The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-08
Over the State

lakewood, north OF mere, Wnlle num-
Der of young people in boat nearby
laughed as he called for aid, thinking
he was trying to hoax them.
Cincinnati.-Two boys struck by
lightning, one probably fatally In
jured, three fires and the alb
sence of lights in the entire northern
portion of the city, is the result of
an electrical and rain storm that Wis
tied Cincinnati.
= Wooster.-Brady Mcconnell of
this city, conductor on the Cleve-
land, Southwestern & Columbus
electric line, was killed at Creston
while watching over the safety of his
passengers. Mcconnell left the car
and went to the Baltimore & Ohio
crossing to wait for the passing of
passenger train. Just as 1t whisked
past, Mcconnell stepped forward to
go to the derailer He was struck by
the pilot beam of a westbound engine,
which he had not heard approaching.
McConnell's skull was crushed and
death was instantaneous.
Cincinnati.-Former Senator For
aker delivered what is taken to
mean his speech closing the bitter
political feud which has been on be-
tween him and former President Theo-
dore Roosevelt since the latter's as
sumption of the presidency. lntroduc-
ing Franklin Matthews, New York
DoeUcDopar CorracpOndnnt who troV-
eled with the American feet around
Cape Horn, Mr.. Foraker said: 81 con-
slider the record made by Mr.. Roose-
welt while he was president as one OF
the greatest to be found in all the
pages of American life. He had his
faults and there were plenty of men
who told him SO. But when l say he
was a great man, mean by that term
the sum-total of his accomplishments"
Fostoria.-Miss Beatrice Copeland,
Cleveland Divorce, swallowed
five or six ounces of chloroform
in front of the home Of her former
husband, John Burke, after trying in
vain to gain an entrance. She was
found unconscious upon the street and
taken to the hospital Her condition
is serious. Miss Copeland about 18
months ago came here and made a
similar attempt after being unable to
get to see Burke. She was carried
into the house and cared for there
until able to be moved. A divorce
subsequently was secured and Burke
recently was taken to Cleveland on
charge of nonpayment of alimony, but
was discharged. Miss Copeland claims
to be descendant of the British royal
family and that her trouble is the
natural result of ber mesalliance.
Columbus. - Robert Wasserman,
clothier, was nearly mobbed when,
with his machine, he ran over
Mrs. Ellen Davis, 50, of Jacksonville.
She was taken to hospital.
Toledo.-Five deaths by drowning
have been registered here in "a hours.
Medina.-The cidcuit court re-
versed the decision of the COM
mon pleas court in the case of Eman-
uel f. Skelley, who was convicted of
embeZzling $4,000 from the estate of
Paul Oliver, who was formerly bank
er of Ashland county but became an
imbecile. The case against Shelley
came to this county on change of
venue. On November 19 last he was
sentenced by Judge r. M. Wanamaker
to five years in the penitentiary.
Shelley appealed to the circuit court
and was released on bail, pending the
decision. The appeal case was heard
about month ago and the decision
was sent by express from Cleveland
and read here. The circuit court found
that the common pleas court commit
ted error in refusing to admit certain
testimony, in admitting certain other
testimony and in refusing to grant a
new trial.
Dayton.-A gigantic pool, to con-
troll, first, the largest share of
the tobacco grown in the Miami
valley and later to include the crops
of Pennsylvania Wisconsin and other
tobacco growing states, was formed
at meeting of the National Cigar
Leaf Growers union. Representative
of 30 local unions of tobacco growers
in the Miami valley with total mem
bership of $500 and controlling ap.
proXimately 70 per cent. of the to.
bacco acreage of Montgomery, Miami,
Butler, Preble and Warren counties,
indorsed a resolution pledging grow
ers to pool their 1911 crop and per.
nit the executive committee Of the
organization to dictate the selling
price. Approximately 3O,Q00,0 900 pounds
of tobacco will be placed in the pool.
Portsmouth.-After it's most sue.
cessful convention the Ohio Chris
tian Missionary society ended its
session here. More than 800 delegates
were in attendance, representing
every section Of Ohio and many parts
of Kentucky and West Virginia. Can,
ton was chosen as the meeting place
in 1912 and the following officers were |
selected: President, ]. P. Sala, Day |
ton; first vice president, B. F. Rothen,
berger, Cleveland; second vice presi'
dent, w. D. Ward, Newark; record. |
ing secretary, E. N. Duty, Minerva; as
sistant recording secretary, A. B. Rob,
ertson, Carthage; corresponding sec
retary, I. J. Cahill, Cleveland; treas,
urer, A. Teachout, Cleveland.
Toledo--Mrs. Joseph X. Secor,
90, pioneer citizen of Toledo, and
one of the citys wealthiest and
most respected women, died after a
six weeks attack of bronchitis.
Canton.-Luitpold Sollmann, 81, |
a pioneer druggist of Canton.
died at his home here from can,
Ger. Mr.. Sollmann left letter last
February with DR.. ]. H. While, in
which he directed the manner in