The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-10-12
Buckeye Notes

ncinnati.-Voluntary bankruptcy
petitions have been filed in the Unit
ed States court By two Dayton citi-
zens. The first, Paul NJ. Banker,
merchant, has liabilities of $S,5S1.33
and assets OF $2,637.25. The second,
Sylvester F. Evans, an assembler and
adjuster, has assets of $205.62 and liza
bilities of $22S.S5.
Loudonville.-James c. Sprang, As,
farmer, enraged because series of
family quarrels had eliminated in his
wife suing him for divorce at Ash
land, killed her with a shotgun and
blew his own brains out. He shot his
wife twice and reloaded his gun be-
fore pulling the trigger with his toe
and ending his own life.
Ashtabula. a.-Charles Whiting nearly
lost an eye when he entered his
slaughter house in Austinburg without
= light. He ran into a hook, tearing
the eyelid almost out.
Zanesville.-The Art Manufacturing
Co., one of the largest manufacturers
of souvenir post cards in the country,
| has gone into the hands or a receiver.
Assets are $SOO0O and liabilities $109,-
| 79O,04.
Bowling Green.--Mary Casey, 6, is
dead, her breast being frightfully torn
by shotgun discharged by her broth
er Louis, 13, who didn't know it was
loaded"
Ashtabula.-The school board will
vote on the issue of 500, 900 bonds for
the erection of new high school.
Bellefontaine.-Clyd NEEDLES, East
Liberty, who mysteriously disap.
peared, has written his wife that he
simply went away to look for bet
ter position and said he would return
in two weeks. Of1cers had been
asked to hunt him.
Millersburg. - Farmers predict a
shortage in wheat acreage unless
rains let up enough to permit sowing
the winter grain.
Belelfontaine.-Rev. Jonas o. Yo"
der, aged II, bishop of the Amish
church, is dead at West Liberty be-
cause of grief over the death Of his
wife, which occurred IL years ago.
Yoder claimed on his deathbed to
have seen the spirit of his wife.
Toledo.-Acting under orders of his
physicians, Mayor Brand Whitlock has
gone to Mt. Clemens, Mich, to recu-
perate. The mayor has been in poor
health since his operation for appen-
dicitis several weeks ago.
anesville.-Raymond Spencer, aged
81, was caught under fall of coal in
the GAINESVILLE Coal companys mine
No. 2 at McLuney, and his neck was
broken. He died two hours later. He
leaves a widow and two children.
East Liverpool While hurrying to
school Nathan Nichols, aged IA, tried
to pass in front of an interurban car
on the Tri-State Electric railway and
was run down and instantly killed.
New Philadelphia.-A blacksnake
five feet long, coiled several times
around her neck, nearly killed Lillian
Porcher, aged years, of Port Wash
ington, while she was at play during
recess at school. She was choked in
to insensibility and is in critical
condition. A teacher pulled the snake
from the child's neck and killed it.
East Liverpool.-Theodore Waters
13 years old, son of ]. w. Waters
fell 80 feet from a chestnut tree, re
ceiving injuries which caused his
death.
Ottawa.-Donald Cahill, aged 5, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. B. Cahill, fell from
fence and broke his arm. He was
watching dancing bear and became
frightened.
Youngstown.-Mike Quinn, arrested
for disturbance with Leo RotChford
was taken to the City hospital with g
fractured skull, after being in the
police station for IL hours. He viii
die.
Alliance-Frank Stair, an Italian, is
in the City hospital badly cut up as
the result of a mysterious attack or
him. His assailants, believed to bc
blackhanders, escaped.
Lima.-Ora Shepard, aged 10, fel
40 feet from the branches of hickory
tree to the ground while gathering
nuts in the country, framturing hi
spine. Doctors say he cannot recover
Shepard came here from Newark
where his family resides.
Delaware. The city council will
submit a proposition to purchase tn,
electric light plant for $4,000 at thu
November election.
Mt. Vernon.-Harry A. Phillips o
Cincinnati has been appointed store
|, keeper at the Ohio state hospital TO
tuberculosis vice Dee Franks, re
] signed.
Leetonia.-William Schweitzer, age,
, 80, and considered the oldest Odd FeI
! low in Ohio, is dead here.
Chardon.-A short time after tn
J birth of ten-pound son to Mr.. an
} Mrs. S. E. Rickard they received a te
egram announcing the death of thei
J son, Gail, in Columbus. He was
years old and had been i'll fron
} whooping cough.
Gallipolis. and Hiram LocE
hart, brothers, of Crown City, o., VIII
were held in connection with the mul
/ der of Carlton Simms, West Vii
ginia farmer, were dismissed from th
county Jail, as Governor Harmon Q
Ohio refused to honor requisition pa
pers from Governor Glasscock Of Wes
Virginia.
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