The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-05-29
TINE EAST.

An explosion OF gas in the basement OF
the Van Meas House at Boston, Mass, on the
22d badly injured five persons and caused q
damage Of 5000 10 the hotel.
The Otto, Maston and Phenix Park collier
les Of the Reading Coal and Iron Company,
at Pottsville, Pa, which have been idle for
several months, started up again on the ed
Charles Clendingen, the oldest resident Of
Allegheny County, Pa, died on the 23d,
aged l0l years Tho deceased never used
whisky or tobacco In any form, and up TO
few weeks before his death was remark
ably healthy. .-.r...-4 .a-. o.. 44.,
Mrs. Emily vivar, who brought suit
against the Supreme Lodge Knights Of
Pythias at Elizabeth, N. j., for her dead
/, husbands insurance policy Of 5000, has
obtained verdict In the Union County
court for the fnll amount with interest and
costs added, amounting in all 20 oA,0H.
Z 4 The Ryegate Granite Company Of South
y Ryegate, Vt, is insolvent. liabilities, So
900; assets, plant which cost $40, ,000i The
directors are individually liable for 80 600
and the largest creditor is the Newbury
bank, for S25,0OO. i r.
In the United States Court OF Poughkeep-
sie, N. ", on the 2Sd Judge Barnard granted
motion for a writ OF certior8ri against ths
OWL service board and practically decides
that an alleged wrongfully rated applicant
for Office can compel the civil service board
Z 10 show TO the court what methods were
used in the rating. II Is the FIRST case Of the
kind in the courts.
Frank Compton, Of West Pittston, Pa,
thirty five years old, on the 23d cut his
wife's throat with butcher knife and then
IA a.
tail differences are said 70 have caused the
crime.
The southern terminus of the Housatonic
road at Wilson's Point, Conn.,, was totally
destroyed by FIRE on the ed. A quarter Of
mile Of new wharf, the freight buildings,
coal bins, passenger depot and a number Of
freight and passenger cars we're burned.
Loss estimated at 10000, which falls
equally upon the New England Terminal
Company and the Housatonic Railroad Com.
pany.
Thetrustees OF the Hartford, Conn, Theo
logical Seminary have voted TO open al
courses Of the institution TO women, on the
same terms as 10 men. This IL the first In
stituton OF hind the In the country TO un.
dertake theological training for women.
On the oath three men at work in the Ottt
colliery at Branchdale, Pa, were overcome
by sudden burst Of gas and sufiocated
Their bodies were not recovered for siS
hours.
Near Kingston, Pa, on the 2ith, while :
bucket Of broken rocks was being hoisted
TO the surfaoe in the new Pe.tibone shaft oi
the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
railroad, the wire rope broke, letting the
bucket fall nearly 1000 feet upon ten meI
engaged In blasting at the bottom. Edward
Jones was instantly killed and five other,
fatally hurt
James T. Clinton and Martin j. Corbit
recently arrested In New York for highway
robbery, pleaded guilty ON the Oath ant
were each sentenced 10 fifteen years IN tn
penitentiary.
Business failures occurring throughou
the country during the sevon days ende'
May ~ number for the United States 2)7
Z and for Canada -, or total Of 2e9 a. com
pared with &2 the previous week, and q
for the corresponding week last year.
Colonel Bamuei Shoch, q veteran Of IN
war Of 1872, and for many years promi
nent citizen Of Lancaster County, Pa, die.
q HE home In Columbia on the 24th, age
ninety-two years.
ut At the session Of the Presbyterian Genera
Assembly an the oath Telegram from u
liBouthern Assembly was read, announcin
4 the passage OF the cooperation report by
Rvote Of 30 toH. Debate on the majority n
port which recommends co operation in u
evangelization Of the colorod people, an
cooperation In homo and foreign mission
ojwss then adopted. The report Of the stant
ing committee on church erection was pr
se1tsd and accepted The estimates for u
3 edming ycar arc fso. 900.
Charies. Porter, well known manufac
stz1rer whose belt knives for leather splittir
onsobines are sold all over Europe M We
- Amefice, dies nj Woburn, Mass, on a
etfh, aepd nifty three. - 81 tagd
IA The Massachusetts, Senate has passed u
I'm anthpnzinf the Americnn Bell Tel
pl.one Company 70 increase is capital sto'
syslo,o o,oooooo. -. !. istda
40 $50 ,4.sti... ,tfy ~ AaV
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