The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1905-08-24
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Tuesday, August Is.

Tuesday, August 10.
The 18th annual convention OF the
Pattern Makers League of America
was held at Pittsburg.
Mrs. John M. Rott, of Baltimore is
suing for divorce, declaring her hus-
band was a lunatic when she married
him.
Grover Koutz, 20 years DID, an ath-
lete of Spring Grove, Pa, was drowned
while swimming in Conewago creek.
near York.
The late Rear Admiral A. E. X. Ben
ham. U. S. N, was buried at Arlington
cemetery, Washington. D. c., with full
military honors.
Walter Sanger Pullman, son of the
late George NJ. Pullman. was thrown
from a carriage at San Mateo. Cal,
and sustained injuries from which he
may die.
Wednesday, August is.
Rev. Charles E. Sandt fell dead Of
heart disease at his home in Allen
town, Pa.
The Philadelphia, Baltimore & Wash
ington aRilroad company viii erect a
5000, 900 passenger station in Whining
ton, Del.
Bishop Cope Smith, of the Southern
Methodist church, who was seriously
i'll with pneumonia at Asheville, NJ c.,
will recover.
The annual convention of the Inter-
national Brotherhood of Transfers at
Philadelphia adjourned to meet next
year in Chicago.
The Virginia state board of health
will establish complete quarantine at
Norfolk against all passengers and
freight from Louisiana.
Thursday, August II.
The National Reciprocity Conference
held two days session at Chicago.
The Irish National Catholic Benevo-
lent Union held its 35th biennial con-
vention at Providence, R. I.
By water running down her windpipe
while drinking, Mrs. Maggie Jones, of
Camden, N j., choked to death.
The German emperor has conferred
the order of the Red Eagle on Waldo
man Won Nostitz. editor of the Louis
vile, KY, Anzeiger
Walter S. Pullman, son of the late
George M. Pullman. who was injured
in a runaway accident at Redwood City,
Cal, died of his injuries.
Friday, August 10.
President Roosevelt has appointed
Marion X Lowrey collector of internal
revenue for the second district of Vir-
ginia.
Martin Reimer, of Yerkes, Montgom-
cry county, Pa, died of heart disease
after ogging boarders for maltreating
his horse.
Walter J. K1aft, transfer clerk of
the Equitable Trust company, of Chi
cago, has disappeared with $4,000 of
the company's money.
The body of Mrs. Katharine Scholl
was found hanging at her home in VIII
liamsburg, N. Y, with her husbands
summons for divorce clutched in her
hand.
Saturday, August 10.
: Robert Murphy. a deputy sheriff
was shot from ambush and killed near
Logan, W. Va.
James Norfeet, John Champion and
General Bone, three negroes, were
hanged at Memphis, Tenn.
While robbing grocery store at
Monongahela City, Pa, Edward Hol
laran, aged Is years, was shot and
killed.
Henry D. Davis, of Cleveland, O..
was elected president of the Fraternal
Order of Eagles by the Grand Aerie al
Denver
F. V. Rockafellow, Wilkesbarre's
CPa.) pioneer banker and first city
treasurer, died of a complication OF
diseases, aged Il years.
Monday, August 81.
The Trans Mississippi Congress
voted to meet in Kansas City. Mo.
next year.
Emma, the 2-year-old daughter OF
Luther Noteshine, of Bloomsbury, Pa
was fatally burned while playing with
matches
Two armed men held up and robbed
Assistant Treasurer H. G. Board, OF
the Press and Sign company, of $1O2s
on a crowded street in Chicago
The plant of the Newcastle (Pa.
Forge and Bolt company was de
stroyed by fire, entailing a loss o.
500, 900 and throwing 600 men out Of
work.
While the death watch" looked on
Lambert Nichaus, who was to BIZ
hanged, killed himself In his cell a
st. Louis by stabbing himself in the