Smyrna times., 1909-03-24
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS.
Tuesday, March 16.


Patrick Lamphear, one of the most
widely known bourbon whisky experts
in America, died at Lexington KY, of
pneumonia.
Two men were killed and a third
was seriously injured by the explosion
of the boiler of tn Rich icehouse d
the American Ice company at Farm
ingdale, Me.
An explosion in the retort of a gcs
generator of the Washington, d c..
Gas Light cOmpany's plant. at Twenty
sixth and G streets. N. w. resulted in
the burning of three men 20 severely
that it is not thought they will sur
vive.
Wednesday, March II.
Mrs. Elinor MacCartney Lane, III"
novelist. died at Lyme lburg, Va. VIII Il
on her way south with her husban /,
DR. Francis r. Lane, to recuperate her
health.
Rev Alexander Craig. former Pre-.
siding elder of the New Jersey confer.
ence for the Paterson district died.o
his home at Newton, n. J., after a lOEe
illness. aged sexenty-fve years.
The whine of a dog, which wa
watching beside the body of his mis-
tress. attracted the attention of pGs-
sersby in an Evanston street house
in Chicago. and on entering the pO-
lice discovered that Mrs. Ella Barber,
aged siXty-five years, had been deal
for ten days
Thursday March 10.
Portsmouth, o.. shoe manufacturers
announce that their factories will be
operated as open shops" after March
%.
Representative Lafean. of Pennsvl
vania, has introduced a bill in con
gress making Columbus day, Oct. II,
a legal holiday.
President Taft accepted an invita-
ton to attend the annual spring dinner
of the GriGiron club, to be held j.
Washington. April II.
James w. Keller, a graduate of the
Massachusetts Agricultural COLLEGE
| and for some time the first assistan
chemist of the department of agricul.
| ture of Pennsylvania, has been ap
| pointed chief. to succeed Professor F.
D. Fuller. who goes to Washington tc
take a government position.
Friday, March 10.
Lyman c. Mann was declared no
guilty in Chicago of the murder Of
Mrs. Frances Gilmore Thompson.
Married to George F. Barber fort
FIVE years agO. Martha F. Barber h
filed application in Scranton. Pa, fOI
divorce, on the ground of dasertiOn.
WINNIPEG. Manitoba, has decided +
have a worlds exposition in 1912, an'
will raise a fund of $2000,000 for tina
purpose.
The legislature of Connecticut ha
passed an act Incorporating tn
National Council of Congregations
Churches of the United States.
The main building of the Eastor
Pa. Foundry & Machine company, l.
Gated at West Easton, was destroye
by fire, entailing a loss of 100000.
Saturday, March 20.
Bishop George D. Gillespie, of tn
Protestant Episcopal diocese of W s
ern Michigan. died at Grand Rapids
after a long illness.
William H. Stevenson, of Glensid'
was awarded $3.50 damages in court g
Norristown. Pa, by jury for the bit
of a dog belonging to L. E. Snively.
Believing that the constitution
the United States should begin wit
the words I'm the name of God" Re
1 resentative Sheppard, of Texas, has i
troduced a resolution in congress pr
4 viding for an amendment to that e
|, | feet.
r James NJ. Marshall, assistant pos
: master of Lancaster, Pa. who W,
postmaster from 1876 to 1885 and w
connected with the local postOffice co
tinuously since 1867, except duriI
Democratic administrations, died
Friday.
Monday, March p.
= Six men were killed and many
Z. iured in an explosion in the Sunnysi
coal mine. near Evansville, Ind.
j William Jennings Bryan condemn
the Democratic representatives w
j suppOrted Cannon in the recent fg
l. in congress.
" Patrick Nash shot and killed Har
Is Martin at Mahanoy City. Pa. decl,
ing the latter had called him a nc
union workman.
. Alfred Allen. who shot and killed
;, wife a few weeks ago at WetumE
a Ala. was sent to the penitentiary
20 twenty-five years.
- Councilman John F. Klein, of Pit
q. burg. who refused to testify in
~ graft cases. was sentenced to thii
NJ DAYS in jail and fined 500.