Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1895-12-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

John Gillen, a lineman, while repairing
a trolley wire at Oswego, N. Y, fell from
ladder 20 feet high and was instantly
killed.
1t has been discovered that almost nine
tenths of tho West Creek district, Colo,
one OF the new goldnelds is in a United
States timber reservation.
The New York State Dairypen's asso-
citation elected the following officers: Pres
ident, A. Chase Thompson Of Owego; vice
president DIR. l.. i. Nanslyke Of Geneva
secretary, II. ID. Gilbert of Clayville;
treasurer, George r. Powell of Ghent
The New York State Sheep Breeders
association elected the following officers
President, Peter Martin of Rush; vice
president. Chollott Collins Of Victor; sec
retary and treasurer, J. II. Earl of Ska
neates executive committee, G, G. Hickox
of Canan9aigua, H. c. Smith Of Marcel
lus and r. NJ Lee of East Bloomfield.
Friday, Dec. 13.
John Mulholland, LII. d., first Baron
Dunleath, died in London, aged Sc years.
The worsted mill of Brossingham &
Patton, located in Germantown, Pa, was
destroyed by fire. Loss, $50, 000
Tho schooner Collector, bound from
Boston for Eastport is ashore at Quoddy
head, Me- The crew has been landed
The Hotel Kensington in Charlotte, N.
Y, caught fire, apparently from the out
side, and was destroyed. Loss $40, 600
NJ Adrien Lachenal, who was vice
president for 1885, has been elected presi
dent Of the republic of Switzerland for
1895.
The jury i'm the Padget murder trial at
Schenectady, ~ Y, rendered verdict OF
manslaughter in the second degree, and
Pndget was sentenced to one year in the
penitentiary
Miss Emma Rockefeller, eldest OF the
four children Of William 6. Rockefeller
one of the Standard Oil magnates was
married to DIR. ID. Hunter McAlpin, Jr.,
son of David II. McAlpin, the millionaire
tobacco man, in the magnificent Rockefel-
Ter mansion, lockwood Hall, near Tarry-
town-on. the hudson. N. Y.
Saturday, Dec. Il.
The southwestern express on the Penn
sylvania road was wrecked in Philadel-
phia. John Shenberger, the engineer, was
killed.
At Newark, N j., Mrs, Mary Good of
New York, aged GO years, was killed
while crossing the tracks of the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western railroad, being
struck by a rapidly moving train.
The parsonage of the Central Methodist
church at Yonkers n. Y, was partially
destroyed by fire. A servant had emptied
a lot of hot ashes in a wooden barrel in
the cellar, which set the barrel on fire.
r. G. Dun & Co., New York, report that
failures for the first week of December
show liabilities of s3, 1O4 s3l, against S.,
| 036, SG6 last year and 81, 761, 400 in 1898;
in manufacturing 81, 157, 760, against ST.,
427, AIS last year and ST. 73O, O44 in 1898,
| and in trading S92, S2l, against 81, 40l, q
| 45l last year and So, SOL 365 in 1898. Fail
ures for the week have been 33S in the
| United States against $40 last year and
54 in Canada against 40 last year
Monday. Dec. 10.
Charles Mayne the millionaire banker
of San Francisco, died in that city.
Farr, Ward g. CO. 5 chemical laboratory
at Syracuse was burned. Loss, Sl2, 900.
Judge Thomas H. Nugent, the Popuist
/ leader in Texas, died at his home in Fort
Worth, Tex.
Baptiste Fraser, 60 years old, was killed
by a train near the railroad station at
Fall River, Mass.
Edward Mcpherson, for many years
clerk of the house of representatives at
Washington, died at Gettysburg, Pa.
Angus ID. Gilbert, the murderer of the
little girl Alice NJ. Sterling was SEN
fenced to be hanged in Boston on Friday,
Feb 81 next.
Samuel Gompers of New York was
elected president Of the American Fedora
tion Of Labor in place of John Mcbride OF
Columbus, o.
Miss Helen Culver of Chicago has given
g. 600, 600 to the University of Chicago
the entire gift to be devoted to the in,
crease and spread of knowledge within
the field of the biological sources.
Tuesday, Dec. II.
The daughter of Secretary Of the Inte
rior Hoke Smith is dangerously i'll in
Washington.
Miss Clara Hazel Busch, daughter OF
the wealthy brewer, and Captain Pau
Won Gontard of Haagen, Westphalia, were
married in st. Louis
DR. George w. Fraker, the alleged in
surance swindler who had been in Jail al
Richmond Mo-, since his capture has
been released on bond.
In fire at Winnipeg which destroyed
the Canchon block, Major Morrice and
his wife were burned to death Two 9th
ers were seriously injured.
John Robinson, aged 90 years, shot and
fatally wounded May Eokert, aged "a
years, his alleged wife, and then commit
ted suicide in Philadelphia.
Chief Justice II. L. Snodgrass of the
Tennessee supreme court fred two shots
at John Il. Beasley, a prominent lawyer
of Chattanooga, one of which took effect
in the arm.
Secretary Carlisle submitted his an
nual report to congress. 1t shows that
the total receipts of the government
from customs, internal revenue, the post
al service and other sources for the flsca
year ending June 30, 1895, were $500, 1913,
203. 30. The total expenditures for th1
same period, including pensions, Interest
on the public debt, etc, amounted t
S433, l7S, 426. As, showing a deficit of S42.
sos, 229.1S.
Wednesday, Dec. IL.
William il. Mccall died at his home il
Saratoga. He was "a years old and wal
a leading lawyer Of that place.
The marriage Of Mr.. Clifford Hartrldg
of New York and Miss Jessie Russell, ed
est daughter of Justice Leslie w, Russell
took place at Canton, n. Y.
Floyd Mcconnell, one of the wealthies
citizens of Hornellsville, n. Y, died il
his home in that place. He was vice pres
ident of the Mcconnell Manufacturing
company.
The American ship Ivy, Captain Low
ell, hailing from Bath, Me-, and bounC
from Newcastle, n. S. W., on Septembe
lS for Manila, is ashore at Santiago
Philippine islands.
At cabinet council in Paris NJ, Lock
roy, the minister Of marine, inlormed thr
ministers present that the French gun
boat La Fleche had left SalOnica bay 70