Milford chronicle., 1909-03-26
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS.
Thursday, March is.

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gress making Columbus day, Oct. II,
a legal holiday
President Taft accepted an invita-
ton to attend the annual spring dinner
Of the GridiroR club, to be held in
Washington, April II.
James W. Keller, a graduate Of the
Massachusetts Agricultural college,
and for some time the first assistant
chemist Of the department Of agricul-
ture Of Pennsylvania, has been ap-
pointed chief. to succeed Professor F..
D. Fuller, who goes to Washington to
take a government position.
Friday, March 10.
Lyman c. Mann was declared not
guilty in Chicago Of the murder OF
Mrs. Frances Gilmore Thompson.
Married to George F. Barber forty
I'VE years ago, Martha z. Barber has
filed application in Scranton, Pa, for
divorce. on the ground of desertiOn.
Winnipeg. Manitoba has decided to
have a worlds exposition in 1912, and
will raise fund of S2,OOO.OOO 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 + Stevenson. OF Glenside,
was awarded $3.50 damages in court at
Norristown. Pa. by a jury for the bite
Of a dog belonging to L. E snively.
Believing that the constitution Of
the United States should begin with
the words 60 the name of God" Rep
resentative ( leopard. of Texas, has in
troduced a resolution in congress pro
viding for an amendment to that eff
feet.
James NJ Marshall. assistant post
master of Lancaster. Pa, who was
postmaster from 1876 to 1885. and was
with the local postofice con
tinuously since 1867 except during
Democratic administrations, died on
Friday.
Monday, March %.
Six men were killed and many In
jured in an explosion in the Sunnyside
coal mine, near Evansville, Ind.
William Jennings Bryan condemned
the Democratic representatives who
Cannon in the recent fight
in congress.
Patrick Nash shot and killed Harr
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
lays in Jail and fined 500
Tuesday, March %.
John H. Starin. the noted steamship
,wner, died at his home in New York,
ICED. eighty-three years.
Fire destroyed the Winchester tan
lery, the largest industrial establish.
nent in winchester. n. H., entailing
oss of S15O.OOO.
Arthelius Christian, a negro, who
N Feb. IS criminally assaulted and
hen stabbed to death a young while
chool girl. was electrocuted in the
at Richmond. Va.
George W. Taylor. Of Upper Alton
H.. a veteran of the Civil War. con
icted of cheating the government out I
f $4,000 in a pension fraud, sentenced
o six months confinement and fined
5000. is dead at the Peoria, ILL.,. work
ouse. .
Wednesday, March "a.
The Carpenter Steel works. at Read I.
lg, Pa, posted notices of a reduction
( 10 per cent in wages.
Chicago tanners and shoe mapufact- {
rers appointed a committee to visit a
to fight the Payne bill as I
stands at present. J
Justice Reed at Trenton, N. J., fixed
he week Of May 10 for the electrocu-
on of Giovanni Maioni, who was re
emily convicted of killing Mrs. Maria I
upo. =
Rev. Michael Bergrath, for four
ears rector of St. Patrick's Roman I
atholic church, OF White Haven, Pa, a
led at Wilkes-Barre Of general de- a
llity, aged seventy years. /
The Pennsylvania state live stock
anitary board has issued an order
slieving from quarantine for foot and
outh disease the whole state except
arts of Lancaster and Delaware coun
as .