The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-04-29
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS.
Thursday, April 21.

South Dakota ffOnDltlOhlals Ma"o
material gains in local option cleo
ton. winning Pierre. which has been
wet for several years.
Reports from the fruit growing sec
items of Georgia indicate that no ma
terial DAMAGE was done the peach
IRON bv the recent cold weather
Nearly 100000 was raised for the
work Of the African Methodist l\'lsco'
pal church In the fiscal year just end
ed as shown by report OF the fnan'
cia board.
Thomas Taggart. former chairman
Of the Democratic national committee
announced in Indianapolis. Ind. that
he will be a candidate TO succeed Al
bert ]. Beverage in the United States
senate
Friday, April p.
Six inches Of snow fell at Knobs.
fifteen miles north of Clearfeld. Pa.
and the temperature fell below freez'
ing
The supreme court Of Illinois de-
clared the law prohibiting the en-
ployment of women in factories and
stores more than ten hours per hay
constitutional
After several weeks spent In hunt
ing do.,n rumors of alleged bribery by
lobbvfsts at the recent session of the
Kentucky legislature. the Franklin
county grand jury has reported that II
had been unable to find shred OF evil
dence.
Saturday, April %.
Naomi Channon. three years Old al
ter being detained at Ellis Island for
more than a year. arrived in Chicago
from New York to join her mother.
Harry Unlikely. of Dennison. O.. los
both hands when run over by a Balti
more & Ohio train Unlikely says h'
was robbed Of t27 sandbagsed ans
/ tied to the track.
When officers entered bis office l.
Kennebunk, Me. with warrant charg
ing him with performing an illega
operation. Or. J R. Haley. a leadin'
physician. pulled a revolver from M
desk and killed himself lie was mt
years old.
Monday, April %
NJ c Bond. of ChulasGy. Columbi'
county Pa. has a six-legged colt
4 A nail in its feed killed a horse thu
belonged to John r Bradley. near Ma
rietta Pa
Overcome by gas fumes. Mrs Eliza
beth Aerne aged sixty-one years. fel
into a CRATE and was burned to dealt
at Findlay. o.
With ugly wounds about the hea
and body. Samuel Rsypole. Of the Ma
tional Soldiers home at Dayton. 0
was found dead Just beyond the cit
limits.
Not satisfied with his explanation O
a dropped burning match. James FlaT
nigan. of ALBANY. ~ Y, is held by IN
police pending an investigation OF tn
cause of a fire in the Morton hotel.
Tuesday, April 26.
Ten thousand workmen were idle ]
the Northumberland and Columoi
county. Pa. coal regions because
large number Of anthracite coal mine
are drowned out
Fire destroyed twelve places
business at Centralia. Mo. incldln
two of the largest dry goods and clotl
ing houses. with a loss estimated
more than 100000
Elijah Rouse. colored. was elecir'
cuted at Richmond. Va, for havin
killed colored man near Norfoll
House escaped from the Norfolk coul
ty Jail March 20 and was captured th
next day.
The residence Of Jesse A. Quick. 9
Prairie City. Ia. was demolished
midnight by a charge of dynamite
which had been placed under the fror
porch. near the sleeping apartment
of DR.. Alexander A. Hall and his brid
formerly Miss Myrtle Quick. Mis-
Mary Guthrie, of Carthage. ILL.,. wa
arrested on suspicion.
Wednesday, April 27.
Ed Keaton. 40 years old, who live
near Natchez. Miss. was bitten by
rattlesnake. but the doctors say h
: will get well
One thousand foreigners. who struc
at the plant of the Pressed Steel ca
/, company. in Schoenville. near Pitt
burg. Pa. returned to work The me
did not gain their demands
First Lieutenant William B. Ha
. field. Of the Thirtieth infantry. 81
toned at the Preside at San Fra
cisco committed suicide In his hea
I quarters by shooting himself throus
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