Milford chronicle., 1905-11-24
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Thursday, November fs.

AUAas mn DAAAROA0Wg a1CA ANo ~@-- -
the oldest white woman in the south,
died at Greenville, s. c.
The list annual communication Of
the Grand Lodge Of Delaware. I. o.
o. F., was held at Wilmington.
Harry c. Campion, a wholesale drug
gist Of Philadelphia, fell under a troll
ley car and received injuries from
which he died.
While temporarily deranged by Ill
ness, H. Frank Weed, a New York
cotton merchant, committed suicide at
his home at Noroton, Conn.
While playing around fodder stacks
with matches, on her fathers farm,
near Dover, Del, Eliza Seeney, aged Z
years, set them on fire and was burned
20 death.
Friday, November II.
Albert ]. Pitkin, president Of the
American Locomotive Works, died at
his home in New York.
Samuel M. Schellenger. a well-known
Delaware river pilot, died at his home
in Cape May, N. J., of typhoid fever.
Harry B. Thomas, business manager
of the Wilkes-Barre, Pa, Evening
Times, died of tuberculosis, aged 81
years.
While cunning for rabbits near
Smyrna, Del, Clifton Turner, aged 10
years, ran against companions gun
and was fatally shot.
While starting a fire with kerosene
oil. Mrs. August Scalise, of Warren,
Pa. was burned to death and her hus-
band seriously injured in an explosion.
Saturday, November 1s.
Mrs. Ida E. Farnsworth, Of Harris
burg, Pa, was found dead in her home,
with the gas turned on.
The population of Rhode Island is
SO,OS2, according to a census taken by
the state board of statistics.
President Roosevelt will re-appoint
William Henkel as United States mar
shal for the southern district Of New
York.
The Riverside Bridge Works, at Mar
tins Ferry, o., was completely de-
stroyed by fire, entailing loss Of
100000.
James Artman was killed and Martin
KYLE and Steven Carlop were fatally
injured by being run down by freight
train at West Leechburg, Pa.
Monday, November 20.
On a charge of criminal libel, pre-
ferred by Clarence w. Barron, Thomas
w. Lawson has been released in $4,000
bail at Boston.
The accidental discharge of a guI
in a hunting party near Knoxville
Tenn, killed James Maloney anc
wounded Wallis Carter.
Miscreants at night scratched and
disfigured over 20 large plate glass
windows of leading business houses il
Allentown, Pa, causing over $12O(
damage.
After coming from a Turkish bath
Fred Secord, a wealthy merchant o.
Kanakee, Ill, found that he had beer
robbed in Chicago of $4,000 in drafts
and S95 in cash.
Tuesday, November 21.
The British cruiser squadron, unde
command of Prince Louis of Batten
berg. sailed from New York for Gi
braltar.
]. Preston Thomas, aged 60 years
one of the best known men in finan
cial circles in Eastern Pennsylvania
died at his residence near West Ches
ter, Pa.
After kissing her mother goodbye
Mrs. FIoy Anderson, while mental!
deranged, ran from the house at De
Moines, Ia, jumped into a well ant
was drowned.
Ira N. Terill, life convict for muI
der at Guthrie, Okla, is suing Thee
dore Roosevelt Attorney Genera
Moody ct al, for $SOO,OOO damages 70
conspiracy to deprive him of his lib
erty.
Wednesday, November %.
Theodore S. Mohr has been appoint
ed postmaster at Stockton, N. J.
George Won L. Meyer, American am
bassador at st. Petersburg, sailed from
New York for Russia.
DR.. w. A. Bickers, SO years old, o
Madison, Va, died suddenly from
paralytic stroke in the Astor House
New York.
Mrs. Hetty Green, of New York, sal
to be the wealthiest woman in tn
United States, celebrated her 70t
birthday Tuesday.
A. S. Bushby, former assistan
financial agent of the state of Texas
was sent to prison for three years 70
misapnrnnriatins state funds.
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