The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-07-13
BUCKEYE NOTES
News From All Sections o
the state

school had 1908 present recently, the
largest attendance of any Bible school
In the world. The vacation Bible
schools will begin a special six weeks
Sunday school extension work soon.
The teachers and officers of the
schools have been in special training
In the Woodland Avenue Presbyterian
church.
SandusEy.-Mrs. Bernice L. Gessler,
A, wife OF C. H. Gessler Of Hartland
Ridge, a small town near Norwalk,
and her aunt, Mrs. Melissa A. Baker,
79, of Norwalk, were instantly killed,
and Paul Gassler, seven, son Of
Mrs. Gessler, was probably fatally
injured when a Lake Shore electric
limited car struck the buggy in which
the trio were riding about mile east
Of Huron.
Both women were dead when taken
from the wreckage. The boy was un-
conscious, but was soon revived. 1t is
feared, however, that internal injuries
will prove fatal.
Lorain.-Close to 5000 men par.
ticipated in the Lorain county pre-
paredness parade here. In the pro-
cession were hundreds of men from
the National Tube Co., the Thew Au.
tomato Shovel Co. and other indust-
rial concerns, and nearly every at
torney, doctor and dentist in the coun-
ty marched in line. Elyria was large
ly represented. The chamber of COM
merce Of that city had a large dele
cation in the parade. County officials
and city officials from all over the
county we're in line. Members of the
G. A. r. posts from Lorain and Elyfia
headed the procession. They were fol-
lowed by Sons of Veterans and Span
tsh War Veterans.
Wooster.-The Ohio Agricultural
Experiment Station at Wooster has
issued an exceptionally interesting
July Bulletin which is free to all
residents of the state who request
1t. It's contents, which comprise
treatise on Variety Tests of Wheat"
winter Injury of Alfalfa and Clover"
Value Of Green Feeds" etc, are in
valuable to the up-to-date farmer.
The bulletin should be studied care
fully and If it's instructions are fol-
lowed should prove of great value.
Cedar Point.-The annual conven.
ton of the Ohio State Bar as
sociation, the Ohio Grain Dealers as.
sociation and the Ohio State Loan as.
sociation have opened here. A fea-
ture of the bar association meeting
will be an address Thursday by Sam.
uel Untermyer of New York, whose
connection with so-called sugar
trust" litigation, several years ago.
won him international prominence.
More than 1000 Ohio lawyers are ex.
pected to attend the bar meet.
CoIumbus.-The Prohibitionists of
Ohio at their state convention here
selected a complete ticket of state
officers for the coming election, with
John H. Dickson of Wooster as the
candidate for governor. They also
adopted a platform embodying aside
from an absolute prohibition plank
other planks favoring woman suffrage,
civil service, strict Sabbath observ-
ance, primary and election law reform,
courts of arbitration and a non-parti,
san tariff board.
| FindIay.-J. ]. Steiner, aged 73,
was instantly killed at his farm near
Bluffton when he was crushed between
a barn and a wagon. Steiner was
standing near the barn when team
of horses hitched to wagon nearby,
becoming frightened, ran away, push
! ing him against the barn before he
could escape.
Akron.-Miss Mary Gladwin, head
of the Akron branch of the Red Cross,
received orders from Washington to
be ready for call to the border. 1--WE
have 10 efficient Red Cross nurses
ready to respond at minutes notice"
Miss Gladwin said. "The unit is pre-
partd for any emergency"
Akron.-Frank Mcfarland, %, was
bound over to the grand jury under
$1,000 bond on manslaughter charge,
following the death of Cledus Welton,
eight, who was struck and almost in.
stantly killed by McFarland's car.
Youngstown.-Frank Mounts appa.
rently escaped fatal injuries here, al,
though he fell 40 feet and struck the
ground head foremost. He was trim,
ming trees when the accident oc,
Cured.
Fostoria.-Frank L. Burdette, 80,
engineer at the Ohio Light and Power
Co. plant was instantly killed at the
County Line st.-B. & o. crossing when,
in stepping hurriedly across one track
to avoid a west-bound train, he
stepped in front of an east-bound
flyer His body was hurled 80 feet
Members of the family witnessed the
accident as Burdette's home is with
in a few feet of the crossing.
Vermilion.-The prize fish catch of
the season here was made by Frank
Knill of Cleveland. Using a minnie
line, Knill caught a % 1-2-pound cat
fish near the piers at the junction of
the Vermilion river and Lake Erie.
BeIlefontaine.-Disco 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 relative
here.
Bellefontalne. = Don Southard oi
Springfield, who shot four teeth out oi
the mouth of his half brother, David
Logan, at East Liberty, was acquitted
on self-defense plea.
Geneva.-Harlan Montgomery, aged
sixteen, was instantly killed wheI
a fast New York Central train hit his
auto The machine was demolished.
CoIUmbus.-Canton gave to the
United States the first quota oi
Ohi~ troops when company C of the
Sth regiment was mustered in. 1t was
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