The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-11-20
EAST.

Inc JWenty-nlnth annual session OF
the National Grange Patrons of Hus-
bandry opened in Winchester, Mass,
on the 18th. There were in attendance
the regular officers Of the organization
and delegates from twenty-six states.
At New York City on the 18th Sam
uel E. Lewis, cashier of the United
States Direct Cable Company, was
found dead in bed. He had been
asphyxiated by stove gas.
At his home in Somerville, Mass,
Henry &. Ashton, the inventor of the
Ashton safety valve for steam engines,
died suddenly on the 18th of apoplexy.
Mr.. Ashton was born March 80, 1916,
in Norfolk, England.
James Hughes, aged SO years, we'll
known driller and oil well contractor,
was instantly killed by accidently driv-
ing over steep enbankment at Frank
lin, Pa, on the night of the 18th.
Ex-State Comptroller Edward Wem-
pie was arrested at his home in Fulton
vile, N. Y, on the 14th on the charge
of setting fire to the dwelling of Herbert
H. Fonda, on the evening of the 10th.
Wemple is also charged with having
set fire to the Wemple foundry build
ing and is suspected of causing several
other fires during the past few months.
The Fall River line steamer Puritan
was successfully foated off on the
18th, after being stuck fast on the
rocks off New London, Conn, nearly
four days.
AS result of the large amount of
police protection given to Joseph
Seaich e. Son, whose drivers have been
on strike several days for union de-
mands, a general strike of $50 coach
drivers was ordered at New York City
on the 14th.
A certificate was fled with the sec
retary of state of the reorganization Of
the New York, Lake Erie & Western
railroad under the name of the Erie
Railroad Company, at Albany, N. Y,
on the 14th. The capital is S146, 900, 900.
The company paid $1s2, 500 as an or
ganization tax on its capital.
James Graham, a steam filter, aged
80 years, was probably fatally injured
by escaping steam on the 14th while
fitting vent cap to steam pipe at
the Moorehead-McLean iron works at
Pittsburg, Pa. ..... ...
Domestic unhappiness and drink
caused Thomas Elwin to cut the throats
of himself and two children at Phoenix
vile, Pa, on the 18TH The children
are dead and Elwin cannot live.
At his home in Boston, Mass, Eben
D. Jordan died on the 18th, aged 73
years. He was one of the founders OF
the firm of Jordan Marsh & Co.
John Smith was fatally shot by a
beggar who attempted to rob his house
at Hoboken, N. j., on the 18th.
For the week ended November 10 the
exports of produce and merchandise
from the port of New York were valued
at 81, ,461, ,54S, against S6,O44,519 in 1894.
Burglars entered the post office at
East Rochester, N. H., early on the
morning of the 10th. The safe was
blown open and besides other valua-
bles $500 in stamps and $500 in cash
were stolen.
Arthur, the 22-year-old son of the
veteran actor John Jack, fell from the
twelfth story of the Betz building and
was instantly killed at Philadelphia on
the 10th.
Rev. DR.. Samuel F. Smith, the author
of America" died suddenly of heart
disease at the Emergency hospital at
Boston, Mass, on the 10th in the
eighty-seventh year of his age.
Two freight trains collided on the
Fall Brook railroad near Williamsport,
Pa, on the 10th. Engineer William
McQuaid was killed, and Brakeman
Daniel Kirkendall had leg broken
The accident was caused by the engi-
neer on the eastbound train falling
asleep
The Duke of Marlborough and his
young American bride sailed on the
10th for Genoa, Italy, on the North
German Lloyd steamer Fulda, from