The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-01-26
NEWS OF OHIO

traded jobs with Alex Clemmens, a
member of the village council. There !
is no use in talking. | can't bring my
self to liking this mayor business"
said Pokey to the councilmen. The
council finally decided that If Pokey
would succeed Clemmens, Clemmens
would step into Pokey's official shoes.
It's a CO." said Pokey. Clemmens, as
a result, is Mayor CIemmens today and
the ex-mayor is Councilman Pokey.
Marion.-A buggy containing Clar-
ence Bauer, "a, his wife, 2S,
and their son, Leonard, three, was
struck by the Big Four Knickerbocker
express at Agosta. The parents were
instantly killed, but the child was I'M
injured, although he died later from
exposure. They were driving home
from church.
Niles.-The officials of the Niles
Savings bank have just made a state
ment that A. L. Losonz, manager of
the foreign department of the bank,
who disappeared January 1, was short
$1,465. The amount will be paid by
Losonzs bondsmen. Losonz is sup
posed to be on the Pacific coast Of
ficers are hunting for him.
Steubenville.-The earth caved from
under a moving freight train at Bril-
liant, sending seven cars into the
river. Two brakemen saved their
lives by jumping.
Columbus.-The war department has
just assigned regular army Off
GERS to inspect the Ohio National
Guard. Notice was received by the
adjutant generals department from
Maj. e. A. Root of the staff of Maj.
Gen. Frederick D. Grant, commanding
the department of the lakes, Chicago.
The inspection begins March 6 and
closes April 26.
andusky.-Charles J. Stark, the
New York City representative of
the Iron Trade Review, and Miss
Penelope, youngest daughter of John
T. Mack, president of the Associated
Ohio Dailies and editor of the San
dusky Register. were married at the
Mack home here.
Delaware-State regulation of tel
ephones and a parcels post law are
asked in resolutions of the Ostrander
Farmers Institution. The free dis
tribution of seed by the government
is condemned.
Mt. Gilead.-Rev. Robert McCaskey,
49, superannuated minister of the
Methodist Episcopal church, died at
his home here He was licensed to
preach in 1860 and united with the
north Ohio conference in 1865.
Marysville.-Elmer T. Fawcett can
not keep the bald eagle which he cap
tured on his farm near Zanesfield sew
eral weeks ago. Fawcett has been
told that he was violating the law in
keeping the big bird in captivity, but
wanted to find out tirst-hand and re-
Gently went to Columbus and called
at the attorney generals office, where
he told his story and was informed
in turn that he must not keep the
eagle in captivity.
Canton. - The old church hymn
words, 81 want to be an angel"
are costing the churches many men
workers, according to Rev. w. B. Pick
ard, superintendent of the st. Luke's
hospital, Cleveland, who spoke before
the mems brotherhood of the First
M. E. church. Rev. Mr.. Pickard was
seeking a reason why so many men
are not interested in the church. 81
wonder if it is because when boys
they we're gathered together in the
Sunday school room and taught to
sing I want to be an angel which is
the last thing good healthy boy
would desire to be-"
Marietta.-The boiler at C!earys
stone quarry exploded. Tom Swords
and Phil Bules were killed and Lote
Smith injured.
Fremont.-While reading a news
paper, Horace Schaeffer, a Civil war
veteran and farmer, was stricken with
heart failure and died.
eenwich.-Though in his ninety
second year Gideon B. Coutant is
overseeing a farm, taking care of
COW and doing other chooses that would
keep a man of 40 pretty busy and
make him tired man before nightfall.
Ashtabula.-Miss Pruda Cutwright
Of Jefferson, o., is dead and Mrs. Leon
Adams and her son Roger, 81, of Pier
pont, this county, perhaps fatally in
jured as the result of grade cross,
ing accident in Denmark township.
CleVeland.-The speedy coming Of
the great revolution was prophe-
sled by Emma Goldman, exponent
of anarchy, at meeting of An
archists and sympathiZers here. Royal
hall, where the meeting was held, was
filed by great crowd of Jewish
speaking people, who listened feverish-
ly to the glowing word picture of free
dom, drawn by the speaker. Miss
Goldman's lecture on "The Eternal
Spirit of the Revolution" made the
deepest impression. and late in the
evening the feeling grew so intense
that anti-anarchists who attempted to
gain a hearing we're hooted and jeered
and would not have been allowed the
privilege of the floor but for the in
tervention of Miss Goldman. The lee.
ture was in the Jewish tongue.
Portsmouth.-Now that his birth,
place, Adams county, has been purged
of her election dishonor, Judge A. q
Blair has transferred his operations
to this county, which became his
home shortly after his election to the
bench four Jears ago. He made pub
lie announcement that probe of local
election affairs would begin immedi-
ately upon the convening of the Scioto
county grand jury.
Lorain.-Charles v. Censor, 81, re.
tired contractor, died here after an
illness of two years. He was born at