The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-11-02
Ohio Happenings


them in a buggy, drove to Centerburg,
where they left the rig, and have not
been heard from since.
McArthur.-Jacob Kneisse, living
in the southwestern part Of Hooking
county, shot and killed his neighbor,
Thomas Pritchard. They we're both
aged men with families and Quarreled
over line fence.
Marion.-George Warner, aged 81,
married and father of seven children,
took carbolic acid with suicidal in
tent He was found dead a short time
later by his wife. Financial worry
and the fact that his wife was about
to bring nonsupport charges against
him caused him to end his life.
eubenville.-Harry Fickes, a mer-
chant of Somerset, was assaulted and
robbed of 5000 by a highwayman, He
was struck from behind with q club.
his skull being fractured. He will
die. A posse with bloodhounds is
trailing the bandit.
Hamilton.-Three tramps were
caught in the wreck of a Big Four
freight train one mile south of Mauds
and two were killed, while the third
was seriously injured 1t was diff
cult to remove the bodies of the dead
men from under the wreckage Six
cars were derailed and piled up on
each other. Five of them contained
automobiles, which were damaged be-
yond repair. The other car contained
merchandise.
Wooster.-Robert A. Lucas, aged
"A, for 40 years landlord of the only
hotel at Mt Eaton and widely known
among travelling men, died suddenly
of heart disease.
Akron.-Although information was
given out by relatives to the effect
that Wilbur F. Sickle, for SO years
an Akron dancing master, had been
found dead in bed, it has developed
that he was a victim of suicide.
Sickle sent one bullet through his
head and another through his heart,
dying instantly.
Portsmouth-Dr. J. H. Thompson,
aged S5, prominent physician Of
Bluetield, w. Va, dropped dead in a
Pullman car of Norfolk and West
ern train east of here. He was
bound for Watsonville, Cal, to visit
his mother.
Lima.-Rev. Father Thomas Boner
of Chillicothe has been appointed Gu
rate of st. Rosa parish, this city.
Lima.-Federal authorities are in
vestigating the theft of mail pouch
from an Ohio Electric interurban car.
The robbery occurred while the car
was standing at the Lima depot and
there is no clew.
Defiance.-As the result of an epi-
demic of smallpox in the East Side Of
this city, churches, schools and NOV
ing picture shows and other play
houses have been ordered closed.
There are about 20 cases.
anesville.-Raymond Erwin, aged
%, had his thumb lacerated in a ma
chine at the Brown Manufacturing
Company plant and as the doctors
were preparing to amputate it he was
seized with convulsiSns and died.
New Philadelphia.-Follo the
striking of numerous gas wells in the
vicinity of Gnadenhutten the Ohio
Fuel Supply Company has filed So oil
and gas leases, covering $500 acres,
with the recorder of Tuscarawas coun-
ty. The leases cover five townships.
The Ohio Fuel Supply Company has
been drilling in this field for the last
year and gas wells of unusual quality
have been struck.
Lima.-With invitations issued and
everything in readiness for her mar.
riage to Sidney Tyson, Miss Palmetto
Perkens, aged II and pretty, has been
missing from home since Sunday aft.
ernoon. Police have been unable to
find any trace of the missing girl and
cannot account for her strange dis.
appearance.
Girard.-Cracksmen blew the safe
at the office of Krehl & Force and
took the Trinity Lutheran Sunday
school collection, placed in the safe
by the bookkeeper, Frank Weis, who
is the school treasurer.
Newark-Mrs. Johanna Foley was
horsewhipped by neighbor, c. Rein
bold, after the woman, it was alleged
had repeatedly accused Reinbold OF
the murder of his wife, who was
killed on a railroad crossing in this
city. Reinbold gave himself up, but
was discharged, as no warrant had
been sworn out for him.
Lima.-Asklng for some stationery
upon which he might write letter
William Walker, aged q, who came
here from Chicago five weeks ago
wrote a message to his mother, Mrs
Mary Rhodes, in ST Louis, in local
undertaking establishment. He then
swallowed two ounces Of carbolic acid
before employees of the place could
prevent him, and died almost instant
ly. The letter to his mother said the
writer was tired of life.
: Coshocton.-The Consolidated Gas
Company of Newcomerstown has pur
chased the plant and franchise of The
Kissner Gas Company of West Lafay
ette, and will serve both places.
J Elyria.- Charles Ruszkowsk
Of Lorain, says he meant saloon ant
! not the grocery store operated b!
Mrs. Antonia Jarosik, one of his com
municants, when he referred to tn,
place as the devils blacksmith shop
Mrs. Jarosik says he spointed at he
store when he advised the parishion
ers not to patronize the place and a
result she filed a $4,000 slande