The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-12-24
Minor Mention.

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election by a vote Of 101 to 90.
VIM. Ekes, S5 years old, was killed nea,
Gratis by a tree falling on him.
| Alvin Decot, aged 26, was drowned al
Somerset. He was skating and went
through the ice.
Michael Leyden, aged s., was run over
| by an Erie passenger train at Urbana, and
instantly killed.
Roy Maumaw, a tailor, poured coal oil
in fire at Continental. An explosion
followed. He was fatally burned.
An infant child was found on the ice OF
| pond near OrbistOn. 1t had died from
exp sure. Officers are investigating.
The butchers and grocers of Coshotc n,
| have declared war on the new market on
the ground that it ruins their business.
The question of submitting the question
| of local option, under the Beal law, will
be submitted in Bellefontaine early next
| spring.
James H. King, aged 55. employed al
Fees lumber mill, Newark, was killed
by Panhandle train at the Pine street
crossing.
The annual meeting of the Ohio Edi-
torial Association will be held at the
hotel Hartman, Columbus, Ohio, January
27 and %.
The infant child of Harry Sheppard, Of
Roundhead, was burned to death while
the m ther was attending sick neigh
Dor woman. -,
Helen, the little daughter of Bert Curl,
Of Washington C. H., was burned to
death. She had been left alone in the
house and went too close to an open
crate.
The date OF the Superintendent Sec
ton, Ohio Teachers Association meeting,
to be held at Columbus, has been changed
to Tuesday and Wednesday, December
| 20 and 80.
The 1890 Club, Tifin's leading ladies
social organization. has appointed COM
mittee to plead with the Grand Army to
erect a memorial building in honor Of
General William H. Gibson instead of q
mon ument.
| Sick and unable to work, Norman
Philobin of Findley, pipeline man. has
received letter announcing the death OF
his father near Ottawa, Putnam county,
and stating that he is sole legatee to an
estate Of $4,000.
The roof of the casting house Of the
Andrews and Hitchcock furnace, at Hub
bard, five miles from Youngstown, col
lapsed, killing John Patrick, a Slavonian,
and probably fatally injuring two other
men, both foreigners.
Miss Gertrude Smith, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Smith of Camden, died
on the train after leaving Cincinnati for
Camden. The young lady had been i'll
for some time and was in hospital at
Cincinnati since last October.
Two hundred representatives from vari-
ous sections of the state attended the
meeting Of the Ohio Horticultural society
at Delaware. William Miller, of Gypsum,
presided and with the delegates inspected
the fruit exhibits which are the largest in
the history of the society.
Thomas W. Terry, aged so years, is
dead at Marion, OF consumption. Three
years ago be received an injury to one
Of his arms and about year later began
to grow worse. Physicians, 1t is said,
advised Terry to have the arm amputated
to guard against consumption, but being
a Dowieite he refused. The disease
which caused his death developed.
Sayler Wright, aged II, student al
Miami University, and son of DR.. Cyrus
n. Wright, a dentist of Cincinnati, was
the victim Of mysterious shooting while
calling upon Miss Miller, belle Of the
village. The young lady, it is said, was
showing Sayler revolver which she had
just purchased, and while examining the
weapon it was accidentally discharged.
The bullet penetrated young Wright'i
knee: There is an air of mystery in the
case, and an effort was made to keep the
shooting quiet.
The Hotel Association has decided to
ask for revision Of the game laws ofthe
state to enable hotels to purchase game
when out of season in this state from
states where it is still in season. As the
law now stands, it is illegal to have game
in ones possession when it is out of sea-
son. Thus hotel keepers have been
fined for having in their possession quail
purchased in Illinois. A committee OF
the State Game Dealers association met
in Cleveland recently to consider the
matter in conjunction with the action of
the hotel men.
1t is stated that last week the Mayors
of Dayton, Piqua, Greenville and Troy
met in conference in Troy and agreed to
close all saloons on Sunday and at the
hours of closing as regulated by the Or
dinances in the several cities each even.
ing. In addition to the saloon question
gambling was also discussed, with the
result that gambling in the four cities
will have to 60. These Mayors, 1t is
said, will make an effort to induce tho
Mayors of other cities and municipalities
in that section to Join in the movement,
and, If poss BILE, put stop to the selling
of liquor contrary to law. The GENTLE
men said to have participated in this con-
ference are Mayor l.. c. Cron of Piqua,
Mayor Charles A. Snyder of Dayton,
Mayor A. N. Wilson of Greenville, and
Mayor ]. w. Norris of Troy. 1t is worthy
of note that in each of the above named
cities the saloons remained closed Sun
day or the violators were arrested.
Mark Maloney, colored, Of Cincinnati,
was being tried at Washington C. H., on
a charge of burglary. A few minutes be-
fore court adjourned Sheriff Phillips was
called to the telephone. While he was
absent from the room court adjournedand
Maloney walked out with the crowd.
Before his absence was discovered he had
gained such start that he could not be
recaptured.
Charles, the two-year-Old son of Perley
Barringer, of East Liverpool, was so
burned while playing about the fire that
he died. His mother was seriously in
jured trying to save him.
- The sink hole at Round Prairie, over
which the Urbana, Bellefontaine and
Northern Electric road runs, is still
mystery. Last week timber was dumped
into it and was swallowed up. c. A.
Alderman, the engineer, thinks there is
q large cave under the right of way.
City Solicitor Harwitz of Middletown,
has attacked the validity of the curfew
ordinance to send children home at 8
p. m. He asserts that civic authority has
tho riUht IN i'm nOunA n rsea caffla Ueosa