The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-30
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on pole at Leipsic.
Youngstown. ]. Perkins, 81, OF
Struthers, was killed by a falling
plank in construction work on the
coke plant of the Youngstown Sheet &
Tube Co.
Port Clinton.-That II doesn't cost
anything for the ministers services to
soldiers who get married is a rule
which has pleased many OF the SOL
diers when they have gone to Rev. w.
N. Robertson at the Methodist church.
Elyria.-Privates Dudley Chase and
John Hogan of Co. B, Fifth regiment.
were being led from the guard house
to mess when they broke away from
the guards and were recaptured at the
Mussey quarry hole, mile west Of
town. Several shots were fired and
fight that followed The two men will
be courtmartialed, Capt. r. E. Hultz
of the local company announced.
Toledo.-Spare time of Toledo's 200
fire fighters will be taken up in knit
ting sweaters for Toledo soldiers at
the front. Acting Fire Chief Trepin-
sky accepted the suggestion of a dele
CATION of Toledo women to have this
work done. Within a few days a
corps of women armed with knitting
needles and skeins of yarn will visit
the engine houses and give the fire
men lessons in perling and other
stunts with the knitting needles.
Cleveland-In the largest and most
spectacular raid thus far executed in
| Cleveland in the search for ViolatorS
of the registration gct and for danger
GUS agitators, federal agents, assist
ed by squad of city police and plain
clothes men, seized q men in room
| ing houses. Practically all are de-
clared to be members of the I. w. W.
Dayton.-The first death at the Will
bur Wright aviation school near this
city is that Of young student avia-
tor, Eugene w. Hayes, who lost his
balance while watching the opera
ton of rapidly revolving propeller
on federal airplane and toppled
over on the propeller
Elyria. A mysterious malady
which has appeared on the faces of
some members of Co. B, Fifth regi-
ment, encamped here, has been ex-
planned. The men, recently vac
cinated, reinoculated themselves by
using their arms as pillows. One has
nifty little, it's not very little,
either vaccination on the end Of his
nose, and Private Edward Freeman
will wear an anti-smallpox scar on his
chin.
Bellefontaine.-Att the Seventh Day
Adventist conference here, H.. K.
Christman of Mount Vernon and r. E.
French of GAINESVILLE were ordained to
the ministry of the denomination.
ToleSo-John H. Blount and Hen
rietta Rouse Of Newburn, N. c., ne
groes, were aboard Columbus excur-
sion train wrecked near here. They
escaped injury. When they had freed
themselves from the wreckage, they
hurried to this city, procured a mar,
riage license, were married and con-
tinued on their honeymoon to Sugar
island, the destination of the eXcur-
sionists.
Delaware.-A four-leaf clover saved
the life of James Donovan, baggage
man at the Hooking Valley railroad
station here. He was just entering
his office when an 80-car train of pig
iron, derailed by broken arch bar,
plowed through the office. He declares
that the time spent in 9lucking the
clover allowed the wreck 10 arrive
ahead of him. And then | had to
swallow my friend, which had placed
between my teeth but then l was
little surprised when the train hit
the station" said Donovan.
Ravenna---R Walter, hardware
man, was appointed city service direc-
tor by Mayor Byers, Democrat, in
place of S. b. Horsfall, recently re-
signed. The salary is $1,000 per year.
Ashtabula.-Leonard Mehtala Is in
the hospital in critical condition
from burns sustained when he smelled
gas and lighted a match to find the
source. He found it and the firemen
had strenuous time saving the
house.
Oxford.-In spite of the war, and
the consequent increase in the price
of tuition. the women's colleges OF
Oxford will be crowded this fall. DR..
William Waddell Boyd, president of
the Western College for Women, said
that he was facing the problem of try
ing to take care of 300 girls in rooms
intended to accommodate only 265.
Oxford.-Rev. Ira CLOSER McCor-
mack, pastor of the Methodist Episco-
pal church, has rendered his resigna-
tion to take effect Sept. l. He will
enter Y. M. C. A. work. and will be
stationed at Camp Sherman.
Conneaut.-Joseph Lombard, As, Of
West Springfield, is in Grace hospital,
this city, near death as the result OF
being hit over the head with a hoe by
an unknown assailant
Marion.-The eighth annual Bill pic
mic CG Marion county will be held here
Sept 8. This is the annual frolic Of
all men whose front name is Bill and
is attended by thousands who adopt
the name of Bill for the day, even if
they were not baptized William. Bill
Hohenzollern is not member.
Cleveland.-Death in all the garish-
ness of a gun fight in barroom, with
in sound of a grillroom orchestra's
din, at night ended gang feud OF
two years. John Murphy, ex-convict'
safe blower and notorious downtown
character, was shot and killed in the
bar of the Oak cafe.
Marion.-Dora Patton, widow, and