The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-08-03
NEWS OF OHIO

known Lorain manufacturer, has
been chosen as the head Of the
newly organized Municipal league.
A committee has been appointed to in
vestigate the qualifications of candi-
dates to council and school board.
Youngstown.-The mysterious all.
ments of Mrs. Lavina Dunn, that
have been battling physicians for
months, were solved when surgeons
operated and found inside her abdo-
men pair of surgeons scissors, care
lessly sewed up there after a previous
operation. The scissors had been
there from two to five years, as she
was operated on twice before. She
las suffered agony for over a year
and was at the point of death when
removed to the city hospital.
Minerva.-Minerva voted to con-
tinue to keep out the saloons by
majority Of 50 out of a total vote
of 374. Situated on the line between
Stark and Carroll counties, the "dry"
electors in Stark carried the day by
20 majority and those in Carroll by
35. The climax in the battle waged
for many months and marked by raids
on speakeasies, at least one death and
much bitter feeling, was quiet and or
derly. The town of Mogadore voted
dry" by a majority of 49, There
were 1856 votes cast, so dry" and ga
wet" This is an increase over the
dry" vote cast two years ago last
January.
Coshocton.-Walter Carnes and
wife left their home and are camp
ing on the river bank for the
rest Of the summer because they de-
clare Mrs. Carnes is being haunted by
the ghost of her former husband, 81.
mon Fisher. Five members of the
family attest the wierd story. Simon
Fisher, much older than his wife, died
last March and on his deathbed ex.
acted a promise from her that she
would not marry Carnes, whom he
cordially hated. In less than month
the woman married Carnes and, &C.
cording to her story, her former hus-
band has dogged her footsteps ever
since. She and Carnes and her three
children all declare that Fisher ap-
peared before them attired in his
grave clothes, pointed his long finger
at her and then seemed to walk right
through her and vanish.
Steubenville.- robbers arm
ed with shotguns failed in a bold
attempt to hold up w. II. Worker,
paymaster of the Glen Rock Coal Co.,
as he was driving with $1,000 in cash
from this city to Rush Run, seven
miles from here. The money was
taken from bank here to be used in
paying the men at mine No. 2. A
dozen shots were fired before the rob-
bers fed. Worker was shot in the
hip and his horse was wounded. His
wife and child, who were with him,
dropped to the bottom of the buggy
and escaped injury. The bravery of
John Trapp, teamster, prevented
the highwaymen from getting the
money. Worker whipped up his horse
when the four men, apparently for
eigners, ordered him to stop in a
lonely spot on the road. The men
opened fire, and the horse wounded,
reared frantically. Trapp, who was
coming behind, ran his team toward
the disabled carriage and fired his re-
volver at the men. They fed over
the hills.
Toledo.-While picking up coal
on the Toledo & Ohio Central
railroad tracks in Cottonwood, Mrs.
Elizabeth Klapp, 50, was run down by
yard engine and died later.
Mansfield.-Sixty-fo inmates of
the Ohio State reformatory were
granted paroles at the August meet
ing of the board of managers and
they will leave at various times within
the next four months. The applica.
tions of only II were rejected.
Findlay.-Mrs. Charles Krabill Of
Arcadia is in a critical condition
as the result Of chloroform ad-
ministered by burglars who entered
her home. Her husband, similarly
treated, will recover. Several large
pieces of cloth were thoroughly sat
urated with the anesthetic and thrown
into the sleeping apartments. The
burglars secured several indorsed
checks for large amounts, gold
watch and other articles.
Delaware. - Charges Of embezzle-
ment were filed against M. d.
Moore, bankrupt implement dealer
Of this city. by the American Seeding
Co. of Springfield. Moore furnished
s1,1OO bond. 1t was developed at the
bankruptcy hearing that Moore, with
capital of $500, had in three years
contracted debts of over $4,000.
Akron.-Sheriff Ferguson Of Sum.
NIT county arrested a man Civ.
Ing the name of William Murray, hold.
Ing him in connection with the murder
Of Frank Price of Cuyahoga Falls at
Hudson. Murray was brought here
from Hudson and for several hours
was questioned by Prosecutor Rock
well, Detective LIE Deaux and the sher-
If. The body was identified by viii.
liam Metcalf of Cuyahoga Falls. The
murder victim was 81. His wife died
at Cuyahoga Falls six weeks ago and
since that time he had been despond-
ent, according to Metcalf
De Graff.-Because no arrests have
been made in this village for
the past two years, the council is
considering plan to declare vacant
the Offices of the mayor and the mar.
shall The village has 1900 inhabi.
! tants, and lays claim to being the
most perfect town in Ohio.
Cincinnati.-The ground floor of
six buildings in the business sec,
!, ton here were wrecked here when