Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-06-12
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS.
Friday. June 4.


A. r. Miller. leading farmer and
banker of Lafayette. Ind. was found
dead beneath his overturned automo-
bile In ditch near his home
The Lincoln Memorial associations
executive committee ut Cincinnati. o..
accepted a gift OF 100000 from Mrs.
Frederick H. Aims for the erection of
Lincoln memorial which will cost
$3.50 900.
The Newport News Shipbuilding and
Dry Dock company announced the
closing OF a contract with the South
ern Pacific company for the construc-
ton Of four passenger and freight
steamers. the contract aggregating
$3.OO0.000
Saturday. June 8.
Colonel Jacob Dachrodt. q well
known veteran and politician. died at
Easton. Pa. at the age Of eighty-two
years.
Ambassador Bryce. Of Great Bril-
tain. who is leaving for summer va
cation abroad. called upon President
Taft TO say farewell.
Engineer John Smith and Fireman
Reynolds we're killed at Saginaw.
Mich, when a Pere Marquette railway
engine ran into washout and tipped
over. burying them underneath.
During a small riot at the Fort Pitt
Coal company'c plant at Bellaire. o..
Lucergo Tahiti shot and instantly
killed Mike Baggo and Andy Petro and
seriously wounded another man.
Monday, June 7.
The department of agriculture Of
Pennsylvania reports an attendance OF
1900. 600 at the county fairs for 1908.
Mrs. Bridget Nelson. an aged wom-
an. was struck by train while walk.
ing on the track near Neshaminy
Falls. Pa. station.
John Fritz. the iron master. present
ed to Lehigh university at South Beth
lehem. Pa. a thoroughly equipped
modern engineering laboratory.
The French ambassador formally
presented to the city of San Francisco
a medal expressive OF the admiration
OF his nation for that city's enterprise
In recovering from the earthquake and
fire disaster.
Tuesday, June 8.
Ambassador Takahira. OF Japan. will
deliver the baccalaureate address at
the graduating exercises OF the Uni
versity OF Illinois at Champaign.
Milton Jackson. formerly president
of the Miller Lock company. OF Phila-
delphia. died suddenly in Shanghai,
n. -
A deceptive counterfeit $40 national
bank note bearing the portrait OF VIII
liam Mckinley has been discovered.
and the secret service is endeavoring
to trace its origin.
Insane from brooding over law
suit Edward Sands. former inmate
of the county infirmary at Columbus.
O.. shot and wounded Jacob Zettler. q
grocer and after causing brief reign
of terror. shot himself through the
head.
Wednesday, June 9.
Up to May 81 last there were re.
ceived by the postofice department a
total OF 59.74l petitions for rural free
delivery mail service. 1884 OF which
were adversely reported upon.
Delegate Wickersham. OF Alaska. in
bill introduced in the house. pro-
poses the establishment OF q terri
torial form of government for that ter
ritory. with the capital at Juneau.
Mrs. W. F. Dixon. Mrs. J n. Dnn-
gan Miss Merle DUNCAN and Miss
Julia DUNCAN were drowned at
knights Landing. Cal. when their au-
tomol/ie toppled into the Sacramento
riySr.
L Lieutenant Commander II. NJ. Cald-
we'll who was an aide To Admiral
Dewey and stood by his side on the
bridge of the flagship Olympic during
the battle OF Manila. has resigned from
the navy.
Thursday. June 10.
Rev. George L. Horr. d. D.. was in
Quoted into the presidency Of Newton
Theological institution. Baptist SEM
mary at Newton. Mass.
Albert Young. OF Plttsburg. Pa. was
sentenced in London to two years In
prison for the theft of a racing cup
from the window OF a local bicycle
firm.
Anton Jacobson, out OF work and
with a sweetheart he wanted to marry,
turned on the gas in the bathroom Of
his boarding place in Brooklyn and
ended his misery.
Lazarus g verman. pioneer banker
and inanci' Z. credited with originating
the plan fos the resumption of specie
payments In 1873. known as the Sher-
man bill. died at his home in Chicago.
aged seventy nine years.