The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-02-09
Buckeye News In Brief.

10 lilt Lutheran iUuTcll dt NdHlDIltSc-
Mrs. Emily Hart died at her home in
Carey. at the age of nearly 20 years. She
is survived by one son and one daughter.
Mrs. Leas, wealthy widow, and her son
and daughter, were bitten by pet dog
that went mad at their home at West Man
chester, Preble County.
The 13-year-old son of Dominic Sehieley,
living in Marion Township, Allen County,
was seriously scalded by tipping pot of
boiling coffee over himself.
Miss Maud L. Jacoby. the only daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. JacOby, died at her
home in Gallon. Miss Jacoby was stu
dent at Heidelberg College, Tiffin, and in
her 2lst year.
Jacob Fischer. a barber of BellefOntaine,
has been elected secretary and treasurer OF
the ,JOurneymen BARRIERS international
Union. His office is in Cincinnati. The
annual salary is $500.
John Flavin, Big Four fireman, is in 2.
serious condition as the result of injuries
received in the Delaware yards. He slipped
off the tender of his engine. alighting on
his head, producing conclusion of the
brain.
Emery StrOup, residing near Fremont. is
suffering from bad case of blood poison
ing in both of his hands. Several weeks
ago during family quarrel, Stroup was
bitten in the hands and the serious blood
poisoning is the result.
One of the shortest wills on record is that
of Henry Killefer of Richfield, which has
been filed for probate. 1t is on blank
form. and the sole written direction is Il
give all my property, both real and per-
sOnal, to my daughter, Mary K. Ault."
Because Pearl Weatherby of cambridge,
an engineer on the Detroit Southern Rail-
road, oversight himself, his wedding to
Miss Josephine Gray had to be postponed
twenty-fOur hours, it being impossible for
him to secure release from his daily
run.
George W. Needles, one of the wealthiest
farmers near Bowling Green, died at his
home after short illness. Mr.. Needles
was one of the pioneers of that region and
lived on farm of almost seven hundred
acres in the heart of Wood COunty's most
fertile section.
One of the oldest deeds ever filed in Up
per SanduSky was placed on record by Re
cOrder Bachmann. 1t was given at the
Delaware land office April IA, 1928. and
was signed by John Quincy Adams. 1t
was sixteen years before WyandOt County
was organized.
John Lockwood, a mechanic, fell into
vat of boiling water in the plant of the
Acme Wire and Steel Company in Cuya-
hoga Falls ana died at the City Hospital.
He was working on ladder when it
turned and threw him into the vat. He
was 81 years old.
A highway rObber entered Elmer Eek
ert's meat shop at Dayton and ordered
Eckert to hand over his money. He did
not comply promptly and the fellow shot
twice at Eckert, who fired one shot in re-
turn. Neither was hit. The robber fled.
Eckert said he wore false mustache.
An indianapolis firm will soon begin the
preparation of new history of Sandusky
County. DIR. Charles Slocum of Defiance,
will furnish many of the historical facts in
connection with the work and local writers
will also contribute. 1t has been some
years since a similar work was published.
Roy Williams, 26 years of age, of For
rest, an oil pumper in the Delaware
County field, while seated near his engine
in his greasy clothing, fell asleep and set
himself on fire. He eXtinguished the fire
by rolling himself in the snow, but he was
severely burned, and before aid reached
him he was numb with cold and uncOn-
sciOus.
The sum of $4,000 is left to st. Elizabeths
Hospital and $1,000 is given to Mrs. Myrtle
LOrain, his landlady, by Philip Ecki, whose
will was prObated at Dayton recently. He
died of pneumonia after long service
with the Davis Sewing Machine Works.
Ecki's nearest relatives in this country are
cousins. although he has brother and sis
ter somewhere in Germany.
One thousand dollars was turned over to
ReynOld OpitZ. In his will he provided
that the sum shall beeXpended in providing
public fountain in Walbridge Park. City
Auditor Baker informed the board of pub
lie service of this fact. The money is on
deposit, so all that remains to be done is to
expend it for the purpose specified.
Benjamin F. Goodsell of Ashmont, ad
yanced farmer. free thinker. humanitarian
and philosopher, has decided that no one is
so well qualified to tell of his virtues and
faults as himself. SO he has carefully pre-
pared a funeral Grafton. and made phOn-
ographc II cord of it in his own voice. The
record is filed away and his family in
structed to use it in lieu of minister or
other funeral orator. when his friends as
semble to pay their last respects. Goodsell
is 20 years old, hale, hearty and wealthy.
His objection TO ministerial funeral ora
ton is that he doesn't think his life would
make good orthodox text"
Two brothers. Webster Johnson and Earl
Johnson, aged II and s years respectively,
sons of Jerry johnson of Unionville Cen
ter, were cOasting down hill when their
sled ran into the mill race where some ice
had been cut. The water was about ten
feet deep. Claude Bailey, who was near by,
threw rope to Webster and succeeded in
pulling him on to solid ice. The younger
brother was rescued by Leny Kilbury, who
plunged into the deep cold water and
pulled him out. 1t was with great difficulty
that he was restored to consciousness after
he was rescued, the efforts of two physi-
clans and others being necessary.
Michael Devine, wealthy farmer of
Ross County, dropped dead i'll Norhees's
grocery store at Frankfort. Excitement
over a fight in which his brother was par
tcipant brought on a fatal attack OF heart
failure. Devine served in General Gros-
venor's regiment during the Civil War.
President King announced to the Oberlin
students the receipt of letter from Andrew
Carnegie's secretary, promising the gift OF
Sl25. 600 for a new library for Oberlin Col
lege. The gift comes as the result of nego-
tiations opened nearly two years ago. and
the building will meet the needs of both
college and town. The gift is conditioned
on the raising of Il Sl0O,0OO new endowment
for the college.
Mrs. John W. Artz died very suddenly
tha of Str la.