The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-04-20
Buclreye New. In Brief.

Buckeye News In Brief
New London will hold a local option
election April q. The village has several
saloons.
The Bank of Swanton is now under the
control of A. b. Lathrop, the change hav-
ing been made April 1.
Sabina Burman, 81 years old, living east
of Bluffton, was :d;udged insane and taken
to the hospital at Toledo.
Dogs entered the pasture of Jay A. Hare.
south of Upper Sandusky, and terribly
mangled ten blooded sheep.
Court w. Smith, aged 7S, for twenty
eight years postmaster at Woodstock, died
of heart disease at Milford Center.
A. A. Zindler, dry goods merchant of
Pemberville, fell from dray, sustaining a
fracture of the right leg below the knee.
There is an epidemic of scarlet fever in
Eaton, and the public schools of the town
were ordered closed until the disease is
stamped out.
James Campbell Of Marion, 53 years old,
who recently fell from log wagon and
was run over, died of internal injuries. He
leaves widow.
A large barn and warehouse belonging
to Louis Rapport burned at Dennison,
Five horses were cremated. The loss 10
$4,000, fully insured.
Eugene O'Donnell of Bucyrus, had his
right hand caught in the gearing of crane
and was so badly injured that amputation
of part of the hand was necessary.
William Beverly, colored, while going to
work on farm near Fostoria, was decapi-
tated by an eastbound Baltimore and Ohio
train, from which he tried to alight.
Albert H. King of Circleville, pleaded
guilty to charge Of bigamy and was sem
fenced to the Mansfield reformatory. His
second wife was Miss Rogers of Circle
Vile.
James Weaver's dwelling and grocery
store at Oregon, near Celina, was totally
destroyed by fire. The loss is about 81 900,
partly insured. The fire was caused by
lightning.
j. H. Buckles, % years old, is in the
county Jail at Lima, accused of assault on
Josephine Ridley, IA years old. Sheriff
Barr put on an extra guard, fearing
trouble, as friends Of the victim were much
excited.
While hauling nay, William Koch of Cal
adonia, slipped and fell at his horses feet.
After kicking him viciOusly, the animals
ran away, drawing the wagon over his body,
breaking three ribs and injuring him in
ternally.
Joe Barsitch, 4S, married, an Austrian
railroad camp boarding boss at Charles
town, four miles east of Ravenna, was shot
through the lungs by an unknown party.
The shot was fired from ambush under a
freight car.
Mrs. Leah S. Steel of Mechanic township,
near Millersburg, is dead. She was in her
osth year and leaves two sons, nine daugh-
tiers, forty-four grandchildren, forty-five
great-grandchildren and one great-great-
grandchild.
John Stillbarger's barn containing grain,
hay. implements and seven head of horses.
three miles west Of Celina, was destroyed
by fire. Loss $1,000, partly insured. The
fire is supposed to have been caused by
incendiayies.
Fay McMana, while employed in the fac
tory of the Standard Stamping Company al
Marysvills. had his right hand caught in
one of the large die presses and two of the
fingers were so badly crushed that they had
to be amputated.
After ten years of waiting Delaware is al
last to have city market. More than
decade ago, the people of the city voted tc
build a market house, but no action was
ever taken until recently, when the city
council voted to establish street market
1t will be inaugurated May and will con-
tinue until November %. Business men
who have steadily fought the project have
agreed to withdraw their objections.
The failure of Chilling & Co.'s bank in
Columbiana, which occurred March IL
proves much worse than was anticipated
A schedule of the assets and liabilities was
forwarded to the United States Court in
Cleveland. where the firm was recently
decreed bankrupt, and it is learned from
reliable source that the liabilities are about
s1l5.OOO and the assets only $4,000. When
the bank first closed its doors the announce
ment was made that it would pay dollar fol
dollar.
Charles Gordon, % years old, of Newark
fireman on the B. & o., jumped off his loco
motive near Lexington as the engine was
standing at the edge of a bridge, and wher
Gordon Jumped off he fell thirty-five feet II
the bottom of the gorge. : His back was
broken and several ribs were torn loose
but he was sitting up when found. Hewa:
brought to Mansfield and taken to the
Emergency hospital, with little chance o
recovery. He recently returned from army
service in the Philippines
For several weeks teachers in the Portage
school in Barberton have been missing thei
rings and other articles of jewelry. care
lessly left upon their desks. Recently Ros'
Plant, a l2-year-old girl, was arrested ant
charged with the thefts. She is said to hay'
confessed to the Barberton police. He
mother turned the rings over to policeman
with the statement that her daughter told
her she had found them. None OF th'
teachers will prosecute the girl, but tn
mother has requested the authorities Il
have the girl sent to the Girls lndustria
home at Delaware.
R.H. Mitchell, an Erie brakeman, aget
% years, was caught between the bumper
at Barberton and crushed to death. He hat
been on the railroad but few days. Hi
remains were sent to the home OF III
father at Ontario, Richland county.
A raid on candy slot machines was mad
by the police at Dayton, acting under or
ders from Mayor Snyder, to whom com
plant had been made by parents OF child
rem, who were playing the machines lik
veteran gamblers. 1t was claimed ina
many of the children have squandere'
their Sunday school money, and that tn