The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1904-11-24
Buckeye News In Brief.

hemOrrhage following fall from hotel
window to an alley.
In order to prevent $4,000 reverting to
the State Treasury, the State Board of Pub
lie Works will begin improvements on the
Ohio Canal as soon as winter sets in. This
/ money must be expended by Feb. Is.
In order to escape death by scalding
when hand-hOle plate blew from an en-
gine at Ashtabu1a, Burt Shaw. a Pennsyl
vania brakeman, jumped aside, landing in
front Of locomotive, killing him in
stantly.
! While working in a sand bank at Upper
Sandusky, a caSe-in buried Squire Craw-
ford under four feet Of sand. When extri-
Gated it was found that he was so badly i'll
jured internally that it is thought he will
die.
! The 7-year-Old son of Grant Hutchinson
of London, who was jumped on by some
other boys while at play at school, died
from complications brought OH by the in
juries, and the matter is to be properly in
vestigated
The parting of line which was pulling
buggy with three men in it out to work
on the new suspension bridge at Steuben-
vile, allowed the buggy to descend to the
pier and the men were hurled to the ground
and instantly killed.
While playing on the Pennsylvania turn
table, 12-year-old Earl Miller, son of Mar
tin Miller of Marion, caught his foot be-
, tween the table and stone abutment,
| crushing the leg above the knee. He died
from effects of the injury.
When Mrs. Sophia Wyant returned
from work to her home in Milo, she found
her two children, Earl, 5, and Harry, 8,
and her mother, Rachel Van FOssen, 63.
dead. 1t is believed they were asphyxiated
by fumes from gas stove.
Frequent quarrels and inability to get
along with new stepmOther, caused pretty
Miss Effie Grave of Locust Grove, to COM
init suicide. She drained the contents of a
two ounce vial of carbolic acid and died in
terrible agony at the home of friend.
A warrant, sworn out for the arrest of
Julius G. Mengensdorf, the missing ticket
agent of the Suburban Electric of Cleve-
land, by the Bankers Surety Company,
charges him with embezzling 81, ,314Sl. 1t
is believed he left the city accompanied by
a woman.
Mrs. Mary Heffiey, who died suddenly at
her home in London, did not believe in de-
posting her wealth in bank. As the body
was being prepared for burial the sum of
$500 was found on the inside Of belt The
family had suspected the old lady had some
money, but never knew of its whereabouts
until after her death.
Joseph W. Cartmell, aged so years, one of
the best known business men of Marys-
vile, died of blood poisoning, caused from
an liberated tooth. He was only sick
few days, but suffered untold agony. He
leaves wife and three children, one of
whom is Mrs. Edna Coughlin. noted pian-
ist and musician Of Columbus.
Anna Harder, of a prominent LOrain
family, died in great agony as the result of
drinking hot lemonade. She drank it for
severe cold and was taken with cOnvulsiOns
Immediately after, dying in great agony.
The autopsy revealed that the lemonade
had been so hot that it destroyed the men,
branes of the stomach. The girl was but
10 years of age.
Within mile of the place where they
were married, Mr.. and Mrs. Luke Bird eel
ebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary
at Springfield. Five guests were present
who attended the first wedding, and Mrs.
Bird baked all the bread and cake and pre-
pared all the meats, Just as she did when
she was married and when she celebrated
her silver wedding.
Col. John T. Lane, who died on a rail-
road train near Washington, d. c., was IS
years old. lie was born and lived until
manhood at Barnesville. Col. Lane was
employed first on the old Central Ohio
Railroad, when twas projected to the Ohio
River, early in the fifties, and he continued
in the employ of the same line now opera
ted by the Baltimore and Ohio.
Miss Della Geyer, the 1S-year-old daugh-
ter of Jacob Geyer, residing near Caledo-
MIA, lies at the point of death at the home
of her parents, suffering from nervous
prOstratiOn due to hOmesickness. Recently,
Miss Geyer visited at the home of DIR.
Mccormick at Mt. Gilead. While there
she became suddenly ill. Her condition
was pronounced due to homesicknesS. She
was taken to her home, where she rapidly
grew worse, becoming completely prostra-
ted. The attending physicians state that
her case is one of the most remarkable that
have come to their notice in years.
The skeleton of man with bullet
wound in the top of the head, was discov-
cred in thicket just east of Dundas. He
had worn good suit of clothes, hat and
shoes. A set Of ''bachelor buttons" and
some matches were the only things found
in his pockets. No clew as to identity.
Mars r. Morris, who was injured at
Portsmouth by being struck by street car
while out driving, died at the city hospital
of inflammation of the brain. Mr.. Morris
was general manager of the Morris Mantle
and Tile Company, 80 years old and a
a member of the Youngstown Lodge of
Elks.
After going down town to vote, Henry
Greb, prominent business man of Canal
Dover, went to his home, where he shot
and killed himself with 81 calibre reyol- |
yer. Greb was dealer in bicycles and
sporting goods and few years ago was
well known through the state as bicycle
rider.
James Budd, of near Perrysville, was
gored by bull and will probably die as u
result. The boy went into the field where
the animal was, and the sight of ! rel
sweater caused the bull to attack him. He
was trampled upon, and tossed about by
the bull until life was almost extinct. The
father of the boy made timely appearance
and drove the bull away with club.
James Baldwin, 81 years old, of Green |
field, committed suicide at the Palace Hote' |
by turning on the gas. He is son of j. VI. |
Baldwin and came here to enlist in the |
United States Army, but failed.
The corner stone of Hepburn Hall, the !,
new women's dormitory of Miami univer-
sity, was laid recently with impressive ser
vices by the faculty and students. On the |
platform were assembled the university |
senate, including DR.. Guy Potter Benton,
president; Dean Hepburn and Dean Min
mich of the Normal College ana the seniors, !
all in caps and gowns, and James X. Pat
,lerson of the National Cash Register Com
pany, who made the beginning o. Hepburn