The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-20
Buckeye Notes

ley, Cdl. WOTu mas just OOCA -
ceived by his sister, Mrs. George H.
Allen. He was 70. The body will be
incinerated and the ashes taken to
Annapolis.
Findlay.-Thomas Boyd, two, was
burned to death in a barn which he
and his five-year-old brother fired
while playing with matches. The
parents discovered the fire when it
was too late to rescue their son.
Ashtabula.-Lake Shore Detective
Robert Carruthers, stationed at Erie,
was shot in the leg by an unidentified
man when Carruthers ordered him of
Lake Shore property here. The man
bolted after the shooting. )Carruthers
lay down beside the track until train
came by.
East Liverpool-The strike Of 700
mold runners and batters out fol-
lowing almost a weeks tie-up of
36 potteries in this city, Wellsville,
O., and Newell, w. Va, has been set
tied. The strikers have returned to
| work.
New Philadelpnia.-The operators
and miners of district No. 6, includ-
| ing all Of Tuscarawas county, in
session in this city, agreed upon
wage scale. The settlement is favor
able to the miners. This was the
third conference since the miners left
the mines on April 1. Three thousand
miners in this county have been idle
since that time The mines will be
opened Sept. /.
Wooster.-A shortage Of bread was
caused when two bakers quit their
Jobs, one each in two bakeries Bread
has been supplied from Canton and
Massllon.
Massillon. struck barn
of Christ Rudy, ncrth of this city and
it burned to the ground. Seven hun
dred bushels of wheat, so tons of hay
and all wagons, carriages and harness
were destroyed. The stock was all
saved
Massillon.-A big Labor day celebra-
ton will be given here in which ali
business men will be represented.
Many organizations from out of towE
will take part in the event.
Warren.-Lightning played some
queer tricks during the recent storms,
but none more astonishing has been
told than that which occurred at the
home OF Thomas Parks. A large can
filled with milk had been placed in an
iron kettle filled with water to keep
the milk cool In the morning both
milk can and kettle had disappeared.
| A bolt of lightning had struck the
utensils and completely demolished
them All that was found of the milk
can was a piece about the size Of a
mans hand A small piece of the
kettle was found some distance from
where it had been left. A lineup
hanging from wire was melted into
a mass. All the windows in the house
we're broken but one.
Ashtabula.-Richard banks, 70, was
picked up by the crew of c. P. & A.
traction car, clad only in shirt and
trousers and in demented condition.
Conneaut-Ausly Hummiwicz, Pol
ish, was killed by passenger train on
the Lake Shore There have been a
number of deaths caused by the rail
road recently
Youngstown.-Eight people had mar
row escapes when lightning hit the
farm home of Reese Ruse. Three
farm hands jumped from a second
story window without any clothing.
The building was total loss.
East Youngstown.-John Graf, 13,
Louis Krale, IL, and andre Zets, 13,
were arrested for the alleged robbing
of jewelry store. Twenty-Five
watches were found on the lads
Thompson.-Lightning struck the
barn of Owen and Frank Bliss and it
was burned to the ground with 40 tons
Of hay and all farm implements.
Port Clinton.-The four-year-old son
of Adam Johns was seriously scalded
when pan of hot water fell on the
child, burning him about the face and
breast.
Cleveland. - Cleveland Fairgrounds
have yet to be the scene of any coun-
terpart of the European war fought
in miniature by children of warning
nations, but instructors have been
warned to keep on the watch, DR.. E.
A. Peterson, head of the schools rec
reational features, said
Nelsonville.-Henry Wendle, "a, and
James Anderson, 40, neighboring min
ers, quarreled about their children.
Wendle went home, according to the
= police, obtained a revolver and. going
to Anderson's house, called him to
the door and began shooting, killing
Barney Anderson, IT, and seriously
wounding Edward Anderson. IL.
Wendle is president of one of the
mine locals here. He is locked up
awaiting a preliminary hearing. He
is married, with a large family Of
small children.
Conneaut. = Badly mangled, the
body of Andy Huniewietz, thought
to be from Cleveland, was found
alongside the Lake Shore tracks
near here. He had been hit by pas
senger train.
Newark.-G. B. Ruffner, so, oil we'll
driller, fell to death in the Public
square from the seventh story of the
Newark Trust Co. building.
Youngstown.-No word has yet been
received from DR.. v. " Wick. A let
ter has been given out by his mother,
stating she is not anxious about the
missing man, but it failed to disclose
his whereabouts.
Findlay.-Miss Esther Morris was
badly injured when she was thrown
, from buggy which was struck by a