The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-01-18
Buckeye Notes

has occurred In two years.
Akron.-John Raucher of Pittsbure
was taken from a freight train at
Warwick and sent to this oity with
his hands and feet frozen. He was
taken to the hospital, where his con
dition is critical. He was making his
way to this city and was oVertaken
by the cold spell.
Lima.-At a big meeting Of Social
lists Mayor Corbin Shook was formally
expelled from the party for life.
Ashtabula.-Capt. G. M. FRANKIE OF
the steamer Henry w. Oliver, which
Is, laid up at this port, vouches for the
statement that he is the only white
man who ever licked Jack johnson,
the fighting champion of the world.
Captain FRANKIE was then master of
the steamer City of Cleveland, which
happened to be in Chicago. johnson
was then in his. twenties and o deck
hand on the ship and started to lick
all the other deck hands. Captain
FRANKIE took exceptions to Johnson's
actions and engaged in fistic combat
which resulted in knockout blow for 4
the black man. That was 16 years =
ago, says the skipper.
Findlay.-Pouring on crude oil to
hurry a fire, West Powell, farmer,
was frightfully burned when the can
exploded and threw oil throughout the
building, setting it on fire. His wife
and little child also we're badly burned
when they attempted to extinguish the
flames.
Zanesville.-Frank Rapier, tele-
graph lineman, was fatally injured by
falling from a crossarm on 4 pole
here when his hold slipped because
of the ice and snow on his glove.
Akron.-The "wets" won in a Beal
law election held in the village OF
Cuyahoga Falls. The vote was
Wet" 525; dry" 43S, Practically
the entire vote was polled.
Washington C. H.-A. B. Rankin,
former sheriff of Fayette county, has
been indicted by the grand jury for
the alleged embezzlement Of SITS,
which Mrs. Eva Lynch. widow OF
| Daniel Lynch, claims to have ~given
him to invest for her. She charges
that instead he converted it to his
own use.
Fremont.-Mrs. Justina Hodes, aged
So, a wealthy Fremont pioneer who
lived alone, was found dead in bed
by neighbors who broke into her
house. She had been dead several
days from heart disease.
Bellefontaine. - Mayor-elect J0hu
Hobensack of Mt. Victory has re.
signed because OF i'll health and has
gone to Columbus to spend the win
ter. The town is mayorless because
council, taken by surprise, has made
no preparations for appointing a, sue
cessor.
Dayton.--August Timme, a veteran
of the National Military Home, found
in frozen condition at the entrance
to the institution, died in the hospital
here without recovering conscious.
ness. His hands, feet and face were
/ badly frozen during the several hours
he lay PROSTATE in the snow, where
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weakness and exposure.
Akron.--Confned to his bed with a
severe attack of pneumonia and re-
fusing to have his wedding day post.
poned, Julian Knox of Cleveland was
united in marriage with Miss Caroline
Feller also of that city, while too i'll
to rise in his bed. Knox is well known
| in newspaper circles. His father was
the founder of the Cuyahoga Falls
Weekly Reporter. ,N''
Wellsville. - Because they opened
their places of business before the of.
fetal hour, eight saloonkeepers here
were arrested and fined $40 and costs
each. Another was fined a like
amount for being in his saloon after
hours with the doors unlocked. Mayor
w. H. Moors has announced his in
tention of enforcing the law, no mat.
ter who 1t hurts. This city has been
wet about month.
Ironton.-Mrs. Essie Montgomery,
who was married Christmas to Ed.
ward Montgomery. q wealthy mine
operator of Logan, w. Va, was
burned to death at the home of her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. White. Of
Willow Wood, where she had been Wis,
iting since her wedding tour to New
York. Mrs. Montgomery's death was
due to her dress catching fire from an
open fire place.
Steubenville.-SQuire William Lee
so, was terribly burned at Holidays
Cove and probably will die. He was
wrapped in blankets before q gas
fire, when the blankets caught fire
and he was burned all over his body
before rescued by his daughter.
Cincinnati.--Robert Bluett, aged "a.
son of Patrolman Bluett of the C.n.
cinnati police department, was killed
by the engine of his own train, from
which he had alighted to turn
switch. BIuett was acting as both
brakeman and conductor on a Cincin-
natl, Lebanon and Northern passen,
ger train, and after turning the switch
attempted to get on the engine. He
slipped and was instantly killed.
Columbus. Sherman Watkins, aged
s, son of Grant Watkins, died here
at the Protestant hospital from tie.
J tanus, caused by running a nail into
his knee several days ago.
Mansfield.-A gas explosion from All
unknown cause in the basement of
J rooming house wrecked the building
and hurled the eight occupants into
the street. The two-story frame
building was practically demolished,
but the occupants. though suffering
painful injuries, escaped with their
lives. "A. B. Morris was saved after
being blown across the street BY
alighting on a mattress.