Smyrna times., 1907-05-29
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Tuesday, May 21.

Helen Fairbain was killed and three
others injured by an explosion In
fireworks factory at Newton, Mass.
The plant of the WissahickOn Man |
ufacturing company at Mt. Holly, N.
]. was destroyed by fire, entailing a
loss of $4,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wright, aged 81 |
and n years respectively, celebrated
the 6Oth anniversary of their wedding
in Philadelphia.
One passenger was killed and six
injured at Cincinnati o., when an eX-
press train struck a trolley car at
grade crossing.
Captain Augustus P. Pifer, a prOmi-
nent educator and a member of Gen
eral Robert E. Lees staff during the
Civil War, died at Winchester, W. Va
Wednesday. May %.
The cold spell Monday night badly
damaged crops in the mountain sec
! tions of Pennsylvania.
Fred Romig, of Philadelphia. com
| mitted suicide in a New York hotel by
| inbaling Illuminating gas.
Harold T. Anderson and wife were
drowned at Augusta, Ca, by the cap
sizing of a small steam launch.
The Chicago police will permit no
| more parades in that city in which
red flags or banners are displayed.
Louis ~ Eytinge, a nephew of the
famous actress, Rose Eytinge, was
convicted of murder at Phoenix, Ariz.,
and sentenced tC life imprisonment.
Thursday May %.
Heavy frost in Virginia Tuesday
done great damage to the crops.
Charles B. Church. an actor, former
" with John Wilkes Booth, died at
Cleveland. O., aged 70 years.
Charles II. Treat, treasurer of the
United States, addressed the Missouri
Bankers Association at Kansas City.
w. e. Ward, of Hopewell Md was
stricken with apoplexy while out
driving. and was found dead in his
carriage.
The comptroller of the currency is
sued a call for a statement of the con-
dition of national banks at the close OF
business on May 20.
Friday, May "a.
The Maryland Democrats will hold
their state convention at Baltimore or
August 8.
The Pennsylvania Foresters will
hold their next convention in Phila
delphia in May. 1909.
Mrs. Ambrose Linebaugh. of Davids
burg. near York. Pa, was fatal!
burned while rendering lard.
Annie Sullivan, a chambermaid
and George A. James, a guest. wer
suffocated in a fire in the MetrOpoli
tan hotel at Utica, N Y.
Mrs. Louis B. Hall, wife of tn
manager of the National Press Assc
citation of New York, committed su
eide at Cincinnati. o.. by drownin
herself in a reservoir.
= Saturday, May 25.
Former United States Senator job
Patton died at Grand Rapids, Mich
of typhoid fever.
Two motoVmen were killed in
head,on collision between trolley car
J, at Grand Rapids. Mich.
! Rocco Panagino, who was on tri'
for murder in Brooklyn committe
suicide. by hanging himself in Jail wit
his belt
\ The car barn of the Buffalo. LAX
4 Erie Traction company. near Buffal
N. Y. was burned, together with
cars. causing a loss of 100000.
- Edna Fisher, years old, who We
bitten. by a dog three weeks ago, die
at her home, near Valley Forge, PI
of hydrophObia.
Monday, May 27.
Mrs. Mary Greenhow Lee, widow
Captain Hugh H. Lee, died at Bal
more, aged IS years.
President Roosevelt will make /;
address at the laying of the corn
stone of the new Masonic Temp
in Washington on June s.
Potatoes in the Lancaster, Pa. ms
ket have jumped from 60c to 81
bushel owing to the unseasOnah
weather
Labor leaders and business men
Chicago are arranging love feast f
July 4.
Charged with embezzling $3.50
r. F. Garner, a Southern Pacific ra
way clerk, has been arrested at Ci
tersville, Ga.
Kidney complaint kills more peoT
TIL than any other disease This is d