The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-08-23
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
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Fairfield archdoaconry ol The hp'c"l'l
church. died at Fairfield conn.
James Chapman. d Union Pacirc'n'
e'neer. who was camping out netf
Evanston. Wyo, was ciawcd TO dooiO
by bear
lifted by her Aance. Josephine BEN
nett twouty-seven years Old was found
h.nglng In a cell IN the OAK street
station In New York .ity
President Sylvester Small Of the
Commercial Toiegraphen union made
his first direct appeal 20 organized ia'
Dor for funds fo carry on the opefa'
ioss .lrise.
sunday, AUG. is.
4 blow from q cows coil caused the
death OF William a. Wells. "a promi-
nent resident Of Newark Valley A. Y.
Daniel McKeon. twenty-five years
old. died at Morriefown n D.. as the
result Of being bic with "a oaiied oaI
in a baseball game
A gasoline tank 10 motor boat 10
the Scacoanct river exploded at lifer
ton. r. J.. causing the death Of two
persons and injuries 70 Csc others.
Cardinal Merry def Val. papal secfe.
tary Of state was hoo'of and jcered
bo a crowd of anarchists woilo be was
driving IN thc village of Marino, q
suburb a Rome
Miss Anna WDitchoad fourteen years
old. danchter OF q prominent Metho-
DIST Episcopal minister Of Turnersriile.
pa. was brutaliy assaulted oy a tramp.
Who was captured and placed IN fail at
MoadvllN TO-. 70 prevent q moi from
lynching him
saturday, Aus. ~.
Fred zwick, oged twenty d plumber
confessed that ho Was responsible for
the many legendary lros which have
occurred n Scranton Pa. within the
last month
The burlington Railroad company
was found guilty Of violating the eish.
hour teiegraphic law and was nneo
500 by Justice cron ot Chillicoihe
/ No. An appeal was taken.
Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria
celebrated his sevonty-sevonth birth
day IN retirement IN The imperia. sum
mor rtRa nt Hchl Fctcs. with pyro
iochnic displays. were bold throughout
the empire in honor Of the event D..
IN tho sieht of DIS father aud
crowd Of 10000 persons Theodore
French twenty years old. son of Rob
ert French. chief of police IN Wo8
Haven. Conn. was dashed TO pieces n'
a fall of 200 feet from q balloon hl
parachute failed 20 open.
An informal demand was made npoi
Attorney General Jackson that Do ne
woke tho charter granted by the smu
10 the Western Union Telegraph com
pany on The ground that the corpora
\ ton is not living no 20 its obligation
10 The public The demand was mao
by Dahiel /. Russell. the chairman %
q committee appointed by the stiiAinI
tclenaphers.
Two persons dead Eve badly injured
apuroxlmatoiy 800 bHildinss destroyc
and 1000 summer visitors shol'@ies
Is the net result Of tie most disai
trous Ore Ola Ofchard Boach No ha
ever known. Seventeen summer n'
fels. sixty cottages aud q score O
buildings occupied as stores were %
stroyed. The total Insurance ON in
burned property, Il Is understood. WI
not exceed $4,000, while Che loss
over ssOO0Ooo.
Friday. Aug. 10.
General William Birney. O. S A. r'
tired died AZ bis home IN Washington
He served on the Union side throue'
J. out the civil war. General Birney wa
b horn IN Alabama and was eiehiy-oici
years Old
At Greenwich, Conn. Don Marin
Torlonia Of Rome. duke of Poll. duh
j Of Cua6agnola and prince Of Ciyitoih
cessL wns married % Miss Mary El'
Moore. daughter Of Mr.. ond Mr
Charles A. Moore, ot the Moore sun
mor home Dolle Haven.
The Date sot for the dedication
e Buaalo's Mckinley monument
j. Thursday. Sept 3, in old home wee
e Governor Hughes Is TO deliver "
principal address. Vice FresideI
0 Fairbanks Speaker Cannon and OF
t ers Of national prominence are e
Z pected.
/ At 50. Petersburg the armored cru
er Baran was successfully launched
y fho new naval aockyarde She Is
4 5000 tons and Is designed to hove
?. spoo8 Of u knots The new warsh
T. was named after the Russian armor'
Il cruiser Bayan. which was sunk
Port Arthur
J, Attorney General Bonaparte in
u interview at Washington makes ~
e sonablo statement regarding the go
"a ernmonrs policy toward corporation
Tie saws the number Of corporation
10 and individuals 70 b. prosecuted
q | small 0uQ poihb oHA tH"| ""''
y effect Will be felt BY Spectators.
p win not operate 20 undermine the ee
erai prosperity Of the country
4 Thursday. Aug. to.
n. President Roosevelt wil not conce
70 himself personally with the teieei
~ phers' strike. according 70 che best
formation obtainahic a. Oyster Bay
, At Clonmel. Ireland. LORD Ashton
had narrow escape from death AZ
N residence. Gleuahiry Lodge. OF an ed
- " hour He wOs asleep In room
" the ground aoor when terriSc e2p
sion caused by q bomb. shattered %
~ Of ths walls Of his apartment and
e atroyed most OF the furniture onI d
not lnturo LORD Ashtown The bon
" thrower escaped
nobrrt A. Pinhcrion Dead.
rs NEW YORK. Ana ro-Word w
ID roroivsd here that Robert A. Pink