Milford chronicle., 1908-11-13
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS
rhursdaY. November 5.

James Mccullough was scalded by
the bursting of a steam pipe at the
Aberfoyle mills at Chester, Pa, and
may not survive.
The Holland Torpedo Boat company
won a suit in New York, securing a
verdict of s4S,4S2 from Lewis Nixon
for breach of contract.
Gus Jensen. charged with assault
and battery with intent to kill, com
mitted suicide in prison in Philadel-
phia by hanging himself with his shirt.
While removing debris from the eel
lar of a building recently destroyed by
fire at Erie, Pa. two men were killed
and three injRred when a wall col
lapsed.
Friday, November 6.
President-elect William H. Taft ac-
cepted an invitation to deliver an ad-
dress at the unveiling of the Martyrs
monument on Nov. IA in Brooklyn.
A. B. Worthington, president Of the
Muncy Manufacturing company, suf
fered an attack Of apOplexy and fell
dead in his Office at Muncy, near VII
Transport, Pa.
John Wilson. motorman. was killed;
Mrs. Edgar Austin was severely in
iured and a dozen trolley passengers
were cut and bruised when a limited
traction car was knocked from the
track by train at LapOrte. Ind.
Saturday, November 7.
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 for delivery at New Orlean'
and $4,000 ounces for delivery at Den
yer at 50.S65 per fine ounce.
Frank Semple, sixty-seyen years o!
age. who was in charge OF the William
Thaw estate and interested in many
financial institutions, died in Pittsbure
from pneumonia.
s. M. Miller, engineer. and William
Green. a twelve-year-old boy were
scalded to death, and Lillian Green
was fatally burned when a lumber
train on a branch Of the Buffalo &
Susquehanna railroad made dash
down a steep grade and jumped the
track near Dubois, Pa.
Monday, November 9.
Charged with contract grating,
twenty-eight Canadian marine officials
have been suspended at Quebec.
While his wife was selecting a coffin
for her father. John NJ. Hawkins. an
invalid. blew out his brains at Salt
Lake City Utah.
Because Of Illness, Major General
John F. Weston will probably ask to
be recalled from the command OF the
troops in the Philippines.
Stiney Ushinsky disobeyed orders
while resetting timber at Ellangowan
colliery. Mahanoy City, Pa, and as a
result was caught under falling Goa
and killed.
President Roosevelt selected Job f.
Of New York. as assistant
treasurer Of the United States at New
York. to succeed Hamilton Fish, who
resianed the Office to become a candi- |
date for congress.
Tuesday November 10.
Whiskcy valued at Sl25,OoO ana
buildings worth SIS GOO were DESTROYED |
by fire at Deatsville near Louisville.
Ky
In a street car collision at Montgom
cry. Ala. two negroes were killed out
right and four white persons were in
jured
Princess Sophie Hohenberg. wife of
Archduke Franz Ferdinand. heir to the
Austrian throne. has been delivered OF
a still-born son.
The steel hull freight lighter Eas'on
being built for the Central Railroad ct
New Jersey. was launched at the yards
lf the Harlan & Hollingsworth co.
at Wilmington. Del.
Wednesday, November II.
President Roosevelrs country life
met at Richmond Va, on
Tuesday.
Count Moltke. the new Danish min
ster to the United States, presented !
lis credentials to the president on
Tuesday
General Samuel Chamberlain, aged
,ighty-one years. veteran of the Mex
can. Indian and Civil Wars. died al
Mass, from inirmities in
'ident to old age.
The postmaster general announced
hat the president has decided to re
move George NJ. Stewart. postmaster
u Seattle Wash. as the result Of an
Investigation OF charges that he so
icitated campaign contributions.