Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-10-03
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS
Friday. September 25.

William X. Payne. a writ server in
the sherin's office at Philadelphia.
committed suicide by shooting himself
In the head
A big motor bus In New York. trav-
cling at high rate Of speed. crashed
into an electric light post at Forty.
fourth street and Fifth aveSIe and
twenty persons were hurt. Excluding
many women.
Moro than 5000 600 feet Of partly
finished lumber. piled in the yards Of
the George w. Barker company and
the Jordan Lumber company at Mil
ford. Me. was destroyed by fire. en-
failing a loss OF $4,000
Saturday, September &c.
Mrs. Eliza Bragg. widow of Major
General Braxton Bragg. OF the Con
federate army. died at New Orleans.
The comptroller Of the currency IS
sued call on national banks for a
statement Of their condition at the
close OF business on Sept 90.
Fire almost totally destroyed the
plant of the Schauble Brewing com
at liuNNbH - hN ibSo WIZ
be AT least slj0.O00.
Leslie Carter. one time capitalist
and president OF the South Side Ele.
waited Railroad company. of Chicago.
died in Chicago after a prolonged i'll
ness
Monday. September 20.
BY vote OF So To IS the Indiana
Legislature passed a county local OPP
ton bill.
Charles +. Beck OF Catasauqua. Pa.
died suddenly OF excitement. due to at.
tending the Allentown fair.
Forty winners OF Cecil Rhodes schol-
arships from all over the country sail
cd from New York to begin four
years course al oxford.
Confederate veterans rendered mill.
tary honors when the widow OF the
late General Braxton Bragg was buried
beside her husband at Mobile Ala
Harry Miller Of Manchester. Md.
was struck by passenger train on
the Northern Central railway south of
York. Pa. and his body was horribly
mangled.
Tuesday, September 20.
John II Rankin, superintendent o:
materials and supplies of the Reading
railway system. died at Reading. Pa.
aged seventy.one years
Emil r Grau. the student who had
his back broken in the annual sopho-
more freshman cane rush at the Wor-
ccster Mass Polytechnic institute
last week. died Of his injuries
Caleb Powers. the kentuckian, who
spent eight wears in a Kentucky peni.
tertiary in connection with the Gocbei
assassination case before being par
doned BY Governor Wilson was hap
tizcd into the Baptist church at Jel-
leo. Tenn. in the presence OF 500
persons.
Wednesday. September 80.
The State bank at I.adysmith, Wis.
was robbed OF about $4,000 by cracks.
men who escaped on hand car
Rev. Alexander LeClaire ninety.siX
years old who had been for seventy
1--WE years a member OF the Masonic
fraternity. died at Lynden. Wash
The Wisconsin supreme court de
clared unconstitutional the Wisconsin
eight-hour telegraphers law. which
was enacted at the 1907 session OF the
Legislature.
While officers were attempting 10
arrest him for bigamy George Won der
Schulenburg. drug clerk, jumped
from a window into a l00foot airshait
in East One Hundred and Twenty
eighth street, New York and was
killed.
Thursday, October !.
The strike OF Canadian Pacific rail
road mechanics. involving about 10000
men. which started Aug 4. has been
declared off
Cardinal Gibbons archbishop of BAL
timore. lief, London for Liverpool
where he will embark on the steamer
Caronia for New York
Fearing 10 face the disgrace which
he felt would follow his arrest on a
charge of abusing his wife Leonard
i. Schmitt piano maker. killed him
self in New York by inhaling illumi-
mating gas
Fire destroyed property valued at
between sl50.00O and 5000. 900 IN tne
heart OF the business district of Dial
las. Tex and resulted in serious in
jury to several firemen who were
caught beneath falling floors.