Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-10-28
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
Friday. October 20.

muster 1T Z EltbulN. Mu.
rhc biennial convention Of The Ma.
tlonal universalist Church was held
al Minneapolis.
Dr G II Grant. of Buffalo. fell
from train in New York tunnel
and was cut Ia pieces.
Saturday October rs. 10 years after
II was begun the new building OF the
Chicago postoflice will be occupied.
Foster Maynard, OF Flushing l.. l..
who attempted to work game OF
.lackmail. was arrested In the act of
recoipting Tor a decoy registered let.
ter supposed to contain hush money
Saturday. October 81.
Mrs Lloyd Wheaton. wife Of Major
General Wheaton died at Chicago.
after months Illness
Mrs Joseph Renk a farmers vito.
OF near Wernersville, Pa. tell In front
OF troller car and was killed
The new brick works OF the Hum
melstnwn lpa) Brownstone company
was destroyed by fire. Loss. 100000
Tho question OF the friar lands pur-
chase was settled al Manila. when
the Dominican order was paid $3.225..
600
Secretary Shaw has decided to re-
turn the $4,000 pearl necklace which
customs officials confscated, upon pay.
ment Of the $4,000 duties by the mys.
teiious owner.
Monday, October %.
I'll ,I.e.. f1e at,Ax
killed Eva Palifer at Hunters Sta.
ton. Pa.
Grand Army posts at Lilly and Port
age. Pa. have disbanded because death
has so depleted their ranks.
burglars took $40 from safe In the
national bank at Phillips. Mo-. but
overlooked $4,000 In the main vault.
The temperature in many parts OF
Louisiana has gone below the freezing
point. which will wipe out the yellow
fever.
Congressman Tawney. of Minnesota,
who has been investigating statehood
conditions. says Arizona and New Mex.
leo are unfit for admission as states.
Tuesday, October "a.
Peter Conlin. formerly chief of police
OF New York. died at walpole. Mass,
OF heart disease, aged 81 years.
While Respondent over financial mat.
tiers. Horace RUFF, well-known former
of Doylestown township. Pa. hanged
himself
Conductor McClennan and Fireman
txrtf.na 80 IN 4 aka chara fralUhs la,
were struck by train and instantly
killed at Dnnkirk. N. Y
After heart action and respiration had
apparently ceased. following asphyx.
iation. Edward Schilling. laborer OF
Cleveland. o.. was revivified by use oil
adrenalin
Hepburn and Rupert. two towns. will
be created November II and q. respec.
lively. by the United States govern.
ment In Idaho on what Is now an alb.
solute desert
Wednesday, October 25.
Robbers blew open the safe In the
Ridgeville. Ind. state bank and es.
capped with $4,000.
H. J. Richardson. once n wealthy
western mine owner died of delirium
trcmcns In an Atlantic City hospital
Mayor Dunne. of Chicago. proposes
using the referendum to decide the
question of closing saloons on Sun.
day.
General Jonathan A. Hill. well
known in the tanning and leather In.
dustry in Pennsylvania. died at To
wanda. after short illness
Edwin J Noble. secretary Of the
National Reciprocity League. has de-
clarcd municipal ownership imprac
ticable under our present political sys.
TEN.
Thursday, October 26.
James + Barnes. awaiting trial for
murder. died at Butte. Mont. from self.
imposed starvation.
Bruno A Bahr. a Chicago messen.
ger boy. was killed by falling l stories
down n ventiating shaft
Secretary Hitchcock will recommend
the abolition of all positions Of land
Office receivers in the western states
The New Jersey State Council of
the Junior Order United American
Mechanics held a two.days session at
Trenton.
Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon. reform
preacher an author. of Topeka. Kan.
is seriousl, Ill with stomach and kid.
ney troubles.