The Washington herald., 1916-11-20
Telegraph Tips

Danbury. Conn, Nov. 1s-The Berkshire
Hills Express on the New York. New
Haven and Hartford Railroad struck a
closed buggy on a grade crossing at Lime
rock, killing James McNamara, a farmer.
So years old. and his home and dog. At
Canaan. eight miles from LIMERICK, a few
minutes later the same train struck and
killed Lewis Hubbard, a farmer, s3.
Gettysburg, Pa. Nov. 19-PiayfuIly
pointing a shotgun at his 13-year-oId
brother, Cyril Weaver, and calling to him
to look out" Sevarine Weaver, Is years
old, Of New Oxford, pulled the trigger
and killed the little fellow. The boys
were hunting rabbits, Cyril being In the
act Of crawling over a fence when shot.
New Brunswick. N. J.. Nov. 1a-Fred
Lee, Of this city. was probably mortaIly
wounded In a quarrel with his brother
Archie at the latter's home. When the
men grappled Archies wife stabbed Fred
in the back with knife. She and ber
husband fed.
Newark, N. J., Nov. 19-As he attempted
to board a moving train at the Broad
street station of the Lackawanna Rail-
road, George Hunter of bloomfield
missed his footing. Both legs were cut
off by the wheels.
Winnipeg. Man. Nov l9-Thomas s
Kelly, wealthy Winnipeg contractor, has
been sentenced to serve two and a half
years in the penitentiary. He was con-
victed on charges arising from alleged
fraudulent dealings in contracts for the
Manitoba Parliament Building
Berlin. Nov. l9.-To the great relief of
countless households, it has been an
nounced that no intention exists to call
new industrial home army. in denial of
report that only families which num-
bered at least ten would in future be
allowed to keep a servant
Athol, Mass, Nov. 1s.-An SalI-day
search of the woods by members of the
fire and police departments for Miss Bina
N. Shorey, until recently teacher Of Eng
lish in the high school here, who has
been missing since Tuesday, has ended in
failure.
Cold Spring. n. Y, Nov. 19.-Fremont
Cookham supplied his friends with straw
berries which he said he picked after a
slight snow squall during the night on
his farm near Pleasant Valley. He said
berries, violets and other forms of vege-
tables have been cropping out on his
farm during the autumn.
New Brunswick, Nov. 19.-Mayor Ferd
Garretson, of Perth Amboy, is apparent
ly jealous of all the free publicity that
City Clerk Mclaughlin, of this city, OBJ
tained by helping out Cupid by means of
Free Marriage Day." Mayor Garrett
son has announced that all couples who
are married by him before his term ex-
pires on January l need not worry
about the cost-he will pay the fee him
self.
London. Nov. 1e.-A granite column
in memory of Alfred G. Vanderbilt,
who was drowned on the Lusitania, is
to be erected in Norwood Common,
Dorking. by the London Coaching Club.
The spot chosen is close to the main
road, along which Mr.. Vanderbilt used
to drive his coach. the Venture
Princeton, Nov. 19-Dr. Charles Ed
ward Vail. a graduate Of Princeton, has
presented to the university a mounted
royal Bengal tiger. which he shot in In
dia. The tiger is exceptionally large and
has been sdlfully mounted in a crouch
Ing position.
Montclair, N. j.. Nov. 17.-Equipped
with a hatchet, bowie knife, two boxes
OF matches and several novels depict
fng western adventure, Henry Ross
kampf, 17-years old. was taken into
custody here today. The young man
came from Central Islip. L. I.