Milford chronicle., 1907-03-15
WrEK,s NEWS coNpENsED
Thursday, March 7.

was destroyed by fire. the 6O inmates
escaping uninjured.
While at work in a sand tunnel IN
philadelphia John Anthony was caught
An a cave-in and smothered to death.
Logan E. Blecl1ley, formerly chief
Justice of the Georgia supreme court
died of Bright's disease, aged 70 years.
The trainmen's strike on the Leh1gh
& New England railroad is on, the
company acceding to the strikers de-
mands. T.,
AS a result of a dust explosion in
the Ethel coal mine on Dungers Rum
near Logan. W. Va. Ed Grover, a
miner was killed and several others
were injured.
Friday, March 8.
The Minnesota legislature passed
hill appropriating $4,000 to purchase
a silver service for the battleshlp
Minnesota.
oBud" McCourt, who was injured IN
a hockey game at Cornwall, Ont, dled
of his injuries and his assailant has
been arrested.
Handling a revolver which she
didn't know was loaded. Mamie Coop
er. of Chester, Pa, shot her Drother IN
the liz, knocking out several teeth.
The Delaware & Hudson Railroad
company paid a fine OF $SSl4 to the
TTnited sttaes court at Utica. N. Y
for violating the law requiring the use
of airbrakes on trains.
Saturday, March 9.
Arthur Davis. a negro, was hanged
at Richmond, Va, for the murder OF
a Syrian peddler.
within As hours Bertram T. Dix and
Ernest ]. Dix, brothers, died OF heart
disease in Philadelphia.
Professor Henry D. Todd, lieutenant
commander U. S. N. retired, the last
of the class Of 1857, died at Annapolis
Md.
r Ferguson. of Wheeling, w.
va was arrested at Washington, Pa,
charged with writing insurance WIN
out a license.
Miss Sarah Merritt, of Pleasantville,
N T. died in a New York hospital
from injuries received in the train
wreck on February 16.
The Independent Order OF Foresters
has chosen E. G. Stevenson, OF Detroit,
as supreme chief ranger, and he Will
move to Toronto.
Charged with getting $4,000 under
false pretenses, F. Karanoga, one OF
the richest Japanese in California was
arrested at San Francisco.
Jobn Carr, a pensiOner, aged 6f
years of Paterson, N. J., was struck
bv a train on the Cumberland Valley
Railroad. near Carlisle, Pa, and dled
shortly afterward.
Convicted of the illegal use of labels
of the international Cigar Makers
Union. Charles F. Krichten was SEN
fenced in the Adams county, Pa, court
to a six months term in prison.
Tuesday, March II.
r W. Fuller, the inventor OF the ma
chine to make horse shoes, died In
Hanover, Conn. aged S5 years.
The ]. D. King Company, the largest
shoe house in Canada, made an assign
ment at Toronto. Liabilities are
s225,OOO
r. R. Newhall, a baggage master OF
the Pennsylvania railroad in Philadel'
mia. was arrested charged with steal
ing baggage.
Patrickc LOTUS was killed and Jo-
semi Varco was fatally injured by
premature explosion in a mine at Mi
nooka. near Scranton, Pa
John C. Strickler and William r.
Keith were sentenced to 10 years i'm
prisonment in Philadelphia for holding
up and robbing Harbor Master Pollock.
Wednesday, March 1S.
NJ Casimir Perier, ex-president OF
France, died suddenly in Paris.
The New Jersey senate passed a bill
making theatrical ticket scalping a
misdemeanor.
The fourth annual convention OF the
American Roadmakers' Association
was held at Pittsburg, with over 25OO
delegates in attendance.
DR.. oliver c. Hough, convicted OF
numbering his father, mother and
brother at Dayton, o., will be electro
cuted at Columbus on April 6.
The biennial convention of the
Woodmen of the World in Pennsylva'
MIA and New Jersey was held at
Franklin. Pa, with 200 delegates in
attendance.