The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-12-11
Buckeye Notes

early In the morning robbed the
safe in the postoffice at Richmond,
O., opposite Fairport harbor. and made
away with $500 in stamps and money.
The postoffice is in the grocery store
of Henricle & Jordan and entrance to
the building was forced with a crow
bar. Nitroglycerine was used on the
safe. Persons living in the same build
ing did not hear any explosion, how
ever, so well'was the blast muffled.
Columbus. - The first attempted
escape from the women's quarters
of the penitentiary for IL years
occurred when Lillian Mcdowell, thir-
ty-one, Toledo, hid in a closet and was
found by a matron.
Sandusky. - John W. Robb, sixty
three, fell down a flight of stairs at
the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors home
and broke his neck. Death was instan-
taneous. Robb was admitted to the
home from Cincinnati.
Kenton. - Trouble for q county
official may follow the arrest OF
Theodore Lewis, negro, on an affidavit
filed by the Hardin County Law En-
forcement league, charging him with
voting twice here in the election Nov. 4.
Lima. - Five hundred women rep
resented by the City Federation
of Women's clubs have decided
alton of Women's clubs have decided
to boycott milk retailers who have
announced that the price to consum-
ers will be raised this week to 10
cents per quart. The average price at
present is eight cents.
Chillicothe. - Judge B. F. Stone,
eighty-two, for many years leader OF
the Republican party in Rose county,
died on his birthday. He was consul
to Huddersfield, Eng, under the Nc
Kinley regime.
Sandusky. The Sandusky Gas
& Fuel Co. has sent an official no
tice to Sandusky city council stating
that they would accept the new 80
cents per 1000 gas ordinance, given
second reading by council under pres
sure from the Federation Of Women's
clubs. The new ordinance will be
passed tonight
Wooster. - Mrs. Kurcan, employed
in a dry cleaning establishment
at Rittman, was fatally burned
when benzine caught fire, igniting her
clothing. She died later.
Cincinnati. Holding that he
was insane at the time the act was
committed jury in Judge Cushing's.
court here found Robert Huber, jew
eler of Chicago, not guilty Of having
murdered John Kunzelnian, his broth
er-in-law, at Mt. Healthy, O., last June.
Toledo - Masked robbers bound
and gagged Mrs. Anna Cahoon, sixty,
near Point Place, and cut off her
wealth of black hair after learning
that she had no money. I'VE can sell
this hair for a ten-spot, anyhow" de-
clared one of the men.
Toledo. - Sentence Of six months
in the county Jail and fine of $3.50
was imposed by Probate Judge
O'Donnell upon DR.. J. w. Lilly, who
pleaded guilty to the charge of having
given illegal prescription for morphlaa
to Ralph H. Oyler, state pure food
department drug inspector.
Columbus. For an elleged at
tempt at incendiarism at her own
home five years ago, Mrs. Mary
Lombard, widow, Of Plain City, Madi-
son county, was arrested by Deputy
State Fire Marshal Miller and held in
$1,000 bond for hearing.
Kenton. - Mrs. Anna Runkel Bell,
seventy-two, the oldest woman in
Kenton, born in this city, died in her
home here. Her only son is Hugh L.
Runkel, president of the Kenton Ma.
tional bank, we'll known in Cleveland.
Wooster. - An interurban limited
car killed Daniel Cotterman, sc, near
Creston, IL miles north of Wooster.
Cincinnati.-Mrs. Carlotta Thomp-
son Brown, who was convicted
of having embezzled $4,000 from
customer while in the brokerage busi.
ness with her husband, was sentenced
by Judge Wade Gushing of the com
mon pleas court to an indeterminate
term of one to 10 years in the state
penitentiary.
Kenton.-The explosion Of a coal
oil lamp In an incubator on
the Paul Casper farm, east of here, set
fire to the clothing of Mrs. Casper.
She was terribly burned. Her hus.
band beat out the flames and then GOV.
cred his wife's body with apple butter
while awaiting the arrival of doctor.
His action may save her life.
New Philadelphia. - Henry R.i,
denbaugh, a school teacher at
Stonecreek, was fined $40 and costs
and ordered to pay the boy SIS week
when he was convicted of unnecessari-
ly Furnishing Andrew Swanger, IA, a
pupil Swanger's right leg was frac,
tured when he resisted Reidenbaugh.
Waverly.-John Hall, negro, "a
years, of Charlotte, N. c., was shot
through the back and instantly killed
by negro whose identity has not
been learned. The shooting occurred
iu railway camp car in which a num-
Der of laborers were playing cards.
Following the shooting, the slayer
lOlu OIhCAo . VII dl INC pOluL VI HIS gun,
boarded a passing freight train and
got away.
Newark. = Martin Raysinger, 81
years of age, who died here, spent 81
years in the service of the Baltimore
4; Ohio railroad, starting at Baltimore
a. the age of II years. He never
worked for any other person or cor,
poration. He was all engineer.
Kenton.-William Lawless, 46 years
of age, appeared in the kitchen of his
home with gun, according to his
wife and father-in-law, William Raj
ct0n polinUin0 tbof ou,Ioas xro,