Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-08-20
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Friday. August II.

Ing tnTOMu lTOIn HtT HOESt.
James ii. Montgomery. A. NJ. Ph.D..
a scientist of national reputation. died
at Meadville Pa. after lingering ILL
ness.
The International Typographical
Union has selected Toronto. Canada. as
the place to hold the next annual con-
vention.
willie" Mungcn. alias Frank Davis.
colored. was hanged at Ebensburg
Cambria county, Pa. for the murder
OF Laura Davis.
]. +. Reinger. former president of
the Reinger Lumber Company. is I'M
der arrest at South Haven. Mich,
charged with embezzling $4,000.
Saturday, August 10.
An arbitration convention between
Sweden and Norway and Great Britain
has beeen signed.
Fred Grant, of Springfield. ILL.,. is
under arrest. charged with embeZZling
SIC, 1000 from a building association.
Mrs. Emma Forester. of Altoona.
Pa, was burned to death in her home
by the explosion Of gasoline stove.
Mrs. Ruth Bush Hosea. of Mobile.
Ala. has been divorced on the ground
that she was hypnotized when married.
Senator Fairbanks. Republican NOM
inee for vice president. will address
organized labor in Chicago on Labor
Day, September 5.
Monday, August 10.
George s. Fleming. one of the best
known Democratic politicians of Pitts
burg. died after lingering illness.
The headquarters of the national
Democratic committee in New York
has been opened by Chairman Taggart.
Paul Aroch. employed in timbering
the new shaft at the Mardy colliery.
near Tamaqua. Pa. fell 80 feet to the
bottom and was killed.
Locked in their home during the alb.
sence of their parents. four children of
Charles Pitts. colored. were burned to
death near Decatur. Ga.
Two Pennsylvania railroad ferry
boats collided at New York. causing
much excitement and the serious in
jury of Lena Lena Nodratonski. an s
year-old girl
Tuesday, August is.
John Forman was drowned in a mine
hole while fishing at West Pike!and
Pa.
Samuel Moore, of Lafayette, Ind.
fell from passenger train near New
burgh. ~ V. and was instantly killed.
Samuel Ditzler and Albert Wilson
were struck and instantly killed ny a
freight train on the Reading railroad
at Lebanon, Pa.
Miss Clara Bourland. 16 years old,
was killed by lightning while talking
over telephone at jacksonville. fy..
during a thunder storm.
John Vodolska. aged years, was
run over by a Pennsylvania railroad
train at Wilmington, Del. and had
both legs cut off below the knees.
Wednesday, August II.
Postmaster General Payne has issued
an order that all railroad mail clerks
shall be bonded in $1,000.
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw left
Washington to visit his family At
Squirrel Island. on the coast of Mainc
Eugene Bloch, sentenced TO be hanged
at Allentown. Pa. for the murder of
his wife. has been respited until Gc,a-
Der 6.
The Both annual convention of The
Catholic Young Mems National Union
was held at Buffalo. N. Y. with 2JJ
delegates present.
While members of picnic party
were boating at Brunswick. Mo-. the
boat was overturned and three youn:
ladies were drowned.
Thursday, August 10.
In a collision between trolley cars
at Fort Lee. N. j., 30 persons We're
injured, two seriously.
Clarence Deryder. a cyclist. was
killed while attempting to loop tn :
loop" at Salt Lake City. Utah.
The plant of the Standard Powder
company. near Hollidaysburg. Pa. was
Npartly destroyed by fire. entaiing a
loss of $4,000.
While preparing for the funeral of
her daughter. Mrs. l.. A. Larson. of
Rush City, Mimi. fell down stairs ami
broke her neck.
1--we Stock markets.
Union Stock Yards. Pitt burg-C,t.
tie steady: choice. $5.154.6; prime.
5.4OG sos: iair. SO 5o@425 Hogs
active: prime heavies s565 so: m :
diums. $5.10@ $50; heavy Workers.
$3.50; light Workers AM ri s. $5.Si1
5.S5: roGghs. $4M4.70. Sheep st adv:
prime wethers. si21M430: com or
sheep. $1.50M2: spring lambs. S3.:,i
as: veal calves 81 SCOT