Milford chronicle., 1904-03-04
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
Thursday. February 25.

| fre destroyed the principal busi-
ness block at New Decatur, Ala, en-
failing a loss of s175,OOO.
Charles F. Mayer, formerly president
Of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad,
died at Baltimore, aged 10 years.
Admiral Evans. commander of the
Pacific squadron, will sail for home
March 26 on the battleship Kentucky.
The anniversary of the outbreak of
the last war of independence was OBJ
served Throughout Cuba as a general
holiday.
Rev. Joel Light, one Of the best
known ministers in the United Breth-
ren conference, died at his home at
! Lebanon, Pa.
Friday February 26.
John Conroy, convicted of wife mur-
| der in 1902, was hanged at Pitts
burg, Pa.
The Evangelical Association of the
East Pennsylvania conference held its
65th annual conference at Allentown.
The body of a sailor of the wrecked
schooner Benjamin c. Cromwell was
picked up on the beach near BeIlport,
Long Island.
J. L. Caldwell, of West Virginia, has
issued a statement Withdrawing from
the race for United States senator
from that state
John Phillips. secretary of the Ma |
tional Organization of Hatters of North
America, and a well-known labor lead
er, died at his home in Brooklyn.
Saturday, February 27.
Owing to the high price of wheat.
Minneapolis mills have advanced the
price of flour 10 cents.
NJ. Bunau-Yarilla, the minister from
Panama, has cabled his resignation to
the president of that republic.
Thieves entered the postoffice at
Tenafy, N. J.. blew open the safe and
stole $500 in stamps and money.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Bristow, who is i'll with grip. is
slowly recovering, but is very weak.
Senator Hannas estate shows a val
uation of $1,000 900, according to a re-
port made to the Cleveland probate
court by his son.
Colonel James A. Pugh, of Norfolk,
Va, veteran newspaper man and
first vice president of the Virginia
Press Association. is dead.
Monday February 2e.
By taking carbolic acid, Amos B.
Tyres, member of one of the largest
dry goods house in st. Louis.
committed suicide
All crafts employed in the manu-.
acture of window glass are expected
o be amalgamated at a convention in
cleveland, o.. March "a.
Three men were killed and one in
ured in the wreck Of double-header o
reight train on the Norfolk and West. 4
IN road near Henry Station, Va p
The 18th anthracite district. includ. !,
lg Pottsville, Pa, and employing 1929 a
line workers. had "a fatal accidents in
lst year, leaving nine widows and "a es
rphans. n,
For sponsor of the battleship Vir. Al
inia, to be launched April 5 at New. a
ort News, Va, Miss Matilda G. Mon h,
lgue, daughter of the governor of Vir. ri
inia, has been chosen. "
Tuesday, March 1.
Secretary of State Hay Is confined to te
IS home by slight attack of grip. fe
The United States mint in San Fran NJ
SEQ, Cal. turned out S21, ,796. 900 for III
e month Of February. "l
During a quarrel over a woman at W,
'ilkesbarre, Pa. an unknown for tic
gner was shot and killed. su
The house committee on territories av
ade favorable report on a bill grant M
G Alaska the right to send a delegate rie
congress.
Waited H. Doyle. president of the
tizens' Bank. of Norfolk. Va, and
e Of the most prominent men in
uthern financial circles, is dead.
Wednesday, March 2.
Mrs. Sarah Coover los years of age.
ID at Mechanicsburg, Pa. of old age.
NJ. T. Blake, cashier of the First Ma
nal Bank of Dunkirkton, Ia, COM
tied suicide by taking carbolic acid.
President W. R. Harper. of Chicago
iversty, has been operated on for
pendicitis and withstood the shock
rhe diDhtheria scare on the United TT
ties training ship Monongahela at
n Juan. P R.. has ended, and she
] sail for home March 5.
1t the meeting of the North Caro-
a Pine Association, at Norfolk. Va.
vas decided to advance the price of
aper grades Of lumber from 70 cents
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