Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-29
News Briefs.


the Middetown Silver Company, committed
suicide at his home at South Farms, Conn,
by shooting The cause of the cat is not
known. OF late Mr.. Savage had been a
travelling salesman for the Middetown Sill
Yer Company. He was ffty-two years OF
age
Reid Memorial Hospital public institu-
ton. made possible by the gift of SO, 900 by
Daniel CT. Reid of New York, was dedicated
at Richmond. Ind, Thursday. William b.
Leeds, also of New York, gave 10000 and
there was $4,000 in other gifts. Represen-
tative James Z. Watson of Indiana made
the address
Charged with embezzling $4,000 from a
Bremen bank, Herman Schadow was ar
rested as he stepped off the steamship
Main at New York Thursday. The pris-
oner declared his willingness to return to
Germany to stand trial. He waived exami-
nation and was committed to the Tombs to
await eXtradition papers.
Roy w. Mcpherson, assistant manager Of
Bradstreets agency, Greensboro, n. c.,
died Tuesday. The deceased married a
daughter of Judge Schultz of Marion and
had been there but two days from his we'd
ding trip when taken sick.
Two unknown men entered the room OF
of Attorney H. c. Grant at Fairmont w.
Va, Monday night and gave him a horse
whipping. 1t is alleged that he made an
improper remark to prominent young
woman of that city Monday and two Of
her brothers avenged the act.
Tim Cameron while cutting grass at
Blandford, Va, Tuesday. struck In
the back and badly wounded by stray
bullet fired by some unknown persons.
]. R. Pamplin. ST., of Petersburg Va,
was seriously injured Tuesday by falling
from the third story of the cotton mill at
Petersburg, Va.
Robert Ware, a colored youth twenty
the heart and killed Monday night at
Staunton, Va, while he and other boys
were playing with pistol
James Hopkins coored, rag dealer of
Frederick, Md. was arrested Tuesday on
a charge of felonious assault upon Annie
Butler, thirteen ear-old colored girl. In
default of $1,000 bail he was committed to
jail.
The contract for the new Chesapeake and
Ohio station at Staunton Va, has been let
to John Wilson of Richmond. The new de-
pot will be one of the handsomest on the
Chesapeake and Ohio road and will cost
about $4,000
The Pomona Cotton Manufacturing Com
pany organized at Greensboro, n. C, Tues
day by electing ]. P. Gallivan and J. E.
Srrene of Greenville, S. c., and w. s.
Thompson. Lee H Battle, A. L. Balm and
w. l. Young of Greensboro as the board
Of directors. Mr. Battle was elected presi-
Capt ]. w. Lockwood, cashier of the de-
funct American Bank of Orange Va.
arrested al Cordonsvile, charged with the
embezzlement of 5000 of the bank s funds.
At the time of the arrest Lockwood was on
his way from New York to West Virginia.
The coroner's jury In the case of Edward
Garrison w.io was stabbed to death Sunday
night by Ed Fisher returned verdict at
Norfolk, Va, Wednesday that Garrison
came to his death from wounds inflicted
by some sharp instrument in the hands of
Fisher.
While Sabbatino di Domenico and his wife
We're working In their market garden In
Retreat Park. Adams county, Col, three
of their children were burned to death and
the eldest. eight years old. was terribly in
jured in fire which destroyed their sum-
mer kitchen.
From Indianapolis Ind. to Winchester a
distance of about go miles. without mis-
hap. is the record made by an automobile
driven by Chauffeur Henry Knight.
Robert Shipiey arrested several days ago
upon a warrant charging him with assault
with intent to kill John Burriss of Gathers
burg, Md, has been committed to jail at
Rockville to await November term of court.
R. r. Bass. one Of the most prominent
residents of the eastern section of Rich
mond, Va, is thought to be dying at his
home as the result of two strokes of paral-
ysis.
u,
awakened by joining sect known as the
Burning Bush Worshipers." publicly at
tempted suicide Wednesday at High Point,
N. c., by drawing razor across his throat.
Bystanders took the weapon away, and
prompt medical attention saved his life.
The Norwegian government has proposed
to the storthing, at Christiania, the hold
ing of a referendum the dissolution of
the union with Sweden The proposal was
referred to a special committee
Charles Murray. fireman in The navy. at
tached to the dynamite cruiser Vesuvius,
about midnight Wednesday by the capsiz-
ing of a rowboat in which he and three
other men were rowing to the station from
Newport.
Stephen Jet. proprietor Of Hotel Ken
lucky at Elizabethton. Tenn, after having
left an early call in order to go on a picnic
excursion Thursday was found dead In
bed early that morning. He was a man of
fine physique and was apparently In excel
lent health Heart failure is supposed to
have been the cause of his death.
Everett Scott, aged forty-fve years, who
resided fifteen miles from Huttonsvlle w |
Va. committed suicide by almost decapi- !
tating himself with an ak. Ill health and |
melancholia caused the suicide. He leaves |
wife and six children.
II. w. Handy chief clerk to Major F. X. |
Huger general superintendent of the Sea- |
board Air Line, was appointed trainmaster |
OF the Birmingham Atlanta division of the |
Atlanta offices of the company succeeds |
Mr. Stanley as Major Huger's chief clerk.
An attack on the Jews. in which several |
were killed and wounded IL reported to |
have occurred at Ruska Novska new Rus |
STA, probably village near Kishineff). The |
plumber OF fatalities has net been estab-