The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-08-28
Buckeye Notes

Of welded life, William u. Hollar mas
found that his wife's pouting spells
are unbearable, so he has applied for
a divorce His petition states that
the pouting spells started shortly
after their marriage and have grown
worse and more frequent.
Lima, o. The Lima Retail
Grocers' association sent a caus-
tic message to the Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs in reply to pure food re-
forms urged upon the city council by
the women.
mind your own business, stop
pinching, handling and nibbling our
fruits, stop sampling our goods ex'
posed for sale and stay at home and
look after your children" was the
grocers' retore. The federation pre-
viously promulgated a drastic pure
food ordinance to be submitted to
council Meeting in special session,
the grocers' association fastened to
reply.
Akron, o. Ross McMinn, 30,
and George Hromada, 35, EN-.
ployes of the Windsor Brick Co., this
city, were buried alive here when they
were caught in sand bank cavein.
The bodies of the men were not re-
covered until three hours later. They
were loading wagon at the foot OF
a high sand bank Hromada was
caught in small cavein and McMinn
attempted to save him. An instant
later big cavein occurred and both
men were buried under Is feet OF
earth.
Marysville, o. The forty-ninth
annual reunion of the 96th regiment
Ohio Volunteer Infantry was held in
Marysville with Sc survivors Of the
regiment present, together with their
wives and a number of visitors. l. B.
Arnold of Richmond, Ind, gave an ad'
dress. The following officers were
chosen: President, John J. Oldham;
secretary-treasurer William H. Web
ster, both of Delaware. Mrs. Minnie
Kirkpatrick of Bellefontaine is the
permanent secretary of the regiment
Kenton, o. Because he sat
down on the edge of the Big -Four
railroad track here and fell asleep
John Gallagher is in the hospital with
concussion Of the brain and may die
A passenger train hit him.
st. Paul, Aug. 81. = The body OF
George w. Griggs, millionaire zach
elor and member of a prominent
wholesale flour, grain and seed firm
here, was found in the Mississippi
river.
Lima, o. With eleven new
streets to pave, two bridges to con
struct and an unlimited amount OF
street repairing to be done, Director
Morris of the public service depart
ment is in quandary.
In a statement just issued the di
rector said there was but 13 cents II
the service department fund. One
hundred and fifty thousand dollars is
necessary to carry out the improve
ments authorized by council. A bono
issue is the only solution, he says.
Lancaster, o. - John r. Bowen
cashier of the bank of Sugar
Grove, O., which went into the hands
of receiver Aug. 8, has been arrested
and charged with the embezzlement
of $4,000 by the city council of Ian
caster, which had money on deposi
in the defunct bank. Bowen pleaded
not guilty when arraigned and was re
laaced on $40 ono hond
Marion, o. While playing il
the street in front of his home, thu
14-months-old son of Alvin S. Wist
was run over by milk wagon ant
killed. The mother had just started
from the kitchen to put out the mill
bottles when the driver carried thu
lifeless child to her.
Lorain, o. - Mrs. John Davie
attempted to take her life b,
firing two shots from a revolver int,
her body while in room of her hom
on E. 2Sth-st. Mrs. w. A. Burton,
neighbor, saw the act The womal
had been respondent over a threa
that her 10-year-old adopted son woul
be taken from her. She is in 81
Josephs hospital.
Sandusky, o. - Sixty survivor
of the 128th regiment, o. v.
held their annual reunion here, visit
ing Johnsons Island in Sandusky bay
where, SO years ago this summer, the
were stationed as guards over severa
thousand confederate officers and me
held as prisoners.
Delaware, o. - Disregarding tn
warning of his younger brother
Victor Best, fifteen, son of Ere
Best, attempted to jump on movin
Big Four train, fell under the wheel
and had both his legs cut off JUS
above the ankles.
Canton, o. Robert Lorenz
Roach, who in June killed hi
baby, his mother-in-law, his sister-iI
. law and injured several other PEI
! sons, and who Is now confined in tn
county jail here, has turned evange
ist and is working to convert his fe
:, low prisoners, he>says, SO they wi
: lead upright lives when released
: Roach holds services in the priso
: and has announced he will give talk
= on religious subjects to the prisoner
Newark, o. Mrs. Clara Sollir
ger, "a, of Westerville. o., wa
Sollinger, "a, of Westerville, o., wa
instantly killed here when in frigt
she jumped from an automobile an
fell in the path of fast eastbouh
a Pennsylvania passenger train. Mis-
d Clara Comisford, 26, Of Hebron, @
Q sister of the dead woman, is in a cri
b ical condition from shock and is in
local hospital.
Mt. Vernon, O. - A terrif