Smyrna times., 1907-10-02
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Tuesday, September "a.

tuesday, september "a.
The boiler of a locomotive on the
Pennsylvania railroad exploded at Orr
vile, o., and three trainmen were
killed
James Lyons, years old, secured
a bottle of whisky in his home in Phil
adelphia, and died several hours after
drinking it.
William H. Bayley, a close friend of
the late President Mckinley and a
clerk in the United States pension bu-
reau, died in Washington.
REV J. Patton Moore, a retired
Methodist clergyman and former chap
lain of the Pennsylvania ROuse of rep
resentatives, died at Harrisburg after
a long illness.
Wednesday, September rs.
John w. FAINT, a wealthy cotton
goods manufacturer, was found dead
in bed at his home Union, S. c.
Brigadier General c. Parish COM
mitted suicide in a lodging house at
Cleveland, o., by taking morphine.
Mrs. H. w. Haynes, of Washington.
dropped dead from heart disease on
the boardwalk at Atlantic City, N. ].
Robert and Francis Smith were ar
rested by revenue officers in Philadel-
phia for illegally manufacturing oleO-
margarine and fined $4,000.
Despite the "unwritten law" A. G.
Campbell, a wealthy merchant, was
convicted in Chicago of manslaughter
for killing DR.. Benjaman Harris, and
| sentenced to one year in prison.
Thursday, September 26.
The 3Oth annual convention of the
PENNSYLVANIA Millers' Association was
held at Lancaster, Pa.
General Charles E. Furlong, of New
York. died at Portland, Me-, from dia-
betes after a long illness.
Tobe Gaddy met a wouldbe white
Gaping mob at the door of his home
| at Bloomington, Ind, with a shotgun,
and shot and killed Jefferson Robin
son.
William Howden a stevedore, while
employed in unloading a steamer at
Camden, N. j., was crushed to death
| by a bale of licorice root falling on
him.
Friday, September 27.
Mrs. Carrie Nation, sent to the
workhouse at Washington for refus-
ing to pay fine of $25, has been re-
leased, her fine having been paid by
q friend.
Eight persons were injured in a fire
which destroyed several manufacturing
plants at Louisville, KY, and causing
a loss of 100000
Curtis Davis, for many years pro
prietor of the Bingham House, Phila-
delphia, died at his home at Med
ford, N. j., of paralysis.
Cyrus Baldwin, S5 years old, and
wealthy, killed himself at Elgin, ILL.,,
by eating paris green after confessing
that he murdered his wife.
Saturday, September 28..
Rev. Gilbert Bishop, a retired Nora
Wan missionary, died at Bethlehem
Pa, aged 81 years.
The steamboat Dial sank at New
Orleans while loading, and three pas
sengers were drowned
Marko Wasumico fell into a coal bir
at the Midvale Steel works, Philadel-
phia, and was suffOcated.
WI Ting Fang, the newly-appOinteC
Chinese minister, is expected to reacI
Washington January l in time for the
presidents New Year reception.
The body of E. H. Brake, banker
of Harrisville, w. Va, drowned in {
yachting disaster, was found floating
in the Ohio river at Chambersburg, o
On the seventh ballot Vice Presiden
Charles w. Fairbanks was defeated TO
election as a lay delegate from Indian,
to the quadrennial conference of th'
Methodist Episcopal church, to be hell
at Baltimore next May.
Monday, September 80.
The jury which tried Ack Hale a
Bristol, Tenn, for the murder of Lilli
Davis were unable to agree on yer
dict
The body of newborn male infan
was found buried in the culm bank 0
the Kohinoor colliery, near Shenan
doah, Pa.
= By a fall of rock in the Barnum min
at Pittston, Pa, Thomas Morgan,
driver boss, was killed and two miner
were injured.
Monuments to Kosciusko and Pu
laski, which the Polish National ALI
ance is erecting at Washington, D. C
will be unveiled May 8, 1910.