The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-10-17
Buckeye Notes


gained entrance to the store of f. L.
Eisner by cutting a large hole through
the wall. More than $1,000 worth of
clothing, including 81 suits, and jew
elry was missing when the proprietor
opened the place this morning.
Ripley.-James Froman, aged II, a
member of the Seventh Ohio Volun-
teer Cavalry, died at his home here
from pneumonia, contracted while at
tending the fiftieth reunion of his
regiment in Ripley Sept. 81.
Springfield.-An unidentified Ital
ian, who was struck in the head with
a pick welded by Mike Davis, as the
two were working in a ditch, died at
the City Hospital last night. Davis
was arrested.
Springfield. - Mrs. Solomon Beryl,
aged n, of Osborn, was fatally burned
when she attempted to save her home
by carrying a blazing gasoline stove
from the kitchen into the yard.
ST. Clairsville. - Milton McCabe,
aged 23, was seized with an epileptic
fit while crossing Pipe Creek on a
foot log, fell into the water and was
drowned.
Columbus. - The daily loss from
hog cholera in the state OF Ohio
is $4,000, according to A. P.
Sandles of the state board of agricul-
ture. The new serum farm of the
state at Reynoldsburg, which is be-
ing built at cost of 100000, it is ex.
pected will be completed by Decem-
Der /.
Cincinnati. II was established
that the body found near Visalia,
KY, which was buried among the
unidentified dead in the Coving-
ton, Ky, potters field, was that of
DR.. w. T. Mclean, physician of this
city. 1t was identified by friends. AT
the time of the finding of the corpse
it was in such condition that identif-
cation appeared impossible. The fact
that the head was almost apart from
the body is puzzling the officials.
Zanesville.-David Jones, aged 45,
an iron worker, committed suicide in
the saloon of his brother-in-law,
| Frank Stemm, by shooting himself
through the head with rife.
Findlay.-Dr. L. l.. Culp of Nc.
Comb, this county, has been appoint.
ed medical supervisor of the Chippe-
wa reservation in Minnesota, and will
leave for there at once.
Columbus.-Louis G. Dearing, 43,
shot and killed his wife, Mrs. Emma
Dearing, also 43, and then killed him
self at their home here, after a
quarrel
Cleveland. - With a bullet hole in
each breast, the body of Mrs.
Hazel Halliwill lies at Shepard's S
morgue in Collinwood, and her hus-
band, Oscar B. Halliwill, 80, is under
arrest on charge of murder as the
result of a mysterious shooting affair
that occurred at night at Holmes
avenue N E. and East 155th streets.
While the husbands story gives sui
eide as the explanation of the shoot
ing, the police point out that one of
the wounds on the woman's body
could hardly have been inflicted by
her with the weapon in her own hand
After closely questioning the man
Lieut.. Doyle decided that the mystery
was one for the coroner to solve.
Columbus - Three men were in
jured and a three-story building was
partly wrecked by an explosion here.
The fire chief believes that the ex-
plosion was caused by gas. The po-
lice, as a result of an investigation,
assert it was a plant" of dynamite.
Two of the men injured are Greeks.
Thomas Pirt, 38, fireman, was hurt
while fighting the fire which followed
the explosion. Detective Gordon and
Policeman Hensel, who were in front
of the building when the explosion oc.
Cured, ran into the structure and
were showered with flying debris.
They found one Greek under a bed
covered with lath and mortar.
Bellaire. - While en- route to the
grocery to make some purchases,
Milton McCabe, %, farmer, was at.
tackled by fainting fit, to which he
was subject, and fell into Pipe creek,
below this city, and was drowned.
Napoleon. - While smoking a pipe,
Adolph Mink, 43 years old, of Hol.
gate, fell face downward from a
chair. The stem penetrated his ton,
sils. Blood poisoning developed, re,
sulting in his death.
Bellefontaine. - Rev. Edward T
Swigatt of Cincinnati was elect.
ed moderatorO of the Presbyterian
synod of Ohio in session here. Rev
Mr.. Swigatt has for 25 years been the
stated clerk of synod and his election
was made by acclamation in partial
celebration of the silver anniversary
of his service as clerk. His name
was presented by Rev. Frederick Nc
Millen of Cincinnati and the nomina
tion was seconded by Rev. Arthur
Ludlow of Cleveland. A discussion
of plans to bring more young men
into the ministry, a commendation OF
the boy scout movement and a mo-
tion to reorganize the committees di
recting young peoples societies so as
to give the members a definite Chris
tian aim were proceedings that mark
ed the opening,
Marion.-A dispute over the ques.