The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-01-17
DOMESTIC.


Mr.. George Herring. Of London, Eng
land, has donated $500, 600 forc General
Booths Salvation Army home colont.
cation scheme.
George M. McKelvey. president OF
the Youngstown (Ohio) Commercial
National Bank. sent his family to
church and then shot and killed him
self.
Ernest Powers, a sixteen-year-old
schoolboy, who stabbed and killed his
teacher. Ebert Wattenberger, in the
Second District Of McMinn County?
Tenn, last September, was sentenced
to life imprisonment by a jury at
Athens, Tenn.
Mrs. Drusilla Hall Johnson. OF
Northampton, Mass, who was Ion
years. old: OH July 90, died the other
night. She was a daughter of Aaron
Hall, who served in the Revolution.
Former United states Senator Thos.
R: Bard was seriously injured in q
runaway neal O3nard, Cal. Mr.. Bard
was thrown from his buggy into a
ditch, sustaining a d%islocation and a
fracture Of his left leg.
An automobile in charge Of Maurice
Cormack, q driver employed by John
A. Steward, of Short Hills, N. j., ran
over George Chasy, twenty-three years
old, of No. % Covert street. Jersey
City, at New Park venue and Duff
field street, that city, breaking his left
leg above the ankle.
~ Seven men committed a daring rob.
berry and safe blowing job in the office
of the Central avenue a barns Of the
Toledo Ohio Railway and Light Com
pany early the other morning. The
robbers secured about 500. but missed
$4,000 which was in tine strong box OF
the safe which they failed to force
open.
News reached Victoria. B. c., in the
Australian mail of the wreck of the
bark La Bella. e Weinaboolon. on
the Australian coast, involving the.loss
Of seven lives and heroism on the part
Of a fisherman, William Ferrier, which
caused him to be famed throughout
Australia al q hero.
Patrick II. McCarren announced he
would retire from the New York State
Senate in 1908, when his term expires.
George Westinghouse says electro.
lysis Is injuring the metal structure OF
the subway in New York City.
Commander Eva Booths unique phi.
la%nthropy. a "Woman's Palace" for
Cherry street, New York City, is near
ing completion.
Cambridge, Mass, celebrated its two
hundred and seventy-ffth anniversary
Thomas Taggart. at Indianapolis.
Ind, issued, an appeal to the rank n
file. of.the Democratic party.
Anthracite coal miners in Pennsyl-
vania were ordered to work from
Christmas to New Years instead OF
taking the usual holiday.
Robbers secured $500 from the bank
at Udell, Ia, and escaped. trailed by a
posse with dogs.
Two men Tho had entered a gas pit
at the Mahcning gas fuel plant at
Youngstown, o.. were %suffocated to
death.
Finding fifty per cent. of the cattle
on Angel Island affected with tubercu-
losis, General Funston has had all OF
them removed.
The plaster model Of the statue of
the ate Senator Hanna has been com.
pleted by August st. Gaudens. and will
we worked out at a cost Of $65,0OO.
A pardon from President Roosevelt
released Sarkis Peters from prison at
Cranston, r. l., biz crime having been
in connection with naturalization.
For the first time in Chicago's his
tory; tie city Council. has refused to
confirm an appointment by the Mayor.
having turned down john e. Finerty
for the Board Of Local Improvements.