The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-11-23
Buckeye Notes

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he was a bridge jumper. For several
years he had no home. The other
night he went to the shed and perhaps
in smoking set fire to the rubbish that
filed the place.,
Dayton.-Cold cash had no charm
for a negro thief who went into a
suburban furnishing store and, point
ing revolver at w. F. Pottsmith, the
proprietor, ordered him to throw up
his hands. Instead of complying, Pott-
smith handed the negro a 81 bill.
The thief spurned the offer and com
PEELED the merchant to haul down un
derwear and hosiery until his win
ter needs we're satisfied. He gathered
up the garments and backed out Of
the store and has not been seen since.
Cleveland. - While in pursuit Of
three car thieves, Thomas Madden,
aged 80, Baltimore & Ohio railroad
detective, stopped in front of a fast
freight train here and was instantly
killed. He leaves a widow and child
living in Kansas City.
Wooster.-Joel E. Parker, a middle
aged farmer, was the victim of his
own gun while out hunting. Parker
had run a rabbit which took refuge
in sluice Parker poked his wea-
pom into the sluice and pulled the
trigger. He killed the cottontail but
the gun kicked so hard that his right
hand was terribly torn, the thumb
hanging by slight string of flesh.
Findlay.-Efforts are being made to
have the paths Of the two historic
generals, Hull and Harrison, marked
by suitable monuments in time for the
Fort Findlay centerary in October,
1912. The Hull trail extends from
Dayton through Urbana, Bellefon-
taine, Kenton and Findlay to Maui
NEE. Daughters of the War Of 1872
are back of the movement.
Xenia.-George Copeland, a farmer,
was shot in the left hip by the acci-
dHatal discharge of shotgun in the
hands of Mont Manor, while hunting.
The wound is dangerous.
Lima.--William Morris, aged S8,
northwestern Ohio's last Mexican war
veteran, is dead here of paralysis.
Cincinnati.-George w. Heuck, A,
president of Heucks opera house,
which operates theaters in this and
other cities, committed suicide by cut
ting his throat and left wrist with a
penknife.
Ravenna.-W. T. Towns, one of Ra-
venna's oldest and best known mer-
chants, died very suddenly.
Akron.-Found guilty of stealing
$40 from cash register at the Huff
man confectionery store, Frederick
Ridge, "a, was sentenced by Judge R.
M. Wanamaker to serve 10 years in
the Ohio state penitentiary. The pris-
oner almost collapsed when the PEN
atty was imposed. He said afterward
that he expected a Jail term, in view
of the fact that the theft was commit
ted while he was intoxicated.
Bellefontaine.-Miss Florence Ames,
II, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Ames of DeGraff, shot herself in the
forehead with a pistol and died al
most instantly. She got up from the
supper table and went up to her room
10 study, she said. A short time later
the family heard a revolver shot and
en- going up found Florence dead.
Overstudy is the only cause assigned.
The girl had been leading her classes
in high school.
Martins Ferry.--Peter Gardner, aged
IS, while adjusting a belt in the tin
department of the Wheeling Corrugat-
| ing company's plant, was caught in
the shafting of big flywheel, whirled
about several times and when released
was unconscious, with all his limbs
fractured and his flesh terribly lacer.
ated. He was taken to a hospital,
where he lived six hours.
Newark of bones from
the body of Ben Tompkins were found
the other day several hundred feet
away from where a nitro-glycerin
magazine exploded, near Utica. Tomp'
kins had gone to the place to secure
supplies to shoot we'll, and the two
horses which he drove were also
killed. One thousand quarts Of nitro
glycerin were destroyed.
Lima. - Announcement has been
made at the division headquarters OF
the Cincinnati, Hamilton C Dayton
railroad of 10 per cent increase in
the wages of telegraph operators and
station agents.
AshIand.-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 a Dayton man
ufactuTing concern.
Bellefontaine.-Harry Rogers, aged
28, marrid, of Bellecenter, was in
stantly killed when his body became
caught in machinery at an electric
! light plant.
! Cleveland.-Frank Kobac, aged as
driver on a city ash wagon, was in
stantly killed wLeI kicked by horse
Cincinnati.-A threatened revolt o.
the nurses at the City hospital here
was averted by John Fehrenbach, su
perintendcnt of the hospital, who ac
ceded to their demands that they bt
given greater freedom, better food
more hours of rest and that condi
tions in the institution, as fur as they
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About so nurses signed an ultimatun
setting forth their demands.
Upper Sandusky. Joseph Oberland
er, aged 67, died from injuries re
ceived when he was stru1k by To
ledo & Ohio Central train at Syca
more.
Cleveland Robert Knox, black
smith, fell dead while shoeing hors'
| here, Apoplexy was the cause. H.