Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-11-17
Buckeye Notes

Ashland.-A romance which began
in Ashland college has eliminated In
the marriage here of Ethyl M. Linn,
society favorite, and Tracy G. Whis-
tier, office manager for Dayton man.
ufacturing concern.
Lima. - Announcement has been
made at the division headquarters Of
the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
railroad of a 10 per cent increase In
the wages of telegraph operators and
station agents.
Marysville. At q meeting Of the
Redwood council II was decided to
cut the salaries of the town officials
as follows: Mayor from $3.50 year
to $1o0 and councilmen from 81 a
meeting to $3.50. The clerks salary
will remain the same, 5000 a year.
Painesville.-An almost fatal ending
to romance ensued here when Mrs.
G. r. Sweet attempted suicide by
swallowing liquid ammonia. Prompt
use of stomach pump saved her
life. A year ago Mrs. Sweet, then an
Ashtabula nurse, fell in love with
Sweet, who was one Of her patients
in the hospital there. Domestic
trouble caused her to attempt suicide.
Ashtabula. = oliver Shaw, 80,
Sheffield farmer, killed himself with
a shotgun. Whether death was acci-
dental or suicidal is speculative.
Shaw, his wife and two children had
stepped into their buggy to drive to
Ashtabula when he asked them to
10 int he
moment later the report OF the gun
was heard and Mrs. Shaw ran in and
found her husband dead on the bed
room floor.
Marysville.-A remarkable yield Of
corn is reported from York township
by ]. M. Keller, who has just finished
husking 400 bushels from six acres,
an average of S1A bushels. At 55c
bushel the market price, Keller real
lied more than half enough to pay for
the land. The corn was planted on
new ground.
Norwalk-The affairs of the de-
funct Norwalk Savings bank Co. of
Norwalk were wound up here by the
trustees selling valuable real estate
to the highest bidder. The property
sold to the Cleveland Trust Co. for
$4,000.
Ravenna. = Rev. Andrew Wilson,
aged 76, one of the best known Uni
versalist preachers in Ohio, died at
his home here He had been in the
pulpit over so years, and was a noted
temperance reformer. He was one OF
the founders and trustee of Buchtel
college in Akron. Rev. Mr.. Wilson
built churches at Kent, Ravenna,
Brimfield and Willoughby; preached
at over 1,20o funerals and officiated at
, more than 1,S00 marriages.
Bellefontaine-Harry Rogers, aged
. 2S, marrid of Bellecenter, was in
stantly killed when his body became
[ caught in machinery at an electric
, light plant.
Upper Sandusky.-By an explosion
of dynamite at the quarry of the Ma
tional Lime and Stone plant at Carey
: A. ]. Van Derberg and Russell Reece
: were badly injured. The men were
thawing out a quantity of dynamite
and were blown high.
Akron.-Suffering from typhoid fe
yer and too weak to help himself, La
, Zar Lozitz, aged 40, who had stepped
l to the floor, fell over the foot of ar
iron bedstead and strangled to death
He was found a short time after by
:. relatives.
. Washington.-Jasse Holland, rail
! roader, aged 40, died suddenly shortl!
7 after a physician was called, from
!. strychnine poisoning under mysteri
GUS circumstances. The case is being
investigated by Coroner Howell.
Akron.-Two more Akron mad dol
victims will take the Pasteur treat
- ment. Dr. B. F. Force, dairy and foot
inspector, received a telegram from
Columbus that the dog that bit c. O
KoontZ, letter carrier, and G. c. Wei
er of South Akron suffered fron
!, rabies.
r Findlay.-After a kiss had been i'm
II planted upon the lips of Prof. Edwar'
n e. Lee, a Benton Ridge school II
!. structor, this county, in st. Louis. Mo
:. several days ago, the educator felt TO
n his wallet and found 1t gone. TIL
q woman after caressing him asked t
h be excused, as she had taken Lee TO
her husband.
Is Cleveland.-Frank Frost, Columbus
r. secretary of the Ohio board of phai
v. macy, while crossing Public squar
I. was struck by an auto driven by BuI
d Newton and slightly injured. Newto
W took him to- the Gillsy hotel.
Cincinnati. = John Wetterer, II
president of the Wetterer Brewin
company, died at his home here shor
4. ly after returning from the pollin
q, place where he had cast his vote.
10 Cleveland.-Three men were II
X jured, two probably fatally, when tn
n wall of a new building which is b.