The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-09-01
State News

1Ol6uO. - FIRE, WHICH OlOhO OuI
here in the Robinwood hospital,
a private institution, completely
gutted the annex, causing a $4,000
loss. The 80 patients in the hospital
by quick work were all carried out to
places of safety on nearby lawns.
None was injured, though several are
suffering from severe nervous shocks.
Later they were removed to other
quarters in the hospital. It is pre-
sumed by acting Fire Chief Filing that
a crossed electric wire caused the
blaze.
Akron.-At the annual meeting of
the stockholders of the B. F.. Good
rich Rubber Co. just held at the
plant, the capitalization was increased
from $1O,OOO,OOn to $2O,OOO,0OO. Five
million of new stock will be issued at
par to the stockholders and $5,000,000
bonus will be given them.
Youngstown-Mic Shop was IN
stantly killed by B. & o. passen-
ger train. Shop was on his way home
from the City hospital when he met
death. His skull was crushed.
Massillon.-George Snyder, 16 years
of age, of Akron, shot and instantly
killed Jacob AXE, Jr., 16, compan-
ion, after Snyder twice had asked
Axe for tobacco and had been re-
fused. Snyder escaped. Lloyd Geisel,
16, son of Mrs. Jane Jones, in the
kitchen of whose house the shooting
occurred, witnessed the tragedy.
Urbana.-Grave fears are enter
tanned that Urbana may be de-
prived of it's water supply. The work
of Strengthening Mad river is being
done and, while cutting a deeper river
channel, the scoop of large dredge
struck water vein on the farm Of
Joseph Thackery. The underground
channel was opened yesterday. The
water gushed up and almost at the
same time all of the wells on adjoin-
ing farms went dry. An enormous
vein of water passes under Urbana, in
places only Is feet from the surface,
and from this vein Urbana draws it's
water. If this vein passes under Mad
river as the other did and the big
dredge touches it, Urbana will be rem
dered waterless.
Lorain.-An event of national i'm
rortance will be the annual re-
union here on September Is of Abra-
ham Lincoln's first CALI troops, of
which there were $4,000 at the open
ing of the Civil war Men from all
over the country who were among the
first to enlist in the Union army will
assemble here. The meetings will be
held at Glen street beach and a fea-
ture of the gathering will be picnic
dinner and supper. John r. Mack of
Sandusky will be one of the speakers,
and Mrs. Charles Mansfield of Toledo
will also speak.
Findlay.-Findlay will celebrate the
in 1912, with becoming enthusiasm,
the first step already having been
taken in the appointment of several
committees to make the preliminary
arrangements. One of the attractions
of the weeks festivities, when the
date is set, will be Homecoming, in
which it is expected to get back here
for several days at least, $4,000 former
residents.
Cleveland-It has just been an
nounced in Toledo by William T. Col.
ter, chairman of the general commit.
tee representing the Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Engineers, that an in
crease of wages was granted the engi-
neers on the Lake Shore between Chi
cago and Buffalo at the conference of
engineers and officials at Chicago re-
Gently. The increase applies to 1900
men and amounts annually to $780,
600. Although it has been known for
several days among railroad men in
Cleveland that an increase was grant
ed the exact amount is not known.
The contract is retroactive and goes
back two months. The increase to
each engineer amounts to about $40 a
month.
Findlay.-According to the report of
Recorder Ewing, farm lands of Han
cock county have increased $21.07 per
age value per acre now being $76.S5.
Last year the average value was
$6868, while the year previous it was
$55.7S.
Steubenville.- Ford Mclaughlin died
at the home of his afianced
bride while he was discussing with
her the sending out of invitations
to their wedding. Neuralgia of the
heart was given as the cause. Nc
Laughlin, 20, druggist of this city,
was to have married Miss Black Sep
ember 8. The couple were seated in
the parlor at the house of the bride
to-be when Mr.. Mclaughlin collapsed.
He died in the arms of Miss Black
before she could summon medical aid.
ungstown.-Hiram Fawson of
StrutherS, perched on a load of hay
which he was bringing to town,
thought the sun shone unusually hot.
He pulled off his coat but the heat in
creased. Fawson looked around and
saw the whole rear Of the load afire
Turning down lane toward the Ma.
honing river he whipped the horses
into a gallop and drove straight over
an embankment into the water. The
water saved the wagon, but the hay
was destroyed.
Akron.--O. G. Barber, the Diamond
Match magnate, in public state
ment just made declared that Sena-
tor Dick was in partnership with Tax
Inquisitor Morgan Thaler for some
years and, in suits for back taxes in
this county when Dick was county
auditor, received as his share as
high as $4,000. He tells how back
tax suit against him for over 100000
was settled for $4,000. 81 consider
that this amount was stolen from
me-" he said. Dick is accused of hav.