The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-09
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most drowned before help reached
him. He became unconscious in thirty
feet OF water.
Cleyeland.-Police were searching
! Tor burglars who carried a 200-pound
, safe from the Grossman Drug Co. 1t
, contained only life insurance policy,
police said.
Cleveland.-Col. H. E. Hill, former
commanding officer of the Fifth Ohio
infantry and prominent in Cleveland
business circles for many years, died
here following an illness of three
weeks. He was n years old.
Cedar Point.-Nearly five hundred
central states photographers were in
attendance at the Ohio, Michigan and
Indiana photographers joint conven-
tion which held it's business sessions
here.
Bellefontaine.-Lydia Skidmore, SO,
unable to sleep on account of the heat,
hanged herself from a bed post. John
K. Fawcett, ccGncilman-at-large, died
of heat prostration here. He was re-
covering from an attack of pneu-
monia.
Mansfeld.-An anti-draft meeting
which was called OF Adario, this coun-
ty, was not a success, owing to the
presence of Sheriff Hartenfels and
Secret Service Officer Lauer. E. E.
| Cassel, former candidate for United
States senator on tho Republican
ticket, and DR.. G. Higgins, a veterina-
rian, were the speakers. Higgins told
| the audience he could not say what
he wanted. The meeting lasted but a
! few minutes.
Columbus-If there is anything Ala
bame can do to contribute to the COM
| fort and care of Ohio guard troops
who soon will be modified at Mont
gomery, Gov. Cox has but to ask it of
Gov. Charles Harrison of Alabama.
The Alabama executive in a letter to
Gov. Cox says every means will be
taken to see that the Ohio guardsmen
are properly cared for.
Cleveland.-JameS R. Garfield, it
was announced in dispatches from
Washington, has been appointed Red
Cross director for Ohio, Indiana and
most of Kentucky, this territory COM
prising a new division under the ma
tion wide reorganization of the Red
Cross. Mr.. Garfield, it was stated, will
have his headquarters in Cleveland,
and will have charge of all chapter
and civilian relief work in the divi-
sion and will direct the forwarding of
soldiers relief supplies from the diff
ferent chapters in his jurisdiction.
oungstown.-Checks for $3.50
were given to the captains of all the
local guard units. The checks were
the gifts of the local Chamber of Com-
merce, and the money can be spent by
the soldiers in any maner they see fit.
Conneaut.-Work has been started
at Ashtabula by the Edward Gillen Co.
on the construction of the new steel
pierhead for the local breakwater to
replace the one sunk last year while
being placed in position. G. F. Gers
man, United States engineer in
spector, is in charge of the work.
Port Clinton.-Thn first Chautau-
qua in the history of Port Clinton
opened recently with five days pro-
gram. The meetings were held in a
large tent on the campus of the high
school.
Barberton.-Robert J. Garren. II,
was drowned here in Lake Ann.
Divers recovered the body.
rysville.-Patrick Murphy, mem
Der of Company E, Fourth Ohio, who
was rejected on account of disabilities,
was instantly killed by southbound
Toledo & Ohio Central passenger train
at Oakland cemetery.
Fremont - Esther Fowler, 8, died
from lockjaw resulting from stepping
on thorn two weeks ago.
Steubenville.-A force of deputy
sheriffs under Sheriff John Means of
Jefferson county, saved John Lyngalls,
80, from being lynched by an infuri-
ated mob of Hungarians at Brilliant,
Q. The mob had surrounded Lyn-
gals house and was attempting to get
the man, who, it was charged, had
shot Mike Smok and John Redman at
a christening.
Delaware.-Alfred Stalder, his wife
and four children and his sister, Mrs.
Amelia Dettling, all of Akron, narrow
ly escaped death when their automo-
bile was struck by a cut of cars at the
South Sandusky street crossing of the
Big Four railroad in this city Stalder
and his wife are both severely but not
fatally hurt, the other five escaping
with minor injuries.
Sandusky-William H. Watts,
party leader here for more than 10
years and honored almost annually
with nomination for state, district,
county or municipal office, has re-
the Socialist party because it
S pro-German and stands for pacifism.
Columbus.-In poor health, E. B.
Williams, former deputy sheriff of
Franklin county, committed suicide by
hanging at his home at Summit sta.
ion.
Delaware.-Mrs. Harry Freeman, 81,
me of family of seven suffering with
he rare malady of milk Sickness" is
lead. The husband and the children
re i'll. The family drank milk from
COW which drank ground water"
Marion.-Mrs. James Bruce, 35, was
med $50 and costs and sentenced to
% days in jail for giving tobacco and
lquor to her minor children Her hus-
and was given 9O-day suspended
entence.
Lorain.-Clarence A. Mueller, 81, a
ailor, was drowned here when he
lived from the steamer Empire City
nto R1ack river for swim
Columbus.-Dr. James L. Holden,
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