Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-11-14
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS
Friday, November 6.

repted an invitation to deliver an ad.
dress at the unveiling of the Martyrs
monument on Nov IL In Brooklyn
A. b. Worthington president OF the
/ Muncy Manufacturing company. SUI
.ered an attack of apoplexy and fell
dead in his Office at Muncy. near Will
| Transport. Pa.
(, John Wilson. motorman was killed:
Mrs. Edgar Austin was severely in
Iured and a dozen trolley passengers
were cut and bruised when limited
traction car was knocked from the
track by a train at laporte Ind.
Saturday. November 2.
Snow TO the depth of several inches.
the first of the season. fell throughout
northern New York Friday.
The treasury bought $4,000 ounces
OF silver tor delivery at New Orleans
and 10000 ounces for delivery at Den
yer at 50 365 per fine ounce,
Frank Semple. sixty-seven years of
age. who was in charge of the William
Thaw estate and interested in many
financial institutions. died in Pittsburg
from pneumonia
y. NJ T.
Green. twelve-year-old boy. were
scalded to death and Lillian Green
was fatally burned when lumber
train ON branch OF the Buffalo a.
Susquehanna railroad made dash
down steep grade and jumped the
track near Dubois. Pa.
Monday. November 9.
Charged with contract grating.
twenty eight Canadian marine otiic ais
| have been suspended al Quebec.
While his wife was selecting coffin
for her father. John NJ. Hawkins. an
Invalid. blew out his brains al Sat
Lake city Utah.
Because OF illness Major General
John + Weston will probably to
be- recalled from the command OF the
troops In the Philippines,
President Roosevelt selected Job T..
Hedges of New York. As ass slant
treasurer OF the United States at New
York. to succeed Hamilton Fish who
resigned the Office to become II candi-
date for congress.
Tuesday. November 10.
| Whiskey valued AZ $4,000 and
buildings worth SIS 00o We're de uoyed
by lire at Deatsyille near Louisville.
1 Ky
In a street car collision at Montgom-
cry Ala two negroes were killed out
right and four white persons We're in
! jured
Princess Sophie ilohenberg. wife OF
Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the
Austrian throne. has been delivered OF
still-born son.
The steel hull freight lighter Eas'on.
being bull, for the Central Railroad OF
New Jersey. was launched at the Yards
of the Harlan x Hollingsworta coz
poration at Wilmington, Del
Wednesday November II.
President Rousevelts country life
commission met at Richmond Va on
/ Tuesdar
Count Moltke, the new Danish min
lister 10 the United States. presented
his credentials to the president ON
Tuesday.
General Samuel Chamberlain. aged
eighty one years. a veteran OF the Mex
lean Indian and Civil Wars. died at
Worcester Mass. from inhrmities in
cident 10 old age.
The postmaster general announced
that the president has decided to re-
move George NJ Stewart. postmaster
Of Seattle Wash as the result OF an
investigation Of charges that he 50
dictated campaign contributions.
Thursday. November II.
Solomon Reilly a negro boy. ten
years old was convicted and given Il
life sentence for the murder OF Mrs.
Wilbur Terrence at Savannah. Ga.
John Irby negro was convicted at
Spartansburg. S G.. on a charge OF at.
tempting a criminal assault on Miss
Leila Dempsey and was sentenced 10
serve thirty years in the penitentiary.
Duncan Cameron McCallum. late
teller OF the Farmers Bank OF Canada.
pleaded guilty at Toronto. Ont to the
theft OF s16.495 from the bank and was
sentenced to three years in Kingston
penitentiary
Edward Bostwick sixty-eight years
OF age. and former state senator
OF Michigan, committed suicide by
stranging himself with silf scarf at
the home OF his sister. Mrs Benjamin
Clark. In Syracuse. y. Y.