The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-05-17

fered when steam pipe broke at the
plant of the Standard Oil Co. at jerks,
Okla, where he was an engineer.
Marion. - For the second time Cal
edonia town council threw out a wet
petition asking for a local option cleo
tion on the ground that it was illegal.
Caledonia is now dry.
Delaware. - Rev. ]. H. Fitzwater,
widely known Methodist minister Of
the Western Ohio conference, died in
the house Of his daughter In Clear
water, Fla.
Conneaut. - The entire city turned
out for the greatest patriotic parade
ever held in this vicinity. Two big
meetings were held afterwards at the
high school.
Bowling Green. - Two negro ban
dts climbed upon the locomotive of a
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton freight
train as it was pulling out of Ton
togany and robbed the engineer and
fireman.
Newark. - Harry Miller, 45. and for
20 years manager of the gas company
at Granville, near here, shot and
killed himself. Whether the shooting
was accidental or with suicidal intent
is not known.
Coshocton. - James White, IS, was
when an auto truck driven by Frank
Phen of Columbus, his son-in-law, skid
ded and went over an embankment-
Girard. - Lewis Ferguson, 33, was
found dead in cell in the Jail. Death
was due to alcoholism.
Shelby. - The country home of Mr..
and Mrs G. A. Pagan, near here, was
destroyed by fire, caused by a de-
fective chimney.
Columbus. - More than 10000 peti-
tions have gone out to county Or
ganizations of the Ohio Anti-SaEoon
league, which has just opened its cam
paign of statewide prohibition
Port Clinton. 1t has been an
nounced that Rev. W. H. Willard
Jones of the st. Thomas Episcopal
church here has been appointed chap
lain for Camp Perry by Adjt- Gen.
Wood.
Marion. Headed by Supt. e. H.
Curtis of the Ohio Anti-Saloon league,
a district conference of dry dealers
from IL counties was held here to
plan for the big drive" against Ohio
saloons.
Port Clinton. - Charged with steal
ing motor truck from the home of
]. A. Neidecker, Adam Johns, II. was
arrested and taken before Justice A. ].
SchOerger, where he pleaded guilty
and was bound over to the common
pleas court.
Youngstown. - The Brier Hill Steel
Co. here has announced that a con.
tract has been awarded the United En-
gineering & Foundry Co. for the imme-
diate erection of two large plate mills.
The mills are to be in operation with
In year and will have an annual
capacity Of about 100000 tons.
Hallsville. Postmaster w. r.
Boecher, of this city, was summarily
dismissed by postal authorities in a
telegram from Washington. No cause
was assigned for the dismissal
Coshocton. - James White, Ct, Of
Coshocton, was instantly killed when
an automobile overturned at Dres-
den.
Sandusky. Willie Hintzman, Z,
ran away from the Erie county chill
dren's home. Found asleep by a road
side in the country several miles from
the home, he said he was on his way
to Cleveland to try to enlist in the
navy.
Toledo. - While q Greek restau-
rant was filled with patrons, a squad
Of soldiers entered and, with fixed
bayonets, compelled six men to kneel
and kiss the United States flag which
the soldiers carried. The act was the
result of unpatriotic utteranOes the
six men are alleged to have made con
cerning the flag.
Lorain. - James Clark, lance cor
poral with the Canadian Highlanders,
will be cripple for life, he stated in
a letter received by his parents, M.
and Mrs. Thomas Clark. He was shot
in the hip during the Vimy ridge fight
ing. Later blood poison set in.
East Liverpool. - Seven thousand
pottery workers in America were
granted voluntary wage raise rang.
ing from to 10 per cent, the second
within less than nine months BY the
United States Potters' association.
Massillon. - Despondent over III
health, Miss Helen Dages, pretty 81
year.old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Dages, of Navarro, committed
suicide by throwing herself into the
Tuscarawas river.
Martins Ferry. Mrs. Susan Cain,
80, was burned to death at her homo
here when her dress ignited from a
coal crate.
Napoleon. - Homer C. Kelly, %,
a tree surgeon of Circleville, was
killed near here when the steering
wheel broke and his automobile upset
in ditch, pinning him beneath it His
chest was crushed.
Port Clinton. - The Ottawa county
school board has elected R. L. Carter
Of this city district superintendent
for the schools Of Salem, Carroll, Bay,
Erie, Portage and Catawba island
townships. st.
Norwalk. Howard e. Price, ga,
Huron county farmer, residing three
miles northeast of North Fairfield