The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-05-22
Buckeye Notes


ted suicide by drinking poison. She
left note bidding farewell to her
husband, but gave no motive for the
act.
Lima--A citizen Of Ada walked
into the Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayton railroad station here in his
birthday clothes. Women fed in dis
may while men were convulsed with
laughter. In municipal court the Ada
man explained that Ada is dry town,
that he came to Lima for a round Of
pleasure and in course of it discarded
his clothes.
Canton. - An automobile and a
horse ray away here, seriously hurt
ing four people.
Elyria. - One man was killed and
two seriously injured in rear-end
collision of freight trains in the Lake
Shore yards here.
Columbus. A course in athletics,
including football, with fun credits to-
ward a diploma, is scheduled by the
Ohio State university for the summer
term
Columbus. - The Wellston Trans
cript is booming Atty. Gen. Hogan for
United States senator to succeed Sen
ator Burton. Hogan comes from
Wellston.
Findlay. Centralized schools are
not wanted in Delaware township.
The vote stood 70 to 10 against issu-
ing $4,000 in bonds to provide for
buildings.
Sandusky. - Representative Louis
White of Sandusky county and
Miss Mabel Mahon OF Clyde were
married the other day at the home Of
the brides sister, Mrs. Jas. Foreman,
by Rev. A. E. Jenkins, rector of st.
Pauls Episcopal church, Fremont. At
the conclusion of the wedding dinner
they went to Whites farm at Bay
Shore, IL miles northwest of this city,
where they will make their home.
Columbus. Thes historic old
private office of the governor in
the state house is to go and within
the next few weeks is to be trans
ferred into a stenographers office.
Gov. Cox has decided that the small
room used by chief executives since
the early COS is unfit The old re-
ception room will remain, but here
after the private office of the govern
or will be in large room now occu-
pied by the adjutant generals Office.
Akron. - The attempt of fire.
bugs to burn the Upson hotel at
Cuyahoga Falls was almost success
full. The blaze was started in the
rear of the building and had gained
considerable headway when discov.
cred. Six guests escaped from the
burning building scantily attired. The
two story addition was Quilted. The
fire was checked before it reached the
main part.
Oberlin. Tuesday, the tenth
anniversary of Henry Churchill
King as president of Oberlin college,
the student body and faculty paid him
tribute at the chapel hour at noon.
Glasses were dismissed early and the
entire student body assembled within
Finney chapel before the regular hour.
Akron. - Edwin Johnson, twenty,
of Barberton and William Holvey,
%, of Sherman, were instantly killed
Ohio Match works at Wadsworth,
Both men were chemists.
Canton. - George P. Blackinston,
advertising agent. was indicted for
manslaughter, as a result of the
killing of Mrs. Edith Huth sew.
eral months ago by an automobile
that he was driving. The machine
had an extended hood that made it
difficult for Blackinston to see ahead
of him.
Columbus. - There will be three
months vacation for judges of
the supreme court this summer de-
spite the cases awaiting attention, and
the criticism given the court last year
for taking so much time off. The va
cation starts June ~ and ends
Sept. 16.
Columbus. - The executive com.
mittee of the Ohio Sunday School
association, in session here, received
formal invitation from Lima,
o., to entertain the state convention
this year and the invitation at once
was accepted. The convention will
be held Oct. Z, 8 and 9.
Wellston. - William Stringfellow,
aged siXty-seven, took poison and died
a few hours later. On several occa.
sions his attempts at self-destruction
had been frustrated by members of
the family
Massillon. - J. w. Lescalleet Of
Newark, a B. & o. fireman, owes
his life to a little puddle of wa
ter five inches deep. Lescalleet was
on the running board OF his engine,
adjusting the headlight, as it passed
over trestle spanning gully here,
when his foot slipped aid he fell 25
feet, landing in the shallow pool
The water broke the fall on the sharp
rocks which covered the bottom of
the ravine and he escaped with few
bruises.
Delaware.-Vernon Green of Lewis
Center lost an eye when a fence wire
he was stretching broke and the end
hit him.
Wapakoneta. Bert Sheppard, 80
years Of age, inmate of the Auglaize
county inflrmary, committed suicide
at that place by hanging.
Kenton. = After attending Sun
day school in the st. Johns
Evangelical church here, Andrew