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master and prosecuting attorney OF
Mansfield, who was serving a two
years sentence for embezzlement in
the Ohio penitentiary, was paroled
yesterday by the board of prison
managers. Bell was employed as
druggist in the prison hospital.
Terre Haute, Ind, Jan. 14-Accord-
ing to report which has reached the
police department here, 40 persons
were killed and injured when train No.
IA on the Vandalia railroad was wreck
ed at Efngham, ILL.,, today.
Reports also say that the entire
train is burning
The regular monthly meeting of
the Knox County Medical society was
held Friday morning in the parlors
of the Curtis House. There were
interesting papers read as follows:
"The Diagnosis of Smallpox" DIR.
Frank c. Larimore.
"Bacteriology of Smallpox and
Scarletina"-Dr James f. Lee.
Prevention of Smallpox and Scar
letina"-Dr. Harry w Blair.
The Cleveland, Akron & Columbus
Railroad company is again undertake
ing to prevent trespassing on the right
of way of the company's property in
Mt. Vernon and vicinity.
Detective M. B. Martin was station
ed along the railroad track Friday and
,erved a written notice on each per-
son discovered walking the track The
notice ordered the person to discon-
tinue trespassing upon the property
of the c., A. & G. railroad company
and accompanying the notice was a
copy OF Section $3.50 e. of the revised
statutes of Ohio which prohibit tres
passing on railroad property.
Lebanon, o., Jan. 14.--Residents
of South Lebanon, five miles south of
here, are panic-stricken today over
the sudden rise of the Little Miami
river at that point. Ice two feet
thick, which had been gorged for
over a mile. broke late yesterday,
the water driving the families from
their homes last night All the fam
lilies in the bottoms are moving to
higher ground and the worst flood
since 1885 is expected.
explosion of gas at the home of Mrs.
Bertha Holdshoe. early this morning,
partially wrecked the home and
probably fatally injured Mrs. Hold
shoe, aged 5S, and her daughter
Anna, aged 2S.
The explosion was caused by the
parting of a rubber hose attached
to the stove.
Vaughn Fuller, boiler maker at
the c., A. & c. shops was very badly
injured Friday morning at about
nine O'Clock. while at work on an
air hammer. The plunger was let
go, striking Mr.. Fuller on the chin
inflicting a bad cash which required
stitches. He went to the Office OF
DR.. N. r. Eastman who rendered
surgical attention.
One of the most remarkable Sun
day schools in the United States Is
that of the church OF the Disciples
OF Christ at .Nelsonville, OF which
Rev. Walter Scott Cook, is the pas
tor The school had an average en-
rollment of 500 in 1900, with a high
wator mark Of TAO. And this In o
town OF about 5000.
The truly remarkable feature of
the school Is mems class of 485,
which had It's start three years ago
with ~ members. The entire school
iupl year 6uFs $l,lVV III C5SH 10 Iue
church besides. raising fund OF ST.
500 for the building fund, during the
past two years. The adult member
ship is so per cent of it's whole, an
extraordinary showing. The average
attendance of the big mems class is
between $40 and 345. The Sunday
schol has increased 80 rapidly that
is has been necessary to hold several
of the classes in adjoining build
ings..
The rapid growth of the school has
been the result OF the hardest kind
of work by the officers, who have
used all kinds of advertising devices
printed and otherwise, odd enough
to make people talk Just one of the
plans will serve to illustrate. The
mems class appointed regular "call-
ers," after the fashion of a railroad,