Smyrna times., 1908-02-12
a WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Tuesday, February q.

Colonel I. c. Lawlor, postmaster of
Rockford and former commander-in-
chief of the G. A. r., died at Rockford.
III.
George w. Smith. Democratic candi-
date for county superintendent Of
schools. committed suicide by hanging
at his home near Boone, Pa.
The ordinance recently passed by
the New York board of aldermen. for
bidding women from smoking in public
places, was vetced by Mayor Mcclellan.
Judge Thomas D. Mellon, retired, one
Of Pittsburg's foremost citizens. and
we'll known throughout the country as
a banker and capitalist, died on his
ninety-fTst birthday.
Wednesday, February S.
Hon. George D. Wise. for many
years member of congress from the
Third Virginia district, died at Rich
mond.
Fourteen passengers on a street car
were seriously cut and bruised when
the car was struck by a Pittsburg.
Virginia & Charleston railroad pas.
senger train at Homestead. Pa.
When fire in the Ontario Powder
works at Tweed, Ont reached the ex.
plosive building. the resulting explo-
sion destroyed twelve buildings and
shattered windows for miles around.
but there were no casualties.
Thursday, February 6.
-Four lives were lost when the house
Of Thomas Yeast four miles southwest
Of Preston, Mimi, burned to the
ground.
A new cold weather record for Ball
sion, n. Y, was made Wednesday when
the mercury dropped to forty-fye de-
grees below zero.
Miss Carol Hartman. daughter of
Edward H. Hartman. of New York,
was operated upon for ear trouble at
John Hopkins hospital, Baltimore, Nd.
After reading several chapters in the
Bible and kneeling with members of
his family in prayer, David Potts. of
Birmingham. Ala. retired to his room
and with shotgun blew the top of his
head Off
Friday, February 7.
Three foreigners. unused to gas, were
asphyxiated during the night at their
boarding house in Erie. Pa
While insane Gustav Walstedt shot
and killed his nine-year-Old daughter
and himself in his home at Chicago.
Jack Long, accused of numbering
John Sapp, was taken from the Jail at
Gainesville, Fla, and lynched by a mob
of 200 men
Governor Stuart approved the char
ter application of Hershey Chocolate
company, of Hershey, Pa. which is
capitalized at $1.5OO,OOO.
George Hastings, the last of the trio
who held up a Northern Pacific train
near Butte, Mont last May and mur.
dered Engineer Glow, confessed the
crime and was given a life sentence.
Saturday, February g.
Harriet Field. a widow. aged eighty
four, was burned to death in a fire
which destroyed her home at Orange
Mass.
While walking on the tracks of tho
Allegheny Valley railroad at Kittan-
ming, Pa, Samuel Salliday, John Miller
and August Hettler were killed by a
train.
While driving across the tracks of
the Pennsylvania railroad at Darling
ton station, near Chester, Pa, Isaac
SchOfield was struck by a train and
instantly killed
An Erie passenger train struck and
instantly killed Daniel Thomas and
Mrs. Phoebe Taylor at a crossing neal
Akron, o., where the two were cross
ing the track in binding snow storm.
Monday February 10.
A full-grown deer wandered into
Providence. R. l., and caused much
commOtion until captured.
The West Virginia senate is probing
reports that a liquor lobby has raised
S150,O00 to defeat prohibition.
DespOndent because of feeble health
David Wenger, aged eighty-three.
committed suicide near Amsterdam
n. Y.
Frank Lane was stabbed in the head
at Cory. Pa. by two men who at.
tackled him, and he was perhaps ia
tally injured
The camp of Confedeate Veterans
at Waco, Tex, has adopted resolutions
protesting against the pensioning of
Confederate soldiers by congress.
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