The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-11-20
Buckeye Notes
(Western Newspaper Union, Special
News Service.)

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been received at the penitentiary to
serve an indeterminate sentence for
cutting with intent to wound. For
the past 10 years Smith was an in
mate of the Darke county inirmary.
He attacked the superintendent.
Portsmouth. - When an electric
wire, heavily charged, fell into
the street during a fire which de-
stroyed junk shop here, R. c. Lath-
and was instantly killed.
Sidney. - Sidney will have another
wet and dry election. Drys have de-
cided to circulate petitions at once.
The soliciting of funds has COM
menced.
Belle Valley. - This little mining
town was rocked by a terrific
explosion when accumulated dust in
the Imperial mine of the O'Gara Coal
Co. of Chicago let go.
One foreigner was severely burned
about his face and arms and eight
other miners had narrow escapes, as
they were near the scene of the ex-
plosion and groped their way through
darkness for an hour before they
emerged from the mine. Fifty other
miners near the entrance made their
escape in time. The Imperial is the
same mine where IA miners were
KILLED early last summer.
Toledo. - Mrs. James w. Slough
has been arrested on a warrant
charging her with stabbing her hus-
band, whose death occurred in st.
Vincents hospital.
The arrest was made at the instiga-
tion Of Coroner Henzler According
to the coroner, physicians in the hos
pital said Slough died from pneumo-
MIA Henzler questioned Mrs. Slough
and he says she admitted having cut
her husband in the back in quarrel
two weeks ago. He then was re-
moved to the hospital. The Sloughs
were married year ago.
Akron. - Police authorities are at
tempting to find some motive fer the
suicide of Russell Duffin, aged 50
years, who shot and killed himself on
Market-st, one of the main business
thoroughfares of the city. The act
was committed in the presence of a
large number of passengers leaving a
belated train at the union passenger
station.
Washington. - Ohio in 1912 con-
sumed more natural gas than in
any preceding year, according to a
report of the geological survey. A to.
tai of 126,S54 $4,000 cubic feet was
consumed.
Newark. - Fire which broke out in
the Franklin National bank build
ing did 100000 damage to the
Franklin National bank, the Wool
worth store, Davies dry goods store,
w. w. Smiths art gallery and the
Franklin hotel. Fifty guests escaped
in their night clothes. The entire in
terror of the building was gutted by
fire and water.
Toledo. - Hurting a paving brick
through the big front window of
George w. Scharbach's jewelry
store just at dawn, robber escaped
with plunder valued at $500. This is
the third successful jewelry store rob-
berry perpetrated in the same manner
in the heart of the business district
within two months.
Findlay - With beefsteak and milk
going up in price, the stork is
no respector of places he visits.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Smith of Leipsic
are the parents of four sets of twins,
the last coming Nov II. They have
been married IL years and have 10
children.
GAINESVILLE - For the first time in
the history Of Muskingum coun-
ty courts a physician, DR.. Daniel
H. Crawford, was sentenced to the
penitentiary after pleading guilty to
performing an illegal operation.
Cincinnati.-William Watts Taylor,
aged &c, president of the Rookwood
Pottery Co. and one of this city's best
known financial men, is dead at his
home here. He was afflicted with
heart trouble.
Bellefontaine. - Damages of $780,
900 for the death of her hts
band, George Mantz, a Middletown,
O., mail carrier, who was killed here
when an automobile in which he was
riding ran through an open bridge
into creek, are claimed by Mrs. Lilly
Mantz in suit brought here.
Franklin. - An investigation is
being made to ascertain the cause
and fix the blame for an explo-
sion of the boiler in the old Harding
mill of the American Writing Paper
Co., which wrecked the entire build
ing, demolished a Big Four railroad
engine and broke a window glass
worth $1,50O.
Newark. Three suspects are
under arrest here in connection
with the murder of Edward Ben.
nett, 55, who was shot through the
right breast when he resisted holdup
men. Bennett was found in the street
by police officers and died 10 minutes
after reaching the hospital. The MUIR
dered man was unable to make any
statement regarding the shooting.
Newark. - Detective George Mer.
Ger of the B. & o. forces found
the dead body of Harvey Ken.
nedy, 40, on the bank of the North
Fork river The dead mans face was
in the water, indicating that he had
'>een smothered to death. Death is
believed to have been accidental
Steubenville. - Wesley Brandon
was fatally injured when an auto
in which he was riding along the
Ohio river boulevard turned turtle
and shot down a 3O.foot euhanLman.