The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-01
Buckeye Notes

Kenton.- Eight students at Ohio
Northern university have been ex-
PEELED as the result of q fistic en-
counter which is said to have verged |
on a prize fight. The college faculty
at a special session upheld President
Albert Edwin Smith, by whose decree
the eight were expelled.
Akron.-Harry A. Boyer was ac-
quilted here Of the charge of
manslaughter. He ran down and killed
George Flagg, a motorman, while rid
ing a motorcycle. The widow of Flagg
in a letter to Judge Doyle asked
Boyer's acquittal, saying that Boyer
was in no way to blame for the acci-
dent. The jury was moved by her
plea.
Toledo.--The Toledo Times Pub
fishing Co., publishing the Toledo
Morning Times, recently incorpo-
rated with 100000 capital stock,
has been formally organized.
Columbus.-N. w. Lord, profes.
sor of minerology and meteorol.
ogy at Ohio State university, was
found dead in bed at his home here.
The coroner decided that death was
due to organic heart trouble.
Sandusky.-The steamer R. B.
Hayes, which has carried thou
sands of Cedar Point pleasure seek
ers and piled the waters of Sandusky
bay for 40 years, has been sold to Sagi-
nav, Mich, parties.
Jackson.-Samuel Ovorly celebra-
ted his ninety-second birthday
anniversary by giving a rife
match. A circle the size of 25-cent
piece was drawn in the center of
piece of cardboard, which was tackled
on tree 81 yards away. Out of three
shots Overly pierced the mark twice,
the third bullet just grazing the edges
of the ring. In his early days Mr..
Overly was one of the best shots in
southern Ohio and the gun used was
the old muzzle-loader with which he
had won many turkey in the shoots.
Marysville.-At the commence
ment exercises of the New Dover
high school in the Methodist
church, new custom was established,
all the graduates, three, young ladies,
Misses Hazel Lenard, Ruth Rogers
and Lena Yoder, being dressed alike
In blue calico, representing the class
colors. 1t is the first time in the his
tory of Union county that any of the
high school girls have graduated in
calico dresses. They received many
compliments from the large audience.
Cincinnati.-Secretary Homer Du-
rand of the Ohio Personal Lib
erty league, was arrested here for
"disorderly conduct and carrying con-
cealed weapons" Durand was walk
ing along the street with a woman.
1t is said that he became enraged at
passerEy for a remark about her
and drew his revolver. A policeman
saw him and placed him under arrest.
Canton. - The general synod of
the Reformed Church of the United
States has adopted a report pro-
publication board of the three eastern
synods and the Sunday school board.
This may bring to Cleveland the busi-
ness department of the publication
board.
Kenton.-Thomas W. Dirmeyer, a
wealthy mill owner of Dunkirk, was
injured when the automobile which he
was driving for the first time went
over the edge of bridge and turned
turtle The fact that the impetus of
the fall turned the automobile over
saved Dirmeyer, who was caught be.
meath, from being crushed. Carl Con.
rad, who was riding with Dirmeyer,
was not hurt.
Lebanon.-Through the action of
Judge ]. A. Runyan, receiver OF
the Shaker estates at Union village,
in purchasing a big siX-cylinder tour.
ing car for the members of the col.
ony, much strong opposition to his
ideas has come up. These reached a
climax when several of the members
of the Shaker colony at Mount Leb.
anon, N. Y, filed action in the com.
mon pleas court here asking that
Judge Runyan be removed from the
receivership. This action is the open
ing of what attorneys say will be a
bitter legal fight. The argument is
made by the eastern society that the
purchase of this automobile has tend
ed to isolate the Warren county soci
ETY. from the straight and narrow
path" belief upon which the origina
sect was founded.
Toledo.-A verdict of $4,401 re
turned by a jury in Judge Wana
makers court in favor of Albert
Reiter is construed as vindication by
Attorney Charles Az Thatcher, dis
barred by the supreme court. Reitel
sought judgment on two notes aggre
eating $4,000, which had been execut
ed by G. R. Hudson and c. F. Milburi
in 1906. Verdict was for the full
amount of the notes with interest tt
date. The notes played prominen
part in the Thatcher disbarment pro
ceedings. The supreme court ruled
that the notes had been paid and thai
Thatcher, knowing them to have beer
paid, again brought suit to collect
Evidence purporting to show that the
notes held by Reiter had been can
celed by papers known as the "Mur
ray notes" was introduced during the
trial before Judge Wanamaker.
Hamilton.-Three persons were
drowned by the overturning of ;
canoe in the city reservoir on the out
skirts of the city.
Wapakoneta.-Josep D. Haney
recently a merchant and banke
of Buckland, five miles northwes
nf here. in court pleaded guilty to foul