Milford chronicle., 1903-06-12
MOONS PHEaEa.
i WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
Thursday June 4.

Thursday, June g.
Columbian University, at Washing
ton. held its S2d annual commence
ment last evening.
Robbers dynamited the safe in the
Gold Stabeck Bank at Vesta, Mimi,
and secured over $4,000.
Mississippis new capitol building
ut jackson, erected at a cost of ST.
100000, has been dedicated.
Confederate Memorial Day was cele-
brated yesterday throughout the south
with exercises in the cemeteries.
The bricklayers and masons Of
Wilkesbarre, Pa. who have been on
strike for five weeks, returned to work
today.
NIillers from all parts Of the south
and west attended the first convention
of the Millers' National Federation at
Detroit
Friday June 5.
Oscar White, a lineman, was burned
TO death by a live wire on a telegraph
pole at Reading, Pa.
The 15Gth annual commencement of
Princeton University was held at
Princeton, n. J.. today.
Minister Conger reports to the state
department that China will establish
a mint at Pekin and mint its own sill
yer coins.
All the restaurants and hotels in the
depots of the Pennsylvania Railroad
system west of Pittsburg will be con-
Quoted by the company.
The convention of the Funeral Di-
rectors' Association of Pennsylvania
at Pittsburg adjourned. after choosing
Erie as the next meeting place.
Saturday, June 6.
General William Patton died at his
home in Columbia. Pa, aged 81 years.
The German gunboat Panther ar
rived at Newport News, Va, where
she will go into dry dock for repairs.
Senator John w. Daniel was nomi-
mated by the Virginia Democrats for
another term in the United States
senate.
The cruiser Brooklyn was commits
stoned at the New York navy yard
and will join the European squadron
as the flagship.
William j. Bryan in this weeks
Commoner includes Circuit Attorney
Folk. of ST. Louis, in his list Of presi-
dental eligibles.
Monday, June 8.
The contract for the last Of the big
exhibition buildings for the st. Louis
Exposition was let for S171,0OO.
Rev. Dr.. Henry Van Dyke preached
the baccalaureate sermon TO Princeton
University graduates yesterday.
The hod carriers strike at Wilkes
barre. Pa, has been settled, the men
accepting a 10 per cent. advance.
Free postal delivery will be estab
Iished at Jeannett. Pa September l
with three carriers and one substi
tute.
An epidemic of lockjaw prevails al
Pittsburg, Pa. due to the use Of toy
pistols on Decoration Day. Six boys
have died.
Strikers in two of the big shoe
shops at Brockton. Mass, won mos
of the demands they made, others be
ing submitted to arbitration.
Tuesday, June g.
John c. Ingersoll, United State:
consul at Cartegenna, Colombia, dieC
at Colon.
The Hamburg-American line steam
er Batavia arrived at New York will
1854 immigrants.
Three postal clerks were injured
one fatally. in collision on the South
ern Railway, near Charlotte, N. c.
While washing a wagon in the Con
estoga creek at Brownstown, Pa
Cloyd Smith, aged years, was swep
into deep water and drowned.
The national committee of thu
United Irish League Of America havr
taken steps to further spread the OF
ganization throughout the country.
Wednesday, June 10.
James Jones. of Philadelphia, com
mitted suicide in q Newark, N. j., hotel
S. N. D. North. the new director o
the census, has taken the oath Of ofic
and entered on his duties.
Clara Nicols, society editor of tn
Chicago lribune, was crushed to dealt
in an elevator in the Tribune building.
Governor Hunt and family, of Port
Rico. have arrived in New York. The,
will spend the summer in this country
The jury to try Curtis Jett and Tor
White. charged with shooting ]. MAJ
cum at Jackson, KY, has been con
pleted and taking of testimony begur
Secretary Root has placed the execu
tion of the new militia law in tn
hands of Assistant Secretary Sanger, Il
order to take up other department mat
ter.