The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-09-12


history of Scioto county. Eighteen
witnesses were examined. Fife killed
fellow brick worker, Fred Lester,
following a quarrel at Star Yard,
July 4.
Columbus. - Two hours after
the conference between Republican
Chairman Daugherty and the state
candidates, the roof Of the old
Town street Methodist church, in
which the Republican organization in
the state was formed, many years ago,
collapsed The building was rs years
old.
Sandusky. - Thomas A. McKen.
ma, notary public, is exhibiting an
ear of sweet corn on which more
than 100 grains of wheat, husks and
all, are developed. The wheat is as
sembled in the middle of the ear.
Above and below are fully developed
kernels of corn.
Findlay. - Earl Anthony, "a, an
expert swimmer, dove from high
board and was drowned. 1t Is
supposed heart disease caused his
death.
Marion. - Thomas Roberts and
William DeHaven are in jail here
charged with the murder of ST.
mon Glathart, 81, who lives near Gale
donia. The story of the murder was
told by Roberts, who said DeHaven
had shot Glathart after a quarrel.
Sandusky. - Heavy losses in east
ern Erie county were caused by
an electrical storm, accompanied
by a high wind, rain and hail. A barn
on Hiram Camps farm, near Rye
Beach, struck by lightning, was totally
destroyed. Its contents, including
this years crops and valuable ma
chinery, was burned Peaches around
Berlin Heights were bruised by hail
stones, as were grapes in vineyards
south of Vermilion. Many cellars were
flooded at Milan
Sandusky-William Schuler, "a, of
this city, a brakeman fell between two
coal cars while switching in the Penn
sylvania railway yards and had both
legs and one arm cut off. He died as
ne was being carried into Providence
hospital. Schuler was married seven
weeks ago to Miss Mary Dyer Of Nor
walk.
East Liverpool - George Ingram,
aged 76, wealthy pioneer resident
of Wellsville, was killed in 30-foot
fall from the roof of building. His
neck was broken.
Canal Dover. - BY the explosion
of the boiler of steam trac-
ton engine, Albert Miller, %, engi.
neer, was killed and Harry Boltz, Fl,
fireman, was badly scalded by escap'
ing steam and will probably die.
Creston. Burglars who have
committed a series of crimes in
the civinity of Serville and Creston
recently, looted the Creston Hardware
Co. of $3.50 worth of guns and cutlery
Cincinnati-One of the most re-
markable operations ever performed
by medical science was written in
the medical history of Cincinnati
August 80. Sherrick Bobb, six, was
the patient. Three years ago the lad
swallowed a screw about an inch long
It slid into his windpipe and gradually
worked down to a position where II
was impossible to reach it, causing the
youngster intense pain and affecting
his breathing. The family physician
after using all known methods to re-
lieve the patient and disloGge the
screw, called in DR.. John Rauly, an eye
specialist, who has had wide eXpe
rience with the use of magnets to re
move steel and other metals from the
eyes. He suggested the use of mag
net. This was agreed to and in less
than five minutes the screw was re
moved and now the lad is on the way
to recovery.
Steubenville, O-While President
James Farrell Of the United States
Steel Corporation, President Alvs
C. Dinkey of the Carnegie Steel Co.
and 80 other steel officials were watch
ing his machine at work, Joseph Byer
25, was drawn into a set of 18.incf
rolls in the local plant OF the stee
trust and crushed to death. The body
emerged from the rolls flattened to the
thickness he had been guiding through
the rolls.
Youngstown, o. - An unidentified
man was burned to death in {
box car on the Lake Shore tracks
The firemen broke open the car, no
knowing man was inside. Means
were heard but when the body was re
covered, it was burned beyond recog
milton.
Cleveland. - A baby boy frs
saw the light of day from sidewall
on the East Side. The mother, wht
gave her name as Mrs. Josie Mizis
cowicz, collapsed as she was walking
and the child was born In few min
utes. Mother and child were removed
to hospital.
Canton, GA passenger train OIL
running between Wheeling and To
Iedo, was wrecked two miles ives
Of Sherrodsville, when the engine lef
lhe rails and after plowing up severa
hundred feet of track, turned on it
vide. According to Chief Dispatcher
Norris, no one was injured.
Marysville. - Miss Florence Swish
Or, 20 years old. the daughter o
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Swisher of Wood
stock, committed suicide by hanging
!. herself with q rope in the attic at he
home. No cause is given for the trag
edy.