The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-10-26
Buckeye Notes

brakeman, was instantly kllieu When
two engines collided head-on in q
dense fog in the yards.
Mt. Vernon.-Recent strikes in and
about Gambler have started Knox
county gas boom. A big well has been
struck in Gambler on the Thompson
tract. Three more wells will soon be
completed. The Knox county field
was seemingly exhausted so far as
new territory was concerned six
months ago. Now 1t is said there is
gas under the Kenyon college campus.
Bridgeport.-Mrs. Sarah Beaver, 70,
of West Wheeling, was instantly
killed by a freight train while walk
ing along the c. & P. railroad tracks.
She was almost deaf and did not hear
the train approaching.
Bridgeport.-A guilty conscience
caused Peter Mentz, florist, to go to
Sheriff William Clemens at Wheeling,
and confess that he had two wives.
He was married 20 years ago to Sadie
Hammer of this city, and deserted
her and two children in Pittsburg
four years ago, after which he mar.
ried Annie Schallenberg Of Wheeling.
The second wife, who has three child
ren from the marriage, last week filed
suit for divorce and Mentz after wor.
rying over this made his confession.
A charge of bigamy has been filed
against him.
Bridgeport.-Miss Hazel France,
only daughter Of John France, B. &
o. passenger agent at Blaine, eloped
to Cleveland with John Thompson Of
Barton. The parents were willing.
Brinkhaven.-Council decided to al
low street lamps to burn necessarily
as it is cheaper than to hire them ex.
tinguished. Each lamp costs 25 cents
per month.
Loudonville. The Perrysville
schools, condemned as unfit and
closed, will reopen soon following the
failure of two bond elections for a
new school.
Wapakoneta. - After losing his
months salary playing a chewing gum
slot machine, in Smells saloon, VIII.
helm Reichert, q native Of Germany,
decided to get even and entered the
saloon and stole the machine, money
and all. He was arrested.
Upper Sandusky.-Albert Agerter,
%, disappeared from Lowell, a week
ago, after taking headache powders.
He was found in a corn crib on the
Moser farm, in dazed condition. He
can give no explanation.
Bellefontaine.-Will Pleasant Of
Gettysburg was attacked by vicious
bull in pasture field and was so bad
ly gored that he will die. He Is 10
years old and a retired farmer.
Chillicothe.-Three children, Morris
Meyers, Este Holdren and Harriet
Renick, living near Good Hope, south
Of here, are in serious condition as
the result Of wounds inflicted by a
rabid dog belonging to DR.. S. c. Barr
of this city. Small hope is held out
for the recovery of the Renick girl
who was bitten on the head. across
the nose and under each eye.
Cleveland.-Mrs. Emma Won Dram
ke, passenger on the steamer City
If Detroit, awoke to find her 2-months
old baby boy had smothered to death
by her side in the berth, during the
night. She is prostrated.
Chillicothe.--John Miller, aged 55, a
| Spanish-American war veteran, was
found dead in the park lake. He had
been missing since last Thursday
The supposition is he was sitting on
the bank and rolled in.
Akron.-The body of Charles Ches
ock, aged 10, who was drowned two
weeks ago while attempting to rescue
pig from the Cuyahoga river at Bos
ton Mills, has been found on an in
island mile below the point where
he went down. The body Of Ches
locks companion, who was drowned
at the same time and in the same man
der, has not been recovered.
Cincinnati.-Bradley Brock, aged 16
is detained by the police to answer q
charge of shooting to kill. According
% the officer who arrested him, Brock
admitted shooting Arthur Frizzell
FrizZell and Brock, it is said, were
old-time enemies. Frizzell was pursu
ing Brock along the street when shot
The bullet penetrated the lung and is
believed to be serious.
Toledo.-A freight train on the San
dusky division of the Big Four crashed
into the rear Of gravel train in from
Of the depot at West Liberty. Fire
man Harry Vermillion OF Springfield
was crushed to death.
Washington c. H.-Dr. v. p. Smitl
If this city, veterinarian, declare
that hog cholera is spread throughou
the country by the haphazard use o
he serum and virus furnished by tn,
state. Cholera has killed hogs by thu
hundreds throughout the state. DR.
Smith declares that the vaccination
Of the hogs serves to spread the dis
Ease among hoge which are not al
'eady affected, and in this way hoi
cholera has been increasing.
Zanesville.-Mrs. Lowell Bates, o
Powells Mills, is unconscious at he
aome as a result of this recent arres
If her husband on complaint of
neighbor. She had been iii and nov
ler condition borders on dementia
She wandered from. home one nigh
and was found unconscious next da
Oy neighbors, having fallen exhauste
while walking along Jonathan Greek
Massillon.-Mrs. Hattie A. Weave
has asked the police to help her fin
a woman of her acquaintance, who
he says, entered her house in her al
sence and stole the sheets from he
oeds.
Columbus.-George M. Whitaker G
Washington, D. c., was elected pres
dent of the Farmers National cor