The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-07-14
Buckeye Notes

| for treasurer. The judiciary commit
tee elected Simeon Johnson, Cincin-
natl, chairman. The report was rati-
fed.
Lorain.-Hannah Burrett, who is
supposed to be the oldest acting
school teacher in the state, has hand
ed in her resignation. She began
teaching at Lorain sc years ago. Men
and children whom she taught as chill
dren have since sent their children to
her to learn their lessons.
leveland.-Arthur F. Demme of
this city was drowned in Lake
Brady at Kent and his compan-
ion Burt Calhoun, also of Cleveland
who made an attempt to save him,
was rescued by two other Cleveland
boys who went that way in boat.
New Philadelphia.-A romance in
the eve of life was eliminated
here when Doctor Charles Gentsch
of Cleveland and Miss Marion Patrick
of this city were married. Doctor
Gentsch is 67 and Miss Patrick is 49.
Sandusky.-The address of the presi-
dent, J. B. Burrows of Painesville, was
the feature of the opening session of
the thirty-first annual meeting of the
Ohio State Bar association at Cedar
Point. Burrows commented upon the
fact that the association was growing
steadily, that it was doing good work
nd tbot n Untl1 ntir0tIn IN do pnnd
work. He said it was apparent, how
ever, that there is still greater and
more important work to do than has
as yet been DONE and indicated that
this new effort must be put forth along
the lines of legal reform. This con.
tention was later supported by the re-
port of the committee on resolutions.
Urbana.-Hamilton Ring, aged 13,
and Henry Leonard, aged Is, were
killed in the auditorium tent at
the Chautauqua here when lighting
wires became short circuited with
desk on which a telephone was
placed. During a rain the boys en-
tered the tent. Ring tried to pull out
one of the desk drawers. The current
passed through his body, and he fell
writhing on the ground. AS he fell,
he Ylled the telephone with him. and
became tangled in the wires. Leon
ard tried to save him, but became ell
tangled also and was instantly killed.
Youngstown-While Ola Baird, the
daughter of Henry Baird, North
Jackson farmer, sat in the prose
cutor's Office waiting for her
lover, Harry Lear, to be acquitted Of
the charge of stealing wheat from
her father, that they could elope on
the proceeds, Lear pleaded guilty and
was sent to the Cleveland workhOuse.
Lear had worked on Baird's farm. He
and the girl had eloped to GAINESVILLE,
where he was arrested.
Cincinnati.-Mayor Louis Schwab
said that under no conditions would
he allow the motion pictures of
the Jeffries-Johnson bout in Reno to
be shown in Cincinnati. Mayor
Schwab's declaration is found in
these words: Il will not allow the
pictures of the Johnson-Jeffries fight
to be shown in Cincinnati. | do not
think it would be elevating to allow
them to be seen and it would not be
consistent to bar an actual fight and
then allow a Photographic reproduc-
tion. We may proclaim from the
hpnCntnnc hof hn EnI,t sc
ter of race, yet the fact remains that
1t is made such by the lower elements
of both races"
Sandusky. - Two discharged en-
ployes, John Braun and Philip
Conley, rushed into the admin.
istration building at Cedar Point,
and with leveled revolvers, held up
Edward A. Smith, auditor, and Rob-
ert Giesseman, assistant auditor. The
door of a safe containing between
$4,000 and $4,000 was kicked shut |
by Giesseman. Angered, Braun
started after him. Giesser. an drew
about $25 in bills from lis pocket |
These Braun grabbed Braun ran
with the money and Conley followed. |
Conley was captured.
New Philadelphia. Patrolman
Frank Smith of the local force may
lose his left eye from the explosion
Of a giant firecracker. Smith was en-
1eavoring to arrest number of pre-
mature Fourth of July celebrators
when the cracker exploded in his
ace.
Canton.-Frank Smith, a farmer,
was killed while driving over
he tracks of the Northern Ohio Trac.
ion Co. at Greentown.
Elyria.-Myer Geleerd of Toledo
vas elected department commander
# the state of Ohio by the Spanish
Var Veterans meeting here.
Chardon.-Mrs. Eldridge of this
own has just learned that her
on, Franklin, had been killed in To-
onto, Canada. Eldridge had just
zone there to accept a position. He
vas a member of this years senior
lass.
Hudson. Samuel D. Styles, presi-
ent of the North River Savings
'ank of New York City, was found
ead in his seat on a northbound
lew York Central express between
ere and Greendale. His death was
ttributed to heart failure.
East Liverpool.-Dodging back of
street car in crossing the
treet near Rock Springs park, Ches.
er, Edith, six, daughter of Capt.
Leorge Foreman of New Cumberland,
V. Va, was struck by an automobile
wned by c. A. Smith of the park
and injured so severely that
he died an hour later.
Cincinnati.-Alfred Holan, Is years