Smith Guilty of Second Degree Murder in Glouster Double Slaying
Frank Smith of Glouster, on trial for the August double murder of Perry Oxley and Charles Brown, was found guilty of murder in the second degree. The verdict, delivered Sunday afternoon after lengthy deliberation, carries a life sentence in the Ohio penitentiary. The trial heard testimony from thirty-eight witnesses about the saloon confrontation and Smith’s loaded shotgun used in the deadly shootings.
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Frank Smith
Glouster
Perry Oxley
Charles Brown
Ohio
Oxley
Brown
Smith
Gloutier
Criminal Court
Athens County
Charles Smith
No. 2
Young Smith
Grosvenor
J. Headley
Sayre
A. M. Lewis
Phil Lloyd
Robert Parker
Isaac Redpath
Brown and Oxley
Z. Z. Bridges
High Street
Lloyd, Parker
Redpath
Jolly Smith
Parker Pame
Bridge
Bridges
Parker
Lloyd
Robert Armstrong
Redapth
J. M. Rhodes
Osley
J. C. Headley
Wood
Peter Oxley
Lysander
Gallipolis
Goose Run
Thomas
James French
Thomas Sharp
Luhrig
James
Sharp
French
Henry Guthrie
T. J. Morris
Athens
Columbus
Guthrie
Pearl Allman
Berry Maynard
Modoc
Mollie Salyers
Maynard
Clara Oberholtzer
Farmers institute session yields officers and profit
Coolville reports a two day farmers institute with large attendance. President S B Oakes and secretary S B Humphrey were reelected. Discussions covered road work orchard outlook pruning and farm management. Prof Higley delivered lectures praised by York papers with stenographic notes planned for distribution.
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Coolville
Farmers’ Institute
B. Oakes
Little Hocking
Humphrey
J. E. McKinney
G. K. Campbel
Fransworth
P. F. Wells
G. E. Plamly
Roudebush
Athens County
Farnsworth
Rev
E. A. Morris
E. R. Williams
C. W. Oakes
J. B. Halsey
W. E. Bingman
A.A. Nease
A. C. Curtis
P. Dyar
F. P. Ames
Marriage License Notices From Various Cities
Marriage license notices list pairs including J. M. Haning of Albany with Emma Nelson of Athens and Delmer A. Norris with Lenora Berrage of Marshfield among others. Additional entries pair B. J. Sams of Orbiston with Jannie Spitzer of Chauncey and James D. Cooper of Downington with Phoebe Coe of Albany. A final line mentions John Trainer of Parkersburg with Bertha Hickman of Athena.
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J. M. Haning
Albany
Emma Nelson
Athens
Delmer A. Norris
Lenora Berrage
Marshfield
B. J. Sams
Orbiston
Jannie Spitzer
Chauncey
James D. Cooper
Downington
Phoebe 4. Coe
William E .Hess
Floretta Lee
Guyaville
John Trainer
Parkersburg
Bertha Hickman
Athena
David Williams
Elizabeth
Ieee Ieee
Professor Higley at York Institute
Prof. B. O. Higley of the Ohio University returned from York Pennsylvania after a two day instructional visit at a teachers institute. He toured the Gettysburg battlefield and acquired souvenirs while discussing United States history including the 1832 campaign and the fall of the second bank.
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B. O. Higley
Ohio University
York
Teachers’ Institute
Gettysburg
Harrisburg
Higley
Pennsylvania
United States
Second
United States Bank
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen A
Norris Beverage couple wed in Athens county
In Marshfield on December 2 Delmer A Norris married Leonora Beverage at the bride’s home. Rev Ivy Cherrington officiated in a private ceremony attended by close friends and relatives. The groom appears to be a promising young man and the bride is a well known local schoolteacher with many friends.
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Marshfield
Delmer A. Norris
Leonora
Ivy Cherrington
I Timate
Athens County
Deputy Game Warden Case Dismissed Over Prosecution Authority
The Ohio case against John Butts of Canaan township for killing a squirrel out of season was dismissed after it emerged no authorization existed from the county prosecutor or the attorney general to prosecute. The ruling questions many game law prosecutions and may require wardens to secure official sanction before bringing suit. Jurors named include A P Linscott and James Cray among others. cost of the case estimated at about sixty dollars.
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Ohio
John Butts
Canaan Township
Charles McVickers
B. T. Rose
I. M. Foster
Foster
Butts
A. P. Linscott
A. Culloms
James Cray
Charles Bean
Peter Kern
J. C. Brannan
Charles Winner
W. F. Scott
T. L. Schrants
Jesse Watkins Henry Martin
J. C. Maxwell
Cannon Explosion Hurts Maker At Christmas Party
During a Saturday night reception Delmer and Mrs. Biggins were hosting when a small cannon exploded injuring Harry Biggins on the left side of his face and eye. The blast drew a crowd but only he was hurt. officials say sight is not believed at risk. The accident ended the neighborhood festivity after the UO F lodge supper adjourned.
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Stewart
Delmer
Harry Gins
Biggins
Death of Mrs. Grigsby in Trimble area
Mrs Elizabeth Grigsby of Trimble aged 56 died Sunday after an operation at a Coluts bus hospital. Physicians claim the operation failed and caused her death. The remains were taken to Buchtel where funeral services were held Tuesday and interment followed at Green Lawn cemetery.
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Elizabeth Grigsby
Trimble
Colutsbus
Buchtel
Green Lawn Cemetery
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Oxley and Brown
Luhiig
Hiram Crossen
E. H. Brawley
E. B. Hoskinson
W. A. Thomas
George McKee
J. M. Brookins
Johnston
A J. Poston
Joseph Weimer
C. B. Jeffers
A. C. Roach
Thomas Vore
Oon
First Farmers’ Institute of Season
Douglass
United States Senate
Yook
York County
York On School
The
Professor Higley
York Institute
Norris Beverage
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