Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 January 1896 — EASTERN. [ARTICLE]

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Mni- William K. Vanderbii t is to marry Oltver 11. P. Belmont, sou of the late Angust Belmont. ‘ The New York World advocates popular subscriptions for the forthcoming issuer of Government bonds, anil- offers to subscribe for $1,009,000 of them, Mrs. Leslie‘('ar terdleeidenfa 11 y stabbed Actor John E. Kellard while playing at New York lately. The leather shield he wore as a protection had slipped'from itst place, and the bayonet used by Mrs. CaWer in the play entered his side two inches below the heart, narrowly escaping making a fatal wound. ; , William J. Weeks*, of Yaphank." U. 1.. aged 73 years, has issued a •challenge to all persons over To years <»T age "6> skate” hint from fifty to 500 ntiies. lie is a w»>U--kttown- sktt+er and will allow any ooinpetitor ifnv TTfflcjncvprwt'mi. Wrekrchus also come oiit with a challenge to any person in the world t«i contest-with him in fancy figure skating and writing. Herman P. Gerald, cashier of the Brookfield, Mass., Savings. Bank, hits disappeared. It is believed he is a de-faniter' for between SIO,OOO and sls,o**o and his disappearance strengthens this boljef. About three weeks ago George W. Johnson. ffresideilt of the bank, was appointed receiver. He discovered that GerolJ’s accounts were wrong. Attachments ha ve been placed upon Gerohi's property in Brookfield and in Hampden County. The Solicitors' Loan and Trust hoiiip.myof Philadelphia (hade an assignment to Col. T. I)e Witt <'uyler, one ol the di reytors. -TheArouhlecamemhont thrimgit the outside oporationsof J. R. Ritter, who has charge of the company's real estate department. An cxaiivimition of the books shows that the assets are all right. The company has -asseis-ol abmit .81—UO.tJtJU, most of Which is tied up in Western mortgages. It was founded*ln. ISBG, with a full paid' capitaf of 8500.000. Its stock recently dropped about $lO a share. With !i detonation that was hdar/l two miles the fireworks stock of Detwiler A Street, a. Greenfield, ,N. •).. firm, stored in the rear of .'“os* North 2d street, St. Louis, exploded Thursday afternoon. Four persons are dead, six missing, one fatally injured and thirty-two seriously hurt. Adjoining buildings were crushed like paper boxes, and in their fall carried scores of inmates (down, with the ruin. Windows were broken for blocks around, and the air was tilled with powder smoke, sparks and flying-debris. Two other explosions followed the first jn rapid succession, completing the work of death and destruction. In addition a property loss of .8100,000 was entailed by tire.