The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-02-08
BUCKEYE NOTES
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benefit.
TIfin.-A $4,000 gift to Heidelberg
college here is announced. F. A. Seib-
erling of Akron, head of the Goodyear
Tire & Rubber Co., a member Of the
board Of regents and former student
of the college, was the donor. The
money will be used to build a gymna-
sium building.
columbus.-Dr. James l.. Holden,
former mayor of GAINESVILLE, was held
to the grand jury under $4,000 bond
by Justice Berry on a charge of hav-
ing procured an illegal operation.
Toledo.-William E. Cordill, AZ, a
member of the Republican State CEN
trail committee from the 9Th district
and candidate for congress in 1914,
is dead.
Warren.-A receipt bearing the
name of E. c. Hoffman was the only
means of identification of a man who
dropped dead in store here. He
was delivering potatoes.
CleVeland.-One man is dead, an
other is held on a first degree murder
charge and six others were booked
on less serious charges as the out
come Of an automobile gun fight ON
the street here, between strikers and
non-union men.
BeIIaire.-Flint glass workers are
planning to have their local unions
boycott soda fountains which serve
drinks in paper cups. They say the
paper cup hurts their trade and makes
paper scarcer.
SteubenVIle.-TheH Herald Star and
Gazette, newspapers here, have in
creased subscription rates from rs
fective Feb. 2. Single copies have been
advanced to 2 cents. The increase is
said to be due to high cost OF paper.
Middletown.-Rev. Jonathan Verify,
83, father of George M. Verify, presi-
dent Of the American Rolling Mill Co.,
is dead here. He was in the Metho-
dist ministry 81 years.
Cincinnati. - Thirteen more vote
sellers, caught in the federal vote
fraud probe, have pleaded guilty be-
fore United States Judge Hollister.
Eight Of these were inmates of the
county infirmary. All of them had
voted at the last election in one pre-
cinct of the 9Th ward. The number
Of vote sellers who have confessed is
now 40.
Newton Falls. - Raymond Bright,
18, son of John Bright Of near here,
was instantly killed a mile west of
Newton Falls by Cleveland, Akron
& Mahoning Valley traction car.
ToIedo.-Hazel Evans, 4, died in
hospital here from burns received
when her night dress was ignited by
an open gas CRATE.
Warren.-Prof. Ernest c. Gray, Gus
tavus, who is interested in COW test
ing, claims a record for his Holstein
cow Bessie of Maple Hill II. She has
produced in one year 20,812.3 pounds
of milk and 8O7.622 pounds OF butter.
oberIin.-Funeral services for Rev.
DR.. Delavan L. Leonard were held
here. DR.. Leonard was one of the
eminent authorities on church mis-
sions in this part Of the country and
was well known among Congregation
alists.
ToIedo.-Carroll Hills, 20, a mem
ber of the senior class of Scott High
school shot himself in the temple
while other members of the family
were at breakfast Death was instan-
taneous. The coroner's verdict was
suicide.
Acknowledgment Frank Markham,
As, Alliance, received a broken hip and
a fractured shoulder at the M. & c.
junction, at the north end of Massil-
lon, when the first engine of double
header Pennsylvania freight ran into
Q derail.
Lima.-Bert Myers, aged 80, a bar
Der, arraigned before Judge William
Klinger as one of the rioters of
Aug. 30, pleaded guilty, expecting to
receive suspended sentence, as
given others, providing they apologize
to citizens of Allen county.
Instead the judge sentenced Myers
to the Ohio penitentiary for from one
to 10 years.
Youngstown.-A faithful dog here
saved Joseph Gottlieb from pos
sible serious injury when he was
threatened by stranger. The animal
sprang at the assailant's throat as he
had raised his arm to strike the boy
with stove poker.
Toledo. = An apple similar to
the kind that usually sell at COM
mission houses for about cents,
brought $50 at auction here. 1t was
offered for sale in campaign to raise
$250,000, with which to construct
new children's hospital here.
Youngstown. - An indictment on
the charge of manSlaughter against
George Thompson has been returned
by the Mahoning county grand jury.
Thompson is alleged to have run
down Joseph Strassels, 6, with a mo-
tor truck, causing his death.
Fostoria. - Sparrow pie Is the
latest delicacy in Eden township.
"A recent sparrow hunt there re-
suited in the death of about 1000
birds. Two teams of IL hunters each
contested for the greatest number Of
slain sparrows-the losers giving an
elaborate supper to the winners.
Sandusky. - Albert Wagner, g
glassworker. was knocked down by
q B. G o. engine that was bringing
q passenger train into this city. Wag-
ner was thought to have been killed,
but after the train had passed he got
up, brushed the dirt and cinders OF
his clothes and walked away.
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