Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 August 1892 — JUST GLANCE OVER THIS [ARTICLE]

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AND ASCERTAIN ALL THE LATE INDIANA NEWS. A Catalogne of ths Week’s Important Ueoiirrano<«* Throughout the State— Fires. Accidents. Crimes, Suicides, Eta, Minor State Item*. Buying up the gravel roads is still being strongly talked of in Richmond. The h‘‘at from the sun is said to have lately hatched live chickens near Muncie. A 10-YEAR-oi.n son of Samuel Leathers, near Mooresville, was accidentally shot. FnutT.raisor’ in Southern Indiana are claiming that the peach crop will be very poor. Daniel Collyer of Henryville, was Instantly killed by being thrown froma road-cart. Conrad Benner, aged 65, Fort Wayne painter, is dead from a fall of 25 feet from a scaffold. Louts Rickett, a laborer in the sewers at Logansport, was crushed to death, by a fall of earth. The old-time tomato (tobacco) worm is said to be trying its best to destroy the tomato crop this year. Thomas Gregory, a Stove-molder at Marion, wont to sleep on the Big Four track, and was killed. Richard and John Smith, living near Logansport, were badly injured in a runaway. Richard may die. A rich deposit,of silida, suitable for fire clay lias been discovered on Sharp Haggerty’s farm near Marlon. Eva Stoker, a school-teacher, aged 20, died at Carthago from burgs, the result of pouring gasoline In a stove. , A Brazil man, after loading a car with beer the other day, was locked up in it and spent the day riding on the railroad. A 0. & I. C. locomotive at Brazil, struck James Roberts In the keg department of the spikemill, and caused almost fatal Inlurles. Everything that Is alive and curious caught in the lake Is put in the public fountain at Michigan City. A mud hen is a recent addition. A piece of an emery wheel which hurst, at Columbus, was imbedded in Charles Hanson's skull. The man Is not expected to recover. John Palus of Bourbon, was robbed of 8300 after ho had sold his wheat, the thief entering the house at night and covering Pains with a revolver. Theodore Lkntert of LaPOrte, was dragged with his head hanging at the horse's heals In a runaway and died In a few minutes after being rescued. Members of the Smallwood family are the latest fortunate Hoosiers to bo informed of a 83,000,000 fortune awaiting them in the Bank of England. Part of Sells Brothers' show was derailed at Fairland, Shelby County, and the farmers at Shelbyville stood on their heels all day vainly waiting for the parade.

Thk Indiana Live Stock Insurance Company, of Crawfordsville, has Insured the match team of United States Treasurer Noboker of Washington, 1). C. The team is valued at 81,500. Henry C. Lillie, residing east of Muncie, was fatally injured while assisting In loading a calf in a wagon. Tho animal fell on top of Mr. Lillie, who had his breast-bone broken and several ribs crushed. While returning from Rushvtllo to Gulgo Station, Misses Sallio Bell and Lyda McMillan wore badly injured 'ln a runaway. Only by the work of Miss Zella White wore they saved from instant death. Roe Sheppard, residing at Huntsville, Randolph County, was thrown from a road cart while driving a Texas pony, and received probably fatal injuries, Tho loft temporal bono sustained a serious fracture. Judge Burson of Pulaski County, has made permanent tho Injunction restraining the Sheriff of White County from carrying out Judge Reynolds' orders to remodel the White County Court-house ata cost of 870,000. Otway Ruart, who was shot by Marshal Starr of Greoncastlo, during a midnight molee, a month ago, Is though' to be approaching death. The marshal is still unablo to bo at his post from injuries received. While sawing logs on his farm Daniel Warman, of Clark County, was caught under a log rolling down the side of a hill and probably fatally injured. Two ribs were broken and ho also received Internal injuries. As Benjamin Robenfield was painting the inside of a water-tank, at Seymour, the asphaltum being used exploded, enveloping him in flames and burning bls head and body in a frightful manner. Ho Is in a critical condition. Cole Armstrong and two mon by the name of Jones and Hayes were killed by lightning near Union City. They were running a traction-engine along the road when a storm camo up. Going to a tree for shelter, the tree was struck by lightning killing all tbreo of them. All had families.

J. I). Doolittle of Doolittle's Mills, near Eckerty,discovered a huge boa constrictor in an old barn-loft. He fired the structure, and after the conflagration ribs of the serpent wore taken out large as the ribs of a two-hundred pound hog. The snake had caused much terror in the neighborhood by catching cows and horses in the meadows and crunching them to death. It was an escaped serpent from a circus, supposedly. While Miss Nora Harrod of Sellersburg, was going through a largo flourmill owned by her cousin, James Battorff, her dress was caught bv a cogwheel, drawing her into the gearing. Her cries brought Mr. Battorff to the rescue, but not in time to prevent her right limb from being literally torn to pieces She was released from her terrible position just In time to prevent her being killed. The leg was amputated. The annual reunion of the Seventh Indiana Cavalry will be held at Valparaiso, Sept 7 and 8. The veterans ot this regiment may expect a good time, as the Valparaiso citizens will make ample preparations for their reception and entertainment While Mrs. Dora Btunt was walking in her door-vard, nine miles north of Elwood, she fell dead. About ten days before she was bitten by a pet squirrel, and her death Is supposed to have been caused from the bite, although she was perfectly well at the time death came. She was the wife of a prominent farmer and stock man. Joab Young, about 70 years old, and one of the wealthiest farmers of Ripley County, living three miles west of Osgood, was found dead in the road between Osgood and Versalles, with his neck broken. He was on the way to visit a sick brother at the latter place. It is supposed that he fell frhm his vehicle during an attack of cardiac weakness. Will Troub, a lad 14 years old, residing north of South Bend, was drowned in St Joseph River. A sister who tried to save him would have drowned also, but for the arrival in boats of two men who were fishing near by. , The mothei dreamed the night before that her son was drowning in the river and that sh« could not help him.