The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-05-21
Buckeye Notes

Columbus.-TwOl lump sum awards
were made Wednesday by the indus
trial commission TO reunite families
divided because OF poverty.
An award of $1,O5O was paid TO
John Koira, employed by the Cleve-
land Hardware Co., for injuries to his
arm under a drop hammer. His fam
lily is living in Russia and his wife is
i'll. He asked for the funds that he
might return to her, care for her in
illness and spend the remainder Of his
days with his relatives.
The other was Peter Vldacorise of
Youngstown, who drew $1,05S for in
jury to his hand while working for
the Trussed Concrete Steel Co With
that award he will bring his wife to
this country and establish his home.
They have an invalid son and part of
the fund will provide for the care OF
the invalid during the two years at
which time the family will be reunited
at Youngstown.
Kenton. That his son Lincoln
charged with refusal to obey an
order, but was later eXonerated was
the word received by M. Detrick here.
His son is a member of the crew of
the United States battleship Kansas
and just returned to his ship after
3O-day furlough with his parents here.
He was arrested and taken before the
captain of the vessel, accused of fail
ure to report for duty when ordered
to do so before the expiration of his
leave. During his trial it was discov-
cred the order had been sent to Can
ton, o.. instead of Kenton.
Lorain. Lorain's first bathtub
was dismantled Thursday. Installed
forty-one years ago in. the Farrell
house, historic hostelry on Broadway
and Erie-avs, once the object of amaze
ment to the entire countryside, Thurs
day felt the ruthless hand of the
plumber and was relegated to the
scrap heap. The Farrell house, still
standing, was built by M. J. Farrell
In 1878.
Columbus.-Ohioi incorporated banks
enjoyed prosperity during 1913, ac-
cording to figures compiled by
the superintendent OF banks. TAX
ing all incorporated banks IN the
state, net profit was made for the year
of 1871 per cent. This compares with
net profit Of IFS the preceding year.
The gain in profits is greater than
the figures indicate, as there were in
creases of $S,O00,000 in capital stock
during the year. Gross earnings of
all the incorporated banks in the state
for the year totaled $29,5So,0DO.
Washington. President Wilson
has just nominated the following
to be postmasters in Olio: II. N.
Steger, Cardington; w. A. Turnbull,
Charville; Martha H. Darby. Deshler;
]. l.. Strange, Greenfield; A. Z. Hough,
| Hillsboro; Thomas K. Year, jackson;
c. w. Smith, Kenton; G. b. Deschant,
Lebanon; G. F. Zeller, Ottawa; Frank
| Miller, Paulding; C.. A. Trinter. Yer.
million; f. C. Carr, Waynesville; l.. T.
Gando, Wellston; ]. F. Hummell, VIII
mington.
Akron. - A box OF cigars sent
from Mexico to Charles Winthrop,
salesman, would have cost the man his
life had he smoked them, according to
City Chemist Hardgrove. An analysis
of one Of the cigars showed that the
wrapper had been pierced and the sup
posed choice Havanas loaded with
poison.
Girard - Mrs. Joe Kincaide. when
awakened in the morning was shocked
to find that her husband was dead in
bed beside her. Kincaide had been
in failing health for long time and
expired suddenly during the night.
Fremont - Mrs. Webb c. Hayes,
Fremont's wealthiest woman, noti-
fled the Chamber of Cor -nerce
and Sandusky County Medical society
that she will contribute 100000 to en-
dow hospital here as a memorial to
her mother, Mrs. Nancy Otis Miller,
provided $4,000 is guaranteed towards
maintenance. The proposition will be
accepted
Cincinnati. - Orville Thompson, a
salesman of Middletown, O., shot
and killed his sweetheart, Miss
Anna Schwemlein, %, a bookkeeper
for the l. N Price Commission Co., by
firing three shots at her from an ele.
vator. Thompson then compelled the
elevator man to take him to the base.
Mt WI no oh hn1N ~
fatally wounded himself
Mansfield. John c. Jurgens,
Clevelands hoy spender," who has
been serving an indeterminate SEN
tence in the Ohio state reforma-
tory for embezZlement. was paroled
Wednesday and went Immediately to
his former home in Canal Dover.
Jurgens was paroled in February to go
May 10.
Kenton. u Hiram White, 49,, farm
er at McGussey, was gored to death by
a bull in his barn.
Waverly.-Edward Murphy of Nipe.
gon, Ross county, was struck and
killed by lightning
Akron. Ida Zoino, aged 8 years,
was fatally burned as she played near
the kiln of the American Sewer Pipe
Co. at Barberton. The child's dress
caught fire.
Dayton. - After shooting his wife
to death at their home in Fleet
foot avenue, Charles N. Shaner, As,
an assembler at the Dayton malleable
iron works, turned the gun upon him
eelf and committed suinido Tho oo,,