The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-01-02
Buckeye Notes

1, 1918.
Napoleon. - Burglars gained en-
trance through the cellar window OF
the Fair store and stole $500. from
the safe, which they opened by work
ing the combination.
Kent.-Eli Carl, aged 65, fell dead
while hurrying to school house near
here to attend a Christmas entertain
ment. Heart disease caused his
death.
GAINESVILLE. - Dolph and Gael
Grossner of Cleveland lost a
third interest in the $4,000 estate of
the late Sol Freilich when Judge II.
c. Smith decided against the contest
ants. The decision means the estate
will be divided according to law,
among the four brothers and sisters
and the children of dead brother.
Columbus. Declaring that the
Ohio workmen's compensation law
is the most progressive and the
best to be found in the union, the
state liability board of awards, ad-
ministering the state industrial insur-
ance fund, in its first annual report
to Gov. Harmon, vigorously scores
private employers liability insurance
companies for opposition to the state
insurance plan.
Mansfield.-Fred Barton, railroad
telegraph operator, received a well
come Christmas present, when he was
notified that an uncle had died in the
west and that he would receive $40,-
900 as his share of the estate. Bar
ton has been compelled to work since
a youth, as he was left an orphan, and
news of his good fortune came as
big surprise.
st. Clairsville. - Following a bat
tie which came after hours of
pursuit with bloodhounds, Penn
sylvania railroad detectives and other
officers captured two Italians at New
Alexandria. The prisoners are charged
with the murder at Homework of
Joseph Alone and Joseph Ferrage,
employees of the railroad. Alone and
Ferrage had received their pay for
work as section hands when they were
held up, robbed and murdered.
mberville.-Assaulted and robbed
by thugs just after leaving an inter
urban car from Toledo, two farmers,
Henry. Snitker and Edward Bihn, lost
$50 and SIS, respectively. The farm
,ers were returning from stock buy
ing trip in Michigan.
Findlay. - Mayor Groveg had
rather odd experience with a woman
who believed she had been grossly in
suited when one of her acquaintances
called her a Spug. II think she is a
mean old cat" said the aggrieved
woman, who was about to swear out
an affidavit charging the other woman
with calling her an obscene name,
when the mayor explained that Spug
meant Society for the prevention of
Useless Giving.
Cincinnati.-Fred Lawrence, aged
II, of this city and John Stolarski,
aged II, Toledo, two of the youths
who escaped from the Lancaster re-
form school few days ago, were cap
tured here. The boys say they were
badly treated at the reformatory. The
chief burden of their complaint
against the institution was the pun
ishment known as the turkey trot.
Logan-The big three-story plant
of the Snider Manufacturing Co., To-
Gated in this city, was completely de-
stroyed by fire, causing an estimated
loss of 100000. The fire started in
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on the plant and equipment to the
amount of $4,000. Seventy-five men
were employed at the plant, which
manufactures furniture. Members of
the firm said that they will rebuild
Immediately
Lima - Scores of subscribers have
signed petitions protesting against
the proposed merger of the Lima
Telephone Company with the Cen
tral Union branch in this city.
The petitions were forwarded to the
state public utilities commission. De.
claring the phone monopoly deal will
increase the rates and depreciate the
service, Lima business men in mass
meeting protested against the move.
Massillon.-A toy balloon, inflated
with gas and containing a piece Of
paper on which was written the name
and address of Miss Florence Stilgen-
bauer of SOL South Mill street, this
city, has started romance. The
little balloon travelled more than 100
miles from Massillon to hillside in
the country, about a mile south OF
Moundsville, w. Va, where it was
found last week by V. Burtrand. 1t
was sent from this city August 5. A
correspondence has sprung up as re-
suit of the message carried through
the air.
Lorain. - Men, women and chill
drcn gathered three deep on
the sidewalk IN 1iont Of Joseph
Blinzley's barber shop here when the
news spread through town that BlinZ.
ley had inherited $57,9OO,OOO (and a
few odds and ends, which include a
salt mine which pays about 100000
annually, by the settlement of an
estate in Germany.
Canton.-Mrs. Henry w. thinner.
dEou o. pouIou cli luCo HeI SLONS W
hasten slow fire. An explosion fol-
lowed. With her clothing ignited she
rushed through the house, setting it
on fire. Her 2-year-old son was al
most smothercd when rescued by
neighbors. Firemen were called to
extinguish the blaze. Physicians say
the woman cannot survive the burns.
Bryan.-The factory of the Bryan
Show Case Co. was almost complete
ly destroyed by fire. The loss is