The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-12-21
Buckeye News In nrief.

water at the Globe Wernicke plant in Nor
wood and was scalded to death.
Miss Emma Lauffer has brought suit
against Enos Warner for 5000 damage for
breach of promise. Both live at Montpelier.
q. M. Ingman has been appointed as
postmaster in Marysville for third term
and Edward A. Mullen as deputy post
master.
Upon mandate from the mayor. all
penny-in-the-s machines and all other
gambling devices were removed from ST.
Marys.
While skating on Mccullough lake
ut Lima, Ralph Waltz, IL years old,
went through the thin ice and was
drowned.
Legislation is advocated to increase the
salary of the mayor of Kenton and make II
equal to amounts paid in other cities of the
same size.
The Pardon Board has refused to grant
clemency TO William Dolby, Washington
G. H., negro, whose crime caused the riot
in that city.
Walter Calmus, 81 years old, a deck hand
on the tOwboat Annie Laurie, was rnn
over and instantly killed by street car
at POmcrOy.
John j. Esch, formerly Secretary of the
Sandusky Aeric of Eagles, who was indict-
ed for alleged embezzlement of $500, was
arrested in Detroit.
John RigdOn, eX-c0unty commissioner OF
Pike county, and q prominent farmer of
Cynthiana, fell from q wagon and broke his
neck and died instantly.
Oscar Evans, colored burglar, who shot
Policeman Weigand through the lungs, was
sentenced to two years and six months in
the pententiary from ChillicOthc.
The Henry Lutz sawmill, five miles south
Of Mansfield, was destroyed by ire, entail
ing loss Of about 5000. The fire is sup
posed 10 have been of incendiary origin.
Hiram Davis, while oling gas engine
at Findlay, was caught in wheel and
ground to death. Every bone in his body
was broken and his head was crushed to .
pulp.
George Bailey was scalped by guy wire
of II falling derrick at the Norris d Chris
tian Stone and Lime Company's Guarrics
at Marion. -Four others narrowly escaped
death.
Joe Coon, SO. was instantly killed and
Harry Hector, 10, and William Phillips. 10,
were probably fatally hurt by the explo-
sion of boiler at the Fairbanks quarry al
Marion.
Chester Thayer, aged 10, was caught in
belt while at work in the sewer pipe works
Mt Steubcnvile and whirled with terrific
force against partition, fracturing his
skull and dying three hours later.
Jennie Mncher, years old, was burned
to death at Middletown. Her clothing
caught fire from bonfire, and her mother
and two little brothers were seriously
burned in attempting to eytinguish the
danes.
An evident attempt to wreck Big Four
passenger train No. i3, was made at Green
wich, a number of ties being placed across
the track. The engine of No. 43 struck
the ties. ThepilOt was damaged, but the
engine was not derailed.
Dominicl MalOrdo Of Akron, was prob
ably fatally injured while snow ballnG
with number of companions. He stopped
suddenly to get some snow when dagger
in one of his yOusers' pockets, with its
point upward, pierced one of his lungs.
Louis Kaysty, 19-year-old Hungarian,
died at the hospital at Eyria, as q result
of injuries received by falling into quarry
bOle l25 feet deep. A rope on which he
was pulling parted and he fell backwards.
His leg was broken and he suffered inter-
nal injuries.
While making repairs on an artesan
well ut Lima, which is kept from freezing
by keeping gas from an oil well burning
by it, Arden Zurmehly, believing he had
stopped a leak, lit match. An explosion
followed, hurting the young man several
feet and badly burning him.
Claiming to be detectives two highway
men stopped z. T. HOrnbeck of Bellefon-
taine, upon the preteXt Of searching him
for stolen jewelry. When they found his
purse they waylaid him and ran. Tho pO-
lice arrested Vernon Williams and Lee
Spurlock for the crime and Hornbeck iden-
titled them as his assaiants.
II. B. Stanley Of San Francisco, Cal. .,who
has been organizing a vaudeville circuit in
Ohio and Indiana, recently announced that
arrangements had been made for theatres
in Cleveland, Sandusky, Toledo, Spring
field, Dayton, Cincinnati and Fort Wayne,
Ind. Negotiations are pending for thea
tres in Findlay, Marion, Akron and Co
lumbus.
Geo. w. Snypp, former owner of the
Farmers bank of Spring Valley, which
failed two months ago with shortage of
sl6,O00 has been arrested on charges of en-
bezzlement, obtaining money by false pre-
lenses and subordination of perjury. He
was released on $1,000 bail.
Mrs. James Greer, living near Danvlle,
is dead as result of being burned by hot
tar. The hired man was heating the tar on
the kitchen stove when 1t exploded and in
his efforts to throw II out of the window,
threw it on Mrs. Greer, who was just pass
ing under the window. Her flesh was
cooked from her body.