The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-10-16
FARMvILLE, VA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1908
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS
Thursday. October 8,

Cardinal Gibbons. who attended the |
Fueharistic Congress In London last
month. after several visits to the pope, |
returned from Europe Wednesday on
The steamer Caronia.
After rescuing an aged woman from
a burning house. Policeman Nicholas
Nestor. Of Jersey City n. j.. again
plunged into the blazing building and
met death by su1ocation.
Harry Augustus Garfield, q son Of
President James A. Garfield and a
brother Of Secretary Of the Interior
James r. Garfield. was inducted as
president OF Williams college, at VIII
Jamestown. Mass.
Friday, October 9.
Henry 7. Mcbride was killed by
falling from an electric light pole in
New York. from which he yas trying
to get a view OF base ball game.
Robert Quailey. the fourtesnyear-
old schoolboy, who was shot In New
York while standing in front Of his
home during a clash between striking
and non-union chauheurs, died.
The proposed arbitration treaty be-
tween China and the United States
was signed at the state department
Wu Ting Fang, the Chinese minister,
acting on behalf OF the Chinese gov
ernment and Secretary Root on behalf
Of the America government
Saturday, October 10.
A hfth conviction for fraudulent
election practices was recorded at 81.
Louis. when John II. Buckner pleaded
guilty and was sentenced TO three
years Imprisonment
Joseph Painter, Sr, aged eighty-six
years. head Of the firm OF Joseph
Painter & Sons, who operate a big
iron foundry at Myerstown, Pa, died
from complication Of diseases.
Lucy Mitchell, forty years old. who
Is charged with killing Minnie Nc
Bryde. seventeenyear-old girl. with
an axe in her home at Union Hall,
Franklin county. Va, was brought to
the Roanoke jail for safekeeping.
Monday October p.
Z. A. S. Blake. a contractor, was
convicted at San Francisco OF trying
10 bribe a prospective juror in the Abe
Ruef bribery case.
For the murder Of Albert Baker. his
wife. Myrtle Baker. was given a six
years sentence and his motherin-law.
Mrs. VI. H. Raney. a five years sen
tence AZ 81. Louis.
The body OF Ambro Watson. aged
sixty years. a prominent farmer and
churchman. was found in a field on
his farm. near Meadville, Pa, with a
suicidal bullet hole In the temple.
While strolllng through his garden,
quietly celebrating his seventy-seventh
birthday anniversary, George Breakell,
A well-known citizen, dropped dead at
his home near Hancock Nd.
Tuesday, October 10.
Mrs Charlotte Decker, who would
have been 10 years old on Nov r.
died at Seneca Falls. n. Y.
Several thousand chickens and prop
erty valued at $4,000 was DESTROYED
by fire in the wholesale produce mar
ket in Chicago.
Colonel J. Mansfield Davies, promi-
nent as a commander in the Civil
War died at his residence at Burling-
ton. Vt. aged eighty years.
Harold Ewing, the twenty-four-year-
old son Of Judge Robert L. Ewing. ac-
cidentaly shot and killed himself at
his home in Nashville, Tenn.
Dependency because he had been
Tilted by young woman led John Ed
wards. Of Philadelphia, TO attempt to
commit suicide by jumping from the
Brooklyn bridge.
Wednesday, October "a.
In a signed statement, Chancellor
Andrews. of the Nebraska State uni
versity. forbade class fights, kidnap-
pings and night gown parades.
A large section OF the town OF stet-
tier. Alberta. was wiped out by fire.
including FIVE hotels. twenty stores
the bank and the postofHce. and Leslie
Miller. who was sleeping in a store.
lost his life.
d. o. Seaman, a farmer. went TO the
district school at Goldsberry. Mo-
called out his two sons. aged ten and
twelve years. shot one Of them dead.
mortally wounded the other and then
shot and killed himself
Several girls were slightly injured
and 100 more had narrow escape
from death when the ferry steamer
Ariel. running between Walkeryille'
Ont. and Detroit. collIded in a fog
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