The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-11-30
| BUCKEYE NOTES
News From al Sections Of the State


Charls Daniels, charged with attack
ing a woman.
Ashtabula. Louis Dhen, aged
%, of this city, was instantly killed
at Kingsville when he was struck by
fast New York Central freight. Wal
ter Fassett, IS, a companion, sus-
tanned broken legs and is in the hos
pital here.
Marion. - Earl Richards, aged 80,
was instantly killed at the Marion
steam shovel plant when he was
caught between two cars.
Lima. - Six girls were injured
and three iremen were hurt, all
seriously, when fire destroyed the
pant of the Lima Mattress Co. here,
with a loss of about $4,000. Two
hundred and fifty girls employed at
the factory became panic-stricken
when the building was filed with
smoke, and some jumped from win
dows, while others were trampled
trying to escape.
MassiIIon. - Trafic on the Mas
sillon division of the interurban
line Of the N. o. T. & L. Co. was
tied up when the local car barn and
it's contents, including transformers,
were destroyed by fire. The loss is
estimated at $4,000.
Fremont.-A red hot steel silver
penetrated clear through the right
foot Of George Nye, at the Herbrand
factory. 1t went right through his
shoe.
NorWalk.-John G. Lebenthaler, Ed
ward and Lewis Hawkins are under
indictment on charge of arson and
burning with intent to prejudice insur-
ers. The three were arrested following
investigations by state fire marshals
here. Lebenthaler, a prominent real
estate man and church worker, has
been i'll at his home two months. The
indicted men furnished bail. The men
deny connection with the fires.
MarysViIIe.-Mrs. A. J. Free of
London is in a hospital suffering
from bullet wound in her throat. Her
husband was arrested following the
shooting. 1t is said he had been drink
ing.
Marion.-As a result Of being shot
while hunting with a friend, Harry w,
Haberman, widely known hardware
dealer, may lose the sight of an eye.
SpringfieId.-Guests at the Book
walter hotel fed to the street
when fire started in the store of the
Morrow Drug Co., in the hotel block.
The fire was confined to the basement.
The loss was $4,000.
Columbus. - The Times Recorder
Company Of GAINESVILLE, publishers OF
the Times-Recorder, a morning news
paper, has filed papers with the secre
tary Of state decreasing it's capital
stock from 100000 to $4,000.
GaIIipoIis. - The Hooking Valley
depot at Vinton, Is miles north OF
here, burned to the ground. Five hun.
dred dollars in currency was lost.
Tiffin.-Max Levine, known in Gin.
cinnati and Cleveland as Joseph Rose
and Samuel Rosenblum, was sen
fenced to the penitentiary here for
pocket picking.
Lima. - August Reiff, aged Sc
died as the result of a fall into q
scalding water vat at the plant of the
Lima Packing Co.
NapoIeon.-Auto bandits looted two
stores at Ridgeville Corners and es.
capped with loot valued at 5000.
5eIlefontaine. - Grief over the
dea:h of his son, Freeman, which
occurred in Columbus hospi.
tai, led Edward Skidmore, wealthy
farmer, to drink poison. He died in
a few moments. A double funeral OF
father and son was held.
Mechanicsburg. The entire bust
ness section of this town was threat
cned with destruction by fire which
started in a bakery. The loss is
$25,OO0.
EIyria. - Lives Of many pedes
trians were jeopardized when a
man emptied a revolver.
GaIion.-The annual Gallon corr
show this year was more extensive
than ever before and includes a horse
show and an exhibit of farm products
SteubenVille. AS a result o.
accidentally stabbing himself il
the hand with an ice pick a weel
ago, Harvey J. Lamberton, prominen
liquor dealer of this city, died here o.
blood poisoning.
MarysVille.-The body Of Jasper
Dysert, wealthy bachelor farmer, was
found in his home by neighbors. Death
was the result of heart disease.
Shelby. - The country home oi
Mrs. Anna Shields near here was
burned to the ground. The build
ing caught fire from an overheateC
stove. Two children asleep in an up
stairs room were rescued by theil
mother, who was badly burned abou
the hands and face.
Toledo. A heavy fog is said t.
have caused a rear-end collision be
tween Lake Shore electric limited
and local four miles east of Toledo
Motorman ]. J. Bauman of the limited
suffered broken leg. Bauman lives
in Fremont. Passengers were badly
shaken up, but no one was seriously
injured.
Lancaster. - George W. Lamb
aged 70, prominent grain merchan
and former state representative, wal
instantly killed at Hookers Station
near here, when fiywheel from al
engine at his elevator few off, strik
ing him in the right side.
Misunderstanding out his threar
to end his life, Ralph Poto, aged 80
attempted to commit suicide IL
front of the First Methodist church
as sequel to his shooting of hi
sweetheart, Mabel Austin, II, of Mari
boro. He rode on his motorcycle to the
girls house and shot her three times