Milford chronicle., 1909-08-06
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS.

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Robbers blew open the safe in the
State bank, of Tulare, S D., and es-
capped with $1,000.
After having cut his wifes throat
with a razor in their room in a hotel
at Hartford. Conn, William Arnold
killed himself by shooting in the back
of the head
James o. Troup. attorney for the
Standard Oil company in northwest
ern Ohio. and a prominent member OF
the Ohio bar, died at his home at
Bowling Green, o.
Without firing a shot. mob took
Albert Lawson. negro. who shot
Sheriff R. M Compton from the Paris.
XIV. iail and hanged him to null
berry tree a few yards from the jail.
A receiver was appointed for the
Lancaster Silver Plate company. at
Lancaster. Pa. Assets, $4971313, and
liabilities $349O133.
The comptroller of the currency an
nounced the selection of South Omaha,
Neb.. as reserve city for the deposit
of government funds.
Official announcement was made at
the Erie railroad general Office in New
York that the board of directors had
passed resolutions restoring salaries
of officers and employees which were
reduced some time ago.
Knocking out the wrong prop under
a cupola at the Pennsylvania South
Altoona. Pa. foundries. Ludwig Ach-
actz was caught under a shower of
molten metal and burned from head to
foot dying a few hours later.
President Taft has added Columbus,
Ga, to the list Of places he will visit
on his trip in the fall
Fred G. Jenkins. receiving and pay
ing teller Of the Farmers National
bank at Cynthiana KY, and a prOmi-
nent Baptist shot and killed himself
John Davis. road overseer Of Floyd
county. was killed at Rome Ga. by
Micaiah Landrum, a siXty-year-old
farmer. in a pistol duel, the result of
a feud of years.
Mrs j. NJ. Holloway, her sister,
Mrs. George Myers, and two Of the
formers daughters. aged three and
five years. were killed at Columbus.
Miss, when a Mobile e Ohio freight
train backed into a carriage in which
they were crossing the road.
James Crchton, captain of the
steamship Tuscany. committed suicide
as the vessel under a pilot, entered
New York harbor
Edward Ludruff fourteen years old.
Of Winsted. Conn. accidentally killed
his sister. sixteen years old, as she
was watching him clean and load a
rifle.
Frederick w. Moore, an exporter Of
hosiery in New York. sued for separa.
tion from his wife on the ground o
cruelty. inasmuch, he AYERS, that she
insisted that her father and mother
should live with them.
An automobile containing Ole Erick-
son, president of the State bank Of
Escanaba. Mich. his wife and brother
in-law were struck by a Northwestern !
passenger train at Birch creek. and all
three were instantly killed.
Dr. Albert NJ. Curry of Brooklyn
was stricken with heart failure while
bathing at Atlantic City and died be-
fore he could be taken to a hospital.
Rev William r. Huntington. aged
seventy-one years. rector Of Grace |
Episcopal church. New York city. died
at Nahant, Mass, after a lingering il! |
ness caused by intestinal trouble.
Dnla Kluobrew, colored, aged one
hundred and sixteen years, probably
the Oldest person in Tennessee. died
at her home near Needmore.
Fire destroyed the Peterboro Lum
Der compapy's mills and the store
house of Florence & Co.. at Peter
boro. Ont. entailing a loss of $125.0O
ANY woman in Georgia who rides
astride will become a felon if the bill
introduced in the house by Represen-
tative Wright of Stewart county. be-
comes a law.
Robert Wilson. one of the four ne.
groes under arrest at Ell1ton. Md. for
the murder Of Railroad Detective
Harry H. Boon. confessed and exon
Grated the three other negroes.