The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1904-09-01
Minor State News.

Flagman C. l.. Watson was run down
and killed by an engine at Yellow Crrek,
near East Liverpool.
A joint reunion of the SD, 73l and S9th,
Hath and 1+9th Ohio regiments will be
held at Chillicothe September 20 and 81.
Patrolman Joseph Hoppern was shot
and probably fatally injured at Lima by
the accidental discharge Of Officer Chas.
Fenstermaker's pistol.
The body of Edward Clay, 2S years old,
was found in pond near Upper Sam
dusky. A coroner's verdict says he fell
on spike in the water.
Joseph BELOW, miner, was killed and
William Fisher had his leg broken by
| coal train, which ran wild down the in
cline at Rush Run, near Steubenville.
Charles Herdman, aged so, while dig
ging sand along creek bank, near New
ark, was buried and crushed by the bank
caving in. Uerdman was dead when
| found.
Charles McGill, the 5-year-old son of
Clarence McGill of Wellington, was run
over by three-ton load OF hay and died
In few hours. The boy was riding un-
der the wagon.
The motorman on a south-bound Sci
ota Valley traction car was badly burned
near Lancaster in fire caused by crossed
wires. None Of the passengers were Sc
riousy injured, though several were
bruised in the stampede.
| Lyman Kimbel, aged 60, and Albert
Stagle, aged so, farmers living near South
Charleston, quarreled about fence and
Kimbel is dead. Stagle is in jail and ad-
mits beating Kimbel on the head with
brick but asserts self-defense.
| A bad freight wreck occurred on the N.
& W. at South Point, near Ironton, in
which thirty cars were derailed and both
engines damaged. No one was killed.
| Conductor Hensley and one of the en-
| gineers were slightly injured.
| Charles Niles, aged 81, son OF C. F. NJ.
Niles, president of the Security Bank
and Trust Company of Toledo, was
drowned about five miles noath Of Mon
roe, Mich. He and Charles Rakestraw Of
Toledo were in canoe, which was cap
sized by a squalI.
At Wooster, in the Office of Probate
Judge Adair, just as Mrs. Silas Goudy,
aged 56, Of Akron, replied to the ques-
tion of her attorney as to whether she was
the wife of Mr.. Goudy, by saying: 81 am,
and proud Of I'll" she fell over dead. Mrs.
Goudy was giving testimony in an appli-
cation made by her brothers for her re-
moval as cxecutrix of the estate of her
father, DIR. Snodgrass, because Of alleged
physical disability.
Emery and CarnilPs No. well, on the
Mcbride farm, in Wells township, Jeffer-
son county, in the Limestone Run oil
field, is rated as one of the most seusa-
tional oil well gushers that has been
drilled in that county. 1t has made
thirty barrels an hour for two days and
shows no sign of abating the 700 barrels
day pace. Oil men are fiocking to the
vicinity to see the wonderful gusher. All
territory surrounding the well has been
leased.
Charles Detwiler and his brothers, John
and Lawrence, residing near Mt. Victory,
had a serious accident which resulted in
the death of the former. A-heavy
piece of timber slipped and fell, the
butt striking Charles squarely on the
head, which resulted in his death. He
was prominent young man and wassoon
to have been married to an estimable
young lady who is almost crazed with
grief over the sudden and unexpected
tragic death Of her lover.
A $4,000 fire Quilted the Cambridge
hotel a. Lima, and one of its guests was
suffocated while volunteer fireman was
injured. I he fire originated in the kitchen
of the hotel. There were 100 guests in
the hous-, who made hurried flights in
their night dresses and by fast work all
save one escaped. The flames were can-
fined to the hotel building, which occu-
pied half block, but the building is
completely gutted. Losses were parti-
ally covered by insurance.
The Forty fifth Ohio Volunteer Regi-
ment held the thirty first annual reunion,
at Bellefontaine. and it was largely at
elected: President, Alexander Carman,
Alger; secretary, S. l.. Dow, Bellefon-
taine; treasurer, r. b. Kellar, BellefOn-
taine. Addresses were made by L.. B.
Harmon of Rosewood; Capt. A. K. Rarey
of Kenton and w. d. Faris of BelHon-
taine. Bellefontaine was selected as the
permanent meeting place for future re-
unions.
G. W. Hawley, a passenger brakeman
of Wabash train No, 16, east bound, was
killed in a wreck between that train and
a b. & o. freight train at the intersection
of the two roads at Massilon. The freight
train ran into the passenger train, strik-
ing the second coach from the engine,
which was about half filed with passen-
gers. None of these was seriously in
iured. Brakeman Hawley was on the
front platform and jumped as the crash
came. He landed on a freight house plat
form and was pinned down by the coach,
which was lifted from the rails and thrown
upon the platform The deceased was So
years old, was born near Newark, and is
survived by wife and an infant daugh-
ter, 9 months old. IIawley was making
his last trip to Pittsburg, before moving
his household goods to Toledo. Mrs.
Alice ElmensdOrf Of Chicago, was slight
ly injured about the head. She continued
to Pittsburg.
The Pythians of Springfield are making
to dedicate their handsome
new home in the Bushnell building, Au-
gust 81. On this occasion the grand
chancellor and other state officers will be
present and deliver addresses.
Charles Grouse. jr.. of Cedarville, lies
at the point of death from about fifty bee
stings. Grouse went to the aid of his
horse, which a swarm of bees had at
lacked. lie was stung about fifty times
and suffers excrutiating pain, his face
and hands being swollen to twice their
natural size. The horse died from its
s;ings.
The probate court has set aside the
election held at Alliance under the Bran
mack law .Iuly IS on account Of a,ieped
in the boundary lines. The
people will present petition
to the mayor correcting the error and an
other election will be held.
Charles Vernier. who was recently
TO the Athens asylum from
Sciota county, mysteriously disap-
peared several days ago. The mystery
was cleared the other day when Nernier
showed up at his former home near Pind
Creek. Although suffering from demen-