The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-10-27
Buckeye Notes


self in the head with a rife.
Springfield.-The first hunting acci-
dent of the season occurred east of
this city when William Fulton, Is,
was instantly killed by an accidental
shot fired by George Freshour, a boy
of ab0et the same age.
Zanesville.-Rev. c. e. Dickinson,
pastor of the Congregational church
of Beverly, was trundling a wheel
barrow containing a sewing machine
along the sidewalk on his way home
from a sewing bee held by the Ladies
Aid society at the church. The con.
stable took him in custody for vio-
lating the vehicle ordinance and he
was fined 81 and costs by the mayor.
st. lairsville-Patrick McBryde of
Barton won the Neiswanger cup
awarded for the best embroidery ex-
hibited at the Belmont county fair
last month. He is a former resident
of Columbus, and is machinist for
coal company. He has been doing
fancy work for the past eight years.
Springfeld.-W. Harry Fisher, %
years old, shot and killed his wife
during a quarrel in their room, and
and Immediately gave himself up. The
immediate cause of their quarrel is
unknown, but the Fisher family say
the wife constantly harassed her hus-
band by fault-fnding.
Chardon.-The Chardon Congrega-
tional church is to have a brand
new pipe organ. A contract provid-
ing for the placing of the instrument
by Christmas has been let. Andrew
Carnegie last year gave the Methodist
church $1,000 for a new pipe organ.
The Congregationalists asked him for
similar favor and have since been
waiting for a reply.
Youngstown.-MaXwell McCallister,
49 years old, employed on a farm
in Coltsville township, fell from a
haymow with pitchfork in his hand
and was impaled on the points of the
implement. One of the tines pierced
his side and another went through
his jaw. He was so badly injured
| that he died half an hour later from
shock and loss of blood. McCallister
had finished days work at thrash
! ing and was sliding to the ground
from the hayloft when he met with
the accident that caused his death
East LiveFpool.-As the result of
an attempt to raid an alleged
"ppeakeasy" conducted by John Don
ahue in Wellsville, immediate steps
will be taken to bring about the re-
moval of Edward McKensie, mayor of
Wellsville, according to DR.. Hamlin
Barnes, president of the Civic league
When the Lisbon police swooped
down upon the alleged "speak-easy,"
q dispute arose as to whether they
had a search warrant and before they
could show any authority a riot call
was sent in and the Wellsville police
made a descent upon the raiders, ar
resting the members of the party and
escorting them to Jail, where acting
Mayor B. D. Beacon after hearing
the evidence dismissed them.
Akron.-Under the finding of Ohio
State Inspector F. A. Parmelee,
James ]. Mahoney, chief inspector of
city improvements, holds his position
illegally because he succeeded him
self as member of the board of pub
lie service. Mahoney, a Republican,
retired January 1 and was appointed
chief inspector by Mayor Sawyer,
Democrat, at salary of $500 year.
inc 10
permit the head of city department
to accept a city position within a
year. The examiner holds further
that $16,103.85 was paid out illegally
by the old board of service and the
present service director on street and
sewer contracts.
Canton.-A state civic congress is
to be held in Canton Novem.
Der 27 and 29 for the purpose of
organizing permanently in view of the
growing contempt for law and the
great need of enlisting larger mum.
Der of leaders in the work of pro-
noting reform and good government.
The action is started by the Canton
ministerial federation and is to CO.
operate with the international reform
bureau. All mems organizations in
churches throughout the state are to
be invited to send delegates. Plans
for suppressing sabbath desecration,
intemperance, gambling, divorce, i'm.
mortality and for dealing with delin.
quent children will be discussed.
Lorain.-The delegates to the state
convention here Of the w. c. T.
U. reelected all of the old off,
GERS by practically unanimous vote.
At the close of the morning session
the First Methodist church, in which
the convention was held, resem.
bled a college campus. The dele.
gates gave the Ohio yell and groups
gathered in various parts of the build.
ing, each shouting its own particular
campaign cry. The officers who were
elected are: Miss Frances Ensign,
Madison, president; Mrs. F. D. Rich
ards, Leipsic, vice president; Mrs.
Viola D. Romans, Cambridge, record,
ing secretary; Mrs. Sarah X. Mere.
dith, Canton, treasurer; Mrs. Florence
Jaite, Cleveland, corresponding secre.
tary.
Zanesville.-While crossing a field
with milk pals, Mrs. Emma John, 81,
of Norwich, was struck by lightning
and instantly killed. The current trav-
eled the length of her body, nearly
stripping her shoes from her feet.
The storm did considerable property
damage through the county.
Zanesville.-It has just leaked out
that Theodore E. Cassidy, until re.
Gently editor of The Sunday News,
eloped to Covington, KY, October l.,