The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-02-21
OHIO'S WEEKLY OLIO.
BRIEF COMPILATION OF LATE
STATE NEWS.
An Interesting Summary of the More
Important Doiugs of Our Neigh
bors-W Weddings and Deaths-Crimes,
Casualties and General Buckeye
News Notes.
Buckeye News In Brief.

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Christopher Bennett, aged 73 years
| while i'll his barn near Senecaville. wa
kicked in the head by horse and killed
Owen Brady, Big Four brakeman. re-
siding at Middetown, was knocked off
| freight train below Lockland and seriously
II not fatally, injured.
y shoe factory is to be established a.
London by Columbus men. the Business
Mems League subscribing $500 to secur'
it. Ii will employ forty people.
Walter Miller of Portage, met death b;
asphyXiation while at work on the Shirle!
oil lease near Portage. He was overcomt
by gas while adjusting valve.
Governor Nash has appointed W. ID.
Davies of Shelby. Judge of the Common
Pleas bench to succeed Hon. W. r..
Mooney of St. Mary's, resigned.
The McGugin Iron and Coal Company
has purchased 1900 acres of coal lands in
Lawrence County from George NJ. TrOIt-
man of Philadelphia, for $4,000.
State Building and Loan Inspector Ros-
coe J. Mouck has ordered the Southern
Rent Purchasing Association of Hunting
ton. w. Va, TO cease doing business in
Ohio.
Joseph Devault dropped into Strunk'>
saloon mt Akron. TO take a nap. II,
stretched himself out on the sofa, and in
minute was dead. Devault had been on
spree.
Fire destroyed the dwelling of Elmer
GOOde, at East Liverpool. John Glen
in money which he had stored in trunk
in the house.
At the corner of ScOville avenue and
kennard street, Cleveland, weSt-bOund
motor crashed into a sleighIng party of
twenty-five persons and eleven were more
or less injured, but none fatally.
John HOrnung, as trustee, representing
the citizens of Dresden, who raised bonus
TO secure sheet mill which was recently
sold TO the trust and closed, has begun suit
to recover the amount of the bonus. $4,000.
At the home of Mrs. HoratiO Conkle.
his aged aunt, at Portsmouth, Thomas
Conkle was handling an old shot gun he
found in the house, when it was accident
ally discharged, instantly killing Mrs.
COnkle.
Adjutant General Gyger has commits
stoned c. V. Wilcox Lieutenant of Com
pany B, Sixth regiment o. n. e.. at San
dusky, and accepted the resignation of
Lieutenant W. c. Ward, Company ID.
Fifth regiment.
The entire family of Charles T. Lewis.
one of the leading lawyers of Toldeo, is
suffering from arsenical poisoning. and
the domestic, Jeanette Stark, has died.
Mr.. Lewis attributes the cause to the
eating of canned bouillon.
RosSlyn Ferrell states that he intends TO
waive his right to invite three friends TO
witness his execution. He thinks that
none of his true friends would wish to see
him electrOcuted. and he does not wish To
crafty morbid curiosity.
Natural gas escaping from defective
pipe joint Frustrated the family of Charles
Drabeck of Akron. When neighbor en-
tered the residence he found all the mem-
bers of the family on the floor, where they
had fallen. They recovered.
Miss Mary Stair of Cleveland, guest of
Mr.. Park of CuyahOha Fails. Was enjoying
a sleigh ride when the sleigh upset. Miss
Stair bit three-fourths of an inch off the
end of her tongue. 1t required twelve
stitches to sew the ends together.
While coasting down the Robinson hill
in East Sydney, FlOy 10y had his leg
broken in two places, Glen 10y was hut
internally, Daniel Peer and Charles Law
renee each had a leg broken, and three
other boys on the same sled were hurt.
E. Il. Champion, Colonel Foreman,
Newton McLain, Frank Eriek and Frank
Bowers have made application before the
Secretary of State for the incorporation of
the Lancaster Shoeworkers' DEPOSIT,
Building and Loan Company, with capi-
tai stock of $. 100000. This organization
will be entirely in the hands Of the 500
shoe worker of Lancaster.
Fire at church hour caused 5000 DAM
age to St. Mary Catholic Church at War
ren. The congregation passed ont quietly
when the blaze was discovered by an altar
boy. 4 new church will probably be
built. Two hours later j. e.. Brooks
hardware store and the United States En-
press Office were damaged to the amount
of 5000. Partially insured.
The farm residence of John Shreye, near
Damascus, was entirely destroyed by fire.
When advised that the house was on fire
Shreye sprang from his bed and without
dressing rushed into the basement. where
the flames were first discovered. and was
burned TO death before help could reach
him. He was years ofage and a promi-
nent member of the Society of Friends.
James Jones. aged 60. was killed in the
Franklin Mines mere Coshocton. while
recklessly attempting to board loaded ears
leaving the mine. Evidently Jones had a
premonition OF his own death, for several
times during the day he was heard to warn
his fellow miners that some one was des-
tined to be killed before nightfall. This,
fear was melted by. dream he had the
previous night.
The Dayton and Northwestern Traction
company has filed application with the
commissioners of Preble county to con-
county. The proposed road will run from
Dayton to New Paris, touching Lewisburg,
Euphemia. Ithaca and Gettysburg.
Mrs. VIM. Harman and her 6-year- old
daughter were fatally burned at East Liv-
erpOOl. The daughter was playing round
the open CRATE when her clothing caught
fire. The mother ran to her assistance,
gathering the child in her arms and ran
into the yard. All the clothing was burned
from each. Both will die.
\ boiler in Charles Deseh's sawmill at
Chickasaw, exploded, completely wreck
ing the mill, killing his l6-year-old son
John and severely injuring himself and
his other two sons, August and Jacob.
The father. Charles Desch, is seriously
injured in the spine and left leg, while the
other two boys were bruised about the
head.
The largest iuiependent salt plant in
the country will be built south of Akron,
The concern will he operated in opposition
TO the Salt Trust. Those Interested are
Henry J. Connant OF New York; f. w.
Walker. New York: F. X. Pierson of
Cleveland, and J. ID. Hawks Of Pittsburg.
More than 700 people will be employed.
Albert, the 2-yeaT-Old son of Louis
Mumaw of Piqua. died as the result of