The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-08-24

vault in the German American bank
in Lindsey, yeggs were frightened
away without obtaining any cash. Ex-
plosions of nitroglycerin badly dam
aged the bank interior and the combi-
nation lock Of the vault cannot be
opened.
Springfield. - Two wheel mills at |
Goes Station, south Of here, were
badly damaged by an explosion
of powder. Powder mills are located |
there, and the wheel mills are part OF
the powder manufacturing equipment |
No one was injured. The cause is not
known.
GaIlipoIIs. - The showboat "Illi-
nois" burned to the waters edge
at Fosters landing while a perform
ance was going on. The panic-stricken
audience reached shore safely, but the
fVe-year.old son of Manager Reynolds
was burned to death on the boat,
which is total loss.
Akron. Men teachers in the
county schools are impossible to OBJ
tain, C. A. Flickenger, Summit county
school superintendent, says. He said
the high wages paid in Akron factor
les probably explained the fact. "Too
many girls are making school teach
ing their occupation" Mr.. Flickinger
added
Lima. - Fire destroyed six build
ings on the Ottawa river front
and incinerated IL horses. The build.
ings included the warehouse, tannery
and annex of the Kagy Truck & Stor-
age Co. and the Schultheis Bros
liquor house. The loss is $4,000.
GaIlipoIis. - Relief work in the
Coal river valley was hampered by
another cloudburst that caused the
water of Coal river to rise 20 feet in
short time. No lives were lost in
the resultant food, so far as is known.
Alliance. - Bryan Mort, aged 20,
Pennsylvania brakeman, was crushed
between cars of the Alliance-Y oungs-
town local at Berlin Center and in
stantly killed. He was making his first
run.
IlipoIls.-George Wickline, aged
twenty-five, of Lecta, near here, was
drowned while attempting to swim
across Sand Fork creek, which was
flooded as result of heavy rainfall.
Port CIinton.-J. w. Loree of Salina
was the successful bidder for the Erie
Beach Park Co. resort property,
which was sold at sheriff's sale here at
$7,75O.
Lancaster. - Virgil Edwards, aged
flfty-one, blacksmith, committed sui
eide by hanging himself in his barn,
using bailing wire. Ill health was the
cause.
Wadsworth. A sigh of relief
went up over this city when 300
striking matchmakers went back to
their jobs at the Ohio Match Co.
works, after a thTee-day strike over
wages.
Wooster. Officers at Sterling
, found the body of an uniden'
titled man in a room at the Old Val
ley house in the village. The man, II
is said, was struck over the head in
a rough and tumble fight.
Port CIinton.-Prudence Fleming
aged sixty-seven, was burned to death
when her home caught fire. Neigh
: bors found the body in the kitchen
1t is believed Mrs. Fleming was start
ing fire with oil.
Hamilton. j. Farinchi, aged 80
| Huh hn
seized with cramps while swimming
in the Miami river.
Cleveland. - Ralph D. Williams
: aged 4S, former Cleveland newspape
man and marine writer, is dead a
!, Vermilion,
Coshocton.-Fo the fourth time il
II years Newcomerstown has vote
under the Beal law to remain in tn
dry column.
s Akron.-Judge e. D. Fritch ha
q come out with a condemnation o
l. fats, apartment houses and ligh
It housekeeping rooms. He also COZ
g demns roomers and boarders. The
It are stumbling blocks, the judg
t. says. They tend to increase immora
It ity, wreck domestic happiness an
70 their occupants eventually find thei
way to the divorce courts.
Wauseon. - AS the result of a
auto collision near Fayette, F.
v, Spencer, vice president of the Firs
'e National bank of this city, is in cri
l. ical condition. Nine others were il
< iured.
E CoIumbus.-Directum l broke tn
Y worlds pacing record for one an
il, one-sixteenth miles, covering the di
1T tance in 2:O9%. The record for th
70 distance was 2:14A.
r MiIlersburg.-Holmes county III
ID doubtedly has the champion old ma
sheep shearer. He is Thomas Alliso
7S, and his work this year took Il
wool from 1875 sheep.
In Barberton. - Tom Jones, aged
ce of Wadsworth, was found dead in h
ed seat on Barberton-Wadsworth inte
g. urban car. He was on his way to Ba
ID berton, where he was employed. Hea
IS. failure was the cause Of death.
k Marion. - r. Coleman, aged s
#. a Spanish-American war veteran,
M dead here. His home was in Wald
,ig Blood poisoning from pin scrat'
caused his death.
SanduskY. - Captain J. F. Hs
no rington, 72, wealthy Croton tow
n ship farmer and Civil war veteran. W
qa killed instantly by a Pennsylvan
passenger train at ParkRrtown.