The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-10-30
Buckeye Notes

(Western Newspaper Union, Special
News Service.)
Sidney. - A Scotch collie dog
owned by J. M. Thompson, living
southeast of here, Is mothering four
orphan pigs, as well as seven of her
own puppies.
Gallipolis. - The Crown City bank,
a Gallia county organization, has
closed its doors. Bad loans and
dull business are assigned the
cause. The depositors, It is said, will
be paid in full.
West Jefferson. - Not hearing the
shouts of persons who sought to
warn him of the approach of
Pennsylvania passenger train, A.
A. Linkins OF Akron, 60, was run
down and instantly killed
New York. = Mrs. Frank B. WI
borg of Cincinnati was fined $1,750
in the United States district court for
having failed to declare dutiable
goods on her arrival here on the
steamship Mauretania.
Akron. - After he had been ar
rested on the charge OF carry
ing concealed weapons, Louis Brown,
colored, confessed to detectives here
that he had burglarized the home of
C. H. Walsh, Cuyahoga Falls. He re.
turned $4,000 worth of jewelry that
he had taken. When arraigned Brown
pleaded guilty and was bound over to
the grand jury under $1,000 bond.
Zanesville.-Rev. E. A. Bruegge-
man, retired minister, was
fined S. and costs by Police Judge j
H. Wharton, when he pleaded guilty
to disorderly conduct. the charge be.
ing preferred by street car con.
ductor, Harry Griffith. A car shot
past the corner where the minister
was waiting Later the minister met
the conductor and scored him in loud
tones before a big crowd.
Marysville. - The Rev. Charles A
| Stroup, pastor of the Methodist
Protestant church at Mechanicsburg,
former Congregational minister OF
Marysville, has filed suit for divorce
from Lucia A. Stroup. now living in
Pittsburgh, on the grounds of gross
neglect and extreme cruelty. Rev
Mr.. Stroup alleges his wife is subject
to violent fits of temper and declares
she seized rolling pin and came at
him saying, II will knock your brains
out"
Athens. - Stealing hides from the
Athens State hospital slaughter
house got two members OF
the honor" gang, which has been at
the farm of the hospital for some
months, into disfavor and they arc
no longer here. The culprits were re-
turned to the state prison at Colum,
bus. Both are burglars serving time
for following their vocation, and they
could not resist the temptation to
steal from the state, selling their loot
to junk man, who told ON them.
Wooster. The two month old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. f
w. Gather was saved from death
by the heroism of her young mother
Mrs. Gather, working in the kitchen
did not know their home was ablaze
until neighbors told her. She rushed
through two smoke filled rooms 20 ~.
babes crib, which was already
ablaze, and carried the child to safe
ty. The mothers arms and hair were
severely burned. The babe was prac
tically unhurt.
Cleveland.-School teachers from
all sections of northeastern Ohio
members of the Northeastern Ohio
Teachers association, held a two-day
meeting in this city.
The conference opened at 10 O'Clock
Friday morning with a double session
divided between Keith's Hippodrome
and the Prospect theater, where the
visitors listened to addresses by prom
inent visiting educators. The same
program will be given at both places
At 4:30 in the afternoon the delegates
were presented to Mayor and Mrs
Newton d. Baker and Supt. j. M. H
Frederick at reception at the Cen
trail Y. M. C. A. building, and received
the executive welcome and freedom
of the city. The meeting closed Sat
urday.
Columbus.-The grand lodge meet
ing of Free and Accepted Ma
sons of Ohio came to an end at the
Masonic temple after the election o
officers for the ensuing year anG
choice of Columbus for the next place
Of meeting.
Charles J. Pretzman of Columbus
was chosen grand master, succeeding
Edwin S. Griffiths of Cleveland
Pretzman is elevated, according tc
Masonic custom, from the place oi
deputy grand master, which he hello
the past year. Charles D. Cussins o1
Columbus was chosen grand marsha
and Ralph R. Rickley of Columbus
was made grand treasurer. Other
officers elected at the closing session
were: George L. Marshall, Dayton
deputy grand marshal; Frank H. Mar
quis, Mansfield, senior grand warden
Joel c. Clore, Cincinnati, junior grand
warden; ]. H. Bromwell Cincinnati
grand secretary; Rev. A. B. Meldrum
grand chaplain; H. M. Haselbarger
grand orator; Matthew Smith, Cleve
land, grand deacon; Frank NJ. Baggs
Portsmouth, junior grand deacon; A
B. Fairchild, Ravenna, grand tyler.
Columbus-The fine of $2475, i'm
posed on A. P, Sandles, pres
ident of>the state agricultural commits
sion, for failure to comply with the
city ordinance requiring manure to be
placed in closed receptacles, was paid
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