Milford chronicle., 1907-05-24
CONDENSED NEWS.
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Snow fell at ST. Paul, Minn., wed
nesday, establishing new late snow
fall record.
Clarence Chandler, a negro. was SEN
fenced to 20 years in prison ct VIII
mington, Del, for attempting to GRIM
inally assault Mrs Mary AlcOrn.
The body OF David Richards. who
shot and seriously wounded his wife
two months ago, was found in a cave
hole at Plymouth, near Wilkes-Barre,
Pa.
Robert T. Cottingham died sud
denly at Wilmington. Del, as a result
Of shock following his wife's death a
week ago, when she was sufocated
by gas.
Friday, May II.
Cincinnati has begun efforts to Sc
cure the next Democratic national con-
vention.
Governor Stokes has signed the bill
creating a state railroad commission
in New Jersey.
NJ. w. Morris, a prominent business
man Of Wilkes-Barre, Pa, died from a
stroke of paralysis, aged 81 years.
John Taylor, who disappeared from
Chester. Pa. two months ago, has
written to his sister that he is in Scot
land.
John S. Ringwalt, president Of the
New Knox National bank at Mt. Yer
non, O.. was found dead in bed from
heart disease.
Saturday, May 1s.
George Reckhart was sentenced to
10 years in prison at Philadelphia for
assaulting a 1O-year-old girl.
Governor Charles Hughes, of New
York, was elected president of the New
Northern Baptist Convention at Wash
ington.
Three men were injured, AZ patients
badly frightened and $4,000 damage
done by a gas explosion in the Ohio
Valley hospital at Pittsburg.
Samuel B. Baker. adjutant general
Of West Virginia, and one of the best
known newspaper men of the state,
died at his home at Clarksburg.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wonderle, an inmate
of the Methodist Home for the Aged in
Philadelphia, celebrated the 104th an
niyersary of her birth on Friday.
Monday, May 20.
The Duke D'Abruzzi visited the
Naval Academy at Annapolis.
E. H. Conger. former minister to
China, died at his home at Pasadena,
Cal.
Charged with dynamiting a negro
preachers home at Ruston, La, Mack
Reisinger, a railroad man, has been ar
rested.
Probably struck by a train. Albert
V. TAYLOR was found dead at Bedford,
O., tightly wedged between the station
platform and the tracks.
George Clinton, a veteran Of the
Civil War. was struck by freight
engine at Marietta, Pa, and died of his
injuries in a few minutes.
Mrs. E. E. Roberts wandered away
from her home in Sunbury, Pa, and
was found after two days near Dan
vile, with reason dethroned and in a
pitiable plight
tuesday, May Fl.
Helen Fairbain was killed and three
others injured by an explosion in a
fireworks factory at Newton, Mass.
The plant of the Wissshickon Man
company at Mt Holly, N.
J.. was destroyed by fire, entailing a
loss of $4,000
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wright, aged 81
and II 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 a
grade crossing.
Captain Augustus P. PifeT. a promi-
nent educator and q member Of Cen
eral Robert e Lees stah during the
Civil War, died at winchester. W. Va.
Wednesday, May az.
The cold spell Monday night badly
damaged crops IN the mountain sec
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