Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-07-12
South ant West.

THE plant of the Denver (Col.) Brewing
| Company has been purchased by an Eng
| ish syndicate for $3.50 600.
ALICE BROWN, Postmistress at Benoitville,
Wis, struck John Rose on the head with a
club, inficting injuries of which he died.
Rose was intoxicated and Mrs Brown acted
in self defense.
THREE boys from Kansas City, their ages
ranging from twelve to fourteen years, were
drowned while bathing at Sheffield, Mo.
Their names were Edward Comp, Fred. II.
Brice and Frank Oviatt.
WHILE playing in a wheat bin, which was
being drawn off into car, at Lima, Ohio,
Ben Marks and Judson Horton, two young
boys, were drawn into the chute and
6mothered to death.
GEORGE and Fred Sanisky, aged respect
lively twelve and twenty years, were drowned
in the Des Moines River, near Des Moines
Iowa. George was bathing and got beyond
his depth. Fred went to his brOther'srescue,
and both lost their lives.
THE Burton Block in Chicago was burned,
inficting loss of $500, 900.
AN area of over 100 miles in Cascade Coun-
ty, Montana, has been devastated by forest
fires.
= THE Commencement Of the Michigan Uni
versity at Ann Arbor, was held. There were
439 graduates, Yeijero Ono, Japanese, car
ried off the highest honors.
THOMAS LINQUIST John Winter and Otto
Albach were smothered to death by sewer
gas at Kansas City, Mo.
MRS. HARRISON and her daughter, Mrs.
Mckee. left Cape May, n J.. after a two
weeks sojourn for Deer Park, Md.
The greatest storm that ever visited South
ern Minnesota gathered over Rushford and a
belt two miles wide in the pathway of the
storm for thirty miles absolutely laid
waste. Immense trees, two feet or more
thick, have been torn up and twisted off.
lose To -hor oT16E f1iIH
ings is estimated at $4,000. Peter Bolivar
and Andrew FizicO were drowned.
THE funeral of Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayes
was held at Spiegel Grove in Fremont, Ohio,
the Generals home. Congressman Haynes
conducted the ceremonies. The venerable
DR.. McCabe, of Delaware College, preached
the funeral sermon. The four sons and four
nephews of Mrs. Hayes were the pall-bearers,
and as they carried the casket from the hall
they were preceded by General Hayes his
daughter Fanny and other near relatives.
THE schooner Maggie Avery foundered in
Traverse Bay, Mich, and her crew of four
persisted.
Dr.. MCDow has been acquitted at Charles
ton, S. c., of the murder of Captain Dawson,
editor of the Netcs and Courier. The jury
returneda verdict of mot guilty. after two
hours deliberatio1. The verdict was a sur
prise to the audience and the community.
The jury was composed of seven colored
men and five whites.
HENRY BROEN, Herman Karnatz and Will
lam Karnatz were crowned at st. Louis
while out boating.
THE Grand Jury at Chicago has found in
dlctments against seven men for alleged par
tlcipation in the murder Of DR.. Cronin.
A HEAVY rain fell throughout Virginia.
All the low lands were submerged and the
crops on them entirely ruined. The rain was
especially heavy in the upper countless and
large number of bridges were swept away.
MARTIN HoDGEREs, the Town Marshal Of
Uniontown, Ky, cut his throat, causing
death Immediately in the public street., in the
presence of several friends.