Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-01-13
A WEEKS NEWS coNDENsEn
Friday. January 8.

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A storm which struck Josie, Ala,
wrecked the school house. killing two
pupils and injuring II others
Fire destroyed the Bennett Il Nor
gan rectiiying plant at Marion. NJ c..
the largest in the south. Loss. $780,
600
Joseph Kilt. Sr.. one of the most
widely known florists In the country,
died at his home In West Chester. Pa.
aged ~ years.
The safe In Albaugh's store at
Shoals. Ind. was blown open with
dynamite and $1,000 in cash and SILL.
600 In government bonds stolen.
Saturday, January 6.
Two trainmen were killed and three
injured in freight collision on the
burlington road near st. Louis.
Mrs. Mamie Dasch. Of Philadelphia,
took dose Of carbolic acid In mistake
for medicine and may not recover.
The bursting of an lS.ton hywheel
completely wrecked the plant Of the
Morgan Engineering company at ALI
ance. o.
Mrs. Cora Cutshall. a retired Me-
thodigt missionary from Africa. died
at her home In Franklin. Pa. from
African fever after a short Illness.
The coinage at the minis of the
United States during the year 1905
amounted to 17O.S92.472 pieces, of
which nearly q 100000 pieces were for
other countries
Monday. January 8.
A dynamite explosion at a stone
quarry at Gary. H., killed five men
and fatally injured four others.
Elias johnson. negro cart driver OF
York, Pa was kicked in the heart by
horse and died of his injuries.
Three women were burned to death
and one was injured in a fire which
destroyed boarding house In St. Louis.
Nine TO ten years hard labor In
prison was the sentence given Leonard
b. lmboden and James A. Hill wreck
ers of the Denver Savings Bank.
The new chair of japanese history
and literature at Notre Dame univer-
sity. South Bend. Ind. will be occupied
by Francis Sugita. OF the University
of Tokyo
Tuesday, January 9.
John NJ. Pattison Democrat has been
inanguratcd governor of Ohio.
While sitting beside the sick bed OF
brother-in-law. George Stevens, of
Cincinnati. o.. took poison by mistake
and died within an hour.
Frank Freddy farmer. of Jeffer-
sonville. near Norristown, Pa, fell
from the roof of his barn and received
injuries that resulted In his death.
J. Cabcll Breckenridge. son of John
c. Breckenridge vice president of the
United States during James Buchanan's
administration. died a. Yonkers. n. Y.
The torpedo boat destroyer Worden
was damaged in collision with the
Lawrence in Hampton Roads and was
taken to the Norfolk navy yard for
repairs
Wednesday, January 10.
In a pistol duel on the streets of
Durango. Colo. Sheriff W. j. Thomp-
son was killed and Policeman Stensel
fatally wounded.
Jewelry valued Al $4,000 was stolen
from the home of DR.. A. Ravogli, at
Clinton. y. Y, during the absence of
the family.
Both Samuel Gompers and John
Mitchell are scheduled to make ad.
dresses at the national convention of
miners at indianapolis, January l6
Hugh McInnes. retired paper man.
ufacturer, OF Norristown. Pa. dropped
dead while playing cards at a recep
ton.
The sword of Robert r. Lee. which
he carried in the Mexican War was
destroyed in the FIRE at Joseph Bryan's
residence near Richmond. Va.
Thursday. January II.
Murray Vandiver. Democrat, has
been reelected state treasurer of Mary
land for his fourth term.
The plant of the Virginia Carolina
Chemical company. near Charlotte. N.
C.. was damaged sl25.0OO by fire.
Seaman Apprentice John Rollfe died
at the naval training station at New
port X. l.. of spinal meningitis.
Mrs Virginia Il. Troupe. OF Chicago.
was sentenced TO IA years In the peni-
Tertiary for numbering her husband
during a quarrel.
Charles Wood. arrested at New York
on a charge of embezzling $14O0 at
Lincoln, Neb. had at the time a trav-
elers' check book for $1400 and tick
ct to Stockholm, Sweden.