The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-07-18
Buckeye News In Brief.

| Mrs. Rosa Rhodes died at the City Hos
| pital. Akron, from the effects of sunstroke
Henry Garbutt of Allegheny, Pa. whil'
visiting at Ashtabula, was drowned in IN,
river.
While asleep Charles Behlman of Day
| ton, fell from second-stOry window anI
was killed.
William Mcintyre, of Bloomdale, age,
IS, returning home from Bairdstown. wa.
instantly killed 10y B. and o. train.
Ed Trainer. IS. section hand on the {.
l.. and w. was accidentally drowned
while swimming in the reservoir at Lester
Raymond Keller. wagon manufact-
urer, died at his home in Malvern, from Z
fractured skull, caused by kick from {
vicious mule.
William Deneen, aged So, watchman al
the High Street crossing, London, was
killed by freight train. He resided al
Milford Center.
State School Commissioner Bonebrakt
has given out a statement in which he en-
thusiastically approves of the plan of cen
tralizing country schools.
At Chillicothe, Clarence Schwartz. aged
20, telephone lineman, touched live
wire while working at the top of pole,
was thrown off and instantly killed.
A big oil well was shot on the Leasure
farm in Palmer Township, Washington
County, by Cameron Brothers. 1t is
reported to be 60o-barrel producer.
William Williams, aged IA, living at 19
Farlow Street, Springfield, fell from tree
and was fatally injured. He climbed to
rob birds nest and the limb broke.
At Chillicothe, William Stewards, aged
%, painter, was oveacome by the heat,
fell from building and was killed. The
thermometer showed 30 degrees at noon.
Ernest Reese, aged 10, was killed in a
runaway at Wapakoneta. lie was riding
a pony with harness on, using the lines
for stirrups. He was thrown and his foot
caught.
Judge Mower has granted temporary
restraining order barring the Springfield
Waterworks Trustees from removing the
water pipe connecting Buck Creek and the
pumphouse reservoir.
Charles Nawman. dairyman, was
fatally injured by Pan Handle train at
the Fair Street crossing, Springfield.
Homer Heney, 9-year- old boy, who was
with him, escaped with bruises.
The Toledo City Board of Equalization
has decided to set at Defiance the State
Auditor, County Auditor, City Solicitor
and County Prosecutor, and adjust the
tax duplicate to suit themselves.
Ralph Thomas, aged 9, of Second street,
Toledo. was fatally injured by some per-
son running him through with a steel
handled umbrella from below a sidewalk
grating on which several small boys were
playing.
Charles Schultz. foreman, John Dillon,
inspector, and James Horan, contractor,
were seriously injured by the collapse of
a derrick on retaining wall on ST. Clair
Street, Toledo. 1t is believed Schultz and
Dillon are fatally hurt.
Clyde Leist, aged IL years, was acci-
dentally shot at Circleville, and, it is
feared, mortally wounded. He and COM
panion. Carl Siefert, were in boat pur-
suing snake. In an effort to get shot
at it Siefert accidentally discharged his
revolver, the ball entering Leist's stomach.
The National Glass Company, which is
building immense stack plants at Cam
bridge, has drilled in big gas well, in:
surfing the erection at Cambridge of
furnace and concentration there
of many of the company's smaller plants.
The supply of gas at the company's four
wells is more than twice the amount re-
quired for the greatest glass plants in the
world.
j. NJ. Jones, prosperous dairy farmer
near Fostoria, while engaged in cutting
barley, fell to the ground of heart trouble
and died. The team ran away in the field
when the guiding hand left the reins, and
their running about soon attracted atten-
ton. 1t was at first thought that he had
been thrown from the machine and killed
by the runaways, but it was later found
that he had died of heart disease.
While camping at Swift Run Lake, north
Of PiQua, campers found an unknown
fioater in the pond. From appearance it
must have been in the water about ten
days. A large stone was found under
meath the coat, which was tightly buttoned
from top to bottom. The hat was also
lammed in on top Of a stone, which leads
people to believe that murder was COM
nitted. The man was about 45 years of
lge, well dressed and gives the impression
)f having been from city. Papers were
iOund ON his person bearing the name of
Lengerich.
James Smith. an aged citizen of Barlow,
" ashingtOn county, was found dead in
bed. He was an eccentric character and
Known to be very wealthy. For years he
las lived alone. the life of mser, and.
although he had passed the seventieth
he tinkered away each day at
lis occupation, that of tinsmith. Lying
N the bed beside the dead man were four
ron boxes, which, when opened. were
ound to be filled with gold, silver and
'aper money and Government bonds 10
he amount of several thousand dollars. |
There were also several deeds and mort |
ages to heavy real estate interests. He |
caves one son, Adam Smith, a railroad
nan, whose home is in Marietta.
DR.. E. l.. Mclaughlin, patent medicine |
nan hailing from Logan County, couldn't '
.et any whisky to drink on Sunday, the
alOons of Lancaster being closed, so he 4
bsorbed quantity of his own medicine.
which set him crazy. His life was saved |
With difficulty.
Abe Kane was convicted of chicken
tealing in peculiar manner at Kenton.
or some time past farmers in that vicinity
ave been losing many chickens, and
herman Lee poured coal oil on his hens |
S means of identification. The birds
'ere found in kane's possession, their
wner smelling the oil on their feathers. /
Governor Nash has received a request
rom the citizens of Versailles, that he
Axe some steps to relieve the destitution
1 that city as a result Of the recent fire.
IS there are no State funds available. he
aplied that he can do nothing.
The shirt waist in Portsmouth is a
lccess. At the evening service at the
irst Presbyterian Church on recent
unday the pastor, Rev. Frank S. Arnold.
lyited all his hearers to appear in the
lture in shirt waists, and announced that
e was seriously considering the idea of