Smyrna times., 1907-12-18
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Tuesday. pecember 10.

uGSQdyy DeCSmpSF w.
Robert L. Barber, postmaster at
Camden. N. J., has been reappointed.
Fire at Pawnee. Okla, destroyed a
block of buildings. entailing a loss OF
100000.
Mark Bartholomew of Baltimore,
committed suicide at Springfield, O.,
by taking laudanum.
Terrence Mooney died suddenly in
prison in Philadelphia while serving a
three months sentence for drunken
ness.
John ). Arisio, who was receiving
teller of the Italian Savings bank, of
New York, was sentenced to four
years and six months in state prison
after pleading guilty to a charge of
grand larceny.
Wednesday, December II.
Augustus Wilson was inaugurated
as the 3Stn governor of Kentucky on
Monday al Frankfort.
The 18th annual convention of the
American National Live Stock Asso-
citation will be held in Denver, Colo,
January 21 and %.
John Philip Sousa has fully recov-
cred from an attack of ptomaine poi
soning from which he has been suf-
fering and left Chicago to rejoin his
band.
Ernest c. Schultz and F. w. Ryle
were fatally scalded and IL others Sc
verely burned in an engine room at
the American Steel & Wire company's
plant at Cleveland, o., by the bursting
of a steam pipe.
Thursday, December i2.
Lawrence S. Nicolai. formerly a
prosperous oil dealer in Washington,
drank laudanum and died shortly af-
terwar1 al the Emergency hospital.
John G. Jenkins, formerly president
| of the First National bank, of Brook
lyn, and his three sons were indicted
by the Kings county grand jury on
charges of conspiracy and perjury.
C. A. Thompson. a travelling sales.
man, of Bedford. Pa, slipped upon an
icy sidewalk at Cleveland o., and sus-
tanned 4 fractured skull, from which
he died at the city hospital.
Governor Stuart fixed January q
for the execution of Luigi Feruchi and
Max Softer, of Philadelphia, and Jan
uary % for the execution of Jung JoW
and Mock Kung, of Philadelphia.
Friday, December 13.
r. P. Easton, cashier of the State
bank, of Herscher, near Kankakee
ILL.,, committed suicide in his bank by
shooting himself in the head.
Fire at Forest City, Pa, destroyed
the Davis Opera House and Cooley''
confectionery store, causing a loss o
S3O,OOO partly covered by insurance.
Mrs. Jane M. Corson, granddaughte
of General John Burrows, of the Revo
lutionary army, died at her home il
Stafford county, Va, aged 50 years.
Three small children of Antoni
Montoya were burned to death in chei
home near Durango, Colo, in a fir
caused by defective chimney Will
the parents were milking cows.
Saturday, December IA.
Richard Walton, colored. was hans
ed at Chicago for the murder of Mr'
Louise Grant, white.
: Colonel A. S. Colyar. aged 80 years
{ distinguished jurist, statesman an
author, died at Nashville, Tenn.
While returning from school, Harr
Potter, 8 years old, was run down b
a wagon in Philadelphia and killed.
Three men were instantly killed an
one seriously injured by the premi
ture explosion of blast at the ira
rock quarry at Haverstraw, N. Y.
On account of i'll health, Isaac Ecl
ert. president of the Farmers N
tional bank, at Reading, Pa, which p
sition was filled before him by h
5 father. Henry S. Eckert, and gran
+ father, Isaac Eckert, has resigned.
d Monday, December 16.
= A mad dog bit six people at Moul
y Union, Fa., and was killed after
chase.
s. Three children of o. P. Corbin we
d burned to death in a fire at Sturgi
son, aear Morgantown, w. Va.
Former County Superintendent
Public Schools of I-ehigh County J.
Knauss and his wife have just ce
brated their golden wedding annfV'
sary at their home near Emaus, Pa.
Caught trying to rob hotel
Binghamton, N. Y, Oscar and Charl
Oakley, brothers. said they turn
thieves to care for dying father al
to keep six younger children frC
starving.