The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-04-16
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS.
Thursday, April 8.

was sentenced TO enlist In the navy or
tc serve a term in the reformatory.
Mrs. David Coat aged twenty-eight
wears. of Evansville, Ind, has been ar
rested here, charged with stabbing her
husband with a case knife because he
came home drunk.
William Heysham Sayre, second vice
president of the Lehigh Valley Coal
company. died at Bethlehem, Pa, from
the effects of an operation performed
at ST. Luke's hospital on Monday, aged
seventy-eight years.
Friday, April 9.
Fris Loefler, a cello player In the
Boston Symphony orchestra, commit
tea suicide ia Boston.
John Nevin Hazlett, dean Of the
newspaper profession In Pittsburg'
died after a long illness of stomach
trouble.
President Taft sent to the senate
the nomination Of Charles D. Hilles'
Of New York. TO be assistant secretary
of the treasury.
Two men. injured by flying debris
during the terrific wind storm at Pitts
burg on Wednesday. died at hospitals
and a number Of others are In seri-
GUS condition.
Saturday, April 10.
Joel PAYNE. a negro. was hanged IN
Bedford City, Va, for the murder OF
Reed Swaine, his father-in-law, year
ago.
During the last ten years the United
States exported s16,00O,O00 worth Of
condensed milk, according to reports
made by customs officers to the bureau
of statistics.
Glove workers from 16S factories In
Johnstown and Gloversville, ~ Y,
have sent sixty-nine separate petitions
10 the finance committee Of the United
States senate praying for the same
protective rates on women's gloves as
on mems. so that the manufacture OF
women's gloves may be established In
this country.
Monday April II.
The city of Chicagos 55 per cent OF
the net earnings of local street rail-
ways for the current year amounts to
s13S6.7S7.
BENJAMIN F. Holland, for forty years
a New York letter carrier, was caught
stealing from letters and acknowledg-
ed his guilt.
Miss Rose l. F1tz, at close Of contest
in Providence. r. l.. retained the type
writing championship. with SO 1880
words TO the minute as her record.
Under the new criminal code Of the
state of Washington. effective June l.
il is provided that women shall be
barred from saloons under penalty Of
misdemeanor.
Ernest WilkersOn, a married man OF
Waco. Tex. convicted of having
mock marriage performed with Miss
Myrtle Morgan. was sentenced to five
years In the penitenuary
Tuesday, April 10.
Chloroforming J. w. Watkins and
his wife. burglars robbed them OF
$500 in iewelry while they slept In
their home at Oceanview, near Nor
folk, Va.
Major William A. Stanton sixty
five years old. a former United States
army officer and a wealthy mining en-
gineer. of Goldfeld. New, committed
suicide In Los Angeles Cal, by shoot
ing himself
For the murder of his mother, Su-
san Carlin. In her home In Brooklyn
one year ago Bernard Carlin. aged
twenty-five years. was put TO death by
electricity in the state prison at Os-
sining, y. Y.
The Eagle hotel and another frame
building adjoining, at Pine Beach, Va,
were destroyed by fire, and the seven
vear.old child of Night Waterman Ba-
sbaras. of the Virginian railway, was
probably fatally burned.
Wednesday, April "a.
In quarrel over the payment OF
Honor bill three Italians were fatally
shot at Baggley. near Pittsburg
During March 4793 settlers from the
United States entered Canada at North
Portal. on the 500 line, with 726 cars
Of effects. 49, - 80 '--- 1919 -
Mrs. Charles Dehaas, aged forty-two
years. who was badly burned by her
clothing becoming ignited at a rubbish
fire in a lot in Willlamsport. Pa, died
from the effects of her injuries.
One fremcn was killed, two fatally
injured and several others slightly
hurt when a wall collapsed during a
fire at the pottery plant Of the Sher-
wood Brothers Company, New Brigh-
: ton Pa.