The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-10-02
Buckeye Notes
(Western Newspaper Union, Special
News Service.)


three, electrician, touched live
wire while mounted on a power pole.
held on until his hands burned to a
crisp, and then dropped to the ground,
crushing his head and dying instantly.
Cincinnati. - The municipal court
has no legal existence in Cincin-
natl, according to the decision of
Common Fleas Judge Geoghegan.
Judge Geoghegan holds the legislature
had the right to create a municipal
court and provide for the election of
judges, but that in designating who
shall be the presiding judges it made
the act unconstitutional.
Lima. - William U. Roeder, twen-
ty-nine, a train dispatcher in the
employ OF the Ohio Electric Railway
Co., was electrccuted at his post Of
duty in an unexplainable manner.
A moment after he talked to his
wife over a city telephone line, Roe
der reached for one of the companys
connections.
A short circuit between the two
lines sent high voltage of electricity
into his body. The shock killed him.
Cambridge. - Aviator H. P. Har-
riS of Akron was seriously in
jured and his aeroplane almost totally
demolished in an accident at Guernsey
county fair grounds. AS the machine
started to leave the ground the right
wing struck fence, overturning the
aeroplane and throwing Harris against
a second fence. The aviator sustained
cuts across his forhead and back of
| his head. The steering wheel was
| jammed against his stomach
Marion. Ohios oldest goose,
which was taken from Marion by
Wesley H. Gouldin to the Califor-
MIA gold fields in 1849 is dead. When
Wesley Gouldin and his family left
Marion county for the Pacific coast,
driving oxen, they took with them the
best specimens of their barnyard
fowls. The only bird which survived
their Journey was a white goose. So
attached did the family become to it
that it was always regarded as a
household pet.
For so years the goose laid from
three to 10 eggs every spring. Of late
years the supply dwindled until this
spring only one small egg was pro-
duced. When the gnarled feet of the
aged bird failed longer to bear up it's
body the bird died.
Sandusky.-Sandusky school teach
ers are displeased because ]. r.
Begg, formerly of Ironton, Ohio,
new superintendent of the city
schools, has let it be known that,
within the year, they must visit every
home represented within their respec-
tive class rooms.
You'll have to figure 1t out some
how" is Begg's answer to the Ques-
ton: "How in the world are we ever
going to find time?"
Its up to you to learn home con-
ditions first handed" said the new
superintendent. you will be unable
to understand your boys and girls un-
less you know their parents, brothers
and sisters. Getting acquainted won't
be such a hard matter if you go at 1t
right"
Wooster Continuous banquets
may be served in offices of pro-
bate judges in Ohio if a suggestion
made by Judge w. e. Weygandt is
carried out The Judge had heard
evidence in the divorce case of Ada
Lawrence against Shilo Lawrence,
and the testimony indicated that the
young wife was not as expert cook
as the bridegroom's mother. Law
renee, after year of married life,
sent his wife home to her parents.
"If were probate Judge, believe
| would issue an order compelling
bring samples of their cooking with
them when they apply for marriage
licenses" the court told the woman in
granting the decree.
Ravenna-Louis Lepriore, Ia
borer at the Ravenna battery
plant of the Manhattan Electric Sup
puly Co., is in Jail under 81, 900 bond
to answer to the grand jury for throw
ing ladle full of hot pitch into the
face Of Peter Proteno, a fellow work.
man. Proteno will be disfigured for
life.
Findlay.-A city. street car crashed
into Cincinnati, Hamilton and
Dayton engine in North Findlay,
injuring three. Charles H. Bigelow,
cashier of the Commercial bank, was
hurled through window and severely
cut. Mrs. Lille Bibler and Maude
Brumbaugh We're injured by flying
glass. Slippery rails are said to be
the cause of the crash.
Akron.-Citizens at the village Of
Mogadore, south of here, have
opened war against blind tigers"
operating in their village. Mogadore
has been dry for the past two years.
Proprietors Of two blind tigers" were
arrested on warrants sworn to by w.
c. Wise, Mayor Markle fined the men
$500 and costs each.
Massillon.-Ivan Maier, Is years old,
of 1912 George street, was going home
late at night when two thugs held him
up and searched through his pockets.
Having taken Sc from him, they ex-
amined box he was carrying under
his arm. 1t contained candy.
Bah, thought youse had something
! good" said one. "Candy's fer the
ladies'" The thugs threw the candy
on the sidewalk and let Maier go.
Stryker-The safe in the postoffice
here was blown to pieces by
by burglars. who secured upwards of
500 in money and stamps and es.
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