The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-11-16
Ohio Happenings


nue.. All his clothes, except shoes
and underwear, were taken. He was
found unconscious and taken to HUI
ron Road hospital.
Bellefontaine.-While a crowd of
citizens held Harley Wynne. married,
Of this city, Mrs. G. w. Jones piled
the horsewhip in Huntsville's princi-
pal street. Wynne was badly injured
before Mrs. Jones ceased her efforts.
She broke into her husbands Office
with hatchet and, it is charged, dis
covered DR.. Jones, Wynne and two
women carousing. Jones, Wynne and
Mrs. Jane Jacobs were fined $40 and
costs each, after remaining in Jail
over night.
Akron.-Fire in the Ravenna Hydro
pathic hospital at Ravenna destroyed
part of the building, and only by hard
work were the patients in the institu
ton saved from cremation. The blaze
had gained good headway when dis
covered. The origin of the fire is un-
known. 1t started in the rear of the
institution. The hospital has been in
existence about ten months and is
controlled by DR.. D. r. Cobb, who has
similar institution in Cleveland
Toledo.-After William A. Groom Of
Detroit had identified the body of a
man, who was killed near Metamora
by being struck by an interurban car,
as that of his son, George A. Groom,
and had accompanied the body to To-
ledo, en- route to Detroit, he was no.
titled by his wife that he had been
mistaken in his identification of the
body and that ther son was alive and
we'll in Coldwater, Mich. The dead
man was Fred C. Parker of Pittsburg,
who is said to have roomed with
young Groom a short time.
Cygnet. = Breaking the window Of
Aaron Swartz's jewelry store here, a
robber secured nine gold and six sill
yer case watches, valued at $3.50. The
robbery was discovered when the
store was opened next morning.
There is no clew to the thief.
Kent.-A footbridge across the Guy
ahoga river collapsed, throwing Erie
Railroad Fireman Moore, Furlow Gal
ion and Carl Brown into the river SO
feet below. All we're injured but not
seriously.
Zanesville.-Joseph Seaman, aged
%, returned to his home at McCon.
nellsville, Morgan county, from Gin.
cinnati, and was at once placed in
quarantine with the smallpox. Sea-
man stopped at Columbus, Newark
and GAINESVILLE en- route home. At
Newark his condition was noticed and
an effort made to keep him from
boarding a B. & o. train, but he sue
ceeded in resuming his journey.
Akron.-lnvestigat of the ac.
counts of the record keeper of the
local hive of Maccabees has revealed
the fact that the books are muddled
and about $1,000 missing. G. w. Man
tell, the new record keeper, made the
discovery, and with the assistance of
the state auditor, examined the books.
c. Wires, the former record keeper,
has left the city, but is expected back
in a few days, when the matter will
be adjusted, according to Mantell.
Zanesville-Galvin Carlisle, aged
55, fell while trying to lift fat hog
into his wagon and broke his right
arm. It is the ninth time the same
arm has been broken.
Port Clinton.-The government tug
Oliver H. Perry has secured 600 live
pickerel. These fish were placed in
tanks and will be shipped to Buckeye
lake, where they will be planted.
Piqua. = Apparently a maniac,
caused from excessive drinking, Bert
Branch, colored, caused a panic here
when he entered his home, drove the
family out and attacked the neigh
bors. After cleaning out the house he
poured kerosene on the floors and was
just lighting a match to fire the
place when the police arrived. Chief
of Police Gehle attempted to arrest
the maniac, who is a powerful man,
and fight ensued. The negro was
subdued after a fierce struggle.
Gehle was former wrestler and it
required all his strength to arrest
Branch. Much excitement prevailed
and the neighborhood was terrorized.
Akron.-Because four of the IL per-
sons bitten by mad dogs last week
were letter carriers, Postmaster w. B.
Baldwin has announced that no mail
will be delivered to homes where
dogs of any kind were running loose.
Eighteen persons have taken treat
ment for rabies recently.
Troy.-G. H. Forrer of Springfield
was injured at the motorcycle races
held at the Miami county fair grounds
and he will probably die. He was in
the fve-mile race and as he ap-
preached the south end of the track
failed to make the turn, his machine
shooting into the fence and fracttr-
ing his skull. He was removed to a
local hospital.
Lima.-Mrs. Annie E. Vincent has
brought suit for divorce here, alleging
among other things that her husband
spanked her with a shingle. They
were married in Wapakoneta on Jan.
uary 16, 1909.
Ada.-The identity of the person
who daubed the chapel chairs at Chic
Northern university with molasses so
that 1000 male stulents and goods
stuck to their seats, has been discov-
cred. The Joker was student and
he has been expelled unconditionally.
| Because the youths family is promi-
uelt socially in an eastern city his
pame is withheld.
Gallon B. Talheim is dead
as result of shooting himself in the
temple, following some trouble over
the removal Of hay from his barn.
The bullet pierced his skull. produc-
ing fracture and rendering him un.