The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-09-21
Minor State News.

Minor State News.
The public schools at Winchester have
closed for two weeks on account Of the
presence of diphtheria.
Henry limerick, aged 50 years, farmer,
was killed at Van Vert by DR.. G. w.
McGavern's automobile.
Myers & Hipps' grocery at Norwalk.
was gutted by fire, the contents being en-
tirely destroyed. Loss, s., 800; insurance
$1,000.
Charles Sand of Gallon, a section en-
ploye on the Big Four. fell from hand car
while it was running at full speed and wac
run over.
A glass jar, in which Miss Mary Balm OF
Bellefontaine was canning peaches, ex-
ploded, frightfully scalding her about thP
face and neck.
Two men were killed and one injured
at crossing at Unionport by east-bound
Pan Handle passenger No. 10, while rur'
ming mile minute.
There were sixty-five lives lost on Ohio
railways in August: Twelve passengers,
eighteen employees, twenty-seyen trespas;;-
ers and sever travellers on highways.
Mrs. A. B. McArley of North Baltimore.
was adjudged insane and taken to the To-
ledO state hospital. She is very violent, =
religious mania having possessed her.
C. E. Morris, head of the C. E. Morris
Architectural Iron Works Company, CO.
lumbus, went into bankruptcy with liabil-
tiles of s731, ,S1S and only s1O4, ,A7 in assets.
The little 4-year-old son of Milo Pease
of Wellington, while playing in the lot
with his sister, ran under a load Of bailed
hay and was run over and instantly killed.
WoOdey Stewart, demented stogie
roller, shot and killed Marshal II. e.
Porter of McConnellsville. Stewart fol-
lowed the marshal into an alley and shot
him four times, killing him instantly.
By the falling of his scaffold on ths
Lagonda Bank building, Springfield, ELS.
worth Mills, painter, So years old and
married, dashed head first thirty feet to tho
stone walk below. He was fatally injured.
Claude Campbell, wanted year ago in
Cincinnati on an alleged charge of robbing
Saloonkeeper Walter Bittner of Sl75 and
clipping with Bittner's wife, was arrested
at Hamilton and held for Cincinnati au-
thorities.
S. NJ. Welley and associates, of Lam
caster, purchased 5000 acres of oil leases in
CoshoctOn county from S. NJ. Priest and
]. l.. Moore of Warsaw, and will put
down twenty wells at once, opening new
territory
The grain elevator belonging to ID. G.
orfl d,St W
fire. Five thousand bushels of wheat, oats
and barley were badly damaged by water.
Loss about 5000, fully covered by in
surance.
Earnest Hitchcock, aged IS, was arrested
at Dennison charged with burning the
barn of Samuel Patterson. He is also
charged with the wrecking of several resi-
dences in that neighborhoOd. The lad is
dime novel reader.
A. K. Braites and Frank Joy of Cleve-
land, private detectives employed in
liquor case at Wellington, were arrested
for carrying and exhibiting concealed
weapons and, waving examination. were
bound over to the Common Pleas Court on
$500 bond.
Elizabeth Brickner, 30 years old. resid-
ing at New Cleveland, was fatally burned
while preparing breakfast. Her sleeve
caught when she lifted lid and she ran
into the yard. Her clothing was burned
from her body before the flames could be
extingushed. She will die.
Isaiah Slocum fell into deep we'll at his
home near Nevada. Several men were
lowered, but had to be drawn out on ac-
count of well damp. Slocum's son finally
went down and succeeded in placing a rope
about his fathers body. Both were hauled
to the top, but are in precarious con-
dition.
Henry May of Waynesfield, was found
guilty of selling intoxicating liquor under
the Beal local option law and was fined $50
and costs by the mayor. Waynesfeld is
dry town, the saloons having been voted
out about three years ago. The mayor
held that the liquor sold by May, known
as .'tOnic' OF Bishops beer" is intoxi-
eating, number of witnesses having testi-
fed that it made them drunk.
Sergeant C. f. Orr of Newark, who
recently captured first prize in the national
individual shoot at Seagirt, y. j., has
a remarkable claim pigeOnholed in the
Washington pension office. While in the
Philippines, Orr was found fighting with
another soldier and his superior officer
ordered the fight to continue to settle the
difficulty. In hitting his antagonist his
hand was badly crippled. He based his
claim on the allegation that he was forced
to fight or disobey his commander.
James Marshall, aged 50, was fatally
shot by Levy Mullen, neighbOr, in front
of the Mullen home at Van Vert, the
bullet entering the back and lodging in the
abdominal cavity Mullen went to the
county Jail and gave himself up to Sheriff
Bickford, stating that he had shot in self
defense Marshall, he says, was coming
after him with pitchfork, threatening to
dsembOwel him. Mullen says that Mar
shall was running after his young son
with pitchfork: that he went to the
rescue. and then Marshall turned upon the
father.
While entering the fair grounds at Paul
ding at full speed in his new automobile,
Father Cappe collided with an automobile
leaving the grounds, driven by Attorney
John Zuber Both machines were demol-
ished, but the occupants escaped unhurt.
Leonard Parks, the 7-year-Old boy who
recently helped rob the First National
Bank at Niles of 81 900, made an attempt
on the Dollar Savings Bank with skeleton
keys he had stolen from the Central school
building. Officer Bruder happened along
in time to see him trying the different keys
to the rear door of the bank building. He
will likely be taken to the reform school.
Thomas Moler's body was found along
the Big Four tracks at Dayton. He was
an ensign bearer of the Knights OF st.
George, and took part in parade at Gin
cinnati. 1t is supposed he jumped from
the train when passing near his home on
Homestead avenue and was drawn under
the wheels.
While assisting his father in potato
| field. the little son of Patrick Maloney,