The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-03-08

ESTABLISHED 1886.
LOCAL NEWS.
|W. M. Pace and family were up from
adstone to sttend the funeral.
w. r. Ford was visitor from the
bura tunnel the first of the week.
|Mayor Hoffman had business at
Lrboudale and Glenwood the first of
Ie week.
Engineer Ware came up Saturday
make his monthly estim ates on the
|agon road.
al. Mangold has quit work at the
|arble quarry and Charlie Neyins has
|ken his place.
w. G. Miller went down to Placita
/ Wednesday and expects to remain
|ere for some little time.
Mr.. Station of Cattle Creek, was here
lis week selling school supplies and
king orders in the book line.
Tom Lamoy has purchased the Pace
|sidence and will occupy it with his
lmily as soon as it is vacated.
Joe Fisher was arrested Saturday
|ght for using abusive language, but
tier being warned, was turned loose.
The Smelta. had very successful
In the first of the week, and consider
BILE matte is on hand ready for ship
ent.
Ol. Thomas brought up the Company
.cks from Redstone Thursday night
nd is now packing coal to the marble
harry.
Owing to the deaths in town last
rday the Literary Society postponed
! meeting, but one will be held this
friday evening.
We are exceedingly pleased to state
at little Dorothy Usher is very much
proved. She was a very sick child
and Sunday.
Charles II. Melton. wife and baby
ached the ramh Tuesday from Canon
ty where they. have been for some
ne visiting Mss. Melton's parents.
j ackie Sonner came up from Car
'ndale Saturday to attend the last
les over his old friend, James Usher.
lis was Jackie's first trip up here.
Tom Canon returned from Pueblo on
lesday and while there he was go
g" SO fast they failed to catch him
as to put him in the state institution
Mrs. Frank Fartsch and two child
n arrived from Mesa on Saturday in
ne to attend the funeral of her
otha-in-law. james Usher. She will
main for a short time.
About O'Clock last Friday morning
serious accident occurred on the new
irble road through the premature
hitting Of about IS pounds of giant
WIDER while being thawed out ready
r use: the result of the explosion
used the death of one man and sew
ely bruised many more, but taking
into consideration the men
capped very luckily. 1t seems that
contractors had erected a shack
r the purpose of thawiny out powder
ID placed small stove in it: the
y before the accident the man in
arge was transferred to the cook
use and Foreman Frank Smith was
legated to look after the powder
use, and while in there the explosion
ok place causing his instant death,
I how it happened no one will ever
ow. Smith hand was severed from
body and was found about - feet
'ay. his leg was broken in two or
)re places. head, back and arms were
'ribly bruised: in fact, the poor fell
" never knew what happened to him.
Mr.. Smiths remains were brought
'wn town that afternoon and Satur-
" he was given a Christian burial.
Before the interment Justice Fuller
ID six jurors held an inquest over
remains. the jury finding deceased
me to his death through no fault OF
contractors, but was caused by the
plosion OF giant powder, the cause
which was unknown to the jury.
The deceased was born in Germany,
t no one here knows anything about
relations. He could speak several
nguages and seemed to be j0yial