The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-05-23

Marion. - Adam Burkholter, sew
epty-five years old, Claridon township
farmer, was instantly killed by Big
Four train near Caledonia. He told
his wife at dinner he felt as though
he would never live to see another
sunrise, but left the house whistling
Upper Sandusky.-A man, pretend
to be an eminent oculist of Columbus,
swindled a number of farmers here,
selling cheap glasses at high figure.
In several instances he frightened
victims into believing they were going
blind. Police are searching for him.
Norwalk.-On the Wheeling and
Lake Erie railroad, five loaded coal
cars jumped the track near Milan
and dragged along on the track for
half a mile, crossing two trestles.
At the third trestle they topped
over. The wrecking of the entire
train was narrowly averted.
Galion.-A. r. Rusk, who had been
found guilty Of nonsupport, suddenly
drew a razor and slashed his throat
just as Justice of the Peace Rummell
was in the act of passing sentence.
He was oVerpowered while staggering
toward the jury, razor in hand. He
will likely recover and may be ex-
amined for his canity.
Sandusky. AN engine and FIVE
cars of a Lake Shore freight train
were ditched by an open derail just
west of Ceylon, Is miles east of this
city. r. A. Huffman of Colllnwood
engineer, and Wilbur E,ngler of Belle
vue, fireman, were buried in the
wreckage, but were found to be unin-
jured. An attempt at train wrecking
is suspected.
Youngstown. Secret indictm ents
returned against prominent property
moral houses are conducted are being
served. All told, 19 people were in.
dicted. Among the number are lead.
ing merchants, church deasons and
retired business men. One city off,
cial was among the number
NorwaIk-Revs. C. E. Stanton and
H. B. Mccormick have resigned the
pastorates of the First Baptist and
First Disciple churches respectively,
of Norwalk, the former to accept a
position as joint secretary for Ohio Of
the Baptist foreign and home mission.
ary society, and the latter to accept
a call from tie Second Church of
Christ, New York City
Bowling Green. - Fostoria hi g h
school won both the oratorical contest
nual meeting of high schools of the
northern division of northwestern
Ohio was held at North Baltimore.
Bowling Green and Norwalk, respec,
lively, got second and third in each.
The winner of the oratorical contest
was Virgil s. Cramer
Columbus. - Twenty days is given
Senator L. r. Andrews, under
the operation of his notice Of error
proceedings, for which his sentence
of nine months in the penitentiary is
suspended, has expired, but because
his counsel, Belcher & Connor, have
been busy with the Huffman trial and
have not had time to complete the
petition in error, it has heen indefi
nitely extended.
Columbus.-In the roundup of Ohio
Colonel Roosevelt was assisted by
Senator Clapp of Minnesota, Senator
Beveridge of Indiana, Senate: Miles
Poindexter Of Washington, former
Secretary Of the Interior James R
Garfield of Cleveland, Congressman
Victor Murdock of Kansas, Comptrol
ler William Pendergast of New York
Governor Stubbs of Kansas, Balm
bridge Colby of New York and Viii
liam Dudley Foulke of Indiana and
others. Columbus had Governor
Stubs for speech.
Fremont.-Two hundred men and
women employed in the battery
department at the National Car
bon cOmpany's plant have gone on .
strike, after the company refused q
wage increase They were paid of
and told that unless they returned tC
work, their places would be vacant.
Canton.-Rev. Arthur w. Ribby, rec
tor of st. PauPB Episcopal church
who took an active part as wei
speaker in the local option campaign
here, has rendered his resignation tt
take effect Oct. /.
BeIIefontaine. Mr.. Ross H. FRI
of East Liberty stated that h,
would not cut off his beard until Taf
was renominated and reelected. Hi
whiskers are already nearly a foo
long. Many of his friends in eastern
Logan county assert that his beart
promises to be still longer.
Akron-O. C. Barber, match kinA
assessed his personal property in Gov
entry township, Summit county, at 81,
1916. The total assessment Of prop
erty in the precinct in which Barbe,
lives IL $l,2ss,s0s.