Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-09-10
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS.
Friday, September ..

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panying the heavy frost In Musksgon
and oceana counties. Mich. will run
Mp to at least 100000
George servie about fifty-hve years
old. of Pennington. N. j.. died from
blood poisoning. caused by q blister
being rubbed on one OF his feet by his
shoe Ave days ago.
Joseph Bier, eighty years old. who
was killed by q train at Toledo. o..
was veteran OF the Crimean war.
and fought in the battle OF Balaklava.
being a witness OF The charge OF the
Light Brigade"
Saturday, September 4.
One man was killed, one badly burn
ed and two others less seriously In.
| jured by an explosion at the Rand g.
Latin Powder works. at Pompton,
N. J.
| Desperate after his capture by the
authorities OF the county home at
| Woodville. Pa after his escape last
month. James B. Hill Jr.. aged thirty
eight. leaped from the train which
was conveying him to the institution.
| anu Vtt'lNtl ldLdl Injuries.
To enable postmasters OF the third
and fourth classes to attend the con.
yent!on OF the National League OF
Postmasters OF the United States. TO
be held at Syracuse. N. r.. Oct. 6. Z
and S. Postmaster General Hitchcock
has granted them leaves OF absence
| for as many days as may be necessary.
Monday, September 8.
For numbering Mrs. Ida Gilmore at
| Eaton. o.. Harry Rife. was sentenced
Eaton. o.. Harry Rife was stntenced
TO be electrocuted In January.
Two negroes Josh and Lewis Ba-
laam. who had murdered a deputy
sheriff. were taken from officers by a
mob and hanged at Jackson Ala.
The body of G. II. Smith. OF Georgia,
of the engineers staff In the Panama
| canal zone. who was drowned In the
| Chagres river. was brought TO New
York on the steamer Advance from
| Cristobal
When an express train sped past
the station at Valparaiso. Ind. while
| another train was unloading passen-
gers. George w. jerks. of Detroit. was
fatally injured and score of others
narrowly escaped death.
Tuesday, September 7.
Seven men and one woman were in.
| jured. none fatally. in collision OF
| two street cars at Edenburg. Pa.
Robbers blew open the safe of the
| First State bank AT Foxhome. Mimi.
secured $4,000 and escaped on a hand
car.
Ezra Peters. farmer living near
Proctorvile. Lawrence county. Ohio.
WAS shot from ambush and instantly
killed while walking down road with
his brother.
Firing his revolver indiscriminately,
Joseph Schiro. young iron worker
while under the influence OF whisley.
shot three women AT New Orleans La.
wounding one seriously. before he was
finally taken into custody
Wednesday. September 8.
Regis II. Post. governor of Porto
Rico announced that he had sent his
resignation to President Taft.
CAPTAIN W. II. Mckinley. old time
river man, cousin of the late Presi-
dent Mckinley. died at his home at
Ludlow. Ky.
Turkey Is 10 issue a loan OF 500.
500. 900 to pay for Adana riot damages,
the deposed sutan's debts and other
obligations.
General James Shackelford. hero
of the Mexican war. and prominent in
the south. died at his summer cottage
at Port Huron, Mich.
Judge John G. Horner. of Mount
Holly. n. J.. was appointed In the
United States court receiver for the
Burlington County Railway company.
Mrs. George Carrizen. forty years
aged thirteen. was fatally injured when
Pere Marquette train struck their
buggy at BAD Axe Mich.
Thursday. September 9.
The comptroller of the currency is
sued call on the national banks for
statement OF their condition at the
close OF business on Sept /. 1909.
Henry Hill. negro. who attempted
to assault Miss Nettie Jones near
Mangham. La, was drowned by mol
In a creek near the scene of his al
tempted crime
Grieving because his brother hai
been arrested for deserving from tho
United States army Jacob Kline. OF
Shamokin. Pa blew ont his brains
with revolver.
Bishop Hoban. OF Scranton. Pa. an
nonnced that Rev. John p. o'Malley, |
of Piston. had been created domes |