The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-09-04
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS
Thursday, August 27.


Robert j. Frownie, In Jail az Iron
ton. O.. for the murder OF Henry Free.
ka, attempted suicide by buttlng out
his brains against sharp shelf pro
lection in his cell.
The rolling mills Of the National En-
amellng & Stamping company. at
Granite City. H., which have been
closed since June 30. will reopen. and
the full force OF 1000 men will be en-
ployed.
The cigarmakers' union Of Elmira.
N. Y. unanimously adopted a resolu.
tion endorsing the position taken by
Samuel Gompers. president Of the
American Federation OF Labor. with
regard to the political situation.
Friday, August %.
The Pennsylvania camp Of the p.
o. S. Of A. will meet at Washington.
Pa. next year
The recent census gives the total
population Of the canal zone as 50.003,
Of which 25.0O0 are employed by the
isthmian canal commission and the
Panama railroad.
Charlie Scarlett. six years old. killed
his eight.year-old sister at Benton. H.,
while attempting to pull gun from
under the bed when the weapon was
discharged. the shot striking the girl
In the groin.
Saturday, August %.
The buildings on the famous Meth
odist Evangelistic meeting grounds OF
Kentucky. Parsons Camp Ground" F"
near Russellville. Ky, were destroyed
by fire
Joseph c. Cannon speaker Of the ma
tional house of representatives. will
open the Republican speaking cam
palgn IN Indiana in Merton county on
the night Of Sept "a.
Rev O. b. Milligan, pastor Of the
First Presbyterian church az Canton,
O.. and we'll known in the state, both
as a minister and golf player. killed
himself by a charge from a shotgun
Rev. d. r. Kills, a survivor OF the
crew OF the Monitor" the Civil war
battleship and a retired United Breth.
rem clergyman. died Of Brights dis
ease. at Annyile, Pa, aged sixty-eight
years.
Monday, August 81.
Dog Catcher Bartholomew Of Allen
town. Pa. was suddenly seized with
hydrophobia and is in critical condi-
ton
To escape trial for wife murder,
Nerhert Woodbury. committed suicide
in Jail at Dover. Me. by cutting his
throat with a razor
Enforcing the "unwritten law,
Charles +. Armstrong. a wealthy cat
tleman. shot and killed Andrew Ar
mold. a wealthy merchant, near Rogers.
Vile. Tenn.
Jacob u. Mumma. OF Lancaster
county. Pa, placed 5000 tomato plants
on half an acre and he has realized
thus far $3.50. and is still gathering to.
matoes daily.
Tuesday, September I.
Albert Carr aged fifteen years of
Bridgeyille was drowned while swim
ming in Laurel river at Laurel, Del
An official order calling on the strike
Of coal miners in the Birmingham.
Ala. district was issued 10 all the
camps in that section.
Joseph c. Tyson. fftyfve years old.
was found dead from apoplexy in the
road a short distance from his resi-
dence at Royersford, Pa.
After making an investigation, Cor
oner King. Of Montgomery county, Pa,
announced that excessive use OF to-
bacco killed William Scoheld. twenty.
one years old. Of Perklomen township.
Wednesday. September 2.
General John W. Clous, retired. OF
the United States army. died In ST.
Luke's hospital in New York city at
the age OF seYenty-one years.
Mrs. Arch Pickett shot and killed
her husband, a well-known resident OF
Jonesboro. Ark. because. she alleges.
he was mean to her and abused her. "
President Rooseyelt's son Kermit
who will accompany his father on the
hunting expedition into the wilds Of
Africa. left oyster Bay for a hunt Of
his own in the northwest
A Carnegie silver medal was receiy-
ed by eleven-year-old Marjorie Coast
OF Iowa City. Ia. who leaped into the
Iowa river and saved the life Of Mar
garet Hayes. daughter Of Professor
and Mrs. Samuel Hayes last summer