The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-12-31
BUCKEYE NOTES

ShelDy. = Some people are born
lucky - that is, II they are born
in Shelby. The first baby who
sees the light Of day here In 1915
will be given a shower by Shelby's
enterprising business men and manu-
facturers that the little ones parents
at least long viii remember. A few
days ago the Daily Globe offered to
give So to the first baby born in the
new year. Merchants and manufac.
turers contributed freely and the first
born In Shelby in 1915 will fare well.
Here are some of the many things:
A bale OF hay, a bundle of shingles,
case of lager beer, a bundle of bale
wire, four dozen packages chewing
tobacco, one box oranges, a months
free telephone service and long dis
tance telephone call to grandpa, Sis
worth Of drayage, Sc in trade, a
pound Of peanuts and baby's enam-
eled bathtub.
And that isn't all: safety pins for a
year, napkins for year, bootees for
year, dozen pair of baby stock:
ings, a IS suit Of clothes. shoes for a
year.. IS bank account, IS in cash,
suit cleaned and pressed, ring set
with diamonds, crocheted hood, one
. set of diamond.set baby pins
More yet: Medical service free, a
quart Of whisky, washtub, washboard,
clothes line and clothes pins, a meal
ticket, sack of -four, baby rocker,
an electric milk warmer. travelling
bag, and finally real silver spoon.
Marion. Four-year-oId Walter
Lockwood, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Lockwood, who, following
severe illness, speaks nothing
but German though his parents know
nothing Of that language, is puzzle
to Marion physicians.
When addressed the boy gives re-
spectful but amused answers to the
: Enslish-speaking person. When he
answers 1t is noted that his response
is in German. His parents frequent.
ly have to call in German neighbors
as interpreters.
The boy apparently has forgotten
che most of his English. He is being
taught English all over again. Doc
tors are unable to account for the
strange mental process. by which the
boy lost his knowledge of English
and now speaks a language wholly
foreign to him.
Canton.-Safe blowers here wheeled
the safe of Buehler Bros. meat
market into refrigerator In the
rear of the store and blew it open
without attracting the attention of
several families living over the
store. They secured $125. The rob.
bers later broke into a clothing store
next door, dressed themselves in new
outfits and left their old clothes on
the floor.
Chardon. - Violators of the game
laws continue to be unpopular with
Geauga county officials. Two more
were added to the long list OF
prosecutions when Joseph Nash and
Corwin Hall of Auburn pleaded guilty
to haying fish nets in their possession.
Nash was fined $50 and costs and Hall
$25 and costs by Justice C. H. Hickox
in Russell township.
Steubenville. - James Sullivan, IA
years old; John Schultz, II, and
another boy, whose identity has not
been established, were killed here
when sled on which they were coast.
ing crashed into Wheeling 4 Lake
Erie railroad train.
Toledo. = Mayor Carl Keller's
immediate removal form Office is
asked by Gov. James M. Cox in a
letter sent the chief executive by Cor.
nelius Sullivan, former chief engineer
at the central police station. Sullivan
in his letter charges Mayor Keller
with gross neglect of duty.
Sullivan was among the many city
job holders who were removed when
the new Republican administration
teok Office the first of this year. Sui.
livan was one of the last to be re.
moved. Chief of Police Murphey dis.
charged Sullivan Nov. 20 last. Sulli.
yah alleges he asked why he was dis.
missed and declared Chief Murphey' s
answer was for cause" Sullivan's s
letter charges Mayor Keller has been
negligent in his official duties. The
letter asserts that in the Keller admin
istration there have been fragrant and
repeated violations of the civil service
laws by the directors of safety and
service.
Shamokin.-George Eby, while work
ing with other men at the Reading
companyis Bear Valley shaft, fell into
a timber chute almost perpendicular
A post he had grabbed to stay his
fall broke as men tried to pull him
to place Of safety, and he fell 1SO
feet. Miners hurried to the bottom
of the gangway. expecting to find him
dead; bat he suffered only few
scratches.
Gettysburg.-Adams county com
missioners will test the right of the
state treasurer to withhold money due
this county from the state and credi;
it to the. unpaid balance of Straban
township on the state aid road in that
district. Attorney Swope was directed
to make demand for the amount now
due the county, and falling in that to
proceed in regular course.
Akron. Mrs. Anna Fenton. 1879
South Main street. died in the City
hospital from burns sustained IN a
gasoline explosion at her home. Mrs
Fenton, while using the fluid to clean
woodwork. walked too near an open
stove. Her arms and upper portion
of her body were terribly burned.
Cincinnati - Waiting until a cut
of freight cars had passed on the