of Cable, aged IS. was ac-
cidentally shot near the heart by Clark
Davis, an intimate friend, ard may die.
The boys were practIc:ng shooting.
X. S. Shoemaker, aged %, a Cleveland
and Pittsburg civil engineer of College
Corners. was killed by fast freight train
while riding railway bicycle at New
Salesburg,
State Auditor Guilbert has directed A.
c. Blackburn to examine the accounts Of
the officials of Richland County. in accord
ance with the desires of number of cit
izens Of that county.
Thomas ID. Wade, prominent farmer,
living near Mt. Liberty was cleaning
shotgun. when one of the barrels was dis
charged. The shot struck his wife in the
back, killing her instantly.
The Directors of the Ashland and
Wooster Railway have purchased 1,OOC
acres of coal land, and will extend the
road from CustalOga, Wayne County, to
killbuck, Holmes County, distance of
twelve miles
The Ohio commission appointed to
locate monuments ON the battlefield of
Vicksburg, will hold a meeting on No
yember on the field to locate the monu.
ments to the Ohio soldiers who took part
IN that battle.
The 2IE-year-Old son OF Joseph Turner
and wife Of Marysville, while visiting his
grandparents, was attacked by vicious
sow. The father came up in time to see
the animal tearing the clothing from the
little boy. The hog had bitten the child
number of times. but the father saved the
yOungster from fatal injuries.
An explosion Of boiler in a sawmill
six miles west of Berea, resulted in the
death of Charles Weeder of POttsville, Pa,
and the fatal injury of Edwin Irvings of
Olmstead Falls, and in slight injuries to
three other men. Charles Weeder was
blown 200 feet from the boiler and his
head was nearly severed from his body.
Alarmed by the boldness of bank robbers
In the smaller villages the citizens of Mt.
Victory had big mass meeting in their
Town Hall the other night and perfected
arrangements for the repelling Of an attack.
Plans were made whereby the whole vii
lage can be notified and armed posses |
formed in a very short time to capture or |
frighten away the marauders. Mt. Vic
tory is village of about 800 people.
The State Board of Pardons heard a
remarkable case recently, when the appli- |
cation for the pardon Of A. c. Shelter of
Ripley, sentenced to seven years for shoot
ing to kill, was heard. The application
was resisted by Thomas Thompson, the
victim of Shelters gun. Ordinarily amere
objection to a pardon is sufficient to defeat |
the hopes of the applicant. In this case IT
was developed that Thompson had offered
to stay away from the board if he wert |
paid 500. Thompson was present, and
did not deny this statement, giving as
his excuse that he needed the money.
A redemption Of Ohio Canal stock, fac.
value 81 900, which was issued in 1Sf9 to
Prince Ernest Ingelbert D'Arenberg OF
Brussels, was presented to State Auditor
Guilbert for payment recently. There is
nothing to show why or how the bono
came to be issued, and every one once
familiar with the canal business of the
State is dead, and there are no records to
throw any light on the matter. The bono
draws interest at six per cent, and there
is question whether this interest may bt
collected up to date, or merely to 1856
when the bond is marked reimbursable
There is no money in the State Treasury
from which this bond may be paid, and i
paid it must be considered an emergency
The history of the bond from its issue Il
the present is unknown, as it was pre-
sented for payment through local bank
Frank Mcdowell, section man at Shelby
found six new twenty-year gold watch
cases under tie. One was lady's cast
set with diamonds and is worth 500. The
goods were turned over to the police fol
A chew Of tobacco lost twenty sever
men their jobs at Columbus. The foreman
Of the Capital City Butterine Company
was found chewing tobacco by Genera
Manager Pirrung contrary to the rules o
the establishment. lie was bounced. ano
men went out on strike in sym
pathy with him. Mr.. Pirrung says other
men will be employed.
A Cleveland and Pittsburg switching
engine struck man walking along the
track north Of Bellaire, instantly killing
him. 1t is believed he was John Hassit
an Indiana glass worker.
o. c. Barber and +. AtterhOlt Of Akron
who organized the Great Western Cereal
Company, are working upon plans for {
of concerns making white
corn goods. The plans for the combination