The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-04-11


pointed postmaster at Van Buren,
Hancock equity.
Rev. A. B. Williams resigned a.
pastor of the Methodist Protestan
church at Coshocton.
Six Youngstown councilmen wore
indicted by the grand jury on q
charge OF soliciting brlbes.
DR.. Harrison G. Wagner, Cleveland
physician and surgeon, is dead. He
was widely Known as g diaSnostician
Ernest Gerber, a Wayne county
Mennonite. and eight others, were in
dicted, charged with oEstrucGns the
draft.
Lawson Z. Emerson, former cierl
Of the Ohio supreme court, died after
few hours illness. Burial al
bethesda.
At Toledo Patroln!an Louis Iez
wiecki, &c, was shot ard killed VIII"
he attempted to arrest a prowler,
who escaped.
K. Lynne Arthur, former account
ant of a, Springfield concern, was
sentenced to prison on charge Of
embezzlement.
At a special election at Bcllefo1
taine the proposition to issue SlO5,
400 for school purposes carried by a
six to one majority.
Crawford comfy commissioners
purchased the Gallon Brewing COM
pany plant at Gallon and will convert
it into a chiidren's nome.
Fire losses in Ohio last year
amounted to $S,490,O31, az increase
of $l,500,000 over 1916, according to
State Fire Marshal Fleming.
Cary r. Graham, IL, student at
Muskin9um college, mt New Concord.
is missing since March IS. His father
is a farmer near Cumberland.
Judge E. NJ. Kennedy, former may
or of Malta, Morgan county, prosecut-
ing attorney and probate and com
mon pleas judge, died at Malta.
A wet and dry election at Gale
donia. Marion county, was called of
because the petition had net been
read three times before council.
Ohio State Council of Carpenters
adjourned at Cincinnati to meet III
Newark next year. Ode ]. Grubb,
Newark, was elected president.
With the arrest of a merchant,
Cleveland police believe they have
taken the first step to break up a
,~,oo~ ,.;o,. oT ol1oraJ ci1Iy ibiauoc
Body Of Frederick Pemberton, e5
prominent Roseville merchant, who
disappeared March 13, was found
floating in the canal near GAINESVILLE
Toledo police arc holding three men
in connection with the murder OF a
man believed TO be Ariel w. Cameron,
beaten ard kicked 10 death in the
street.
Walter B. Richie, author of the
knights Of Pythias ritual and formc'
grand commander of the order, died
at his home in Lima from the effect
of a fall.
Edward Schott was forced to salute
and kiss the American fag by group
of workmen at the shop where he
was employed at Marion after an Il.
legged unpatr.otic remark.
Steubenville, East Liverpool and
Beaver Valley Traction company IN,
creased the fare to 10 cents on the
East Liverpool-Chester, w. Va, line
The old fare was cents
A. c. Willing, %, Columbus patrol
man, died from a bullet wound in the
abdomen. Willing was shot on a
streetcar by Thomas Mack, 28, col
ored, who claims seit-defense.
John &. Curtis of FinG.ay advei.
tised fer wife. In two weeks he got
an answer ard they were married IN
mediately. She deserted him in ,
hours, ne declared IN his divorce pet
tion.
At Cleveland the court Of appeal:
reversed the decision OF CommcS
Pleas Judge Pearson granting thi
city an injunction restraining tx
Cleveland Railway company from in
creasinc its fare.
At Youngstown three members o
the family of Congressman CocpeI
narrowly escaped asphyxiatior. ]
fume tiue had been disconnected a
their home. Police suspect an al
tempt On the consrcssmans life.
With his mind d blank concernini
his past, State Senator Adam W
Oberlin is in & private sanitarium il
Cleveland. lie disappeared from Can
ton, his home, sever months ago ant
was found recently by his son at NCr
folk.
Fire at the village of Savannah
north of Ashland, destroyed the tow:
hall. electric light plant, william
Fast's hardware store and thre
dwellings,, with a tota' loss estimates
at $50.9U The fire pump broke do%l
and the villagers had to fight tn
flames with buckets. A hard raj
saved the rest Of the town.
Dry petitions nave been distribute,
by the knti-Saloon league IN all Obi
counties. Although only 125,0G
names are required. state headqnal
ters say over 100000 signers VII
be on the request for submission mex
fall Of the amendment prohibiting III
sale, manufacture and distribution c
alcoholic beverages in Ohio.
Judge William P Barnum Of Nj;
honing county common pleas coul
rendered his resignation to Governo
Cox.
One hundred house painters ar
decorators at Sandusky went q
strike for 10 cents an hour wage il
crease.
Plant of Hobart Brothers compal..
electrical manufacturers. Troy, wa
destroyed by fire. The company wa
engaged on government work.
Frederick A. Wolfinger, well know
Ohio stock buyer, was burned
death on his farm near Marion viii
fighting flames from burning grass.
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