Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-06-25

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Walter Norris. aged is, was killed by
lightning at Bosart, Georgia, on Satur-
day. babe which he held in his
arms was uninjured.
The village of Roselle, Kansas, was al
most completely destroyed by tornado
on Saturday. Other property in the
neighborhood was damaged.
President Mckinley has nominated
Stewart l.. Woodford of New York to
be minister to Spain and the nomination
has been confirmed.
tornado at Newport News, Virginia,
Sunday wrecked several houses and did
much damage to growing crops. Con-
siderable damage also was done to the
small craft lying at anchor in the James
river.
The Hon. John NJ. Francis, senior pro-
prietor and editor-in-chief of the Troy
Times, and ex-minister of the United
States to Austria, Greece and Portugal,
died at his home in Troy, New York,
Friday.
Ed. Kllgore was shot and killed at
Ladoua Station, near Paris, Texas, on
Thursday, by Fanny Jackson and her
brothers. During the shooting stray
bullet fired by Miss Jackson killed one
of her brothers.
w. b. Bradbury, a San Francisco
,,i1lfonafro hac ennfppppH
twenty-four hours imprisonment, hay
ing been convicted the second time of
splitting in street cars The superior
court affirmed the judgment.
William 7. West, ten years ago pastor
of Methodist church at Chesterton,
Indiana, was arrested in Seguin, Texas,
on Saturday. charged with the murder
of Miss Susie Beck, a member of his
church, with whom he eloped.
The library building of the Iowa
state university, at Iowa City, was
struck by lightning and destroyed by
fire on Saturday. l.. NJ. Leck, a fire
man, was burned to death The loss is
estimated at 100000. The library is
SAID to have been the best in the state.
John Alert, a farmer living near Mid
dleport, n. Y, while ploughng last
week was attacked by swarm of bees,
which also stung the horses, causing
them to run away. Alert's head was
swollen until scarcely semblance of
features remained. He was unconscious
until his death, which occurred Friday.
A national anti-mob and lynch law
association" has been Incorporated at
Columbus, Ohio, the purposes of which
are "to discourage mob and lynch law
within the United States and to agitate
public sentiment with a view to securing
such legislation as will suppress such
practice by providing adequate punish
ment for yiolators.'
Ross Williams, a young farmer living
near Perry, Okla, and Miss Bessie Car
roll of Chicago were married two days
ago. Williams wrote love message on
an egg three months ago. The egg was
shipped later to Chicago, and Miss Car
roll in cooking 1t read the message. She
answered it, and the correspondence re-
suited in the marriage.
The celebration of Queen Victoria's
diamond jubilee was begun Sunday.
Thanksgiving services were held in st.
Paul's, Westminster abbey and in
churches throughout the United King
dom and in nearly every large city in
Europe. The queen and members of
the royal family attended the services at
St. Georges chapel, Windsor.
During a thunderstorm on Friday
afternoon Christian Gonat was killed by
lightning while ploughing in a field
near Farmersville, Ill. 1t was dis
covered on searching his clothing that
he had about S25, 900 in cash in his
pockets. He had been living a miser's
life. A daughter, supposed to be in
Kansas or Nebraska, will inherit his
money.
Charles Moss, a German laborer, aged
30, living in West Owosso, Mich. was
struck by lightning and instantly killed
Friday evening while eating his supper
Moss and his wife had quarrelled in the
morning, and she had gone over to her
mothers house, just across the street,
and had taken her children with her, so
Moss was alone in the house when it
was struck.
John Mcfarland died Of Sunstrol-a or
his home, near CrOoksyille, Ohio, Satur-
day afternoon. Netherlands son and a
Mr.. Barber went after the undertaken,
and on their way back were struck by
lightning, as also were Charles Watts,
the undertaken, and his son. The un.
dertaker was seriously Injured, but may
recover. Barber and young Watts died
instantly.
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