The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-11-30
Buckeye Notes

Harper are found to have drawn eA-
:essive rates for expenses, according
to a report Just made by State Ex-
aminer L. G. Tatman, on Ashtaoula
County. The report is the result OF
4 canvass of the books for the last
two years. The largest finding is
against c. s. Sheldon, who, it is held
by the examiner, owes the county
b2937. Findings against other county
officials, together with these two,
amount to $11,473.16 OF this sum
S1O,O32 is due the county and $129S
the state.
MarysvilIe.-The county commits
sioners fixed the salaries of the clerks
and deputies in all of the county OIL
ices, paying the salaries Of last year
to the amount of $500. Every coun-
ty official asked for more money for
clerk hire in his Office than was al
owed by the board.
Lima.-H. F. Dicke, superintendent
Northern division transportation or
Ohio Electric Railway Company, has
resigned his position here to become
general manager of a syndicate line
at Boise, Ida. His place here will be
taken by Gland Fast, chief despatch
er. The change is effective Dec. 1.
Newark.-Lewis ]. Bolton, proprie-
tor of the Jackson Hotel, and Miss
Stella Kirby, milliner, were mar
ried here. Bolton was prominent in
the Etherington lynching case and
was acquitted at Mt. Vernon as one
/ of the participants, the case having
been taken there in a change OF
venue.
Toledo.-When Mrs. T. ]. Strohon,
keeper of a confectionery store, went
to cut some bananas from stalk she
was terrified to find coiled about tn"
fruit a golden adder, said to be on3
of the deadliest of snakes. The rep
tile moved as if to strike her. 1t was
killed. 1t measured 33 inches.
Norwalk.-The death of Donald Ca
ry, reported from Argentina, recalls
the strange fatality Of the Cary fam
lily. The grandfather, father and son
were killed in the past few years
|
same railroads. The mother OF Don
! aid, Mrs Major w. w. Alcorn of To-
!edo, was former we'll known wom-
Rn OF Norwalk, daughter Of the late
Postmaster Hiram Rose.
Coshocton.--Petition bearing more
than 55 per cent of the total vote OF
the county were filed here by the
vets, asking for an election under
the Rose law for December IA or Is.
The petition will be taken before
Judge Nicholas at Wooster and an or
der asked. Three years ago the coun-
ty voted dry by 5S4.
Fremont miss Mary Lynch, aged
so, was found dead in her home in
Clyde, asphyxiated by gas fumes
which escaped from small stove.
Akron.-Five sticks of dynamite,
with fuse attached, were found by
workmen employed by contractor
who is excavatirg for new building
on Cornell street in Barberton. The
explosive apparently had been care
fully placed, but by whom or for what
purpose is not known. The police.
have communicated with the officers
at Akron in an effort to ascertain
where the dynamite was purchased.
Findlay.-With his right arm and
leg severed and his body mutilated
John Wilkes is alive, the puzzle of
several physicians. He was blasting
stumps with dynamite and in a pre-
mature explosion he was injured.
Massillon. - Disgruntled over his
discharge, John Kobokzo, a Slavish
section hand, is alleged to have fired
two bullets into John Klein, his boss.
While police searched, Kobokzo gave
himself up. Kobokzo'es three COM
panions escaped. Klein may die.
Akron.-Given the alternative of
submitting to an operation or going
to the Ohio state penitentiary for
life, John Kelly, aged %, convicted
on charge of mistreating Audrey
Martin, aged 2, underwent the oper,
alton at the Summit county jail.
Cleveland.-An assessment of $1.50
year on each Catholic family in the
diocese of Cleveland has been levied
by Bishop Farrelly to provide for the
support of orphans under the care of
Catholic charities. There has been a
decided increase in the number of
such dependents, and the plan now
adopted is expected to provide an an.
nual fund of $4,000 for their care.
This will be expended under new
system that is relied upon to accom-
plish better results than formerly.
Springfeld.-Roy Graham, a 16-
year-old nimrod, was accidentally shot
In the leg by q companion, Harry
Clements. The boys had been hunt
ing and the accident happened just
, before they arrived at their homes.
Graham is not seriously injured.
: Fremont.-Local kraut manufacture
ers received word that J. G. McCas,
key, Pittsburg broker and kraut max.
, er, has secured corner of 80 per
cent of the output of kraut factories
: In this country. There has been 81
barrel increase during the week and
J kraut selling for $5 barrel at the
/ opening Of season is now selling at
So. Makers report shortage of crop
and limited output.
Fremont.-Fifteen loaded cars were
deraiIed and smashed and a half mile
of main and side tracks was. torn up,
when broken iange on one of the
; cars caused w. & L. E. freight train
to jump the track in the yards here.
: Traffic was held up all day. No lives
: were lost.
Sandusky-Struck by a street
!. car, his legs so badly mangled that
: amputatioh above the knees was nee
essary, John McGrath, civil war vet
eran, admitted to the soldiers and sail