The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-05-23

in the state practice will receive the "GOv-
, ernor's Badge" and the contestant making
the next highest score will receive the
"Adjutant Generals Badge"
Minor State Items.
Harold Davis. b. and o. brakeman,
was killed in the yards at Newark.
Byron Ball, aged Is. fell from a high
scaffOld at Toronto and received fatal in
juries.
Marion p. Robinett of Macarthur. a vet
eran of '6l-'65. was thrown from his buggy
and his neck broken.
Edward TOOker. aged 20, fell from a
Wheeling and Lake Erie freight train at
Fremont, breaking his neck.
At Versailles, Mrs. Clara Rhodes, aged
about 75, who was mentally deranged,
fatally scalded herself to death.
Thomas Harrington an emplOye of the
Steubenville coal mine. was instantly
killed by ten tons of slate falling on him.
The 2-year-old son of Edward Critch-
field of Massillon, ate quinine tablets,
thinking they were candy. Death resulted.
George SherbOndy, an empioye of the
Northern Ohio Traction company, was
crushed to death at the power house, Ak
ron.
The body of boy about IL years old was
found in the Ohio river at East Liverpool.
The clothing was of fine quality, and the
shoes of patent leather.
Henry Davis, aged 80. of Kings Mines,
Ill lnI he n mt
Cambridge, by falling under the wheels.
His parents live in Kentucky.
On the payment of s3.55 for the filing of
the journal entry at Toledo. the Ohio Cen
tennial company was legally dissolved and
the centennial declared officially dead.
Chas. Lowry and Joseph Gallagher,
convicted of rObbing the savings bank at
Chardon were denied new trial and SEN
fenced to ten years in the penitentiary.
Charles Miller, of Dearborn street, To-
ledo. set trap to catch chicken thieves
and was knocked senselesS by the log ar
rangement he had fixed for the thieves.
Lightning struck Charles Parrott's barn
near Marysville, which, with five head of
horses, was destroyed. The German
schOolhouse was struck and badly dam
aged.
Fred Carter of East Springfield. was ar
rested charged with embezzlement. The
Coshocton Fur company, it is alleged, gave
Carter money to buy furs for it and he
made no returns.
The State Board of Pharmacy has elected
the following officers: President, F. II.
King, Delphos: Vice-President, Julius
Greyer. Cincinnati, and Secretary, W. X.
Ogler, Columbus.
Charles J. McCann, Wheeling and
Lake Erie Railway brakeman, was killed
at Massillon while alighting from train.
lie was 81 years old, unmarried and lived
in Harnersville, \. Y.
c. Summerville, member of Company
NJ, was injured in a sham battle in Central
Park, Mansfield, which was witnessed by
over 5000 people. The right side Of the
victims face is filled with powder.
The remains of Katherine Dwyer. as
they reposed in the casket, were terribly
burned at PiQua. The lace window cur
tains blew across the casket and ignited
IIOLl tliC SdhulCS, SCttiHS iiS w thS chiouu
and casket trimmings. The feet and legs
of the corpse were burned to crisp. The
shrOud was almost consumed.
The Supreme court has refused to inter-
fere with Judge b. G. Young of Sandusky,
in his ruling that the proceedings of the
Foster murder trial should not be reported
in the papers of general circulation in
W,-ondntfn A writ nf m md
was sought to prevent Judge Young from
with such publications.
Mrs. George Stanford of MonrOeville,
was awakened by strange sound, and
found that large snake that had crawled
into the bed had cOiled itself around the
neck of her baby. The child, which was
asleep, was nearly strangled when she
killed the reptile. 1t is said that mis-
chievous boy who had captured the snake
threw it into the house ''tO hear the women
folks scream"
The officers of the State Anti-Saloon
League announce that they propose to be-
gin fight to collect the Dow tax from
speak-easie and road houses through the
state. under the late decision Of the
Supreme court, which was to the effect
that the tax could he collected for every
year it could be proved resort had been
in operation. The first fight will be made
in the neighborhoOd of Columbus.
The next state encampment Of the Red
Men will be held in Springfield in June,
1902. Half dozen other cities were can
didates for the place. but Springfield won
with plenty OF margin.
At Kent Coroner WaggOner has ordered
the body of Christopher Wise held for in
vestigatiOn. Wise was found in vacant
lot with his throat cut from ear to ear.
His body was covered with rough on
rats" Beside him lay box of the poison,
a bottle of carbolic acid. large carving
knife and a bottle of whisky. There are
strong suspicious of foul play. Wise was
aged 40 and single.
Governor Nash has granted pardon to
Mrs. Mary Hall, of Dayton, sentenced to
the penitentiary for one year for the theft
of a typewriter. The evidence convinced
the guilty party.
James COnnors. the druggist at the Ohio
has received letter from ex-
United States Marshal Devanney TO the
effect that he will receive pardon as soon
as President Mckinley returns from the
Pacific coast. The fact has been recog-
nized that Connors is doing time for a
crime which another man committed.
the robbery of post Office in
Ohio. Conners belongs to good
family i'll Northern Ohio.
While John Kyle, farmer living near
Monroe, village ten miles east OF IIamil
ton, was narrowing field on his farm. he
came across the badly decomposed remains
of a man hanging TO a fence stake IN a cor
ner of the field. From the appearance the
body had evidently been hanging for two
weeks. The face was SO decomposed that
Kyle was unable to tell whether the man
was white or negro. Coroner Sharkey
will make an investigation.
While excavating for addition to the
Canton Hardware Company at Canton,
vorkmen came across what ara Sunnnsad