The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-05-11
State News


Toledo.-Yeggmen secured S400 in
stamps and money when they blew
the safe in the postofice at Fayette,
Fulton county. The interior of the
building was wrecked.
Newton Falls-Crazed by poor
health and poverty with a large
family to support, Jacob Adams,
So, teamster and florist, committed |
suicide by blowing the top of his
head off with a shotgun. He leaves |
a wife and six children.
efontaine.-Enough dynamite to |
wreck the little village of Zanes-
field was found under the town
hall when a floor was being repaired.
How it got there or why is not dis
closed.
ortsmouth.-Central National bank,
Portsmouth, was the successful
bidder for the $4,000 4 per cent. eight
year sewer bonds sold by the city
council, offering par, accrued interest
and a premium Of $4,000.
olumbus.-Holding that common
pleas court has the right to re-
view contests of county option elec-
tions when jurisdiction has been trans
ferred to it from probate court, the
Ohio supreme court handed down its
decision in the case of the contested
dry" election in Putnam county. The
"Wets' win, their contention in the
case being that oral evidence could
be adduced to show how the votes
were cast and that the cause could
be heard in the common pleas court.
Painesville.-John Popp, three, OF
Richmond, approached a Plymouth
Rock rooster. The rooster turned
on the boy and badly lacerated
his face and so injured one eye that
he may lose his sight.
Akron.--An ordinance prohibiting
girls under 18 years of age from
attending public dances was in
troduced in the city council by Alder
man Klein. 1t provides for dance
hall inspector and that all public
dances shall close at 1880.
CinCinnati.-Arch S. White,
millionaire gas magnate and pres
trict Co., filed suit for divorce with
in short while after his wife, for
merly a member of the Bostonians
Opera company, arrived in Cincin-
natl.
kenton. - Northwestern Ohio is
now the base of operations for
literary burglars. Following the rifing
of the public libraries at Urbana and
Bellefontaine the Kenton library was
entered and ransacked. The thief only
secured 1925 for his trouble but scat
tered magazines, books and the librar-
ian's cards and receipts all over the
building. At Urbana valuable books
were taken.
Toledo.-Berton c. Harding and
Albert E. Royce of Bowling Green
Green were appointed receivers Of the
Lake Erie, Bowling Green & Napoleon
Railroad Co. by Judge Killitts, upon
complaint of Edmund L. Ebert of De-
troit In his petition, Ebert sets forth
that he holds claims amounting to
$4,000 he is unable to collect. The
company is capitalized at $1,000,000
and has an authorized bond issue Of
; $1,OOO,00O of which 100000 has been
issued. This bond issue is secured
by mortgage made by the railroad
and Union Trust Co., Detroit The
company defaulted the payment of its
Semi-annual interest on it's bonds, fall
ing due May /, 1911, amounting to
$S,000
Washington C. H.-Mrs. Robinson,
wife of former Mayor George F. Rob-
inson, was stricken with paralysis at
her apartments in the Cherry hotel
and lies in serious condition.
Port Clinton.-The large tene-
mant house on George Sloan's
fruit farm, about a mile south
of here on the Bay Shore road, burn
ed to the ground. James Depew and
family, who lived in the house, saved
but a small part of the household
goods.
Marietta.-Resting on his hands
Muskingum river, the body of William
P. Bennett, 92 Marietta's Oldest citi.
, zen, was found.
Canton.-Andrew Barchf1eld, q
farmer living near North Industry,
got down his shotgun that hadn't
. been used since last year
, loaded it and captured Edward Til
, ton, negro, wanted in connection with
!, the death of John Phillip here aftel
a beating. Police had sent over the
, country to keep look out for Til
ton. II just chased that negro out
of my woods" Barchfield telephoned
to headquarters.
What did you do that for?" Chief
of Police Smith asked. why didn't
you capture him?"
''I'll get him yet" answered Barch
field, and moment later he started
across the field, shotgun in hand.
Hands up" he shouted, as he
> showed the gun muzzle into Tilton's
face, and Tilton's hand went up.
GAINESVILLE Burglars smashed plate
glass window in McHenry & Stevens
jewalry store and got away with &c
gold watches, number of charms
7 and several diamond rings.
!. Steubenville-Miss Kate Kelley, 81
, fell from balcony a distance of Il
/ feet and was so badly injured she
died soon after.
Akron.-With a large represen
tation of delegates, the second
semi-annual meeting Of the Women's
s. Missionary convention, auxiliary oi
the Northern Ohio Baptist association
| convened here at the Second Baptist
i. church.