Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-08-26
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSER
Friday. August 10.


Marion X l.owrey collector OF internal
.cvenue for the second district OF vir-
giuia.
Martin Reimer. OF Yerkes. Montgom.
cry county. Pa. died OF heart disease
after ogging boarders for maltreating
his horse.
Walter J. Kraft. transfer clerk OF
the Equitable Trust company. OF Chi
cago has disappeared with 100000 of
the company's money
The body of Mrs. Katharine Scholl
was found hanging at her home In viii
iiamsburg. y. u, with her husbands
summons for divorce clutched in her
hand.
Saturday. August 10.
Robert Murphy. a deputy sherin.
was shot from ambush and killed near
Logan. w. Va.
James Noriieet. John Champion and
General Bone. three negroes. were
hanged at Memphis. Tenn.
While robbing a grocery store at
Monongahela city. Pa. Edward Hol-
laran. aged Is years. was shot and
killed.
Henry ~ Davis. of Cleveland, o.,
was elected president of the Fraternal
Order of Eagles by the Grand Aerie at
Denver.
r. V. Rockafcllow. Wilhcsbarre's
(Paa pioneer banker and first city
treasurer died of complication OF
diseases. AGED II years.
Monday. August ~.
Emma. the 2.year.old daughter OF
Luther Notcshine. OF bloomsbury. Pa.
was fatally burned while playing with
matches.
Two armed men held up and robbed
Assistant Treasurer II. G. Board. of
the Press and Sign company. of s1025
on a crow ded street In Chicago.
The plant OF the Newcastle (Pa.)
Forge and Bolt company was de-
stroyed by fire. entailing loss OF
100000 and throwing 600 men out OF
work
While the death watch" looked on,
Lambert Nichaus, who was 10 be
hanged. killed himself In his cell at
ST. Louis by stabbing himself in the
abdomen.
Tuesday, August %.
c. II. Brazil. railroad employee. fell
beneath train at Jenukintown. near
Philadelphia. and was beheaded.
While bathing at Clementon. n. j..
John Fries. of Philadelphia. was
seized with cramps and drowned.
-
Louisville Ky. was closed by the
comptroller of currency and q receiver
appointed.
William Strickle and Edward Perk
were killed at Wellington. o.. by the
breaking of scaffold while painting
a stand pipe $50 feet high.
Two children of Mrs. Henry Diller
were burned to death and the mother
80 badly injured she will die by the
explosion OF a gasoline stove at To-
ledo. Ohio.
Wednesday, August %.
The 3ist annual convention OF the
Catholic Young Mems National Union
was held AT Albany. n. Y.
Fire that started in restaurant de-
stroyed four blocks OF buildings In
Portland, Ore. causing loss of $780,
900.
Eighteen-months-old Mary McManus
fell into a wash boiler half filled with
water at her home in Philadelphia and
was drowned.
President Roosevelt has been invited
to attend the 92d anniversary OF the
battle of Lake Erie Perry Day. at
Newport. II. l.. September IL.
The treasury department awarded
the contract for the construction of the
postoiIice at McKcesport, Pa. to vii.
liam Weber OF Huntington, w. Va.
for $1,000.
Thursday, August "a.
Fifteen stables and five blooded
horses were burned at the Butler, Pa,
fair grounds.
Senator W s. Clark. OF Montana
who is recovering from surgical OPP
Grafton. sailed for Paris.
Three persons were killed In a head.
on collision between two Union Pacifi,
freight trains near Rossville. Kan.
Governor Stokes granted reprievs
to Nicolo Murdica. who was sentenced
TO be hanged on Friday in Jersey City
He will he given new trial.
The big breaker Of the Greenough
Red Ash Coal company. near Shame
kin. Pa, was destroyed by fire. entail
ing a loss of $4,000 and throwing 50t
men and bows oiIf of work