The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-12-28

T,bor Commissioner Matthews. of Maine
has completed his compilation OF afandohe.
farm statistics In that Stale. Vut o. tne oo'
cities. towns and plantations IN the tate
r.furus were received from 19E ana VA
number of abandoned iarins reporter assie
cate 1910. OF an average OF dDo4, pa ~ ~al'
fwo-thirds per town. There are oio ISlullN
,,,feh rep0rt one or more abandoned ldfms
--vlils I-l report none. The tOtal acreage o'
tI..a farms is 25d 5l3. OF 46.9 acres per liiii
they are valued for iaXaLOn ~ si'zA1'
-eo en average of - so pr acre. The asses
.Yrs. as a rule. do Lot give any reasons WI,
these farms have been abahdoned
chrstmas-day was the hfty-nrst anniyer
..rv of the marriage of Mir. ana MIS-. j.
s.sper. wealthy Old people oi OtiaM", knh
~arly in the rornlng Whlie bI' laIins loi ,,i
~ celebration Of the day, MI cooper W..
.'f. arith an attack OF heart disease "h'
'.i@e. 10 few minutes. Thursday hleh
Nfi.l ne minute when the wedding wa
"iu",. "' ez.Fs ago. MTs. cooper, "ho mac
ltiloinei rsuai health. gave sharp cr.
s-eiuev iil lel a. ID. lhe aged couple Wn'
en3 zen o,Nl ,,oit.. He - loog. were barred u
one grave.
Mrs. Robert Fowison. =, ..eeoui,red Nm,
y,I s. who for years has bee. ,Stpr. ounec
lauls1 est woman iu Nanch, ~ fatxiu.
tcuf, commi tee suicide last nigh. Z plncs
Iaris er,eu Sine went 20 iiaruOrt "a AVA,
aay afternoon aud when she returned ~
noticed tnat she acted Queerly. When 3,
husband came home from work yesterda.
She tod hin that she had taken the poison,
and died before medic al aid arriN ed.
Ihc coroner's jury investigating the sud-
den death Of ellen Johnson. in fottsto"n,
"a returned verdict Yesterday afternO O.
fIrit death Was caused by premature child
t.rth. resulting nom kicKs aud bruises in
n.ctDd hy ner husband, Isaac Johnson. He
gas accordingly placed under arrest, and
after a hearin. sent 10 NOrIistOwn jail 10
answer the charse of murder.
Gustav Larson. o laborer. lost himself in
Dae Of the city's big sewers Friday afternoon
at Nlnnes polls MINI, and wandered over
inree miles before he could get out tie han
gone down 10 90 some repairing and the mar -
hole e. Osed ternim, leaving him IN The darn .
Ils foul aii had almost overcome him whek
he lade his exit al cedar avenue and fourln
street
Copies Of the petition Of Harry Bingham
aad other New Hampshire Democrats Tor an
junction 20 restrain iicfk JcWeu nom
u.1c ug toe names Cf "if cieclcQ' member
upon the rOll Of The next House. with no
tcr ;hat hearing VIII be cid thereon De
fore tl- full bench 81 tine supreme Court
tuesday ait moon, are beiug served upon
fuv forty members tnus elected,
While reiuruips from dancing party on
Infistluds morning twenty TWO peleOi Z
broke thr, ugh the zee On hice lahe'
Ontario. al succeed .d ln gttlng on the
.cs again. but m-uy were ifostbltten DeiOtc
reaching uhe shore ami later Miss Eihe
johnson dieI fiOm the exposure wnlch hhe
haI undergone.
Mfs. Ellen Gibbons, who was eighty years
o.d. we burned 10 death FflDay morning az
lef ne lu Ash street. Saratoga, y. \. sue
wasa an haBHual smoker. aud ~ is believed
der clothing ugnl fire frOm hrr pipe. Ms.
0lbbJ'bs had been helpless ivr come timo,
aud wLa unabis 10 call Tor assistance.
one ,- The heaviest failures OF the year was
that II the Alessrs. LamalIce. announced In
Montreal Friday. The firm earned on a
NhOlesale business, and has beeu IN diihcul'
Ties Tor some time. The assignment was
made on tue demand OF George blackburn
commission merchant Of Manchester. Eng
land
The semi-annu8l examination al the Wesi
iC4nt Military Academy wlll begin on fii-
day. the ID pro1imO, and continue dall,
SUNDAYS excepted. until nniShed, lhe
Academic Board will be divided into twO
committees.
The Boston Daily Advertiser. which about
syear ago reduced lts price nom four cents
o. tlreo. announces that beginning January
LET. Il VIII be made = twO-ccnt paper.
Dr. siuith. Of 81 Augustine, Fla. cables
that he has pro sured a. liberal supply OF Or
koch's lympn, and yili sail for home with II
Dn January 4th.