Milford chronicle., 1909-01-22
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS.
Thursday. January "a.

Ine lumber plant OF Medue a Spel-
ry. at Strange Creek. Braxton county,
w. Va. was destroyed by fire, entail
ing a loss of 100000
II B Short. a wealthy and promi-
nent citizen of Lake Waccamaw, N. C.,
committed suicide at his home by
shooting himself through the head
with a pistol.
As a result Of differences between
the mine owners and miners over the
use of explosives. 400 men employed
in the Patterson mine at Elizabeth,
Pa. near here, are on strike.
Friday, January IS.
Feb 10. 1903. at 1 o'clock. was desig-
mated as the time for counting the
electoral vote in the house of represen-
tatives.
Fire damaged the Blissard Dancing
academy's building, in North Warren
street. Trenton, N. J., to the extent Of
10000
Charles stanberger once a rich and
prosperous merchant, was found living
in a stable at Altoona, Pa, and sent to
the almshouse.
Miss Jane Beatrice Mills, daughter
Of Ogden Mills, was married to the
Earl of Granard a British nobleman.
at the home of her parents in New
York
Porter Folsom twenty years old. was
sentenced TO life Imprisonment in the
penitenuavy for the murder of Mrs.
Julia Brown. his mother-in-law, at Al
bany. Clinton county, Ky.
Saturday, January IS.
The Bank of Coal Center. Pa, was
closed by State Bank Examiner James
Cover because of bad loans.
Mrs. Nathan Sherrard and four chill
dren. aged from one to six years. were
burned to death when fire destroyed
their cabin at Echlins lumber camp. |
twenty miles north Of Ashland, Wis.
Nicholson MathewsOn, brother of
Christy Mathewson, the pitcher Of the
New York baseball club of the Ma
tonal league, died from a bullet wound |
at his home in Factory |
Vile Pa. near Scranton.
Andrew Carnegie has subscribed
$3.50 towards a fund for a new pipe
organ for Old Swedes Protestant Epis-
copal church, at Wilmington, Del, pro
yided the remainder OF the $4,000 re
Quired is made up.
Monday, January 1s.
Joseph F. Merrill, who recently died
It Newton. Mass, left 100000 to Bow
ioin college.
E. A. Laurent, Of Nashville, Tenn,
vas shot and killed by Charles Smith,
/ planter, at Artesia. Miss.
Professor B. H. Gilbau, Of the Louis
ana State university. committed sui
.ile by shooting at Baton Rouge.
William Meighan, a carpenter, fell
rom a coal breaker in course Of con-
at Wilkes-Barre, Pa, and
vas instantly killed.
A shortage Of SIS .536 has been found
n the treasury of Stark county. O.,
nd Treasurer Knoblock. of Canton,
las been asked to resign.
Tuesday, January 10.
Burglars entered the State bank at
'arrier. OKLA. wrecked the safe and
scaped with $4,000.
J. G.. Wood, of Salt Lake millionaire
line owne and perhaps the largest
heep owner in the west, was instantly
iled by a train at Salt Lake City
-tah.
AS Judge Murphy. at Hamilton. o., {
Buck Cottongame, a feudist l
, the penltentiary for life for the 3
lurder of Parrish Arnet, the father Of s
rnet fell dead in the courtroom.
Rev. Asberry Wilkinson. ninety-one I
ears old. said to have been perhaps
,e oldest Methodist minister in the
ntire country, both In years and in
oint of service. died at Lake Charles,
The famous Spring Hill college, at
-obile. Ala, one Of the Oldest Jesuit ,
,lleges in the southern states, and
hich was well known in the United
tates and Europe. was destroyed by
re.
Wednesday, January 20.
The anniversary OF the birth Of Gen
al Robert E. Lee. on Tuesday. Jan.
}, was observed as a holiday IN Au
Ista, Ga.
Three persons, a woman and her two
lildren, were burned to death In
e In a one-story and basement house
i Bergen street, Brooklyn.
President Roosevelt has accepted an
vitation Of the University Of Berlin
give a lecture to the students and
Guilty OF the university IN May, 1910.
John Bentley, a farmer living on a
aim near st. John, N. D., killed his
lie and himself as a result Of
larrel, in the presence of their six
.ildren.