Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-02-08
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Friday, January 81.


the Philippine commission, died sud-
denly Of heart disease in Manila.
Judge George w Morris Of thc c~-
poration court. dropped dead on the
way to his Office at Charlotte Vile,
Va
Fire at Big Stone Gap Wise county,
Va. destroyed the principal business
section Of the place. entaiIing a loss
of $4,000
f. G. Anderson coal dealer and
prominent citizen Of Aberdeen. 5. d.
was arrested at Minneapolis charged
with purchasing coal which was stolen
by employees OF the Chicago, Milwau
kee & St Paul railroad
Saturday. February I.
While on his way to work John Vita
shin was struel, and killed by a freight
train near Norristown Pa.
Anna f. Hahn. one Of the first Amer
lean school teachers TO 50 70 the Phil
ippines. was murdered al Batangas. Is
land of Luzon
The public school nj Mcdonald Pa,
near Pittsbure was closed By the
epidemic of scarlet fever.
Il. 4. McGee. telegraph operator for
the Atlantic Coast line at Golfers sta
ton. near Petersburg Va was shot
and instantly Killed by a negro tramp
whom he had ordered not 10 build a
FIRE on the railroad track
Monday February 3.
s.. stf .,
natl refused to onjoIn the lnterna
tional Pressmen's union from striking
Mrs. j. NJ. Underwood and her two
year old son were burned "a death in
a hro which destroyed their home at
Raleigh y C.
While polishing the kitchen stove
at Scranton Pa. Mrs Peter Courtesse
was set ahre. the polish exploding and
died from her burns.
Unable to break the senatorial dead
lock the Kentucky legislature adopt
ed a resolution favorng the election
Of senators by popular vote
Aldus J Barr Lancaster county
Pa farmer fell dead from heart dis
ease while feeding his stock and over
exertion brought on the attack
Tuesday February 4.
Colonel r G. Lawlor postmaster OF
Rockford and former commander-in-
chief OF the G. A. r.. died at Rockford
H.
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 vetoed by Mayor Mcclellan
Judge Thomas y Mellon retired one
OF pitishme's foremost citizens ana
well known throughout the country rs
a banker and capitalist died on his
ninety first birthday
Wednesday, February 5.
The Standard Tin Plate plant at
Cannonsbure Pa. resumed operations
in all Of its six mills here
Hon George d. Wise for many
years a member Of congress from the
Third Virginia district died At Rich
mond
Fourteen passengers on a slIfti Gil
were seriously cut and bruised when
the ear was struck by a Piusturs
Virginia & Charleston railroad pas
senger train at Homestead Pa
When fire in the Ontario Powder
works at Tweed. Ont, reached the cy
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. MINI, burned to the
ground
A new cold weather record for Ball
ston. n. Y. was made Wednesday when
the mercury dropped to forty-hye de-
grees below zero.
Miss Carol Hartman. daughter 81
Edward II. Hartman, Of New York
was operated upon for ear trouble at
John Hopkins hospital Baltimore, Nd
After reading several chapters in the
Bible and kneelins with members OF
his family in prayer David Potts Of
Birmingham. Ala, retired TO his room
and with a shotgun blew the top Of his
head on