The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-11-07
Buckeye Notes

instantly Killed and j. IL. BUSH was
probably fatally injured by the col
lapse of a scaffold at the shops of
the Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas
Pacific railroad at Ludlow, Ky. Both
men were employed in the shops and
resided in Ludlow.
Marietta.-Letters have been found
near the scene of the accident which
indicate that three instead of two men
lost their lives Monday night, when
the canoe in which they were padd-
ling was swept over Kerr's dam on
the Ohio river near here. The let
ters indicate that the three men were
Ward Voas, Harold Scrimshaw and
George Mercer, all of Buffalo. Par
ents of the young men have been no
titled, but the bodies have not yet
been recovered.
Upper Sandusky. - After a strah-
ger who was shaved in Perrines
barber shop left Oscar Young,
barber, missed razor. Young took
after the man, found the razor on his
person, then knocked him down. The
strangers head struck the curbing
and within ten minutes he was dead.
Bellefontaine. - Emerson, aged 4,
son of James Sherk of North Lewis
burg, fell from load of hay and was
crushed to death when the wagon
wheels passed over his body. The
father saw his son killed, but was
powerless to save him.
Fostoria.-Lester Henry, aged 5,
set fire to his clothing while playing
with matches here and was fatally
burned.
Standardization Botsford, editor
of weekly publication in this city,
who was found guilty by jury in the
United States district court a week
ago, after an indictment charging vio-
lations of the postal laws, was SEN
fenced by Judge Safer to serve q
months in the Fort Leavenworth pen
itentiary A stay Of execution of the
sentence was granted to permit Bots
ford's attorneys to carry the case to
the United States court of appeals.
Norwalk. - Residents of this city
had their first glimpse of air
navigation when Paul Wilber, 49,,
made his first public fight in a ma
chine built by himself after drawings
of Curtiss biplane. The young avia-
tor was in the air eight minutes and
scared above the trees and houses, dip
ping and rising with the ease and
grace of a bird and landing within a
few feet of the spot where he started
Youngstown. - Nellie, monde
script dog that has adopted Pa
trolman Humphreys and the police
department, was given credit for the
arrest of John Clark who was charged
with the theft of a satchel of medical
instruments from doctor in Canton,
o. Humphreys was unable to over
take him when the suspect ran. The
dog caught the fugitive and held him
until the policeman arrived.
Cleveland. - Working with a speed
and system that lead police to
think they are experts of the first rank,
burglars in less than two hours, while
the caretaker was attending picture
show, sacked the home of Claude j.
Peck, Cleveland representative of the
Shenango Steamship Co. The thieves
obtained solid silver tableware and
jewelry valued at nearly $4,000.
Bellevue - For the second time
since he came to this country,
Peter Arvenite, a Greek, has sold
his confectionery stores here and in
Clyde and returned to his native land
to enter the war.
Norwalk. - The baptism of con-
verts to the Gift of Tongues cult
by immersion in the Huron riy-
er, near here, led neighbors to be-
lieve crime was being committed.
People rushed to the bank of the riv-
er and saw man leading young wo-
man into the river. The cold water
made the girl hysterical Along the
bank concealed by weeds was band
of the cult. Five converts were i'm
mersed
New Comerstown.-Jame Robinson,
aged 43, was accidentally shot through
the heart and killed here by William
Dunkel, coal miner. The shooting
occurred at the home of David Riggle.
Dunkel was arrested.
Ironton.-The improvement in the
iron market has resulted in the labor
ers at the local iron plants being given
an increase of Is cents day, effective
I nlo fnI
the increase.
Dayton.-The establishment of a
school of instruction for deputy grand
matrons was advocated by Mrs. May
W. Elliott, worthy grand matron of
the Ohio Order of the Eastern Star,
in her address at the opening of the
business session of the order in its
annual session here. The report of
the secretary showed an increase of
membership during the year of 1900.
The total now is $4,000. The granting
of per capita tax for the general
grand chapter fund was among the
subjects discussed.
East Liverpool. - Billy Sunday
closed his six weeks revival
here with total of 6,334 converts.
During the last day 1,143 walked the
trail" Sunday was given $12,554S4
for his work.
Massillon.-Plowing through party
of men, women and girls returning
from the Tuscarawas county, fair
at Canal Dover to their homes
in Somerdale, Wheeling & Lake
Erie passenger train left three
mangled dead, one fatally injured and
two others seriously hurt lying in
the ditch.
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