The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-07-06
BUCKEYE NOTES
News From All Sections o.
the State


Canton.-The Canton Disciple Bible
school had 1909 present recently, the
largest attendance Of any Bible school
in the world. The vacation Bible
schools will begin q special six weeks
Sunday school extension work sooA.
The teachers and officers Of the
schools have been in special training
in the Woodland Avenue Presbyterian
church.
Xenia.-State courts have jurisdic-
ton to determine the legality Of an
enlistment in the state militia. This
was the substance of q decision by
Judge c. H. Kyle Of the common
pleas court in passing upon the ques-
tion of authority to review the case
of Wilbert L. Donoyin, recruit to Com
pany l, Third regiment, Ohio National
Guard, who seeks his discharge on
the grounds his enlistment was Illegal
because he was intoxicated when he
enlisted Col Hubert ]. Turney Of
Cleveland, judge advocate general Of
the o. N. G., and R. c. Bell, from the
attorney generals Office, argued at
the hearing that federal courts have
jurisdiction in such cases.
Akron.-While standing on the Erie
tracks waiting for a freight train to
pass, an unidentified man was struck
by train passing in the other direc'
ton and had one arm and one leg cut
OF. In the mans pockets were two
postcards directed to Mrs. Thomas
Scott, 1863 Canton-av, Washington, Pa.
observation-disclosures that cir.
Gus pickpockets had relieved him Of his
purse caused William Swisher, So, Of
Covington, o., to become greatly ex-
cited. He was seized with heart trou.
BILE and died at the home of a relative
here.
Akron. - A jury in Judge Fritche's
court convicted Arthur Bellamy Of
Cleveland of highway robbery. Bella
my and another were charged with
holding up and robbing a man on
North hill last March.
Belietontaine. - Don Southard of
Springfield, who shot four teeth out of
the mouth of his half brother, David
Logan, at East Liberty, was acquitted
on self-defense plea.
Cleveland. - Intense feeling over
the flag, running to fever heat and
constantly on the point of precipi'
tating . pitched battle between soap
box orators and patriotic citizens and
soldiers, necessitated a special detail
of police, under personal charge OF
Chief Rowe, to quell disturbances in
Public Square.
Amherst. - Free village delivery
authorized by the national gov
ernment, will not be able to be
started July l, as planned, because the
village has been unable to complete
the placing of street name signs and
the house numbering in time.
Dayton. - Reaching forward to re
gain his hat, which had fallen while
he was oiling grinding machine a
the Platt iron works plant, where HI
was employed, August Gill was drawr
head-foremost into the machine anG
crushed to death.
Lorain. - A Lorain county pre-
paredness demonstration will be
conducted here the 4th of July. Com
mittees in Elyria, Oberlin, Amherst
and Wellington have been appointed
A mammoth parade will feature.
Lorain.-Caught in the jaws Of one
Of the big clam shell ore conveyors al
the B. & o. docks, Joseph Kovas, aged
80 years, a dock workman, lost leg
ungstown.-Antonio Durant was
found dead with a bullet through his
heart in the Erie railroad yards. PO
lice say the man committed suicide.
acknowledgements is made
that the Steel Products Company Of
Cleveland, 100000 corporation, has
been formed as result of absorption
by the present Steel Products Co. oi
this city of the Michigan Electric
Welding Co. of Detroit and the Metals
Welding Co. of Cleveland.
NG"aEks - COuI AuAuISO
Of the Wehrle Company, local stove
and safe foundry, walked out pending
the adjustment of grievances by the
international union, which has failed
to send a representative to Newark al
the request Of the Newark local.
Lebanon. - Five hundred alumni
of Lebanon university gathered IL
the school chapel here in opening {
five-day celebration of the Tooth ami
versary of the birth of Alfred Hol
brook, founder of the school.
Warren.-Dennis Egan, who twt
weeks ago murdered his sweet
heart, Ruby May Hurd, and thel
fired bullet into his own head, diet
at the city hospital from the effect o
the self-inf1icted wound.
ToIedo.-Police recovered from thu
Maumee river the body Of Irwin E
Pirsig of Columbus, who was drowned
after he had left the summer home O
his fiancee, Miss Marian Nauts, a
Monroe Piers, Mich.
Fremont. G. L. Roach, thu
owner Of a stone quarry and crushe
here, was killed when a belt on thu
crusher broke, laid open his skull ant
cut off one ear.
Columbus. - John H. Parsons, al
investment broker of this city
was instantly killed in an auto col
lision. Miss Hazel Coates, who was il
the car with him, was seriously in
jured. Tod Harper. driver of a smal
| frnipht truck for the n & O G. raj