The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-10-01
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conference is the largest in the church.
More than 700 ministers are regis
tered.
Columbus-Ohio's first midwinter
fair will be held here at the state
fair grounds January 9 to Is, in
elusive, according to announcement
just made by A. P Sandles, president
of the state agricultural commission.
The midwinter fair will be confined
principally to exhibits of dairy prod
ucts, cereals, poultry, apples and auto
mobiles. Entries for the fair must be
in by Dec. 81 and exhibits must be
fully prepared and in place by Jan. 8.
Wooster-Charles Neuroth, farmer,
was shot by two holdup men on
road near Orrville. The men
stopped Neuroth and his daugh-
ter, who were driving to the village
When Neuroth hesitated to turn over
his money one of the holdup men shot
Neuroth in the side. The men secured
pocketbook containing S. and fled.
The daughter drove to Orrville, notified
officers and took her father to physi-
clan. He will recover.
Sandusky. = An aggressive cam
paign for church development and
efficiency was planned by rectors
of Episcopal churches in northwest
ern Ohio, concluding two-day ses-
sion with Bishop Du Moulin of Toledo
at Put-in-Bay.
Mrietta.-Fire completely destroyed
the w. S. Allender furniture store,
Henry Weinstock's hardware store
and the Benjamin Baker upholstering
works, all located in West Marietta
The total loss is about $4,000
Lima. William Sutton, aged Sc,
former state senator and prominent
attorney here, was found unconscious
in an alley. He said later he had been
beaten by thugs and robbed of several
dollars.
Cleveland.-John Murpheson, bill
lard hall proprietor in San Fran
cisco, shot and killed himself and
his wife, formerly Mrs. Vera Prosser,
in San Francisco hotel. Thus ended
for the woman life in which figured
tragedies and a procession of hus-
bands, one of whom was Reese T.
Prosser, former Cleveland automobile
salesman, who was fatally shot June 2,
1910, on a Great Northern train near
Libby, Mont, while he was returning
to Cleveland.
The woman, divorced two weeks be-
uni In
stateroom when he was shot, but
she was acquitted of the charge Of
murder by Montana jury. After she
was acquitted, Mrs. Prosser was mar
ried to Lloyd e. Scott, who divorced
her in 1911 at Bloomington, Ill. Then
she returned to the west and was
married to the man whose revolver
spoke the last word for both of them.
Youngstown. - Cracksmen visited
this city early in the morning
and from two safes secured over
$500 in money, as well as 500
worth of fountain pens. ]. e. Rhodes.
druggist, and the Agnone Co., whole
sale grocers, were the sufferers. The
latter company suffered the loss of a
safe alone, the burglars apparently be-
ing frightened away before they had
completed their work.
Portsmouth. = Falling asleep on
a c. & o. freight train, c. M.
Sawyer, 43, of Ohley, W. Va, rolled off
box car and sustained a broken neck.
Death was instantaneous.
Cleveland, O.-Seven persons were
| injured when a southbound Scran-
| ton-rd S. W. car left the tracks
near Girard-av N. W., plowed across
the cobble stones and over the curb
ing and crashed into the side of the
brick factory building of the Cleveland
Betting & Machinery Co, 1922 Scran-
ton-rd N. w. Passengers were saved
from death or serious injury when the
car came to stop against a fire
hydrant after humping from it's trucks
and threatening to topple over on its
side.
Columbus. = Arrangements for the
establishment of a large state bank
at Steubenville were completed by
Senator Justin A. Moore for the.
bank and State Bank Superintend-
ent Emory Lattanner. The Union De-
posit CO., private hank, is to be con-
verted into state bank to be known
as the Union Savings Bank & Deposit
Co. 1t will have capital stock of $780,
600 and $150,00O surplus. The bank
will erect a 1O-story office building
and will begin business with $1,200,000
in deposits.
Massillon. The graveyard, the
county infirmary and some cities
were called upon to supply names
on a recent liquor license CEN
sus enumeration authorized by the
council, according to Canal Fulton
drys, who have filed a protest against
the certification of the enumeration
with the county liquor license board.
Marion.-The 13-year-old son of
Henry Bowman, residing east of town,
was run down and killed by an auto
mobile. The lad attempted to run
across the street in front of the ma
chine.
Lima.-When the ballots for post
master were counted it was found that
James E. Sullivan had received 1,467
votes and had won. He will be recon-
mended for the position by Congress-
man ]. Henry Cooke.
Youngstown.-Adam Moherman, 104
years Of age. is dead at his home
splitter by his companions. A sister is
never attended school, he had stated.
Until he was 100 he had never been
attended by physician. So well did