The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-08-21
FARMvILLE, VA. FRIDAY AUGUST 2l, 1908.
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS
Thursday, August 13.

Thursday, August 10.
Stephen Bocbeck was killed and
Eldo Haycock fatally injured by two
runaway freight cars on the Read
ing railway at Coatesville. Pa, which
dashed into a company Of men on the
way to work
Edward Kaiser, OF New York. was
killed. and James ]. Johnson, OF
Wilkes-B Barre, Pa. painters. was prob
ably fatally injured at Elmira, N. Y.
when a scaffold on which they were
working gave way.
Levi Fannan. seventy-three years OF
age shot and fatally injured his wife
Margaret. nfty-three years Of age; Sc
verely injured his fifteen-year-old
daughter Effie and then ended his own
life at his home In Dallssburg, o.
Friday, August IA.
William H. Taft and William ].
Bryan are expected to attend the G..
A. X. encampment at Toledo. o.. the
first week In September.
The delegates 10 the International
Typographical union convention al
Boston decided to hold the next con
vention at st. Joseph, Mo.
Swimming off the beach at Mar
quette, Mich, Charles FoTesman, six
teen years Of age. and Harry Rose.
aged fourteen. were drowned.
John Clouser. aged nine years. was
drowned in the Swatara creek, near
Middletown. Pa, within seventy-five
feet Of where his father was working
Saturday, August IS.
The New York Democratic state
convention will be held at Rochester.
Sept Is.
Rear Admiral James Kelsey Cogs-
well, U. S. ~, retired. is dead at Jack
sonyille. Fla.
Two men were killed and nearly a
dozen others were overcome in man
hole OF the Empire City Subway com
pany in New York by gas from leak
ing main.
Crazed with jealousy. Stephen Pc
trik, twenty-five years Of age. prob
ably fatally shot Marie Petrik, eigh
teen years old, his bride OF seven
weeks, at their home In Cleveland. o..
and then committed suicide.
Monday, August II.
Ten thousand Indiana coal miners
may strike over the discharge Of a
mule driver. Several mines have sus-
pended
Told by her doctors she would die
Of a cancer, Mrs. Robert Arthur killed
herself with a revolver at Sheepshead
Bay. r. |.
Lockjaw. caused by stepping on a
rusty nail, brought about the death OF
Allen S. Miller. an undertaken, OF
Schaefferstown, Pa
A vanload OF articles, believed to
have been stolen from the malls dur
ing three years, we're found in the
room of Mail Wagon Driver Amos c.
Nolan, under arrest at New York.
Tuesday. August 1s.
The National Editorial association
met in its twenty-third annual con
vention at st. Paul. MINI.
Two men were killed and two fatal
ly injured by the explosion Of the
boiler at William Reid's sawmill near
Drace, Caldwell county. N. c.
The annual polo tournament for the
Brenton's Reef and West Chester cups
began on the grounds Of the West
Chester Country club at Newport r. |.
William S. St Clair. an actor. died
in St Vincent's hospital New York.
where he had recently been operated
on for cancer OF the stomach. Mr.. St
Clair. who was fifty years old. had ap-
peared frequently in productions in
many cities throughout the country.
Wednesday, August 19.
Stanley Ketchell knocked Joe Thorn
as out in the second round at San
Francisco.
The National Shorthand Reporters
association began It's tenth annual con
vention at Milwaukee, Wis.
"Billy" Papke. Of Illinois, had the
better OF a rough six-round bout with
Sailor" Burke. Of New York, at the |
National Athletic club in New York
Seven hundred Italian track labor
ers on the Northern Pacific railroad |
went on strike for higher wages. Near
" the entire Pacific division is az
fected.
The home OF Wofford Tweed. on
Laurel Mountain. near Greensboro. n.
c.. was destroyed by fire. and his wife.
their three children and Mrs. Murray
Tweed were burned to death and their
bodies cremated In the flames.