Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-26

the fact that he will never again be able
to play his beloved violin.
Ever since the civil war the people
here have refused to celebrate tie Fourth
OF July and have set of their fire.
lege made a big fireworks display. Last
evening Prof. Skibinski participated in
the celebration. He had never seen fire.
works before and knew nothing about
them. Some Roman candles were being
set of and the professor asked permis-
sion to hold one OF them. Some one
handed him a giant cracker anstead. He
lit 1t and held it aloft in his left hand.
with the result mentioned.
There was great excitement among the
college girls Inquiries were made as to
the identity Of the person who handed
the firecracker to Prof. Skibinski, but
those who knew would say nothing.
Killed by Mistletoe Berries.
BLYTHEvILLE. Ark. December 20.
Three small children Of Mr.. and Mrs
Sam Griffin are dead in their home near
Luxora as result of eating the ber-
ries on mistletoes. The children were
sent to the woods for the decorations
to make the Griffin home cheerful dur
ing the holiday season and ON the way
back they swallowed quantities of the
little transparent berries. They be-
came violently i'll after they reached
their mother: and all died within
ond incident Of the kind in this COM
munity in three years.
GREELEY, Col. December 2S.-Bend-
ing over the kitchen stove preparing
the Christmas dinner yesterday. MRS:
Maggie Roberts was fatally wounded
by a shot fired through the kitchen
a "a
neighboring coal mining camp where
a strike is in progress. The shot is
believed to have been intended for her
husband. who is foreman Of the Evans
quent clashes with the strikers.
Hurrying from the post office at mid =
night with a special delivery Christ
mas package. Raymond Clinton, car
rier, was caught in the revolving door
and his leg was fractured. other
carriers who were going out at the
Clinton stepped into 1t. He was car
ried to the Homeopathic Hospital to
spend the holiday season.
Christmas Excitement Kills.
PHILADELPHIA. December 2e.-With-
in a few minutes after she had Joined In
the merry-making about a Christmas
tree at 1901 Hamilton street, where she
was q boarder, and had distributed pres
ents to several children, Mrs. Catherine
Gibbons, seventyf1ve years old, died IN
her room Physicians believe that ex-
element at the exchange of gifts and
children brought on an attack of heart
disease. from which she has been a
sufferer for some years.
She went to her room to dress to so to
the cathedral for early mass. She had
arisen earlier than usual to be down
stairs to watch the children get their
first glimpse Of the tree and the presents
that Santa Claus had left. Then she
told her sister, Mrs. Bridget Murphy,
with whom she made her home, that she
intended to go to the cathedral.
Il will be down as soon as 1 put a
wrap on she said.
After waiting a quarter of an hour
Mrs. Murphy went to her sisters room.
There she found the lifeless body seated
in a chair.
Peacemaker Is Murdered.
CAMDEN, n. j., December o6-Albert
Hibbs, white man aged thirty years,
was murdered yesterday while returning
to his home, on South Sth street.
Hibbs saw two negroes lighting and at
tempted to separate them. The larger
ment and, drawing a razor. almost sew
cred his head, killing him instantly.
Clement Ridgeway. who lives In q negro
settlement in South Camden, was ar
rested on suspicion OF knowing something
about the murder.
BEAUMONT, Tex, December 28.-As a
part OF their Christmas celebration Rob
ert Harrington and a companion planned
to explode a quantity of dynamite near
Orange, Tex, last night. 1t was their
plan to convey the explosive in a buggy
to point several miles from Orange.
caused premature explosion, and as a
result Harrington is dead and his COM
panion. badly injured.
Babies Burned to Death.
WESTON. w. Va, December %
During breakfast yesterday morning q
lamp exploded in the bedroom at the
home of Edo Bech at Byron and burned
to death twin boy babies six months
old. After the fire was discovered 1t was
impossible to reach the children. The
home with all its contents was burned.
WIIIKESBARRE, Pa, December 90
burned to death yesterday during a
Christmas celebration. A lamp over
turned and set fire to McDonald's CLOTH
ing.
Mother Avenges Sons Death.
CYPRESS, Fla, December 26.-Jim
Whit of Altha, Fla, shot and fatally
wounded Stephen johnson, a neighbor,
in quarrel yesterday over q trivial
matter. Whit was in turn shot and in
stantly killed by the mother Of Johnson
Several bystanders were injured.
DRESDEN. Ontario. December &c.
One man was killed and 100000 worth
OF property was destroyed by fire yes
terday. The blaze started in c. A. Jaf-
frey's millinery store and spread to ad-
joining buildings. An explosion blew out
the front Of Robert Athens grocery
store, killing c. v. Hicks. a former
mayor, and seriously injurinx the Rev.
G. II. Long, Methodist minister.
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