The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-12-05

Miss Minnie La Valley tarring
case, was sentenced to serve six
months in the Toledo work house, pay
a fine of $500, and stand committed
until fine and costs are paid.
Dayton. - Thomas Lean, aged 3S,
a carriage trimmer, was run down
and fatally injured by an automobile
driven by Mrs. Catherine Osterle Of
Xenia, o. Mrs. Osterle was accom-
panied by her sister-inlaw, Miss Mary
Osterle, Mr.. Homer Hicks, Mrs. ]. R.
Ryan and Miss Michaella Lane. Lean
stepped in front of the machine and
was hurled 20 feet, the wheels of the
automobile passing over his head.
Lima. One of the most sensa-
tional elopements in the history
of the city occurred when Miss Min
erva Bleum, daughter of G. E. Bleum,
millionaire president of the Lima
Trust Co. and owner of Limas largest
department store, eloped to Detroit,
Mich, and wed vigil Kniseley, a me-
chanic and son of DR.. Alan F. Knise-
ley. The elopement is the culmina-
ton of romance begun in childhood.
Parents of the girl are griefstricken
and refuse to recognize the marriage.
Cincinnati. - Shortly after noon a
young deer sped down Walnut
st and at 7th-av plunged through a
plate glass window. Firemen cap
tured the animal and are holding it
for Identification.
New NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., IA
vorite riding horse of the late
President Mckinley, became entan-
gled in a wire fence on the farm
of Albert Lewis of Strasburg, and died
in an effort to free himself. During
McKinley's stay in Washington,
Charger took part in many parades
and military displays. After the as.
sassination Of his master, Charger was
sent by relatives to the Lewis farm
Portsmouth George D. Selby
shoe manufacturer, and his foul
sons, Pearl E., Mark W., Homer c,
and Roger E., all associated with hirl
in business, had the master Mason's
degree conferred upon them here.
Prominent Masons from all over south.
ern Ohio attended.
Caldwell. - haywood Smith, So
and Gayle Rodecker, 10, went to a
barn in Summerfield, IL miles east
of here and found a bottle contain
ing what they supposed to be
whisky. The, contents proved to be
a deadly drug used in doctoring
horses. Smith died half hour later.
Akron. - DR.. A. B. Church, D.
D., LII. D., president of Buchtel
college, died here. He was taken
ill with a heavy cold which later
developed into penumonia. DR.. Church
was born in North Norwich, N. Y,
Jan. II, 1858. He graduated from St.
Lawrence university at Canton, N. Y,
in 1886, and came to Akron in 1897
to accept the pastorate of the First
Universalist church, in which charge
he continued until 1901, when he was
elected president of Buchtel college.
Jefferson.-Guilty of murder in
the second degree This was the
verdict returned by the jury in
the case of Jesse Sharpe, charged
with the killing of Fred Brydle,
wealthy lumberman, at Conneaut,
June g. The verdict means life i'm
prisonment for Sharpe.
Steubenville-C w. Paul was
fatally shot while standing in crowd
watching fight between two men.
An Italian who is thought to have
done the shooting is missing.
Akron.-Ohio engineers at their
twenty-sixth semi-annual meeting here
elected the following officers: E. NJ.
Adams of Akron, president; Mason
Thilcote of East Liverpool, vice presi,
dent, and David Gaehr of Cleveland,
manager.
Cleveland.-James Frato, AZ years
old, section boss, kissed his wife and
three children goodby as he started
to work and Is minutes later he was
struck and killed by Belt line en-
gine.
Cleveland. After hours of strin,
gent questioning, George Stoll, %.
2858 W. 2Sth-st, broke down and con.
fessed, the police say, that he set the
fires in the lumber yards district that
caused damage of more than $4,000.
He was locked up at police headquar.
ters and charged with arson.
Cleveland Teachout, 95,
the oldest man in Cleveland engaged
in active business affairs, died at his
home, 4514 Franklin-av NJ W., after
an illness of several days. Death was
due to gradual weakening of the
heart following an attack Of indiges'
ton.
Norwalk.-The grand jury, recon.
vened In special session, returned
two indictments, one of which
is said to be against a resident of
Clarksville on the charge of perjury
in connection with the Minnie La Val.
ley tarring case.
Toledo. - Asking that she be
granted a divorce from DR.. John
s. Pyle, Mrs. Lenore Sherwood
Pyle filed suit in common pleas court.
DR.. Pyle has national reputation as
surgeon and nerve specialist. His
wife is the daughter of Congressman
Isaac n, Sherwood. She accuses her
husband of extreme cruelty.