MANY ATTENDED
FUNERAL
SERVICES
DR. WM. RUNYAN'S
MEMORY HONORED BY HIS CO-WORKERS
A special train was used
yesterday to take friends of this city and vicinity to the funeral
services
of DR. WILLIAM RUNYAN , presiding elder of the Milford District, who
died
suddenly while preaching last Sunday.
The funeral services
were
in charge of the REV. M. LE SOURD. The music was furnished by the
Milford
M. E. Church Choir. Those taking part in the services were the REV. DR.
H.W. BAILEY, of Batavia and the REV. W.J. BAKER of Goshen, who read the
lessons of the day. The REV. C.P. PUMPHREY of Arcanum, made the opening
prayer. DR. W.A. ROBINSON, of this city, gave a sketch of the life and
ministerial work of DR. RUNYAN and addresses were made by the REV. R.K.
DEEM, of Sabina, and DR. D.F. BROWN, presiding elder of the Hillsboro
District.
The REV. W.J. DUNHAM, of new Richmond, who was pastor of the church in
which DR. RUNYAN held his last service and where he died while serving,
gave an account of the tragic occurence and the last hours of the
deceased
minister.DR. J.B. YOUNG of this city read the resolution which has been
framed and adopted at the Cincinnati preachers meeting on Monday. DR.
C.S.
ROYAL, of Hillsboro paid a tribute to Dr. RUNYAN as did a number of
other
ministers. DR. C.W. BLODGETT made the closing prayer and Dr. ROBINSON
pronounced
the benediction. One touching feature of the occasion was that a bunch
of white chrysanthemums was received from a newsboy of Cumminsville,
who
had been converted by DR. RUNYAN, and whose heart was filled with love
for the man who had so deeply influenced his life. In the note
accompanying
the flowers he said: " I do not know what I should have done had it not
been for Dr. RUNYAN. The body was taken to Mechanicsburg for the final
services and buriel today. Only a few of Cincinnati"s ministers were
able
to be present and these were the REVS. J.B. YOUNG, C.W. BLODGETT, M.
FULLER,
W.A. ROBINSON, F.G. BROWNE, and M.M. KUGLER, of hartwell. DR. C.W.
BARNES,
presideing elder of Springfield was present. A large number came from
the
Milford District.
HAD HUSBAND
ARRESTED
JAMES LLEWELLYN, who is
the proprietor of a chophouse on Clark Street near Linn street, was
arrested
yesterday by Constable EHMAN, of Squire WINKLER"S court, at the
instance
of his wife, CARRIE, whom he married September 1, Mrs. LLEWELLYN
charges
in the warrant that her husband has been living with MARTHA HOFFMAN
near
his place of business since their marriage. LLEWELLYN gave bond for his
appearance befroe Squire WINKLER on Friday.
MURERED MAN HAD
LONG
POLICE RECORD
"SLICK" HOPENS, Killed
by TAYLOR served two terms in pen.
Chief of detectives
CRAWFORD
yesterday said that FRAZER HOPENS, alias "SLICK" HOPEN"S who was
stabbed
to death with knives by CHARLES TAYLOR Tuesday evening in Taylor Alley
had a long police record. The name was familiar to CRAWFORD and
yesterday
he picked out his picture in the Rogue"s Gallery and looked up his
record.
In 1892 he got thirty days and $25. fine in the workhouse for petit
larceny,
In 1894 he stabbed a man and got five years in the pen. In 1898 he was
sentenced to thirty days in the workhouse and a fine of $50 for petit
larceny,
and as soon as he got out, he ws captured by the police, who credited
him
with some burglaries. Burglar tools were found on him and he got two
years
in the pen.
BECKSTRON WAS
FOUND
DEAD IN HIS BEDROOM
Beleived to have come
from Towanda, Ill
ALBERT BECKSTRON, 45,
was found dead in his room at Mrs. SMITH"S boarding house , 30 West
Third
Street, Covington, yesterday Morning by the housekeeper, who went to
the
room to clean it at 9 o'clock. he had been at the place about two
week's,
but told nobody of his affairs. The body was taken to DONNELLY BROS.
undertaking
establishment where it awaits identification. CORONER TARVIN was
notified
and upon examination found that the man died of heart failure, In his
pocket
was found a card showing that he belonged to a painters union at
Towanda,
Ill.
STOLE THE FOUNTAIN
Detective GAFFNEY made
an important arrest last night when he pinched BILL HOHNHORST and JOE
CUNI,
who were carrying the Cincinnati Fountain across the bridge to donate
it
as a prize for the euchre to be given by the United Commercial
travelers,
at Eichler"s garden, on Thanksgiving night.
FEUDIST WAS
PUMMELED
IN LIMA"S TENDERLOIN
Pulled gun and was badly
beaten returns home
Special despatch
to
Commercial Tribune
LIMA, O, Nov. 12--EDWARD
HATFIELD, claiming to be a member of the famous West Virginia
HATFIELDS,
whose feud with the McCOY"S on the Kentucky border attracted attention
for years, was in police court here today. HATFIELD, with a huge
six-shooter,
started in to clean up the tenderloin district. It requird two officers
to land him. This morning his right arm was in a sling, his face badly
beaten and he was otherwise unpresentable. He acknowledged his identity
to Mayor ROGERS and was dismissed on condition that he leave the city.
HATFIELD purchased a ticket to Catlettsburg.
COVINGTON
Suit for divorce was filed in Circuit Court yesterday by LUCY HIBARD against HENRY HIBARD on the ground of failure to provide. She alleges that she has been compelled to work in a cotton factory to support herself and six children. She also prays for custody of the children.
Judgement for $100 was awarded W.E. WEHRY against the city of Covington in the Circuit Court yesterday for damages alleged to have been sustained to plaintiff"s property on West Seventh Street by Street construction.
ANTON BECKER qualified in the County Court yesterday as guardian of EDWARD, MATILDA, ROSE, LOUIS, JOSEPH, and DOROTHY BECKER
Submitted By Laura
Frost
Wright
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