Smyrna times., 1909-10-27
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS.
Tuesday, October 10.

David q. EggleSUOn, secretary or the
commonwealth of Virginia for the past
eight years, is dead at Richmond, aged
ffty-two years.
At St. Johnsbury, VT, L. E. Hull
aged fifty-six years, was found dead
in bed by his wife, who had dreamed
she saw him dead.
Tacoma, Wash, has adopted the
commission form of government four
to one; the new charter provides for
a mayor, four councilmen and a con
troller.
Secretary Nagel removed from office
Daniel D. Davies, immigration inspec-
tor at Chicago, because Davies had
overcharged for meals to detained i'm
migrants.
Wednesday, October 20.
Mrs Jacob Erwin, seventy years old,
of Lewisberry, dropped dead while Wis
iting her daughter at New Market,
near York, Pa.
DR.. NJ. J. Stack for thirty-three
years assistant superintendent of the
government hospital for the insane in
Washington. is dead of cancer
Rev. Adrian F. VanHulst, ninety
three years old, was found dead in his
room at ST. Ignatius college, in Chi
caSo, of accidental asphyxiatiOn.
One man was shot amid killed, an
other was wounded, two policemen. one
Of ,,,bo,,, 1,,i1I dio v,oro boo+oD NTH hot
ties and half a dozen others were in
jured in fight following a Polish wed.
ding celebration in Chicago.
Thureday, October Fl.
Lillian Ostler, four years old, of 2042
Garrett street, Philadelphia, was burn
ed to death while she was playing with
matches.
The body of a woman about thirty
years of age was found in Sugar creek
fifteen miles southwest of Canton, o.
with an amulet containing scriptura
quotations in Italian around her neck
James McCrea, president of the
Pennsylvania Railroad company, an
nOunces plans for the erection of 8
new Chicago union passenger station
and terminal in Chicago to cost no
less than $25,OOOOOO.
Lehigh university, at South Bethle
hem, Pa, according to the new reg,e
tration, has an enrolment of $50 stu
dents, divided as follows: Graduate
students. q, Seniors $50; juniors. 14J.
sophomores. 1877; freshmen, ia; sDe
cial students, Z.
Friday, October %.
DR.. James H. Carlisle, eighty-fou
years old, president emeritus of Wof
ford college. died at Spartansburg, S. c
H. S. McAllister has been appointed
superintendent of construction of pub
lie buildings in the treasury depart
ment at Washington.
The General Education Board i:
New York announced a conditional ap
preparation of $125,O0O to Ohio Yves
leyan university, at Delaware. o.
twenty-five persons were drowned
following the bursting of dam a
Lake Derkos. thirty miles northwes
of Constantinople which supplies wa
ter for the Turkish capital.
Saturday, October %.
Andrew Williams, colored. was hang
ed at Chicago for the murder of hi
wife two years ago. Williams observed
to the guard: well, it's a fine morn
ing to die"
One murder, two riots, scores 0
street fights and the severance o
three business partnerships is the r.
suit Of four days of political strife al
tcndant upon me election of the frs
mayor OF Gary, Ill.
Louis BALKAN, a negro preacher wa
hanged at Grove Hill. Ala, for tn
murder of a deputy sheriff last August
David Taft Robinson, aged ninety
fouS years a cousin of President Taft
died at Redwood, o.
Edward w. Pecker, a shoe manu-
facturer of Boston and Lynn, Mass
died at the University hospital at Bal
timore from the effects of injuries re
ceived when his automobile turne,
turtle near Savage, Md.
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