The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-11-03
Ohio Happenings

moving freight train at Robinson's
crossing, near Danbury, fell beneath
the train. His right leg was cut of
and the left crushed.
Dayton.-A school for laundry work
ers, said to be the first in the United
States, is being established by the
Colored Women's Industrial union Of
this city. The purpose is to train
colored boys and girls to become ex-
pert laundry workers.
Hamilton.-While walking with her
sweetheart, William Miller, on the
campus of Miami university at Oxford,
Bertha Rogers, %, took carbolic acid.
She and her sweetheart had quarreled.
Miller carried her half mile to a
house, and she will recover.
Lima-Following a dispute over a
woman, Tony Williams shot Geno Will
liams through the thigh and made his
escape. The affair occurred in a
negro saloon, where both had been
drinking. The wounded man will re-
| cover.
Bellefontaine.--Att the home Of Jacob
Hoover, Silver Lake Pike, a straw
berry festival was enjoyed recently by
20 guests. Strawberries were served
in every possible style and Mr.. Hoover
says there was plenty left in his
strawberry patch.
Canal Dover-Exhorting God to
wreak vengeance on his prosecutors
for their fancied interruption of his
services, D. c. Uhrich, street evan
gelist of GAINESVILLE, knelt in the gutter
of the public square and in a prayer
called down the anger of heaven upon
Clarence H. Taylor, Socialist
speaker of Baltimore, who had made
efforts to break in upon Uhrich's
services and draw the crowd away
from him.
olumbus.-Charged with murder
in the first degree, James Gil
son is under arrest for the killing
of Thomas J. Masters, who was found
on the Scioto Valley electric tracks
south of the city September II. Mas
ters was struck on the head, slain and
robbed before his body was placed on
the track.
Port Clinton.-Lily, she of the
one blind eye-Lily, the sea lion
has been recaptured. After near
ly three months of freedom, in
which time she has cruised down the
Maumee bay and out into Lake Erie,
Lily is held in captivity here awaiting
the arrival of Toledo officer who will
escort her back to the zoo at Wal.
bridge park. 1t was Lily who leaped
the iron fence of her fountain last
July and took to the river, there to
lose one eye when a marksman made
Of her his target. Then Lily was re.
taken, only to escape again. For
weeks she has eyaded searchers.
Delaware.-Declaring that Buckeye
bankers must provide a method
for financing farmers if the pros
perfty of this country is to con.
tinue, ex-Gov. Myron T. Herrick, ad.
dressing the members of group five OF
the Ohio Bankers association here
traced the decline of the foodstuff sup
ply, showing that at the rate at which
it is going on the United States will
be an importing rather than an export
ing nation in short time. To make
the necessary change Colonel Herrick
said the farmers must have greater
knowledge of the scientific methods oi
farming and that to put this increased
knowledge to profitable use they must
have money.
Geneva.-Acting in the belief that
he was doing an act of mercy, if in
deed he was not putting forth an eff
fort to save a human life, Fred Baker
marshal of Geneva, arrested a bantam
rooster, took it to the calaboose an6
locked it up. Henry Kent, suffering
from typhoid fever, was lying at the
point of death in the Geneva hospi
tai. The rooster insisted upon crow
ing beneath one of the windows ot
Kent's room. The arrest was made
upon the advice of physician.
Bucyrus.-"Your record as exalted
ruler of this lodge can't be equualeG
by any member of any lodge in Ohio,
said Col. w. c. Lemert, as he pre-
sented Mayor e. ]. Songer with 6
tablet of gold suitably inscribed
In his four years as exalted ruler O.
the local lodge of Elks Mr.. Songel
has not missed one of the 200 meet
ings. Colonel Lemert has just re
turned from tour of the world, anC
while abroad secured the gold tablet
Upper Sandusky.-A meeting O
much Importance to rural mail car
riers was held here with State Pres
ident j. Radebaugh, State Treasurer
Watts and National Treasurer Cam
eron present. Carriers from all parts
Of the state were present and plans
were formulated to secure Legislation
from congress.
Cleveland.-Red Cross seals are
to be sold this year, not Rec
Cross stamps. The postoffice depart
ment has seen fit to prohibit the use
of the little emblem on the face o.
letters and packages, but it may bt
used as a seal. This statement was
officially made at meeting called
and enthusiastically attended at thu
home of Mrs. Leonard G. Hanna, whel
plans for the years sale were sub
mitted and discussed.
Galion-Mrs. Mary Dixon, who wa
imprisoned on the charge of lar
ceny, made her escape from tht
female department of the city prison
She took a slat from her bed ant
pried open the iron bars of the eel
window, then jumped Is feet to thu
ground and escaped without beinl
noticed. The woman came here sey
eral weeks ago and was employed a
housemaid by various families. Sh,
was arrested for stealing gold watcl
. from lodging house. The police nov