The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-28
Buckeye Notes

Aua.-A small army is Dulldlng
rough board tabernacle to hold 2.500.
Experienced carpenters are knocking
elbows with white necktied gentlemen
who can only hit a nail once in three
licks. The five churches in town are
united for a four-weeks' revival meet
ing. to begin December 81. Rev. G.
Fenwick Reed will conduct it.
Steubenville.-Basi Viers, a mer-
chant at Chicago, will not have to sep
arate from his wife to inherit $4,000
from his sister, the late Mrs. w. V. B.
Croskey of this city. He thought more
of his wife than the money, but court
interpreted the clause in his sisters
will, by which he could not inherit
unless he separated from his wife, as
against public policy and void, and
that she could not so will money to
crafty caprice.
Crooksville.-The plant of the A. E.
Hull Pottery company in this city,
where the only decalcomania stone
ware in the world is manufactured,
will be increased by a $4,000 addi-
ton at once and the capacity will be
increased to % kilns. One hundred
more employees will be needed.
Canal Dover.--A trip of over 1900
miles behind reindeers will be made
this winter by Walter c. Shields, son
of Rev. T. W. Shields, of the Moravian
church at Port Washington, Tuscara-
was county. He has been appointed
by the government bureau of educa-
tion as superintendent Of the north
ern district of the Alaska school serv-
ice. His field of labor will extend
from Nome to Port Hope.
Port Clinton.-The 1900 inhabitants
of Put-in-Bay Island, Middle Bass
Island and the Isle of st. George are
worried for fear they won't receive
any mail after the lake freezes. The
contract with the Morrison brothers,
who have done this work for 5000 a
year heretofore, has expired and they
refuse to renew 1t at the old rate be-
cause of the expected increase in mail
during the centennial celebration Of
! Perrys victory. In winter the mail
delivery requires a four.mile trip
across the ice.
Norwalk. William H. Harrison,
prominent insurance man of this city,
sold his high bred coon dog Gyp to
Dennis Bursley of Wakeman for $1OO,
the highest price ever paid for dog
in Huron county.
Port Clinton.-George Pope, aged 54,
died at his home here from bright's
disease. Mr.. Pope has had charge
of iHSht the house here for several
years, having come from New York.
Observation-Disclosures Charles Mar
'kell died here of heart failure in the
caboose of his train on the Nickel
Plate. His home was in Bellevue. He
was a veteran in the employ of the
road.
Painesville.--J. w. Callahan, aged
%, of Bellevue, brakeman on the
Nickel Plate railroad, was killed here
by being thrown from the top of a
| box car while the train was crossing
the Grand river bridge here. He fell
100 feet into a pool of water beside
the river.
/ Washington c. H.-The city ordi-
nance, passed by the outgoing city
council by suspension of the rules,
doubling the salaries of councilmen
and director of public service, was We
toed by Mayor Rell G. Allen, who re.
tires from office January /.
Hamilton.-The body of Frank Eyre,
superintendent of the Hamilton Otto
Coke company, was found in tank of
tar at the company's plant. The po-
lice are investigating and are strong
in the belief that Eyre was pushed
into the tank, which, during working
hours, is boiling hot.
Norwalk William M. Ketcham, a
farmer, while cutting down tree was
killed almost instantly when the tree
fell upon him.
Canal Dover.-Mrs Eber Strawn, 27,
was fatally burned when the can from
which she was pouring kerosene on
fire exploded.
Toledo.-"Best wishes to my broth.
er, goodby," is the message left by
Frank Sando, aged 45, who commit.
ted suicide by inhaling gas in room
13 in local hotel. No cause is given
for the deed.
Fremont. - Charles Noffinger, 90
who just returned from four years
service in the navy, died at Old Fort
as the result of an overdose of head
ache medicine which contained NOR
phine.
Akron.-S. II. Fholitan of Akron
was struck by traction car being run
backwards at Kenmore, four miles
south of here, and was instantly
killed.
Chardon.--O. M. Barnes, aged rs, q
life resident of Huntersburg, who was
found dead in bed, served two terms