Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-03-09
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
Friday, March 8.

wrestling to the list of college sports
and club has been organized
Burglars entered the postoffice and
railroad station at Carrcroft, Del, and
gecured 5000 in stamps and yaluables.
One man was killed and over so in
jured in head-on collision between
trains on the Mt. Vernon railroad at
Spring Park, Va.
While repairing broken electric
wire at Chester, Pa, George McGin-
mis- forgot to turn off the current I'd
was instantly killed
Saturday, March 4.
Charles f. Horst, a steli worker, was
struck and killed by a train at Har-
risburg, Pa. his body being horribly
mangled.
Three men and one woman were in
jured in a rear-end collision between
trains on the Philadelphia, Baltimore
and Washington railroad at Wawa, Pa.
-Four railroad laborers were killed
and two fatally injured near Pikeville,
Ky, by an explosion of dynamite
which they We're heating in powder
cans.
The Texas legislature adopted a
resolution endorsing President Roose-
velts policy regarding the Standard
Oil company and the alleged beef
trust
Monday, March G..
The Texas legislature is preparing
data to assist the government in in
yestigating the methods OF the beef
crust
Using her hands to stop fire in lace
curtains, Mrs. W. H. Emigh, of Hunt
ingdon. Pa, may lose one of them by
amputation.
High Wall" one of the finest dor
mitories at Yale College, New Haven,
Conn, was damaged to the extent OF
$4,000 by fire.
President Roosevelt will attend the
dinner of the Empire State Society of
the Sons Of the American Revolution
in New York, March IL
In head-on collision between
freight trains on the B. & o. railroad
at Defrance, o., one railroader was
killed and two fatally injured.
Tuesday, March z.
Rear Admiral Robley Evans will as
sumo command of the North Atlantic
feet on March 81.
D. w. Tyron's bank at Spartans-
burg, Pa, closed its doors, the owner
having made an assignment
Judge John H. Reagan, sole surviy-
ing member OF the Confederate cabi-
net died at Palestine, Tex, aged IS
years.
Banker Jacob H schiff, OF New
York, has given Columbia University
100000 to endow a chair of social
work.
Ellen Peck, Is years old, the most
notorious confidence woman in the
country, was arrested in New York
for swindling Frank Repetto out of
5000
Wednesday, March 8.
George B. Cortelyou took the oath
of Office as postmaster general.
John L. Swayze, assistant attorney
general of New Jersey, resigned to
enter the service of corporation as
attorney.
John w. Grange, a retired banker
and co-receiyer of the Neafie & Levy
Shipbuilding company, died in Phila-
delphia of pleurisy.
By the will of David R. Jaques, OF
New York. the Hampton Normal and
Agricultural Institute, Hampton Va,
receives 100000 to educate Indian
boys.
Thursday March q
Romeo Gwynn, a negro was lynched
at Tullahoma. Tenn. for larceny.
Postmaster James W. Bartlett, of
Doylestown, Pa. died at his home,
aged 81 years.
Judge Peter " Voorhees,, of the New
Jersey court of errors and appeals.
has resigned on account of i'll health.
Vespasian Warner assumed his Of
fee of pension commissioner. ito sue
ceer Commissioner Ware, resigned
John Sheer, a freight brakeman on
the Pennsylvania railroad, fell from
his train near Lancaster, Pa. and was
killed ss@
After searching 25 years for his sis
i ter. William Nansicklesa of New
York, met her by accident on a crowd
ed street in Chicago. seas @
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