Smyrna times., 1908-01-15
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
tuesday, January z.

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shop was destroyed in a fire which
burned down the Congregational
church at Wiscassett, Me.
Ten of the thirty hot mills of the
Shenango tinplate plant at New Cas-.
tie, Pa, resumed operations giving
employment to 1000 men.
Attempting to cross the street in |
front of trolley car in Philadelpbia
Miss Luella Smith, colored. was run |
over and both legs were cut off.
Commander Harry H. Hosley. U. S. |
n, who took the dry dock Dewey from
Newport News to Manila. and who
since his return has baen supervisor
OF the harbOr of New York, died in
New York.
Wednesday, January 8.
Dennis DriscOll, One-legged pencil
peddler, was burned to death in a fire
which destroyed the Salvation Army
lodginghouse at Worcester, Mass.
Thieves broke into the home of
Charles F. Brooker, of Ansonia, Conn.
national Republican committeeman,
and got away with jewelry valued at
$4,000.
Richard A. Ballinger, commissioner
OF the general land office, has rendered
his resignation of that Office to Presi
dent Roosevelt, and it has been ac
cepted. to take effect March 4.
Thursday, January 9.
Robbers wrecked the safe in the
State Bank of Quenemo. at Quenemo.
Kan, near here. and escaped with be.
tween $1,000 and $4,000.
Captain Daniel Ellis. aged seventy.
nine years. the celebrated Union scout
of East Tennessee. is dead at his
home near Elizabethton, Tenn.
Between 5000 and 1000 illinois Cen
trail railroad employees have been drop
ped from the company's pay rolls on
account of the financial situation.
Two negroes, John Hudson and
Henry Campbell. are in jail at Law
renceville. Ga. charged with having
murdered HudsOn's wife and then set
ting fire to the house in an attempt
to hide their crime.
Friday January 10.
Thieves entered the residence OF
Samuel Schwartz, in Waukegan, neal
Chicago. and took $4,000 worth of jew
elry. mostly diamonds.
James MOulton and his wife. eact
aged more than seventy-five years
were burned to death in a fire that de
strOyed their home in Auburn. n. H.
The West Virginia Mining assOcia
tlon was formed as a permanent CT
ganizatiOn al a meeting at Washington
OF over sixty mine owners and oper
ators of West Virginia
Major r. l.. Courtney. for many
years superintendent of the Richmond
Frederick 81 Potomac railway. and one
of the best-knOwn railroad men in the
south died in Richmond. Va.
Saturday, January II.
E. A. Perry, conductor on the Cam
bridge & Seaford railroad of the Della
ware division. dropped dead on The
streets of Cambridge, Md.
Five persons were killed in a COLI
sion between a westbOund passenge
train and an extra freight train on tn,
Mississippi & Alabama railroad a
Vinegar Bend, Ala, near Mobile.
Mrs. James Valentine, wife of al
iron moulder, at Bloomington, ILL.,. be
came suddenly insane and attacked
her six-year-old son with a hamme
, and razor wounding him frightfully
Thomas E. Robinson. a well-knowl
business man and department com
mander of the Patriarchs Militant
Odd Fellows, committed suicide in hi
Office, at Detroit, by inhaling illum
r mating gas.
l Monday, January 13.
William B. Miller. of Churchtowr
Lancaster county Pa, fell dead Will
? milking his cow.
= Eight years in prison was the pei
: atty meted out to John F. Via g
Staunton. Va. for the murder of hi
r wife.
Ten days ago eggs sold on the Lal
caster CPa) market for forty-fiv
i cents a dozen. but the price Monda
was twenty-five cents.
u While waiting for a train at Bell
L vile, Kan. John Lynch, a merchan
was assaulted and robbed of $500
cash and $4,000 in securities.
L Following a quarrel in their hon
u at Albany, N. Y. Frank Lentzec
s. aged forty-two years, wounded his wi
l. with a knife and shot himself dead.