The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-12-10
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS.
Thursday. December ?.


sumc3 operations with Ola employees
who returned voluntarily.
Six Young men charged with en-
he7zling amounts ranging from $4,000
to $4,000 from national banks in In
diana were taken to Fort Leavenworth
prison to begin sentences of five years
each.
During a fire at the Lake street
school in Kalamazoo. Mich. 400 pupils
marched from the building in perfect
order. Smoke was filling several OF
the rooms before the fire was dis
covered.
Friday, December 3.
Fred ROsena, an Italian, was hanged
at New Castle. Pa. for the murder of
his cousin. John Coccho. on July u.
1908.
Julius c. ZandeT. a contractor, and
John Luski, a digger. were killed at
Detroit. Mich. by the caving in of a
sewer trench.
For saving the life Of John Freder-
ick. a civilian, Cook r. ". Evans. OF
the revenue cutter Forward at Key
West Fla, has been commended by
the trC4sury department.
Trinity college, at Durham, y. c..
is to be endowed with 100000 for the
institution OF a medical pharmaceuti-
cal and dental department. The do
nors are the Dukes, millionaire to-
bacco men.
Saturday, December 4.
The plant OF the Pittsburg Sanitary
Manufacturing company at Coraopolis,
Pa. was destroyed by a fire. Loss,
$4,000.
William J. Chiera. thirty-nine years
old, was instantly killed at Detroit,
Mich, when an automobile in which
he was riding turned turtle.
Michael Stanton, diven. was killed
at Cleveland, O., while working under
the river. The air was shut off acct
dcntally and Stanton was smothered to
death.
r. A. Bagwell. a fireman, vas killed
and several passengers slightly injur-
e. near Wichita Falls. Tex. in a col
lision between a Fort Worth & Den
yer passenger train and a Wichita
Falls & Northwestern freight train.
Monday, December 6.
An unknown man forced carbolic
acid down the throat of Miss Goldie
Tngberg. Of Pittsburg. Kan, killing
her and stole her diamond Earrings.
because a convict whom he whip
ped died in 1905, Assistant Superin-
tendent Durham, Of the Texas state
Tenitentiary. was indicted for murder.
His mind inhamed by reading
trashy novels. sixteen year-old Claude
Williams. Of Cannelton, Ind, killed
thlrtecnyearold James Hall during a
quarrel
Mrs. Henrietta Costloy was walking
over a Pennsylvania railroad street
crossing in Sunbury. Pa, when a loco
motive struck and drew her under the
wheels and beheaded her.
Stephen Stalstoke was buried under
an enormous fall Of coal at Bear Val
ley. Pa. and when uncovered he was
dead. while Floyd Latsha was fatally
injured by a rock falling on him.
tuesday December 7.
Ten persons were killed and thirty
nine injured six probably fatally, in
Ohio during the three weeks hunting
season. which closed Saturday night.
Bedros Hampartzoomian, the Ar
menian slayer Of r. Tavshanjian. the
wealthy rug merchant, was put in
death in the electric chair at Sing
Sing. y. Y
Myrtle Johnson. five years old. was
burned TO death, and her mother and
two Young brothers were fatally burn
ed in q FIRE which destroyed their
home at Connellsville. Pa.
Six hundred cases of whisky and a
large cargo of whisky in barrels sank
VIXEN the steamer Park CITY. plying
between Louisville and Valley View.
went down near Glen Mary. KY
Wednesday. December 8.
Harvey Johnson. colored. forfvthreo
years ola. pleaded guilty I'm Phiadcl-
phia 10 the murder Of Catherine KING.
also colored. and was sentenced TO a
prison term of sixteen years
Hailoy's comet was visible on Dec. 4
.n q three inch telescope at the obeer.
yat0ry at Smith college Northampton.
Moss. according 10 a telegram re-
,civod NJ Harvard college observatory
Painting 40 the sight of blood Harry
T. Simmons. junior at the Western
Reserve Medical college. fen to the
floor In a hospital clinic at Cleveland.
D.. sustained a fracture Of the skull
md died on the operating table ct
which 81 fev moments before he had
lecn an assistant