The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-01-07
BUCKEYE NOTES

| itantB near here, erected a municipal
Christmas tree and fed and gave toys
to several hundred children. Several
months ago Mayor Davis petitioned
council for a 5000 salary instead OF
800 annually. His plea was rejected.
and on the floor of the council the
mayor pledged his years salary to-
ward a public Yuletide celebration.
He kept his promise.
Columbus. - Five prisoners In the
penitentiary, who legally were to
be released on Christmas and
New Years, were pardoned by
Gov. Cox so they might spend Christ
mas with their families. They are:
Henry Morgan, sentenced from Stark
county for three years; Harvey Breen.
sentenced from Cuyahoga county for
four years; Peter Nelson, sentenced
for two years from Cuyahoga county:
George Washington, Lucas county.
sentenced for two years; John Seibert
sentenced to two years from Guernsey
county.
GAINESVILLE. - The catholic church
in GAINESVILLE, Belmont county
burned to the ground at 1890
a. m. The fire started from an over
heated furnace. The congregation was
just leaving the church when the
| alarm of fire was sounded. Rev.
Father Robbins urged the congrega-
tion to leave the church quietly. and
no one was hurt. The building was a
frame structure and burned like tin
der. The loss is $4,000, covered by
$4,000 insurance.
Wooster. - Running upstairs, de-
spite smoke and flames that threat
ened his life, Arthur Sheldon. a
farm tenant, forced his way into
rooms where his seven children we're
sleeping and threw them out of win
dOws to his wife, who caught them as
they fell. Fire, which started from Il
defective fue, destroyed their home on
the William Johnson farm north Of
Wooster.
Geneva.-Is church going hered-
itary? William Jackman of this
village says it is. Mr. Jackman hasn't
missed session of Sunday school in
the past 2S years. Neither has he
missed a morning church service in
that time. Mr.. Jackmans father, Jo-
seph w. Jackman of Webster, N. H..
did not miss Sunday school in 90
years.
Bowling Green-Two men blew
open the safe of the Fl. c.
Sass bakery and grocery store at Ris-
ing Sun, stole $40O and escaped with
stolen horse and sleigh. Sass was
wired to his bed after being struck
down by wagon wheel spoke
Ashtabula.-When farm hands went
to do the chores they found
the body of Lucius P. Adams. 72,
Civil war veteran, hanging in his
barn in Monroe. He had been desbon-
dent and had entered the barn, locked
the door and hanged himself.
Toledo - Mayor Keller has re-
moved Safety Director J. George
Kapp, jr., and appointed in his place
Bernard GrOenwald, former council
man-at-large. Keller announced only
that the removal of the safety director
was for the public good.
Columbus. A reminder of the
cheer that prevailed in the outer
world came on Christmas day to
each of the 1900 prisoners in the
Ohio penitentiary in the form of a
carnation donated by capital city for
lists to the institution.
Columbus-A dainty thief visited
the store of o. F.. Lentz, the
most valuable articles taken, being
wrist watch and several bottles OF
perfume. The thief had delicately eX-
i!acted pane OF glass from rear
door - the store.
Lorain-Andrew Takhoos is in Jail
following the shooting of Mrs.
Takhoos. The woman. who was
shot in the head, is expected to
recover. Police say TakhooS had been
impressed by something q fortune
teller told him.
Bucyrus. - Mrs. Herman Eeir was
severely burned about her face
ard head in a gas explosion while
she was getting breakfast. The flames
under the oven of the kitchen stove
went out and, reigniting, caused the
explosion
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Greek, forty
eight was found dead on the floor
of his home A bullet hole was in his
head. Beside him was his muzzle-
loading rifle. A string attached to
the trigger of the gun was fastened to
his foot
Charlottesville driving home with
her husband and daughtar Mrs.
Isaac Knauf of MontyfIle died
suddenly in the buggy when about
half mile from the house. Mrs.
Kna II was apparently in the best of
health.
Akron-Carl Armstrong New York.
and Edna l.. Knots, 99l s.. Main
street, were married on skates in the .
e. Market-st rink by Rev c. C. Gohn.
pastor of the First U. g. church.
Ripley-Gus Cahall. 20, wealthy
retired farmer, shot and killed
his wife and then ended his own life.
The bodies were found by Tony Muel-
Ter, huckster Ii is said family
troubles caused the shooting. Ca
halls revolver was found near the
bodies
LOrain-"he stork had busy year
in Lorain in 1914. Thus far this year
935 babies were born in this city, ac-
cording to the health officers reports
Conneaut-Rev. G. N. Barnes, Civil
war veteran, 40 years a pastor in
this section, died suddenly while en-
gagged in writing a book in his study.
StsubenVi.le-Sherifi's deputies are
searching the hills about Berg
holz for three men who beat Vic