The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-15
State News

Steubenville.-A pretty young
widow from Topeka, Kan, was
stranded here. She is Mrs. Mary Clo-
man, 80. She came here in answer
to a matrimonial advertisement. She
says the man she corresponded with
agreed with her that if he did not
want to marry her after she came he
would pay all the expenses of the trip.
When she came, she says, the man
refused to marry her or to keep the
agreement to pay the expenses. She
was left without money. She went to
the Salvation Army barracks, and told
her story and Captain Brownell went
out among the business men and
raised enough money to pay the
woman's fare back home.
New Philadelphia.-The miners
strike, which has been on, in the
awas-Sherrodsville district since
June, 1910, was ended at a joint
conference of miners and operators
here. At the end of the conference it
was announced that the mines would
resume operations June IL, giving
work to over 1000. The official vote
taken among the miners to determine
whether the strike would be ended
was announced. Seven hundred and
ninety votes we're cast in favor of
settlement while 319 opposed it, Sew
eral mines in the district will not be
opened for several weeks on account
Of necessary repairs. The new wage
IA oi0 hNy cid WI
out friction. The miners will receive
their increase 5.55 per cent. on the old
wages in pick mining and day work.
The machine miners were refused an
equal increase, but will get one-eighth
cent per ton over the old scale.
Lima.-Sweethearts as boy and
girl 80 years ago, yet separated
by marriage to- others, Leo L.
Parmley of Painesville, o., retired
capitalist of Cleveland, and Mrs. Mar
tina Llewylln were welded here.
Chardon-Just before the funeral
of her brother-in-law, Michael Cal
lahan, Mrs. Patrick Callahan died
suddenly at the Catholic church in
South Thompson of heart failure.
Toledo.-Thirty passengers on
an Oak street car narrowly es-
capped death when the car jumped
the track and turned on its side Just
as it was about to cross the Cherry
street bridge over the Maumee river.
Fifteen of the passengers and the
motorman were injured, none seri.
ously. That the car did not fall over
the side Of the bridge to the street,
more than so feet below, is miracu.
lous. The car was about to enter the
west approach of the bridge when tho
front trucks left the track. Before
the car could be brought to stop it
swerved and fell against the frail
iron railing of the bridge approach.
Cincinnati.-In an effort to sur
pass Cleveland in its plans, Gin
cinnati is to build a beautiful mall
along the new canal boulevard, which
will include several of the city and
county office buildings. Walter Dra-
per, president Of the Cincinnati cham
ber of commerce, named committee
consisting of Julius Fleischmann, Ed.
ward Cooper, George Puchta, M. J.
Freiberg and Harry Hake. This com.
mittee will meet with Mayor Schwab,
several city officials and representa-
tives of civic federations which will
formulate the plans for this mall.
Washington, D. C.-Fremont and
Gallon were added to the list of postal
savings banks. The offices in these
two cities will be opened for deposits
July 8. The total number of postal
savings bank stations was raised to
500 in the list announced by Post
master General Hitchcock. The post
master general also announced an ex-
tensive change in the salary rating of
Ohio postmasters as follows:
Increased 500 each: Akron, Andover,
| Antwerp, Ashtabula, Ashville Bedford
Belaire, Belle Center. Bowling Green.
Bremen, Brockville. Bryan. Bucyrus.
Byesvile, Caldwell, Canal Dover, Canton.
Cedarville, Chicago, Clyde, Coldwater,
| Columbiana, Convoy, Corning, Cortland,
Cuyahoga Falls. Dunkirk, Edgerton, Fay
cite. Findlay, FIT. Recovery, Frederick
| town, Gallipolis, Georgetown, German
town, jamestown, Jeffersonvile, Leetonia
Lewisburg, Lima, Lorain, McComb, Malta
Manchester, Mansfield. Marysville, Me-
chanicsburg, Mentor. Mlddleport, Nor
row, Mount Healthy, Mount Sterling.
Murray, Nelsonvile, New Bremen, New
Concord. New Lexington, New London,
New Paris, New Vienna, Oberlin, Pauld-
ing, Piqua, Plain City, Pleasant City
| Prairie Depot, Rittman, st. Clairsyie,f
Sandusky Sebring. Sidney Somerf ~
South Charleston, Springfield, Stry
Swanton, Troy, Utica, Wapakoneta, W.
seon, Waynesburg, Wellington, West
! fayette, Williamsburg, Willoughby, Zan
vile. Increased 5000 each: Blanchest'
East Palestine. East Youngstown, ForesN
Middetown, New Berlin, SyIvania; in-N
creased $500. Westerville; increased $500,
| Pleasant Hill; decreased $500, Amelia; de-
creased $500, Gala; decreased from 81 900
to fourth class, Leroy.
The following were decreased 500 each:
| Amsterdam, Bellville, Beverly, Bloomyille
Canal Winchester. Canfield, Edon, FL
more, Gallon, Hudson, Jewett Junction
| City, Macarthur, Norwalk Quaker City
St Paris, Spencerville, Strasbury, Sun
bury, Thornville, Wadsworth, Wellston,
West Carrollton, West Milton, Weston.
Geneva.-The Peoples Telephone,
Co. has purchased the holdings of
the Madison Telephone Co. The ex.
change at Madison is included.
Warren.-E. J. Clapp of this
city, who was at Newton, Ill, for
the summer, died suddenly there Mr..
Clapp was native Of Windsor, Ash.
tabula county, served in the Civil war.
and later resided in Thompson, where
he was president of the Thompson
Mutual Insurance Co., which failed
some years ago. Later he was en-.
gagged in telephone construction work
in Ohio and Illinois. He served in the
general assembly from Geauga county.
Columbus.-Criticism of the Y.
M. c. A. training school at