Milford chronicle., 1905-04-07
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Thursday March 50.


The cruiser Columbia will carry the
remains of the late Mexican ambassa-
dor to Vera CruE. Mexico.
Two Pittsburg mill workers died and
several are In a precaricus condition
owing to the excessive heat of the past
few days.
During a quarrel over a game of
cards, Thomas Fry shot and instantly
killed his brother-iR-law, Henon Smith,
at Wheeling, W. Va.
William H. Hammond. one Of the
most prominent real estate men of
Boston, committed suicide in a New
York hotel by shooting.
Friday, March 81.
Mrs. Isaac Bauchman, of F'rackville,
Pa, fell into a well in the rear Of her
home and was drowned.
H. R. Bloodworthy, cashier Of the
Atlanta (Ga) National Bank, died Of
grip, death being fastened by hic-
coughs.
Andrew Carnegie has donated to St.
Johns College, Annapolis, Nd, s16,7OO
to construct physical and chemical
laboratory.
Judge Joseph C. Ferguson. Of the
Philadelphia orphans court, died from
neuralgia and nervous complaint after
a long illness.
Fire men, who are charged with
robbing stores in Mauch Chunk, Pa,
of goods valued at $1,000, were cap
tured by posse.
Saturday, April I.
Fifty cents has been fixed as the
general admission price to the Lewis
and Clark Exposition at Portland, Ore.
Mrs. Roosevelt and all Of the chill
dren except Miss Alice left Washing
ton for a Today cruise in southern
waters.
The home Of Lieutenant Governor
w. M. Brown, of Pennsylvania, at
New Castle, was ransacked by thieves
during the absence of the family.
Andrew Carnegie has given Nor
wich University, Mortified, VT, $685.
600 for library and $25,OOO for cleo
trical equipment for the engineering
department.
Monday, April 8.
Ralph VOORHEES,, of New Jersey, has
donated 100000 to the American
Tract Society, whose headquarters are
in New York.
Fire that destroyed the home Of W.
J. Thompson, near Charlottesville, Va,
burned to death Mrs. Thompson and
two children.
Fred Henninger was caught between
cars at the Sioux colliery, Mount Car
mel, Pa, his back being broken and
his life crushed out
In attempting to board a moving
train on the Reading railroad at Phila-
delphia, Winford Childs, II years old,
fell under the wheels and had both
legs cut off.
Minnie Newton and her brother
Harry were smothered to death near
Jaeger. w. Va, by the overturning Of
a wagon load of hay which their father
was unloading.
Tuesday, April 4.
Countess Cassini, daughter of the
Russian ambassador, sailed from New
York Tor a long visit to relatives IN
Russia.
J. Marshall Wright, naval officer at
Philadelphia during President Cleve-
lands second administration, died at
Allentown, Pa
Thomas Boyer, an employe of the
West Chester, Pa, Normal School,
committed suicide by hanging himself
while despondent.
,f 1winO1f Do
was. committed to Jail, charged with
embezzling $4,000 in settling his faith
er's estate.
After building a fire in her yard,
Mrs. Charles Hemmers, of Portland,
Ore, saturated her clothes with oil
and deliberately burned herself to
death.
Wednesday, April 5.
James Conway. of Philadelphia, was
killed at Weston, w. Va, in attempting
to board a B. & o. freight train.
T. A. Letbetter has dug up a pot
containing nearly $1,000 in gold coin,
20 miles north of Mt. Pleasant, Texas.
While attempting to board a freight
train at Steubensville, o., Peter Hardy
was struck and killed by President
RoOsevelt's special train.
An express train on the Cleveland
and Pittsburg railroad collided with
freight at Costonia, o.. and two per
sons were killed and three injured.
At Corsicana, Tex, fire destroyed
the main building of the I. o. o. F.
widows and orphans home with all
its contents. and several inmates were
hurt umping from windows.