The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-07-09
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS.
Thursday July I.


Five men of the torpedoboat HUI
were badly scalded by the bursting Of
q boiler tube at San Francisco.
Charles Breneiser a we'll known TO-
tacconist and one Of the wealthiest
men of Reading Pa died, aged eighty
one years.
The pope confirmed the election Of
Rev Edmund Michael Dunno. chan.
celior Of the archdiocese Of Chicago. TO
be bishop Of Peorio in succession to
1t. Rev John L. Spalding, resigned.
In the presence Of number Of
Young persons at lawn social at
Grndy Center Ia. Laurie Rogers.
aged eighteen. was instantly killed
when he attempted to turn on an cleo
trio current TO illuminate the place.
Friday, July 2.
Policeman Henry Schnadle was kill
ed in Chicago by a burglar he was at
tempting 70 arrest.
George W Reik, Of Maryland, was
appointed private secretary to Post
master General Hitchcock.
Rev. Parry Thomas. formerly pas
tor OF the Little Church Around the
Corner" in New York. died in Pueblo,
Colo. in sanitarinm.
About 1000 employees at the bureau
of engraving and printing at Wash
ington were shifted from the monthly
paw roll to the per diem basis.
The wages Of the $500 men and boys
employed in the plant of the Maryland
Steel company at Sparrows Point, Nd.
were increased 10 per cent, thus re-
storing the scale in effect prior to
April / last. x xf~r'yss.-
Saturday, July 3.
While worrying over debts Mrs.
Mary Erckins committed suicide at
Harrisburg. Pa. by shooting herself
through the heart.
With a razor Daniel McNichols. Of
Yonkers. n. Y. killed his wife Alice
and then inflicted probably fatal
wound on himself.
Martha Gray King OF Ulster Pa. a
grandniece of former President Of the
United States James X. Polk. was mar
ried al Binghamton n. Y. to Charles
Scott Miller
Judge Kinkead of the common pleas
court al Columbus. o.. fined Nelson
Cannon. former agent of the Trinidad
Paving company. Of Cleveland $500
on a plea of guilty of bribing members
Of the board Of public service in the
paving scandal
Tuesday July 6.
From rho shock of breaking an arm.
ninety-yoar-Cld Mrs Christina Richie
died near Washington Pa
One white man and three negroes .
were drowned when a skift capsized
in a squat at Hickman. y. Y.
Through installing carbolic acid
bottle for one containing whisky, L.
d. OKelley. a policeman, Of Salisbury
y c., is dead
For sending threatening letters TO
Rudolph Spreckels. Benjamin w.
SOUit. OF Sdu r lduiiT'ps was 0'bttu'-
ed TO four years in the penitentiary.
Because she insisted on going 10
moving picture show Edward Bailey,
Of New Orleans. fatally shot his step
daughter. Doris Sweeney. aged sixteen
years.
Wednesday, July 7.
Emily Morgan. colored. probably the
oldest resident of Georgia is dead at
Columbus. at the age of III years.
Lieutenant Commander William X.
Gise. executive officer Of the gunboat
station ship at the naval
station at Tutuila. Samoa. died at tina,
place
BY the collapse of bridge over
swollen stream near Maryvills. Mo-
Charles Daniels and John Brewer. two
farmer boys, with their team, were
drowned.
Benjamin Simcox. seventy-seven
years old, a veteran of the Crimean
war. and who claimed 10 have taken
part in the famous charge at Bala-
slava died at Lexington. KY.