Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-02
Straight, Of the Wabash road. responsible
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Straight, OF the Wabash road. responsible
for Webber's death
Two freight trains ON the Pennsylvania
railroad came in collision near Trenton, n.
j., on the Goth, and an unknown man riding
in the eahoose of one Of them was killed
WARREN MoSsUR, a manufacturer of
crackers and biscuits at Boston, failed ON
the Goth. His debts amount TO $50, $50, with
assets of sl2,624
GEORGE BREEN toll gate keeper near
Georgetown, Ky, was fatally shot on the
10Th by Shed Cottrell during dispute about
payment of toll.
Two MILLS of the White Manufacturing
Company at Rockville, Conn, shut down on
the Goth owing to the strike of $50 weavers.
Four hundred persons are thrown ont OF
work
An engine and eight cars one OF them an
oil tank, filled with oil went through
bridge near Sunbury, Pa, on the 10Th. The
oil took fire and all the ears and the engine
were destroyed
DoLE's Opera House at Mattoon, Ill, was
damaged 60 the extent of several thousand
dollars by fire early on the morning of the
56th.
AN unknown girl about nineteen years of
age committed suicide at Detroit Mich, on
the Goth by jumping into the river
GovERNoR BEAVER, of Pennsylvania, on
the Goth signed the bill making September
l-known as Labor Day a legal holiday in
that State
JOSEPH NENNEwuscH, farmer eighty
years old, suicided at Caledonia, Wis, on the
Goth by hanging himself in his barn
IN collision on the Baltimore 4 Ohio
road on the goth the lives OF Vice President
Morton and other Government officials
were endangered, and several employees of
the road were injured
MEMORIAL DAY was generally observed
throughout the Southern States on the
Goth
DURING the seven days ended ON the 10Th
there were 2l3 business failures in the
United States, against 233 the previous seven
days
AN explosion of dynamite and emmenste
occurred at the factory of the Emmensite
Gun Explosive and Ammunition Company
near Harrison, n. j., on the Goth Charles
Anderson, the fireman, was fatally injured
and the building, valued at $4,000, was
totally destroyed.
CHARLES Il. WOODRUFF, ex-city clerk OF
New Britain, Conn, confessed on the 10Th
that in the past six years he has forged
notes for $500, 600, but has managed to make
all good save about $4,000 He was ar
restsd and placed mi all
BURGLARS entered the store of ID. Smith
urst, of Seneca, Wis, on the night of the
10th and took from the safe about $4,000 in
cash belonging to the town of Seneca, OF
which Mr. Smithurst was treasurer.
WHILE in fit of dependency over finan-
cial difficulties Farmer Mcleod, of High
Bluff, Man, on the Goth killed his eight
year old daughter and fatally wounded his
son with an axe and then committed suicide
by cutting his throat
OEsAs FRAZIER (colored) was hanged at
Charleston, S. c., on the Goth for the muir
der of Holdenhmg, February
BROOKS, JosLYN & Co. IS saw mill at Port
Huron, Mich, was burned ON the Goth
Loss, $50 600; insurance, 1900
The SEVENTEEN anniversary of the found
ing of Odd Fellowship was celebrated
throughout the United States on the 26th
CURTIS TAYLOR and Mrs. Woods, of Lin
coin Neb, charged with numbering old
man Woods, were taken to the peniten-
tiary on the night of the Goth for safe
keeping. mob surrounded the county
jail all day and threatened to lynch the
prisoners.