The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-12-22
Buckeye Notes

'NiNC' IuSy were LndETleu III lJUf anu
she alleges that he has bought her
only two calico dresses and two pairs
OF shoes since then.
Canal Overwhelming a note adyis-
Ing other members of the family not
to follow her course in getting rid OF
trouble, Miss Clara Allison, 46, COM
mitted suicide by hanging herself at
her home five miles west of this CITY,
Toledo. - Motor Policeman Mead
shot and killed Ted Mack after Mack
had shot twice at the officer. Mack
was caught breaking into sealed cars.
Chagrin Falls.-Henry M. Covert,
retired Geauga county farmer, died
\ here, aged 72' Mr.. Covert for seveai
years had been superintendent of the
Cuyahoga County Fair associations
grounds at Chagrin Falls. He was
considered one of the best informed
judges of live stock in northern Ohio
Cleveland.-Pleading guilty to a
charge of second degree murder for
his part in the killing of Mrs. Clara
Rayner wife of Rockport gardener,
shot down while returning from mar
ket with her husband several months
ago, Earl Pender, 80, was sentenced to
Imprisonment in the penitentiary for
life by Judge Chapman
Columbus. An apostle of pure
water and fresh air, John Nolan,
died here, aged 100 years. Mr..
Nolan was a native of Kilkenny, Ire
IN hn mi
in 1912. He was never sick a day.
Observation-Disclosures Skidmore,
50 years old, farmer of York town
ship, while driving to Raymonds to
buy cattle, was struck by Toledo &
Ohio Central train at Rea's crossing,
near Lunda, and instantly killed. His
morse was also killed.
Dayton.-No longer will tall men
have to wrap themselves up in
in knot on account of short bed
sheets which mine host has provided,
should the Ohio hotel men follow out
the urgent request made by R. F..
Somerville, secretary of the Ohio
Commercial Travellers, before the
Ohio State Hotel association here. In
addition to nine feet sheets, Mr.. Som
erville made plea for individual in
stead of roller towels.
Findlay.-Lawrence Ryan, SO, father
of 20 children, died here. Thirteen
children and the widow survive.
Marietta.-Eleven horses, one valu-
able race horse, Extra Boy" and q
cow were burned to death in a fire
which completely destroyed the Grip
pen livery and transfer barns in West
Marietta. The fire is supposed to have
been of incendiaEy origin.
Conneaut-George S. Hawke of Con-
neaut Lake was killed, and three other
Irainmen were seriously injured in a
wreck at Calvin, small station on
the Bessemer railroad. Two freights
met on a curve.
Ashland.-Three members of Chris.
tian Burns family were made critical
ly ill by eating headcheese. All ex-
cept Mrs. Burns and son Scott, aged
10, partook of the meat. Burns, his
grownup daughter Mae and son
Wayne, became sick. The cause Of
the trouble was discovered when some
of the headcheese was fed to the fam.
ily's parrot. The bird cried, Mercy.
mercy, mercy" and soon died.
Lima.-The Western Ohio Railroad
Co., operating traction lines between
Piqua and Findlay and Lima and
Celina, has decided to enter the com.
mercial field for the sale of heat, light
and power to municipalities along its
right of way.
Columbus.-Lying in an open field
On the West Side the body OF
young woman, who was identified
as Florence Baer, 10, daughter OF
Fred Baer, a farmer living near Grove
City, was found by s. T. Smith, who
was passing through the field on his
way to grocery. The body was in
a recumbent position near a tree, and
it is believed that the girl was mur
dered and taken to the spot, as there
was neither snow nor dirt on heI
shoes. Near by were vehicle tracks.
East Liverpool. - Following ar
agreement between the directors
of the city hospital and Robert II
Brown of Brownsville, w. Va, who
holds life interest in the $50, 900 estate
of his brother, the late Col. William +
Brown, the local institution will re
ceive $4,000.
Bellefontaine.-The small boy who
selects the holiday season as the besi
time for attending Sunday school has
been circumvented by the officers ot
the First Methodist Episcopal churcl
of this city. The officials in a publ,
notice informed all children that they
must register at once if they wish tt
participate in the Christmas treat t.
be given in the church on Christina!
night.
Springfield.-H did an ancien
Jewish coin, minted 800 years before
Christ, get into grave with two gian
Mound Builders in what is now Clarl
county, Ohio? This is the question
which local antiquarians have beer
called upon to answer by the discov
cry of such coin with two skeletons
which were dug up by w. r. Barber
of this city on Bull Hill, east O.
Springfield.
Columbus Grove.-John Beggs, old
est man in point of service engaged
by the Ohio state board of agriculture
as speaker at farmers Institutes, hal
entered upon his fifteenth year o
work, speaking at Richmond. HI