The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-09-11
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS
Thursday, September 8.


Charles Hail. of Huntington. Pa, a
Pennsylvania railroad brakeman, was
so badly injured at Newport that he
died In the Harrisburg hospital.
Rear Admiral Henry Glass. U. S. n.
retired. died at a health resort at Paso
Robles. Cal, Of heart failure. following
an operation performed several days
ago at his home in Berkeley.
Vina Wood. eleven years old, res
cued her ten-year-old brother from
drowning at Port Huron. Mich. and
imperiled her own life trying 20 rescue
a younger brother, Clayton. who was
drowned.
William G.. Haas. a saloonkeeper and
political leader OF Erie. Pa. is confined
to his home as the result Of an attack
made upon him by a woman who II is
alleged, threw an acid or some other
fiery liquid into his face.
Friday. September 4.
The First National bank. OF Niles.
o.. was closed by order OF the board OF
directors on the ground Of insolvency.
Brigadier General Calvin dewitt. re.
tired. died from heart disease at Fort
Yellowstone, Wyo., aged sixty-eight
years.
While at work at Baltimore Md. IN
der twenty feet OF water at the bottom
OF one Of the big caissons, on which
the superstructure OF the new pipes
will rest, William Small a diver, was
stricken With heart disease and died
before his companions could get him
out Of the big tube.
Saturday, September 5.
The forty-third annual encampment
OF the Grand Army Of the Republic
will be held at Salt Lake City. Utah.
Emanuel Mandel. first vice president
OF Mandel Brothers and one OF Chi
cago's most successful merchants, died
at Basle. Switzerland
William owen Sossaman. a seven
teen-year-old white boy. was killed az
Mobile. Ala. by Henry Leech. aged
sixteen. in a mimic duel
Dependency over the death OF his
wife. which occurred over five years
ago. was given as the reason for the
suicide Of Edwin Gage. a commercial
traveller. who killed himself by inhal.
ing gas in his room at the Ashland
house. New York
Monday September z.
George Hanker. OF Slatington. Pa
while walking on the railroad. was
struck by a train and ground 10 pieces
Navy yard officials at Vallejo. Cal.
have been ordered 10 change the name
OF the monitor Wyoming 10 Cheyenne.
Falling from a hayloft at South
Bethlehem, Pa. twelveyoar-Old VII
liam Wolfram landed headlrst on a
hard floor twenty feet below and is in
a critical condition.
John Y. Smith, president Of the
Negro reformatory, and minister 70
Liberia under President Cleveland's
first administration, died at Richmond,
Va. aged sixty-flve years
Tuesday, September 8.
Frank Lesman, Of Moosic. near
Scranton. Pa. III and learning he could
not recover. killed himself.
Three-year-old Flora Fagin. living az
Cumberland, four miles east of Mil
Vile. n. j.. while playing near the
mill pond. fell in and was drowned.
During fit Of Jealousy Mrs. Edward
Smoot shot and killed her husband al
Ky. and then tried 10
kill herself by shooting herself In the
arm.
Carroll Hall. aged fourteen years, Of
Danyllle shot and killed his sitter
Flossie Hall. aged sixteen years. while |
playing with a shotgun at Portsmouth.
n. H.
Wednesday, September 9.
Alexander Berkman. the anarchist |
was sent to the workhouse in New |
York for FIVE days for melting a riot at
Cooper Union.
Thomas Leroy Ritner. a young resi-
dent Of Harrisburg. Pa. was caught
between two engines and crushed 10
death in the Pennsylvania railroad
yards
Henry Smith. a negro. charged With
assault upon aged Mrs
Powell. of Portsmouth, Va, upon his
second trial was found guilty and sen.
fenced 10 death.
Fowler Kenton, a constable. was as
iassinated. being shot from ambush
md killed on a pike between Helen
wood and Huntsville. Ky. while con
t,.otf,., a ,,rfe,rar "a TIuntcufllo