The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1904-11-17

The Central National bank of Cam
bridge, has opened for business.
Mrs. Mary Marsh of Bellefontaine, was
probably fatally injured i'll runaway ac-
cdent while driving home alone.
Professor II. A. Patterson of Glen Roy,
was elected president Of the Southeastern
Ohio Teachers Association. The next
meeting will be held at Wellston.
George Siekles, aged II months, son of
Ii. G. Sickles of Cincinnati, lies dead at his
home of suffoeation caused by a piece of
candy clogging up his windpipe-
Coroner Philips of Bellaire, and Miss
Eta Majors, graduate nurse of the
Wheeling City hospital, were married and
went to st. Louis on wedding trip.
Mrs. Charles Heldt dropped dead on the
street at Martins Ferry. She had been
spending the night with her sister and was
on her way home when she expired.
D. W. Snyder, the queensware man of
CoshOcton, made an assignment for the
benefit of his creditors. The assets amount
to $4,000; the liabilities are not yet known.
Frank Ollie, track foreman of the Fair
field Traction line at Lancaster, was prob
ably fatally injured by being hit by troll
ley pole which he had gotten..off the car to
fix.
1t is now generally accepted that Mrs.
Mary King, found in the canal at Middle
town, met her death accidentally through
slipping in while wandering about with her
mind temporarily deranged.
Near Sycamore, Abraham Hausberger
celebrated his 18th birthday anniversary,
rusrounded by six children, thirty eight
grandchildren and thirteen great-grand-
children. He has lived most of bis life in
the vicinity of Upper Sandusky.
Mollie Aflecke of Springfield, attempted
suicide by taking laudanum and she will
probably die. She started out with revol-
yer, intending to kill Charles Hayward,
her lover, who married another girl. She
failed to find him and then took the
poison.
John Grieve, young machinist who
just secured position in the machinery
department of the Baltimore & Ohio shops,
Newark, started to work, and the next
day he had the little finger of his left hand
cut off by having it caught in some gear
ing.
Which ever way the election goes Mrs.
James B. Cole of Marysville. will have
relative filling either the Office of President
Or Vice-President of the United States,
Judge Parker being her second cousin, and
Senator Fairbanks being her brother-in-
law.
Clay Metz of Bellefontaine, is making a
new effort to locate his father. this time
through the United States pension depart
ment. Upon information that a pensioner
Of that name has been in the National
Soldiers Home at Milwaukee, Mr.. Metz
has gone there.
Two suicides have taken place at Millers-
burg or near there. One was Samuel HOr-
ner of Holmesville, and the other Robert
Post The latter was one of the wealth.
lest men in the county and recently gave
$4,000 to the Wooster University. Both
suicides were by hanging.
The annual meeting of the Woman's
Home Missionary Society of the Methodist
Church just closed at st. Paris, the follow
ing officers being elected: President, Mrs.
s. l.. Smith, Bellefontaine; vice-president,
Mrs. Nellie Gibson, st. Paris; secretary,
Mrs. Florence Stewart, Quincy; treasurer,
Mrs. Sarah Morrison, KentOn.
As was her custom, Mrs. Mary Darst,
aged 9S, of Dayton, arose at one o'clock to
prepare an egg nOg. A short time later
Mrs. Anna Coleman, with whom she re-
sided, smelled smoke and upon investiga-
tioD found Mrs. Darst lying on the kitchen
floor, her body charred. Her death re-
suited a short time later. Mrs. Darst had
upset the coal oil lamp on which she heated
the water and her clothing became ignited.
The temperance banner. offered by the
ladies of the W. c. L. U. for the Sunday
school with the greatest percentage of its
members having signed the pledge, was
awarded to the Penitentiary Sunday School
Of Columbus. The award was made at the
annual meeting of the Franklin County
Sunday School, just closed. but none of
the members of the PEN class was pres
ent to receive it, all having been ''unayOid-
ably detained
At the fourth annual session of the West
srn Central Ohio District Court, Tribe of
Ben Hur. held at st. Mary's. the following
officers were elected: Past district chief,
Rev. W. T. Rangeler, Tippecanoe City;
Judge, W. E. Robins, Sidney; teacher, Lii
lian NJ. De Wolf, Dayton; scribe, F. c.
Brandt, st. Mary's; captain, Walter c.
Lloyd, Springfield: guide. Alice NJ. Tuttle,
Lima; keeper of inner gate, Carl Evans,
West Jefferson; keeper Of outer gate,
Frank Schlageter, Sidney.
Mrs. JOS Sutter of Akron, holds an
unique record for ocean voyages. She has
crossed the Atlantic eleven times. Al
though she is 60 years old, an ocean voy-
age is her greatest pleasure and has deyel-
oped into sort of mania. Several weeks
ago she drew the family savings, over S1.101
from the bank and was at the depot ready
10 take train for New York to sail again
when her sons and husband had her arres-
ted on an insanity warrant. She was dis
charged in probate court and Immediately
set about to get enough money to go on the
voyage.
George Meade, aged 50. one of the pion-
eers of SciotO County, was found dead in
his home near SciotOville. For years he
led the life of a recluse. Several years ago
a gang of bandits robbed and gagged him
and made him reveal where he had hidden
s., 900.
There is great indignation felt at Ohio
Wesleyan University over the action Ofvan-
ials, presumably students. 1t was diScOv-
cred that the trophy room of the college
had been entered and most of the contents
removed Banners and souvenirs COM
of victories during the last ten
years are among the missing articles.
A huge iron heater at the plant of the
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. of Akron,
let 90 with terrific force, badly injuring
Frank Adele and sligtly hurting number
Of Others The explosion shook the entire
plant and for time threatened a panic
among the other employees. The accident
will not entail large loss TO the company.
W. G. Bowers, senior at Ohio Wesleyan
University, met with horrible accident in
the chemical laboratories at the college.
lie was heating pot of sulphuric acid,
when it exploded and the contents was
thrown into his face. Ills left eye was
,,,,r,.,l ont apd his face terribly burned.