The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1904-09-29
Short State Items.

Seymour Clark, a farmer. and his son
vera found cremated in their residence
near Youngstown.
In Tifin Edward F. Farrell died from
the effects of eating ice cream. He had
been in poor health.
G. w. J. Woltz, "a, the alleged land
swindler, has been landed in Jail, hav-
ing been captured in Lancaster.
Walter Thompson, 20. Of Dover. was
fatally injured by his team frightening
at an automobile and running away.
Nathan s. Possons. aged 80 years. a
prominent Cleveland banker. president of
the Equity Savings and Loan Company,
is dead.
Chas. A. Rife, a former Columbus
newspaper man, paid a florists bill for
his own funeral. He was in Columbus
hospital last winter, without hope of
recovery. 1t was reported that he might
die at any moment. A fraternal order.
of which he was Secretary, ordered the
flowers for the funeral so that they
would be ready. Rife recovered, return
ed home and paid the bill when it was
presented to the Secretary.
Itdlh huS ChtCicu a Al thc vi
vorce case of the Pencils in Columbus.
Despondent to the verge of insanity over
his domestic discomforts, he left his
clothes and a note of farewell on the
banks Of the Scioto a short time ago. The
police dragged the stream several days
without finding the body. A little later
Pennell turned up in Kansas City iii and
in the hands of the Woodmen. Then
he came back to Columbus and filed a
petition for divorce. She filed a counter
charge. On Saturday, at GAINESVILLE, the
wife was buried, a victim Of consump-
ton, and the husband was the chief
mourner.
Mrs. Georgia Miller sued for $1,000
and $500 damages in the Mercer county
courts because her husband, she says.
lost the first named sum playing poker
with John A Coates and others. She
was given judgment of $71S, and now
Coates appeals to the Supreme Court.
Coates says that sixteen gentlemen of
Mendon. Mercer county. were members
of ''gentlemen's club where a social
game Of lack pot was occasionally
played. and TO add zest to the affair nom-
inal sums were bet. He says his only
connection with the alleged losses was
to sell chips to Miller and sometimes
cash them.
Theodore Myers, a German, died In
Chillicothe after two hours illness. Cor
oner Gibbs says he found arsenic in the
stomach sufficient to cause death. Off-
GERS are investigating the case, but no
arrests have been made.
Francis A. Dennis was arrested in Ak
ron by Deputy United States Marshal
Tanning. charged with fraudulently OBJ
tanning a pension from the government.
1t is alleged that Dennis deserted from
his company, which was doing duty as
guard at McKinley's tomb at Canton.
and that he has been fraudulently filling
pension vouchers ever since.
Mrs. Harriet A. Sackett of Milford
has withdrawn her suit against her hus-
band, Joseph S. Sackett, and her step
son, Leroy II. Sackett. In written
statement made at Batavia she says that
neither her husband nor stepsOn forced
her to sign bill of sale for any per-
sonal property belonging to her; that no
personal violence was offered to her by
vi ulOHtN IuIl
was ever lost by herself and her hus-
band was lost through bad investments.
She says she has had her suit dismiss
ed: regrets that it was ever instituted.
and fully exonerates husband and step
son from. any charges alleged in her pc
tition.
The body of Benjamin Schuable. 81
of Dayton, was found float
ing in the canal at a point opposite the
fair grounds. He had been missing for
several days. His wife is in the asylum
and he had been living alone for several
years His relatives believe he iumped
into the canal to end his cheerless ex-
lStence.
At New Richmond the Friedman Seat
ing Company's building and stock were
destroyed by fire. The loss will reach
SD, 900, with 1900 insurance. Besides
the destruction of the building and ma
all the lumber on hand and five
jobs Of church seats were
burned.