The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-09-10
Buckeye Notes


Kay, Youngstown; vice presidents, F.
A. Curtis of Lima, T. ]. Purtell Of
Cincinnati, W. w. McFadden of Day
ton, and H. ]. Willbaugh of Toledo;
secretary and treasurer, e. F. Reed,
Middletown; corresponding secretary,
Joseph A. Kirby, Dayton.
The following trustees were elected:
P. ]. Allen, chairman Cleveland; w.
F. Latimer, Lorain; w. T. Roberts,
Portsmouth; F. E. Hendricks, Spring
field; H. E. See, Canton; A. Gartz, To
ledo; j. J. Ferry, Ironton, and W. ].
Larkey, Dayton.
Bellefontaine.-Mrs. Jessie Gibson,
so, state superintendent of the depart
ment of Sabbath observance, W. C.
T. u, died here.
Lancaster Jacob Keller, aged
78, president of the Farmers &
Citizens bank and Fairfield county's
weathiest citizen, died here after a
short illness.
Conneaut Francis Work, high
school athlete, was found lying
in a pool of blood on the floor
of his room. He had shot himself
through the head with revolver, pre-
sumably by accident.
Columbus.-Jno. Smith, coloreG, hon.
or prisoner, walked away from state
stone Quarries at night, penitentiary
officials have just announced. Smith
ot hA AY,n
1913, to serve term for larceny from
Cuyahoga county. He is the 18th
honor man to walk away this year.
Wellington. IT. 8. Cushion killed
a seven-foot cobra in his garden. The
snake is believed to have escaped
from circus that recently visited
this place.
Ashtabula.-Henry Means, prom
inent northeastern Ohio attorney,
twice mayor and for many years an
influential citizen of Geneva, died in
the Ashtabula General hospital.
Mansfield. - When Wade Jarvis,
Hayesville, went out to the barn
yard he found the body of his daugh-
ter, Rhea Jarvis, 10, with the top
of'her head blown off. 1t is said she
quarreled with suitor who accom-
panied her home from church.
Bellefontaine. - Eleven men and
woman, including Bellefontaine
druggist, were arrested in raids made
by the county sheriff and prosecuting
attorney in this city and at Lakeview.
All are charged with bootlegging.
Akron. = While working on the
roof of house in Cuyahoga Falls,
Otto Refer, an employe of the
Northern Ohio Traction Co., accident
ally touched high tension wire carry
ing $4,000 volts. He was knocked un-
conscious and badly burned A pull
motor was used to restore him to con-
sciousness and hospital authorities
say he will live.
Steubenville.-Martin Baumgartner,
So years old, was electrocuted when
he attempted to remove chain that
manipulates a light near his home,
and which was firing his chicken coop.
It was crossed with a feed wire.
Marysville.-Harry Bayer, president
of the Golden Hill Distilling company
of Columbus, has been convicted in
the probate court Of violating the liq-
uor laws by shipping whiskey to
Marysville and labelling it as glass"
instead of intoxicating liquor. He was
ined 5000. Several witnesses who
failed to appear at the trial will be
held for contempt Of court.
Circleville. - The following an
nouncement of the appointment Of
ministers was made here at the state
convention of the Ohio conference of
the Evangelical church:
Cleveland -district-E. A. Caldwell,
presiding elder; Akron, E. L. Weather
wax; Ashland, e. S. Flory; Butler, H.
E. Williamson; Elville circuit, E. G..
Hunt; Cleveland, A. w. Heininger:
Homework, w. A. Roth; Independ-
ence, S. A. Shifter; Inland, Lewis Hill:
Kenmore, H. w. Graunke; Lafayette,
w. G. Anderson; Mansfield, T. s.
Weaver; Marshalville, o. D. Myers:
North Lima, John Hobson; Trinity,
B. w. Weltmer; Warren, A. M. Ricket:
Wayne, R. B. Law.
Tiffin district. B. Kanaga, presid-
ing elder; Elview, X. N. Spessani; /;
Bettsville, R. E. Leegy; Bucyrus cir
cult, Otto Spreng; Bucyrus mission,
E. B. Paulin; Flat Rock, G. A. Wen.
gerd; Fostoria, H. w. Link; Fremont,
W. L. Nauman; Gibsonberg, L. C.
Hoover; Green Springs, B. E. Ream:
Lindsay H. l.. Zachman; Napoleon.
W. R. Shifler; Perrysburg, C. H. Van
dersoll Tontegany, A. L. Smithson;
Tiff1n. j. M Cricket; Toledo, w. H.
Monk.
Marysville. - Harry Bayer, presi.
dent of the Golden Hill Distilling
company of Columbus, has been
convicted in the probate court Of VIC.
lating the liquor laws by shipping
whisky to Marysville and labelling it
as "glass" instead of intoxicating
liquor He was fined 5000.
Cleveland-With a court decision to
the effect that coal tar coloring Of
eggs is unlawful, City Chemist White
is preparing to wage a vigorous cru
sade against bakers and manufactur-
ers of food products who use the adul.
| terant.
Akron. - Declaring Germany and
Austria Hungary were forced into the
European conflict by the commercial
greed of France and England, 1000
Germans, Hungarians and Austrians
thronged Music hall here to explain
the Kaiser's attitude in the war and
to protest against unfair criticism by
the American press.