Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-11
CONDENSED NEWS.

Luke Prior. former United States
senator and representative in congress,
died at his home at Athens, Ala.
The American fishing fleet on the
Grand Banks is doing poorly of late
The weather has been bad, the Goldfish
scarce and bait difficult to obtain.
The secretary of the navy has exA
tended the contract time on the battle
ships Kentucky and Kearsarge to the
time of their delivery by the builders,
the Newport News Shpbuilding COM
pany. The effect Is to remove the pen
atty which had accrued on both vessels.
General Zebulon York, one of the dash
ing figures of the Confederacy. died at
his home in Natchez, Miss.
Fire destroyed one of the mills of .he
Cuyahoga Lumber company at Cleve-
land, causing a loss of 100000.
The coal miners of Alabama have ac-
cepted reduction of 21a cents ton
from Aug. l.
Rev. Henry M. Wharton of Baltimore
was arrested at Ocean City, N. j..
charged by Miss Somers of Ocean City
with obtaining money under false pre-
tenceS.
Joseph Emerson, the famous Greek
professor, associated for SO years with
Beloit college. died at Beloit, Wis, from
general debility. Professor Emerson
was born in Norfolk, Conn, in 1921.
BY an explosion of gas two buildings
in the heart of the business district of
Scranton, Pa, were completely de-
molished. and q persons were injured.
A million dollars worth Of property
was destroyed by fire in the lumber dis
trict of Ashland, Wis.
Worcester, Mass. Aug. 6.-Mrs. Nora
Phillips, who shot and killed her
brother, David Mcnamara, at their home
in Leicester, was in the police court
Thursday, charged with manslaughter.
On the recommendation of District At
torney Hoar Mrs. Phillips was allowed
to go free woman. Mrs. Phillips freely
admitted that she caused her brothers
death. but claimed that it was done in
self defense. McNamara's body will be
buried by the town of Leicester, the
members of the family having refused
to have anything to do with it.
Richard S. Wiley, 22 years old, was
struck by train at Somerville, Mass,
and received injuries from which he died
later.
The waterproof paper department of
the F. w. Bird & Sons mill at East WAL
pole, Mass, was burned by the explosion
Of a fire kettle. Loss, $40 1000
Rev. c. W.;Biddle, one of the oldest
Universalist ministers in Massachusetts,
died at his home in Brookline.
large barn in the center Of Lexing
ton, Mass, was burned, and a she'd ad-
joining, occupied as a backsmith's shop.
was gutted. The total loss will be $5OcO.
A $4,000 fire occurred at Williamsett,
Mass. The fire started in d barn belong
ing to ]. L. Stratton.
The manufactory of Van Il. Beedle, at
South Gardiner, Me-, was totally de-
stroyed by fire, causing a loss Of $5OOl.
Leo Prince, years old. while attempt
ing to recover his hat from Little river,
at Haverhill, Mass. stepped off a~steep
embankment and was drowned.
Ernest w. La Fluere. 16 years old, was
playing with several boys on a raft at
Worcester. Mass. He was unable to
swim. and the raft tipped, throwing him
into the water, and he was drowned.
Lucy Clifford, 10 years old, was burned
to death at her home at Steep river,
Mass. She was watching the flames in
a toy stove when her dress caught fire
from the hot Goals.