The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-03-11
BUCKEYE NOTES


Toledo. - One man was killed
and seven others injured when a
huge auto truck on which they were
riding overturned on a road three
miles south of Perrysburg. The man
killed was w. J. Hennessy, "a, Piqua, o.
The injured are: Bert Bliss, 35,
Maumee, hurt internally, will die; Al
bert Mcbride, Maumee, spine hurt, will
die; J. Ellenberger, Beaver Dam, O.,
back broken, will die; Del Bowers,
Beaver Dam, o., bruised and cut; Pat
rick Casey, Corning, N. Y, bruised and
cut; Roy Hutchins, Naumee, wrist
broken, cut and bruised.
Cincinnati. - Horace Williamson,
state examiner OF chauffeurs, in grant
ing q license to George Thole,
93, deaf and dumb auto driver, said
Il consider Thole one Of the best
chAufreurs in Cincinnati, because of
the marvellous quality of his skin that
enables him to detect sounds most
men would miss. Thole has skin that
can hear. had him run on street car
tracks, and more quickly than my ears
could inform me, Thole's sensitive
physical organism detected the ap-
proach Of car from behind"
Youngstown.-Warre Bixler was
literally jerked out of a shoe here on
March 1 and is living to tell the tale
When the motorcycle he was riding
collided with an automobile he was
thrown with such force that his shoes
were jerked off. The first thing Bixler
did when he gathered himself out of
the ditch was to inquire for his miss.
ing footwear.
He was only bruised, although his |
machine was broken and the automo-
bile slightly so.
Vermilion. - The school board |
elected w. G. Wolf of Marion,
o., superintendent. The board re.
scinded its action of a week ago re- |
questing the resignation of Miss Statia
Costigan, high school teacher, who, it
was charged, carried a package from
Supt Frey to Miss Hazel Gorlach, Sec
ond grade teacher. The board held
Miss Costigan was guilty of breach
of discipline, but amended the punish
ment to suspension for the present
term without pay.
Canton. - Margaret intz, aged rs,
died at the county infirmary of a
broken neck suffered in a fall. Since
she was eight years old she had been
an inmate Of the same institution.
When she died infirmary officials went
to the store room of the institution
and brought out a coffin which had
been kept there the past few years
awaiting her death 1t was given her
by friend and was her most treas
ured possession.
Sandusky. Civil war veterans
at the State Soldiers home would
rather have the home postof1ce
made substation, served through the
Sandusky postoffice, than to see a
Spanish-American war veteran or a
civilian postmaster, according to petit
tions circulated here The present
postmaster, Charles Bartlett, is barred
by age from taking the civil service
examination.
Columbus. - The Ohio State Civ
ic congress adopted resolutions urgs
ing the passage Of so-called reform
measures before the legislature. These
provide for the closing of vice resorts
by Injunction, the sterilization of de-
generates and preventing the use of
cigarets by teachers employed in the
state schools.
Findlay. - Mrs. Thomas Skidmore,
while cleaning house, was shot in
her head and is dying A shot
gun was standing in one corner of the
room and Mrs. Skidmore's little daugh-
ter walked in and began playing with
1t. The gun was dropped and dis
charged, the shot entering Mrs. Skid
head.
Fremont. - At a meeting of the
Elks' lodge here in balloting for
members it was discovered there were
not sufficient number of white balls to
allow all members an opportunity to
vote. A member was dispatched to
store near by to purchase a supply of
moth balls as substitute.
Fremont. - Rollin C. Williamson,
defendant in divorce suit, re-
ceived permission of the court to
money to pay alimony to his wife, a
bride of few months whom he met
through newspaper advertising
Shelby. - Hardness Adams. aged
30 years, farmer living near here,
was perhaps fatally injured when his
coat caught in circular saw. The
was running full speed and
be was thrown ON the saw
Cleveland. - Knocked down by a
freight train while crossing the Nick
Ell Plate tracks under the bridge
at Willey-av S. W., John Schneer, II,
died few minutes after being ad.
nitted to City hospital
Akron. Police Judge Vaughan
handed down an unusual sentence
when he sentenced a joy rider,
Bert Falor, not to drive his automobile
'or 40 days and to keep sober six
months.
Napoleon. - ]. N. Rettig, aged I
E8, Henry county farmer, living near /
1amler, died from crushed skull c
in a runaway.
Washington. - The senate Friday E
confirmed the nominations of the I
ollowing Ohio postmasters: E. G..
Nismar, Bryan; James G. Bell, Frank r
ort; John H. Geach, Granville; Will. q
ION S. Potts, Lisbon; Hardie E. Bursk,
Mason; Henry Becker, Jr., New Wash G
ngton, and Frank J. Sullivan, South =
Charleston.
Akron.-Chrlstian Gomeringer, aged ;
IS years. Scranton, Pa, was struck by q
! B. & o. train and instantly killed. y
The accident occurred at East Akron. :
'apers and receipts found in the dead
mans pockets show him to have been j.
32d degree Mason
Sandusky. John F. Pickering, :