Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-03-27
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS.
Friday, March 10.


guilty in Chicago of the murder Of
Mrs. Frances Gilmore Thompson.
Married to George r. Barber forty.
FIVE years ago. Martha E. Barber has
filed application in Scranton, Pa. for
divorce. on the ground of desertion.
Winnipeg. Manitoba. has decided to
have worlds exposition In 1912. and
will raise fund of 10000 900 for that
purpose.
The legislature OF Connecticut has
passed an act Incorporating the
National Council OF Congregational
Churches OF the United States.
The main building OF the Easton.
Pa. Foundry & Machine company. To-
Gated at West Easton. was destroyed
by fire. entailing loss OF 100000.
Saturday, March 20.
William II. Stevenson. OF Glenside.
was awarded $3.50 damages in court at
Norristown. Pa. by jury for the bite
OF dog belonging to l.. Z. Snively.
Believing that the constitution OF
the United States should begin with
the words "In the name Of God" Rep
resentative Sheppard. OF Texas. has In.
troduced resolution In congress pro-
viding for an amendment to that ef'
feet.
James NJ. Marshall, assistant post
master of Lancaster. Pa. who was
postmaster from 1876 to 1885. and was
connected with the local postoffice con-
tinuously since 1867. except during
Democratic administrations. died on
Friday.
Monday, March 22.
Six men were killed and many In
jured in an explosion In the Sunnyside
ccal mine. near Evansville. Ind.
William Jennings Bryan condemned
the Democratic representatives who
supported Cannon in the recent fight
in congress.
Patrick Nash shot and killed Harry
Martin at Mahanoy City. Pa. declar-
ing the latter had called him a non.
union workman.
Alfred Allen, who shot and killed his
wife a few weeks ago at Wetumka.
Ala. was sent to the penitentiary for
twenty-five years.
Councilman John F. Klein. OF Pitts.
burg. who refused to testify In the
graft cases. was sentenced TO thirty
days In Jail and fined 800.
Tuesday, March %.
John II. Starin. the noted steamship
owner. died at his home In New York.
aged eighty-three years.
Fire destroyed the Winchester tan.
merry. the largest industrial establish
ment in winchester. N. H.. entailing a
loss of $780,
Arthelius Christian. negro. who
on Feb. Is criminally assaulted and
then stabbed to death young while
school girl. was electrocuted In the
penitentiary at Richmond. Va.
George ". Taylor. OF Upper Alton.
ILL.,. a veteran of the Civil War. con.
victed of cheating the government out
of $17, 900 In pension fraud, sentenced
to six months confinement and fined
$4,000. is dead at the Peoria. ILL.,, work
house.
Wednesday, March "a.
The Carpenter Steel works. at Read
ing. Pa, posted notices of a reduction
of 10 per cent In wages.
Chicago tanners and shoe manufact-
urers appointed a committee to visit
Washington to fight the Payne bill as
II stands at present.
Justice Reed at Trenton. N. j.. fixed
the week OF May 10 for the electrocu-
ton of Giovanni Maioni. who was re.
Gently convicted of killing Mrs. Maria
Lupo.
Rev. Michael Bergrath. for four
years rector of st. Patrick's Roman
Catholic church. of White Haven. Pa,
died at Wilkes-Barre OF general de-
bility. aged seventy years.
Thursday, March IS.
Mrs. Mary Ann Sullivan. who was
born on the battlefield OF Waterloo.
died at ST. Luke's hospital. Detroit.
aged ninety-three years.
A bill introduced in the New York
legislature would make kidnapping
punishable by death or imprisonment
for life. as the jury may determine.
Colonel Owen Hamilton. who served
as commander of the Eleventh Penn.
sylvania cavalry under General Sher-
man during his famous march to the
sea, died at Pottstown. Pa. aged sew
enty-eight years.
Manfred Maar. the Trenton, N. j..
Justice OF the peace who was threat
ened with impeachment proceedings
nj the suggestion OF the Automobile
Club of America. placed his resignation
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