The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-11-17
Ohio Happenings


scalded to death by falling into a tub
of boiling water.
Lancaster-The new 1000 school
building being erected at Carroll fell
in and Frank Lane and Lewis Parma
baker were badly injured. The former
may die. The workmen were remov-
ing supports from the concrete roof
when it fell in and one side of the
building also fell.
Youngstown.-When a Lake Shore
train struck Joe Radu, a Roumanian,
80, it threw him against Steve Hec-
tagon and John Rutsch, two friends
with whom he was walking and SER
iously injured them. Radu himself
was so badly injured that he died
a short time after he was taken to
the hospital.
Marysville.-Dr. ]. w. Sharp, one of
Woodstock's oldest and best known
citizens, is dead from kidney trouble.
He sustained a stroke of paralysis
about year ago, from which he never
recovered. He had been a practising
physician for over 40 years.
Newark. F. Armstrong, a young
student Of Denison university, Gran
vile, whose home is in Waterloo, Ia,
was instantly killed here. The young
man had come down to the city on an
electric car to which freight trailer
was attached. In rounding the corner
of the public square, he jumped from
the car, when the trailer struck and
ran over him, badly mangling him.
Eaton.-Bank robbers made an at
tempt to blow the safe of the Camden
National bank at Camden, a town of
about 1900, near here. They were
frightened away after drilling the
door ready for dynamite.
Hudson.-A disastrous fire started
at midnight in M. S. Finn's hardware
store. Seven storerooms in two build
ings were burned out. The loss is es-
timated at $20,000 with very little in
surance. Those burned out were: A.
w. Lockart's building, containing Roy
Rushton's billiard parlors; William
Reidler's barber shop; Miss Kate
Hild's millinery store; M. S. Finn's
hardware store and tin store.
Bucyrus.-J. G.. Mckinney, a mail
clerk, in alighting from westbound
Pennsylvania mail train at Crestline,
was thrown under the train and cut
in two.
Kenton.-Frank Seeders was acci-
dentally shot in the abdomen while
hunting He walked three miles to his
home after being shot and is in q
serious condition. He was leaning
upon his gun when it was discharged.
Toledo.-Edward Chaplin, 81, an en-
ploye of the United States Express
Co. for SO years, is dead. Death was
the result of a severe sunstroke re-
ceived last summer.
ZanesviIle.-After walking a mile to
Roseville and casting his first vote,
Linton B. Horn, 81, coal miner, went
to an abandoned coal mine and shot
himself through the head. He died
two hours later.
Marietta.-William E. Elston, man.
ager of lumber mill, caught an alli-
gator in the Muskingum river here.
1t was taking sun bath on the bank
when discovered. The animal, 20
inches long, is on exhibition in a bar
Der shop.
Observation-Disclosures Grimm, 70
years old, a farmer who lived near
Richmond, was fatally crushed and
died two hours later. A horse he was
riding was frightened at an automo-
bile and reared backward falling on
Grimm.
Washington, D. C.-The popula-
ton of Youngstown, o., is 1906, an
increase of 34,181 or 1852 per cent.
over 44,SS5 in 1900. Save Lorain,
Youngstown's growth is the greatest
of any Ohio city so far reported.
Steubenville.-Whi making a Sec
ond trip to the residence of E. T.
Weir to explain that he would return
money stolen after returning jewelry
| stolen, John Toohey, the shotgun
burglar, who has been terrorizing peo-
pie in burglarizing houses and stores
| the past two weeks, was arrested
the chase. In all his burglary stunts,
Toohey has carried a sawed off shot
gun to intimidate his victims.
Bellefontaine.-Harry E. Campbell,
wanted by police of dozen Ohio cities
on charges of forgery, is under arrest
in Lima; although released from state
penitentiary only few weeks ago, he
is charged with committing more than
100 forgeries since then.
Wellston.-Mrs. Sarah Stewart, 40
years old, married her adopted son,
James Turner of Wingsville. When
babe, the groom was adopted by
Mrs. Stewart. She gave him a good
education and was so proud of her
product that, wishing to continue to
be his chief advisor, she decided to
marry him. The first obstacle was
when the husband-son called at the
clerks Office for the license and was
| informed that as he was not of legal
| age he must have the consent of his
guardian before the license could be
issued. The mother-bride went to a
desk and signed the papers that
would permit her to wed her adopted
child. Then the ceremony was per-
formed.
Columbus. - p Zip o. Parmelee
of the Wright Brothers flew
in a Wright machine to Columbus
from Simms' station, near Dayton,
carrying bolt of silk weighing 200
pounds to the capital city. The flight
was IS miles long and was made in
sc minutes.
Lima.-Taking overdoses of a bro
mide compound, David Weisenthal, 40,
prominent in business and Jewish
circles, was found in a dying con-
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