The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-01-26
State News

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the age of 7S. He had a notable war
record, having been on Sherman's
march to the sea, and in many of the
wars big battles.
Bellefontaine.-Form State Sen.
ator and Mrs. Sam H. West recover d
the greater amount of their silver
which was stolen from their Cleveland
home while Mr.. and Mrs. West were
visiting local relatives during the
holidays.
Toledo.-James Burrows, II, under
indictment on a charge of forgery,
and in the county Jail awaiting trial,
was stricken with apoplexy and died
at the InfirmaTy hospital. He has no
known relatives in this part of the
United States and was a wanderer
when arrested here.
Canal Dover.-Nearly every house
hold in the village Of Bairtown was
represented in police court when II
persons, mostly women, were fined
from 81 to SIS on petit larceny charges.
Following a wreck on the Baltimore
G. Ohio railroad last December 81,
merchandise was scattered along the
track near the town and the women
of the neighborhood went after it with
a rush like that at bargain sale. In
one home the detectives found 134
pieces of underwear.
Delaware.-Adolphus Miller (better
known as Spider) and Henry Web
ster were each sentenced to Is months
in the penitentiary by Judge Wick
ham. The men robbed the Main
slaughter house of $1OO worth of hides
just before Christmas, and after driv-
ing all night, disposed of them to a
Columbus firm.
Marion.-Alleging that her husband,
Charles Ruth, has been niggardly
toward her, although he is worth $685.
900, Ida L. Ruth brought action for
divorce against him in the court of
common pleas. Within a week after
1910, she says her husband took a
dislike to her, found fault, called her
names, refused her medical attention
when she was i'll, notified merchants
not to trust her and finally ordered
her to leave.
Fremont.-"She needs some one to
care for her." said William Baker 73,
n farmer, when he secured a license to
wed Mrs. Martha Knapp, 81. 1t was
Martha's fourth matrimonial venture.
Ar&e C4I h,,-
was instantly killed by a rock acci.
dentally dropped by his son, Jacob
Moore, from a trestle under which he
was passing in brickyard at Effort,
Kenton.-Pat Lintz was attacked by
his brother, Frank, and cut from ear
to ear with pocket knife. Frank was
drunk and objected when his brother
tried to get him to go home. The
wound is serious one but is not eX.
pected to prove fatal. The injured
man refuses to prosecute his brother.
Dayton.-The habit of smoking in
bed finally caused the death of Christ
Hoffman, veteran shoemaker He
awoke early one morning, filled his
pipe and smoked until he fell asleep
again. When he awoke the second
time he found himself enveloped in
flames. He died in local hospital.
Manchester.-Harry Applegate, 46,
and single, son of the late Jack Apple
gate, lieutenant governor of Alabama,
died suddenly in drugstore at Ham.
ilton. His physician thinks he took
dose of chloral by mistake.
Chicago Junction.-A boycott
against the Local Telephone Co. was
inaugurated here. When whistles
blew and firebells rang to give the sig
nal nearly all the 800 phones operated
by the company were disconnected.
The company recently notified sub
scribers of a proposed raise in rates
from 81 to $1.75 for residence phones
and from $1.75 to $2.25 for business
houses.
Kenton.-Blind and broken in spirit
Miss Laura Bloom is dead at her
home here. Six months ago Miss
Bloom realized she was becoming
blind. Constant worry weakened her
mind until she became insane. Ten
years ago, when she was %, her father
died, leaving much property, heavily
mortgaged. Miss Bloom at once took
charge of his business, and not only
paid off the mortgages, but left for.
tune for the other members of the
family.
Findlay.-Three men, masked and
armed, entered the home of Mrs.
Mary Tussing, aged so, in North
Findlay and ordered Andrew Heston,
30, who was with her, out of the
house. Marching him down the road
at the point of their revolvers they
told Heston to leave town He dis.
appeared in the direction of the rail.
road yards and has not been seen.
North RidgeVille.--The sixtieth we'd
ding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs,
S. H. Shaw was observed at
their home here, their children, grand.
children and great-grandchildren gath.
ering for the occasion A number OF
Cleveland people attended. Mr. and
Mrs. Shaw we're married in Bath, Sum
mutt county, and have spent practl
cally their whole married life in
Ridgeville. Mr.. Shaw is 81 and Mrs
Shaw so. Both retain vigorous health
Toledo. - William J. Quinlan o1
Cleveland, who was arrested fol
Turing May Reilly and Ruth Tiffany
from their homes there and bringing
them to a Toledo resort under pre-
tense of finding them good position
was fined 5000 on two charges of as
sault preferred by the girls in police
court January 16. Six-month work
house sentence accompany each
charge. 1t will take Quinlan over
three years to serve the entire sen
tence if he stays at the workhouse
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