The Penn's Grove record., 1899-02-24
Domestic.

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Calvin s. Briee, in Lima, Ohio, to which it
is supposed many valuables had been
shipped from the Brice home In New York.
The amount of goods stolen is not known
Judge Thomas Mittenberger, of Belle
fontaine, Ohio, was found dead in bed a few
days ago and his wife in an unconscious
and dying condition. Escaping gas from a
broken fixture was the cause.
Within sight Of a number Of fishermen a
well-dressed man walked out on the ice in
the lake in Chicago q few days ago and.
finding an airhole, deliberately drowned
himself. No clue to his identity has been
found and tine body was not recovered.
The engagement of Miss Clara Fitch, OF
Louisville, KY, to Edwin Stanton Carpen-
ter, OF Pittsburg, Penn, was announced a
few days ago. In the afternoon Miss Fitch
received a telegram OF Mr.. Carpenters sud
den death In New York City.
Ebenezer Ravens, aged seventy years,
was killed almost instantly at Rocky Hill,
near Middletown, Conn, a few days ago,
while cutting Ice. Havens was working on
a machine used to plane ice, when he sud
denly slipped and fell into 1t. Both of his
legs were severed above the knees and he
died in a minute or two later.
Charles Davis was instantly killed and
John Sullivan and Gilbert Mott were In
iured in a cave-in at the Central City
niiheSi heat Joplin, NO. n rev Gays ago.
Davis was buried under tons of earth and
rocks. Sullivan had one leg broken, and
Mott had one leg badly bruised and re-
cefved other severe bruises.
According to the death returns filed at
the Health ONCE, Louisville, Ky, q few
days ago, Rosetta Washington died at 1856
years Of age. Harrietanos Hutchersen.
colored, whose age was reported at 109
years, died of pneumonia.
George Panzeter, forty-six years old, a
maltster out OF work, In New York City a
few days ago shot and killed his wife,
Anna, forty-six years old, and her boarder,
John Goltze, because she refused longer to
support him.. Panzeter escaped.
The United States cruiser Marblehead
reached New York port a few days ago.
after a temptuous voyage from Boston, in
which she narrowly escaped collision with
the Cunarder Etruria.
The Missouri Senate, at Jefferson City,
has passed a house resolution asking Con-
gress to provide for the election of United
States Senators by the direct vote of the
people.
Three persons were burned to death in
the FIRE which destroyed the Arlington flats
in Chicago. The dead are: Fred. A. Marie,
n mail carrier, his wife and their infant
son.
James Pratt, n millionaire Of Hacken-
sack, N. j., a few days ago took out formal
papers OF adoption for a four-year-old
girl In a State institution. Mr.. Pratt has
eleven children of his own, but he said he
wanted to make the number an even one.
Judge zabriskie signed the papers.
AT Sneedville, Ark, a few days ago, the
home Of Charles Banntster. a farmer, was
destroyed by FIRE. Three children, aged
seven, nine and twelve, were burned to
death in the flames.
j.. W. Jorgenson, son Of G. E. Jorgenson,
n wholesale furniture manufacturer, of
Chicago, was arrested n few days ago,
charged with cutting of the hair Of Erna
Franskey, thirteen years old. 1t is believed
that J%orgenson has been guilty of similar
offences during a period OF five years past.
S. Odakaki, representing the interests OF
the Mitsui family in Japan, is in Seattle,
Wash. for the purpose of securing Il num-
Der OF bright American boys to be sent to
Japan and China and educated In Oriental
business methods, with a view OF extending
trade with the United States. The Mitsui
family, it is said, is the richest in Japan,
and its various interests are capitalized at
over $780, 900 900.
The graduating exercises of the Military
Academy at West Point took place a few
days ago. Seventy-two young men received
their diplomas from Colonel A. L.. Mills,
the Superintendent. Colonel Mills well
coined the young men into the ranks of the
army. The ceremonies o place in the
Cullum Memorial Hall.
Mary Hubbard, twenty-five years old. of
Brooklyn, was arrested a few days ago on
suspicion OF having killed her two-months-
old baby, which was found dead in bed by
her side, and was supposed to have been
accidentally smothered.
The New York and the Indiana left the
Fort OF New York to join the other vessels
OF the North Atlantic Squadron at Havana
for man9uvres.
Much damage was done bya heavy rain
In Baltimore.