Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-09-09
Ohio Happenings

Celina.-Former County Surveyor A.
w. Fishbaugh was injured seriously
in a head-on collision of bicycles here.
He was turning corner when he col
lided with Edwin Studer, who was
injured severely.
Greenfeld.-The survivors of the
Eighty-frst Ohio volunteer infantry
will hold their annual reunion at
Greenfield, September 13 and IA. The
camp fire will be held on the evening
of September 13. +
Lima, o.-As Bruce Greach was
opening his grocery store he was con-
fronted by two masked men with
drawn revolvers, and robbed Of S400.
After putting the telephone out of COM
mission the men made their escape.
Mt. Vernon.-R. r. Hesse, of Colum-
bus, has been appointed instructor OF
mathematics in the high school. to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation
of Miss Mary Seymour, who has held
the position for Az years.
Marion.-An injunction suit has been
fled by the Marion Steam Shovel Co.
to enjoin the new Marion Shovel and
Dredge Co. from using that title. The
latter is a 100000 corporation being
promoted for dredging machinery.
Ripley.-William Bach, William Mc1
Cafferty, Jas. A. Cumberland and ]. II.
De Wore have been recommended by
Judge Pennell as delegates to the Ma
tional Farmers congress, which con-
venes at Kansas City in October.
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reunion of the Thompson family was
held at the county fair grounds with
over 100 relatives and friends present
from Columbus, Delaware, York, Ma
rion, Kenton, West Virginia and other
places. Officers were elected for the
coming year and the next reunion will
be held at the same place on the same
date.
Hamilton.-The following officers
were elected for the Butler County
Teachers institute: President, Super
intendent R. r. Upton, OF Middletown;
vice president, Charles A. Sager, OF
Hamilton; secretary, Miss Katherine
Flanagan, of Oxford. Prof. w. S. Cur
rell, one Of the institute speakers, said
that the south, where he had labored
for some time, is a great field for the
development of fiction.
Hamilton.-That municipal owner
ship in Hamilton, taken as a whole,
has been a success Is shown in the
report of City Auditor Henry Grim
mer for the month of August. While
there has been a big loss in the gas
plant operation, due chiefly to extern
sion of the service and improvements
| made, the electric light and water
works plants both show a most gen.
erous profit for the last month.
Delaware, O.-On January IL, 1911,
the distribution of $2,S00,000 will be
made among so members of the Fer.
guson family. This distribution will
take place in st. Louis, and Mrs. FIRE.
mont Ferguson, of this city, will be
present to receive her share of about
100000. The original Fergusons
came. from Ireland and the descend
nois. There will be $50 years inter-
est due. Mrs. Ferguson is a widow.
Urbana, O.-The proposition to is
sue bonds to the amount of $150,000
for the purpose of purchasing the Ur-
bana waterworks was defeated at
special election, the majority against
the issuing OF bonds being 160.
Urbana will now install new munich
pal waterworks. The city and the
Urbana Waterworks Co. have been
fighting for the past 12 years, and re-
Gently c. II. Werner, principal stock
holder Of the local plant, secured a
judgment of 100000 in the United
States court at Cincinnati against the
city of Urbana for back rentals.
Dayton.-By the will of the late
Christian Kinsey, which was filed in
the probate court over 100 heirs in
the United States and Canada will be
financially benefited. More than so
of the heirs were in court to hear the
will read. Special bequests out of the
$4,000 estate were as follows Miss
Annie Westerman, Montgomery coun-
ty, $4,000; Mrs. Christian Boomer
shine, Montgomery county, $4,000;
William Danner, of West Milton, $500;
Old Folks Home, Greenville, $500;
German Baptist church., Dayton, O.,
$500. The will names Noah Swank as
executor.
Cincinnati.-September 2S has been
set as the date for the opening of the
University Of Cincinnati. With the
opening of the new term Prof. Louis
More, brother-in-law of President Taft,
succeeds Prof. Merrick Whitcomb as
dean of the College of Liberal Arts.
Among the new members of the fac
ulty will be Prof. H. Knower, formerly
of Johns Hopkins university, In the
department Of practical anatomy;
Prof. Martin Fisher, formerly OF Le-
land Stanford university, who will be
the first incumbent of the Joseph
Eichberg chair of physiology, and DIR.
julius Eichberg, who will have charge
of the labOra tory for tho faa achinu ~