The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-04-13
Minor State News.

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Central Ohio district.
Albert A. Wright. Professor of Geology
and Zoology at Oberlin college, is dead as
the result of paralytic stroke, aged 81
years. He was a native of Oberlin and s
graduate of Oberlin college.
DR.. Cyrus Townsend Brady, the author
and one ,f the most prominent pastors in
the Episcora. church, has accepted call
from the Trinity Episcopal church in To
ledo. His salary will be s4OO month.
Because of the prevalence of much petty
fhieving. Marshal Lyttle of Sycamore, will
receive in few weeks n pair of full
blooded southern bloodhounds, which he
will train and use in running down crimi-
mails.
While playing with lawn mower, Ber-
nice, the 3-year-old son of Sam Spayde OF
Butler, had two fingers of his left hand sew
cred at the second joint. The little fellow
nearly bled to death before physician
was secured.
The funeral of Mrs. Albert Witter of
Marysville, who was killed in runaway
accident, was held by Charles Kelchner,
elder of Dowie's Zion church. A specia.
coffin had to be constructed, Mrs. Witter
weighing nearly 400 pounds.
Believing she is pursued by an enemy
who hourly threatens her life, AIRS. Mar
garet Nuce was adjudged insane in the
courts at Lima. Mrs. Nuce has for many
years stood high in sociai circles. Her
trouble is the result of religious devotion.
Convalescent from several weeks at
tack of typhoid fever, Horace, the 15-year-
old son of Benz. Basinger of BlufftOn, went
to the table for the first time, where he ate
hearty meal. Soon after finishing he
suffered an attack of heart failure and died
in short time.
Don Thompson, aged IL years. of San
dusky, attempted to cook dinner in the abb
sence of his mother, and poured gasoline in
the stove without first extinguiEhing the
blaze In the resulting explosion one hand
was badly burned and the house WAS nearly
destroyed by fire.
Bowling Green has skid" band, COM
posed of newsboys and school boys scarcely
in their teens The band has been drilling
for several months and now does much
credit to its instructor. Uniforms have
been ordered, and the band will be ready
for business in few weeks.
The trustees of Lane Free Library at
Hamilton, gave public reception at the
library in honor of Clark Lane Of Efkhart,
Ind, who visited in the city. Mr.. Lane
built the library in 1855 and conducted 1t at
his own expense for two years as a free
library. After equipping it with over 900
volumes of standard literature he donated
1t to the city in 1868. Mr.. Lane is SO years
of age.
William S. Haskell of Bowling Green,
who served year in the penitentiary for
embezzlement, has married his former
stenographer, Miss Lillian E. Whitaker.
After serving year in the penitentiary for
his crime Haskell returned to his home.
Shortly afterward his wife, provoked by
fresh offenses on the part of Haskell,
secured divorce. Haskell is 81 years of
age and has family of grown children.
John W. Igo, formerly well-known
farmer of Mahoning county, committed sui
eide by throwing himself under Balti-
more and Ohio train at East Youngstown.
the remains being horribly mangled. Igo
was arrested at Youngstown on minor
charge and attempted suicide by hanging
in the police station, but was cut down.
He was sent to the penitentia,y for horse
stealing and since his release has been
Respondent and melancholy.
Impelled by sudden attack of insanity,
Mrs. Kate Young recently attacked her
sister, Mrs. Walter Meggitt at Venice and
Mrs. Meggitt was nearly strangled to death
before aid reached her. Her daughter res
cued her from the clutches of the mad
woman and was herself badly used up be-
fore Mrs Young was OverpOwered. Much
of the furniture in the house was smashed.
State Hospital. She is 10 years old.
Several weeks ago Mrs. Lambert, who
lives in Lancaster, enlisted the services of
NI5yor Rainey to locate her son, Otto Ray
mcnd Nolling. Mrs. Lambert was left
widow about seventeen years ago and
phans' Home at Barnesville. She went
to Chicago and lost all track of the boy,
who was afterward adopted by Mr.. T. E.
Cash of Piedmont. Inquiry developed that
young Nolling is now with the United
States army in the Philippines. His term
of enlistment will soon expire. and he will
come to Lancaster and join hfs mother.
The latest acquisition to Bowling Green
secured by the Board of Trade Company is
J. II. Taylor & Co., a novelty manufactur-
ing concern. The company will occupy
large brick building which is TO be erected
within six weeks, and will employ from
forty to seventy-fiye men.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has
purchased the National hotel, opposite its
depot in Orrville, for consideration of
"a. 500. Included in the deal is a cGntigu-
ous acre of ground. Since the Fort Wayne
road is to be four tracked, it may be used
as site for union station, which would
doubtless include the Wabash line.
Mrs. Matte Scott of Mt. Vernon, was at
lacked by rat and terribly bitten about
Lhe face while in bed sleeping. Her screams
awakened her husband and it was with
that he killed the rat with stick
Of wood. Mrs. ScOtt's face was horribly
acerated and she is in serious cOnoitiOn,
The result of the nervous shock.
Mrs. Ben Reed of Springfield, is dead
under peculiar circumstances. Three
months ago she fell. striking her forehead
IN a walk A bone below the right eye was |
broken. Neuritis followed. The nerves !
refused to perform their functions, and she
became absolutely helpless. Bright red
spots appeared all over her body. She be-
came weaker and weaker and finally died
A brick falling from the top of a wall but
few feet above, resulted in injuries which
caused the death of Ezra Twyman, %, an .
.mploye of the Standard Oil Company.
rwyman was working in Wood ceanty,
md was hronpht to his home in Lima but