The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1904-10-27
Ghc,r-t State Itemn.


eth birthday at Bucyrus, and commem-
orative of the dag he gave real estate
worth 100000 to his children.
An unknown man. supposedly tramp.
aged about 40 years, was struck and in
stantly killed about two and Il half miles
east of Tinin 10y Il Baltimore and Ohio
fast freight.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Freshwater of
Delaware celebrated their fiftieth we'd
ding anniversary. y grand family re-
union marked the event. the aged couple
being completely taken by surprise.
\ young woman who gave her name as
Mrs. Williams of Columbus was shot
and probably fatally wounded by Andrew
Merrick, also of Columbus, during a
quarrel near Waverly. The couple had
eloped. it is said
Burglars forced entrance to the Minch
department store in Continental, blew
open two safes and secured about $IO0.
valuable diamond and $50 worth of
stamps. The work was evidently that
of professionals.
Residents of Marysville and Union
county We're greatly shocked to learn of
the sudden death of County Treasurer
James w. Tilton at his home in Marys-
vile. He was found dead in bed by
his wife. Heart disease is supposed to
have been the cause.
james w. Johnson, a farmer, residing
near Toledo, was shot and killed by corn
thieves whom he discovered in his fields.
Fireman c. II. Misner and Fireman
I.0ily Eillnl II, ranr-anA Collision
between two freight trains on the Cleve-
land and Pittsburs road at Alliance.
Frank Zinn and Agee Zigg were in
stantly killed, while Alfonso Zinn and
Charles Stockey were seriously injured
by a cave-in at the water works plant
at Napoleon. The men were excavating
fiume for a water wheel when a shelf
of clay, weighing ten tons, fell on them.
After an interesting contest in the tri-
ennial convention of the Congregational
church in Des Moines, Iowa, Rev. Wash
iEgton Gladden. of Columbus was elected
moderator for the next triennial period.
Judge Perry was made first assistant
moderator and Rev. III. H. Proctor Of
Atlanta. Ca, Il negro, second assistant
moderator.
The Rushsylvania Bank failed to open
Tuesday, Kenyon Brothers, the owners,
having gone into bankruptcy. Deposits
amount to $4,000. The assets of Ken
yon Brothers are estimated at $4,000.
d. c. Kenyon was cashier and F. l..
Kenyon assistant. Cashier Kenyon Of
the defunct bank says the assets will be
$6I 900 and the liabilities $4,000.
3
the penitentiary, who was a member of
the pen barber force, was reduced i'll
grade and lost good time because he tried
to take the skin as well as the hair off
the faces of his patrons. Smith has been
in the habit of holding up prisoners who
earn extra money for a five-cent tip for
each shave. Some of them objected, and
then the shaves they got were fierce.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety, Cincinnati branch, elected the fol-
lowing officers: President, Mrs. Philip
Mrs. ]. r. Mills, Cleveland; correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. L. L. Townley, Wy
oming; recording secretary, Mrs. G. w.
Barnes. Delaware; recording treasurer,
Mrs. John Kuntz, Cincinnati; disbursing
treasurer, Mrs. Charles Boyd, Cincinnati.
The first days registration in Colum-
bus was the heaviest ever known. The
board Of elections places it at 1920, a
gain of more than 5000 over the first
day last year. Only - women registered
in the entire city. Cincinnati reports
a registration of 39,S6z, a gain of 1000
over 1908: Cleveland, 24,S32. a decided
frlI In St
against 5,I05 in 1908. Dayton, Youngs.
town, Newark, Springfield, Canton, Ak
ron and other places report heavy regis.
trations.
Dreaming that he was arresting a
burglar, Deputy Sheriff Fred Bisdorf
jumped from his bed in the second floor
of his residence in Hamilton and thrust
his limbs through the window panes.
The deputy's left leg was frightfully cut
at the ankle, the tendons severed, and
he almost bled to death from the sever
ing of the arteries. He was also severe
ly cut OH the left arm and shoulder in
his attempts to extricate himself from
his perilous position. 1t is feared that
he will be crippled for life.
Dan" Ross, aged II, was kidnapped
like the boy of the same name, Charley
Ross, but, unlike Charley, he managed
to get away from the men who stole
him, and he owes his liberation to the
fact that he is good at ''hcllerin'." Dan
ME- says he lives at No. 56 Hill street,
Cleveland. Two men grabbed him and
put him in a box car in which all rode
to Warren. Along the road trainmen
heard his cries, but thought they were
made by some pOrkers in another car, 50
they paid no heed The kidnapers, how
ever, got scared" he says, and let him
go
After working on the case three weeks.
Postoifice Inspector Craighead arre sted
Earl DevOre, assistant cashier of the
First National Bank of Woodsfeld, OH
the charge of robbing the postoffice there
Sept. 10 Of n money package containing
$1,000 The bank recently sold the safe
to the postoffice, and the combination had
never been changed. The money had been
sent to the bank, and Devore asked the
postmaster to keep it over night because
o. the bank safe being locked. A detec-
tive engaged room at the home of
young Bevore's mother. Soon he ingra-
lidltu lIililStll NItn IStNOA''. anu Nttiiii n
week was rooming with him. One day,
in Devore's absence. he made thorough
search, and deep in the recesses of De-
vore's trunk found the missing money
package. with the stolen $1,000 intact.
Then followed n confession and arrest.
He was sent to Cincinnati to be arraign-
ed. He is q and unmarried.
Charles Vim, colored, shot James
Young, colored, on Main street, Chilli
cothe. Young was with Winn's white
wife. The ball struck Young in the
small of the back and lodged in the alb
iomen. Winn was arrested.
James Lonzeford died in the infirm-
ary in Sandusky, the result of fall
from bed. He had left money to pay
for his burial. but the authorities are in
l quandary where to place the body. The
man had buried three wives, and they
10 not know whether to lay his body
beside that of his first, second or third
,ne.
Oscar Bumfert of New Vienna had a
narrow escape from death near Urbana
IN the Dayton. Springfield and Urbana
,Ieotric limo Ha laid down on the track