The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-21
Ohio Happenings

face and body.
WellsvilIe.-A quarrel over the fin
al disposition of a flock of chickens,
jointly owned by Rocco and Christmas
Rocki, Italians, caused Rocco to shoot
his brother to death. Rocco then fed
to the hills and has not been caught.
East LiverpooL-A fund of $4,000
will be raised among the domestic
and sanitary pottery interests of the
United States for the purpose of fight
ing tuberculosis. 1t will be raised by
three contributions, each of $4,000,
by the National Brotherhood of Oper-
ative Potters, United States Potters'
association, Sanitary Potters' associa-
ton. The fund will be in charge Of
committee of nine, three members
being selected from each side.
Zanesville-With the aid of a po-
liceman, Mrs. Celia Winkler, divorced
wife of Joseph McAuley, is alleged to
have kidnapped their 2-year-old child,
Katherine McAuley. The mother and
child have been sought in vain by
Sheriff ]. ]. Frick and the entire po-
lice force, the former to answer a
writ of habeas corpus secured by the
father, who was given legal custody Of
the child. Mrs. Winkler took officer
Price to the home of Harriet Perry,
where the child was being kept, and
got her, representing to the officer
that she had legal custody of her.
Elyria.-O. H. P. Sutliff, a farmer
living south of Elyria, celebrated his
ninety.third birthday by telling his
grandchildren and great-grandchildren
that when he came to Elyria, nearly
70 years ago, eggs could be bought for
three cents a dozen and butter for
five cents a pound.
Akron.-The approach of the holi-
day season has brought on consider
able gambling among high school pu-
pills, according to information that
come to the city prosecutor. The po-
lice prosecutor has been informed that
large number of cigar and confec-
tionery stores are raffling boxes of
candy and other articles and that
dice boxes are freely used in the open
! throughout the city. Some of the
high school pupils, seeing that Hroft
can be made by conducting raffles,
have gone into the business for them
selves, it is said.
Alliance. - The American Steel
Foundries has received an order from
the New York Central railroad for
! 1900 car couplers. The plant will
run full time with night force after
January /. Other shops OF the city
are rushed with orders.
Findlay.-Asleep since last Thurs
day evening, Miss Reeta Smith is a
puzzle to several physicians. The
young woman has not awakened since
retiring early that evening in the best
of health, alth ough all known means
have been employed to awaken her.
The physicians think it is a case of
suspended animation and that the
young woman will come out of it with
no i'll effects.
Canal Dover.-The Daily Dry, a pa.
per to be issued every day from now
until the local option election Decem.
ber 81, has made its appearance. 1t
is edited by John T. Duffy of New
Comerstown in the interest of the
campaign of the f"drys" being con
Quoted by the county temperance or.
ganization.
New Lexington.-John humphrey
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the Crooksville mines, in Jealous
rage shot and killed his wife, Mrs.
Alice humphrey, and then sent two
bullets into his own head. Mrs. Dunn
phrey died almost instantly and Dunn
phrey died soon after infiicting his
wounds. The couple had a quarrel
three days ago, when Mrs. DumphreJ
left her home and went to the resi-
dence Of neighbor, Mrs. Anna Sta
ker. humphrey entered the Stalker
home and shot his wife four times in
the head with a 32-caliber revolver
After killing his wife he walked
across the street to his own home
locked himself in the house and ended
his own life.
Cincinnati.-"UnIess some physical
condition can be assigned as an ex
cuse, all children who are not vacci
mated will be kept away from school
until they are," was the statement OF
Health Officer Landis The question
arose when DR.. o. M. Craven, district
physician of Madisonville, sent home
eight children who were not vacci
mated.
Findlay. A lighted cigar stub
thrown in the doorway of the Thomas
& Brand jewelry store caused gas
which had accumulated under one oi
the show windows to explode. The
blast wrecked the entire front of the
store and hurled watches and several
thousand dollars worth of diamonds
into the street. Ernest Huffman, can
dy salesman, Perryburg, O., was
struck by flying glass which severad
an artery at the base of the brain
Glenn Yake, engraver, who was seat
ed near window, was buried in the
ruins but escaped unhurt.
Xenia.-By consent of counsel time
for the entering of an appeal in the
case of William Matthews, coloret
election Judge charged with election
fraud, has been continued to Janu
airy 2.
Lindsey.-Owing to scores of cases
of diphtheria here, the schools
churches and other public places have
been ordered closed until January 1
Newark.-Mrs. Evelin Alberts, whC
has been in the county infirmary fol
many years, died here. She claims Il
be 11O years old, saying she was borI
in 1901. A son now past 80 survives
her.
Hambden.-A tract of about 100
acres, including the W. E. Potter an'
Charles Green farms, near Amesville
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