Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-01-09
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January 4.

9Th Congregational church. of
.cago. who acccp.e call 10 Glen.
ridge. N. j.. died OF asthma In Bet
muda. where he had gone for his
health.
The United States produced $90.43o..
700 worth OF gold and S3I 299.700 wor h
of silver In 1907. according to state
ments obtained from mlnts. assay Of
fees. smelling establishments and the
producing mines.
Major Isaac Walker Maclay. who
was present. at the assassination OF
Abraham Lincoln. and who helped to
carry the wounded president to the
Peterson house and later ran for DR..
Todd. died In Yonkers. N. T.. aged
sixty-seven years.
Saturday, January 2.
Governor Charles T.. Hughes. Of New
York. was Friday indicted for Sec
ond term as chief executive Of New
York.
For three days the house OF Miss
Jane Gore. who lived alone at Wyom-
ing. near Wilkes-Barre. Pa. had bsen
closed. and when neighbors broke in
they found her dead In the hallway.
One hundred opossums. with the
usual accompaniment Of sweet pota-
toes. will grace the banquet table Of
the Atlanta. Ca. chamber Of commerce
on the evening of Jan. Is. when Presi-
dent Elect Taft will be the guest Of
honor Of the city.
Monday, January 4.
Valentine Conry. prominent young
man. was held up by two men at
Shenandoah. Pa. and so badly beaten
that his life is despaired Of.
Michael RYAN. convicted Of ballot
box stutIing at Cleveland primary.
surrendered and began one-year
sentence after fighting 1t for three
years.
Skulls of two soldiers who fell at
the battle OF Chickamauga were part
Of the plumber taken by burglars from
the Toledo. o.. soldiers memorial
building.
Tuesday, January 8.
Daniel Miller. well known citizen
living near Boyertown. Pa. who cele.
brated his 1G0th anniversary last Au
gust died Monday.
Mrs. Harriet Estes. who IL said 70
have been the only surviving daughter
of the Revolution. died at Ithaca. n
Y. aged eighty.seyen years.
Henry C. Potter. Jr.. OF Detroit. vice
president of the Peoples State Saw
ings bank. committed suicide at his
home by shooting himself in the head
Frank Davenport. negro. who In
November last shot and killed John
Taylor. reputable negro. in Norfolk
county. was put tie death In the cleo
trio chair in the state penitentiary al
Richmond. Va.
Wednesday, January 6.
The president sent to the senate the
nomination OF Colonel George II. Ter
ney to be surgeon general. medical
corps.
Nah Hong Chinaman. was hanged
at Macleod. Alberta. by Radcliffe. Can
ada's official hangman. for the murder
of his partner in laundry.
Henry Revel well known Confed
crate veteran. aged sixty years. com
mitted suicide near Waycrosse. Ga
by Il ing shotgun with the aid Of
stick
An explosion which shook houses
and shattered windows five miles dis
tant occurred at Wood River. ILL.,, when
an oil tank of 100000 gallons capacity
caught fire.
Thursday, January z.
The senate ratified arbitration treat
les with the Argentine Republic and
Salvador
Mrs. Mary Mcvannen Campbell. a
real daughter of the American Revo'
luton. whose father served seven
years with the Revolutionary army
died at Warren. Pa. aged ninety-two
years.
Edward Wright. commissioned by
General Booth to investigate the ad.
visibility of establishing a Salvation
Army colony in Mexico. was received
by President Diaz. who warmly COM
mended the project.