The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-06-18
Minor Mention.

eating peanuts.
". Baughtman, aged 5, was drowned in
the Reservoir at State Mill. lie fell in
while playing on the bank.
Harrison Parker, aged 10, living near
Etna, had both legs badly mangled by a
Buckeye Lake Interurban car.
George Willard, aged Is, living at 504
Kelsey avenue, Toledo, was killed by the
cars in the Ohio Central yards.
A carbonic gas drum while being deliv-
cred in Asthabula Harbor. exploded.
Christopher M0nsikka was killed.
Annie Craig, alias Smith of Cincinnati.
was fatally burned at Springfield, by ac-
cidentally smashing hanging lamp.
Jonas Riggles, wealthy farmer. 80
years old, living near Genoa, was struck
by bolt of lightning and instantly killed.
The Chillicothe Board of Education has
agreed TO furnish a site for $50, Goo
library to be erected by Andrew Carnegie.
Lightning struck the Marrow home,
near Defiance. Mrs. Marrow and two
little daughters were rendered totally
deaf.
Oscar Watkins. aged years, fell into
pot Of boiling taffy at Sidney, while play
ing with several boys and was burned to
death.
A defective track caused an electric car
! on the Arch avenue line, Alliance. TO
jump the track. Mrs. Barnhart, aged 10.
was internally injured.
Arthur Lebeaux. aged Sc, conductor
hvyf hn I oil al
train at Toledo, and was killed. His home
was in Marshall, Mich.
Mrs. Charles McHarg was burning rub
bish in the back yard Of her residence at
Nelsonville, when her dress caught fire.
She was fatally burned.
At Bradford junction. Edward Cain
was killed while handling revolver
which he did not know was loaded. Cain
was to have been married soon.
Mrs. James Blakely, aged 40, of 2l9
Missouri street, Toledo, was found
drowned in a cistern by her daughter
Alice. The drowning was accidental.
Second Lieutenant o. ]. F. Smith of
Company 1, Eighth o. n. G., of Tiffin,
has rendered his resignation, after three
years service. Business reasons the cause.
Alice c. Smith, aged 20 years, of 1886
Cone street, Toledo, died in awful agony
from burns received by her clothes. catch
ing fire while burning old papers in an
alley.
Daniel, the 12-year old son of Daniel
Swearingen Of Turkey Foot. was killed
recently. The lad was playing Wild
West when his pony fell. His foot caught
in the stirrup and he was dragged half
mile.
Paul Smith, aged I6, was instantly
killed, and Henry Dawson, of the same
age. received shock that will probably
result fatally by bolt Of lightning while
sitting in a tree at the fair grounds.
Dayton.
Carlton Smith, who was burned while
rescuing his mother, Mrs. J. n. Black
man. from burning building at Sebring,
has since died. He was pottery fore
man. The mother will recover. The
father escaped by jumping from second
story window.
Word has been received at Springfield |
that James W. Welch, son Of William
WeIch, of that city, won first h0nOrs in asl
class Of thirty five engineers at the Bos-
ton School of Technique. Mr.. Welch |
took first honors at Wittenberg, then was |
graduated from Harvard. Since going to |
Boston he took up slum work in the Y. |
NJ. &. A. and was elected President of this |
division.
The State Board Of Agriculture, has is
sued its monthly crop report for the month |
of May, showing that the condition of |
wheat as compared with an average is
only SO per cent, a decline of per cent. |
as compared with the report of the month |
previous. Reasons of decline are the con-
tinued dry weather which prevailed dur
ing May, recent destructive windstorms
and in the southern and central counties
rust, with some complaint of the, product
heading but short. However ii is pre-
dicted that with steady progress until
harvest time there will be a fair average
crop. The dry weather also affected oats
and meadows, and timothy is thin and will
be light. Corn planting is still in active
progress but very late, and it is expected
that with few more favorable days an
average crop will be put in.
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wealthy farmer. near CoshoetOn, lies the
body of his son Albert. aged 10 years. In
another room is the dead boys brother,
Eugene, blinded and fighting against hope
the coming Of dissolution. AT the bedside
Of the blinded youth is James Smith, who
bemoans the unhappy fate that made him
D modern Cain, with the probability that
a double homicide will be charged against
him. II did not intend to shoot" cried
James. 1It went of all of sudden
Possibly the boy tells the truth. Others
say he does, and the blinded brother says
it was sail in fun" Albert and Eugene
had been teasing James, and he says he
simply wanted to scare them. He picked
M shotgun and aimed at the boys, and
Dne barrel was discharged. the greater
part of the contents of the cartridge
striking and killing Albert, while Eugene
also received enough shot to blind him,
and which will probably cause his death.
John G. Hoegner, Lieutenant Colonel
Of the Second Regiment, upon his own
request, was placed upon the retired list,
having served over ten years in the Ma
.ional Guard. Nine officers of the Second
have resigned within the past so days,
and only two Majors are left.
The Governor has made these reappoint-
nents: VIM. E. Cushing of Cleveland,
member Of the Board of Uniform Laws,
'Or term of three years ending June .,
1905. r. Z. Jones of Columbus, member
If the State Board of Embalming Exam
ners, for term of three years ending
June 5, 1906.
United States Judge Thompson at
has sentenced James Bodkin,
llias Campbell of Gallia County, to serve
thirteen months for opening mail pouch;
Henry II. Brown. postmaster at Morgan
own, to pay $50 and costs for using
postage stamps to settle personal bills
With the object of increasing stamp sales:
Alfred Norman, using the mails to
iefraud, $25 and costs. II. l.. McCarley
" Bidwell. was dismissed.
Samuel Collins, retired fnancier of
Lima, called his three sons, DR.. Charles
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