Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1909-06-11
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS.
Thursday, June 3.

The Florida state senate passed the
I Robertson bill, providing life imprison-
ment for kidnappers.
Harold Flammer, Of Princeton, a
student, was fined and paid $500 in the
police court in Trenton. N. j.. for
reckless driving Of an automobile.
Bridget Tarfy, a cook. who died in
| New York at the age of seventy years,
/ bequeathed her entire fortune of $780,
/ 900 to James E. Johnson. her negro
/ assistant.
Vice President James s. Sherman
has rented the Truman cottage at Ne
Ah-Ta-Wanta on Grand Traverse bay.
Mich, and will, it is said. spend the
summer there with his family.
Friday, June 4.
Jefferson Davis birthday and Con
federate Memorial day were celebrat-
ed jointly throughout the south on
Thursday.
A. E. Miller, a leading farmer and
banker of Lafayette Ind, was found
dead beneath his overturned automo-
bile in a ditch near his home
The Lincoln Memorial associations
executive committee at Cincinnati O..
accepted a gift of 100000 from Mrs
Frederick H. Aims for the erection Of
a Lincoln memorial which will cost
s250,O0o
The Newport News Shipbuilding anf
Dry Dock company announced the
closing Of a contract with the South
ern Pacific company for the consUuc-
ton of four passenger and freight
steamers. the contract aggregating
$4,000. 900
Saturday, June 5.
Colonel Jacob Dachrodt. a well
known veteran and politician. died at
Easton. Pa, at the age Of eighty-two
years.
Ambassador Bryce. Of Great Bri-
tain who is leaving for summer va
cation abroad. called upon President
Taft to say farewell
Engineer John Smith and Fireman
REYNOLDS were killed at Saginaw,
Mich. when a Pere Marquette railway
engine ran into a washout and tipped
over. burying them underneath.
During a small riot at the Fort Pitt /
Coal company'c plant at Bellaire, o.. .
Lucergo Tahiti shot and instantly .
killed Mike Baggo and Andy Petro and .
seriously wounded another man.
Monday, June Z.
The department of agriculture of
reports an attendance Of .
/ 500 600 at the county fairs for 1908.
Mrs. Bridget Nelson. an aged wom-
an. was struck by a train while walk
ing on the track near Neshaminy 1
Falls. Pa, station.
John Fritz the iron master, present
ed to Lehigh university at South Beth
Iehem. Pa, a thoroughly equipped
modern engineering laboratory.
The French ambassador formally
presented to the city of San Francisco
4 medal expressive Of the admiration
Of his nation for that city's enterprise
IN recovering from the earthquake and
ire disaster.
Tuesday, June 9.
Ambassador Takahira. of Japan. will
leliver the baccalaureate address at
he graduating exercises Of the Uni
-ersity Of Illinois at Champaign.
Milton Jackson. formerly presiden.
# the Miller Lock company, of Phila
.elphia. died suddenly in Shanghai
yhina. while on a tour Of the world.
A deceptive counterfeit so national
ank note bearing the portrait Of Will
lam Mckinley has been discovered.
nd the secret service is endeavoring
o trace its origin.
Insane from brOoding over a law
nit Edward Sands. a former inmate
f the county infrmary at Columbus.
shot and wounded Jacob Zettler a
ROGER and after causing a brief reign
f terror, shot himself through the
cad.
Wednesday, June g.
Up to May 81 last there were re-
aived by the postofiice department a
ltaI OF 59,74l petitions for rural free
alivery mail service, 1854 Of which
ere adversely reported upon
Delegate Wickersham, of Alaska. in
bin introduced in the house. pro-
1ses the establishment Of a terri
rial form of government for that ter
tory. with the capital at Juneau.
Mrs. w F. Dixon Mrs. j. II. Dun
an Miss Merle DUNCAN and Miss
lila DUNCAN were drowned at
nights Landing CAL when their au-
mobile toppled into the Sacramento
YER
Lieutenant Commander H NJ Cald-
ELL who was an aide to Admiral
awey and stood by his side on the
fdge of the flagship Olympic during
r. battle of Manila has resigned from