The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-01-04
Ohio Happenings

dolls, penkniVes, candy, stockingBs
games and other toys by the East
Liverpool Lodge of Elks. In the main
lodge room q mammoth Christmas
tree, brilliantly illuminated with cleo
.Tie lights, had been arranged, and az
long as the gifts lasted they were
taken from the tree and given to the
little tots.
Findlay.-Sixty days in the Toledo
workhouse for selling 10 cent rings to
Christmas shoppers to gather money
together to make other people happy
10 what Edward Wilson. q barber,
earned when he was detected.
acknowledgements in the suit
of the Camden Iron Works against the
city Of Cincinnati for 100000 for ex-
ira compensation in the building OF
the waterworks were begun before
Judge Safer Of the United States dis
trict court. Because OF the technical
and intricate nature Of the questions
in the suit, which Is based on seven
causes OF action, both sides agreed to
dispense with jury and leave the de-
termination OF the case with the court.
teubenviile.-Church members who
voted wet were the target of several
pulpit utterances, and It was intimated
that the cause Of the church would
be helped by their repentenance and
withdrawal. The M. P. pastor notified
such members they were in the wrong
place.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Jones, aged
81, we'll known in the mining district
of southeastern Ohio, was found dead
south of this city. He is known to
have received large pay and murder
is suspected.
Cleveland.-George Lashfort, while
STOPPING to pick up his wife, who had
tainted from fright at a fusilade OF
bullets fired by John Bokar, was hit
and fatally wounded by stray bullet.
Police had narrow escapes when Bo-
kar forced his way into the house OF
Martin Glevan and, by firing from the
windows, held the police at bay for
time. A patrolman finally captured
him by entering the front of the house
while Bokar was firing at the officers
from the rear windows.
Paulding.-Yeggs blew the post
office safe here, riddling the safe and
office desk. A few books of stamps
and some registered mail were taken.
Two men, with 800 worth of stamps
and some registered mail, were ar
rested at Hicksville aboard B. & o.
freight train. They will be brought
to Paulding to await action by the au-
thorities.
Cincinnati. - William Timberlake,
aged IS, who admitted at a lunacy
hearing in the probate court here that
he has spent so years behind prison
bars, was declared to be suffering
from senile dementia and ordered
committed to Longview asylum. This
police claim he has long criminal
record. Physicians Of the probate
court said he had only few years to
live and that Longview will be his
last place of confinement.
st. airsville.-Angelina Besozzi,
arrived from Italy September 6 to
marry Julius Besozzi, who was EN-.
ployed in the Lansing mines. The day
of her arrival the marriage took place,
In November Besozzi became i'll OF
typhoid fever and died in a hospital
two weeks ago. Unable to speak Eng
lish she decided to marry again. This
time she did not have to change her
name, as her husband is Antonio Be-
sozzi, also an Italian miner of Lam
sing, but not related to her first hus.
band.
Cleveland.-Mayor Herman c. Baehr
was presented with a solid silver tea
set as Christmas present from 80
of his friends and associates in the
city government.
GAINESVILLE. - An unknown person
tied together the front feet of horse
which Mrs. Albert Adams had hitched
in front of her home. In attempting
animal and her foot was SO badly
crushed it will be amputated.
Wapakoneta.-The buildings of the
Cleveland and Sandusky Brewing coM-
pany, situated at st. Marys, have been
condemned by the state fire marshal
Auu OLOSISu ldISu' lAS SOAnpoAy VIII
put up new building and continue
in business.
Cleveland. - Matthew Mikelson OF
Russell was watching a game of poc1
in a saloon, when small blaze start.
ed in paper under billiard table. Ee
bolted for the door, but fell dead be-
fore reaching it, The Hre was stamped
out.
Zanesville.-Miss Sarah Wisecarver.
aged 100, died at the county infirmary.
Six years ago she gave her property,
an acre in Adamsville, this county,
to the new Hope Lutheran church as
site and came to the infirmary.
Canal Dover-A trip of over 1900
miles behind reindeers will be made
this winter by Walter c. Shields, son
of Rev. T. w. Shields, o. the Moravian
church at Port Washin gton, Tuscara-
was county. He has teen appointed
by the government bureau of educa'
ton as superintendent of the north
ern district of the Alas IA school serv-
= ice. His field of labor will extend
from Nome to Port Hope
Akron ding tiat the conten,
tion of W. L. Kimball of New York
City, owner of two shares of the
Northern Ohio Traction & Light com,
pany stock, was sought to enjoin the
issue of 81 100000 additional stock by
the company, would suffer loss of
only 70 cents if all his allegations
were true, Judge Wanamaker in the
Summit common pleas court dis
missed Kimball's application for an in
junction.
Cambridge. Charles S. Stockdale.
aged 10 recorder of GnernseY cnnn.