Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-04-04
LAST EVENINGS NEWS

The republicans in the municipal elections
in Hamilton County, o., succeeded in win
ming all the contests.
| DIR. John Ladd of North Livermore. an
old and respected physician, died of heart
disease Tuesday morning.
| Adam Volkavitch was hanged at Wiles-
barre, Pa, Tuesday, for the murder of Stan
islaus Boskion, last August.
| At a meeting of the Methodist ministers at
Chicago, Tuesday the union of the church
| North and South was favored.
! Rev. j, l.. HILL pastor of the Wesley NJ.
Z. church at Bath, resigned Monday night,
TO enter active ministry service at Montreal.
| The residence and store of Chas. +. Rick
er of Pennington, n. H., were burned Tues
| day morning, with portion of the contents
loss, 81, 100; insured for 81 100.
| The IIerald's Washington special says that
there are excellent reason- for saying that
VIM. l.. Putnam of Maine, will be rendered
place on the United States supreme bench.
The loss by Tuesday mornings fire which
destroyed the Congre egatonal church and
Fitche's Block and damaged other buildings,
at Rockville Conn, was SOC 900; insnr-
ance, S62 900
The April term of the Supreme Court of
Merrimack county, n. H., convened at Con-
| cord Tuesday. The grand jury will be
called upon to consider an unusually large
number of liquor cases.
Mrs. Tillie Sipp, of New York, aged 80,
while insane, Tuesday morning, threw her
u year old son out of a window, of the
fourth story of the house, and jumped after
him Both were fatally ijured.
A a. H. a.. 4 = Z
bles at Chicago, Tuesday morning The
hotel adjoining, fortunately, had but few
guests The most of these and the servants
were stupeted by the smoke and it was only
by the greatest exertions that all were saved.
Thirty three horses were cremated.
Thursday night the residence of Rev. p
A. Mckenna, pastor of the church of the
Immaculate Conception at Marlboro, was en-
tered by burglars and S 900 in bills belong
ing to Father Mckenna and "a gold watch
and chain belonging to Father Fennessey
were stolen. The same night the house of
Joseph Stump and Morse Bros shoe factory
were also entered and money and other arti-
cles stolen.
Columbus, o., dispatch received Tues
day afternoon says: The latest returns from
this judicial district, indicate that Pugh,
is tlecieu JuuBe over >
democrat, by from 400 to 700 majority
Martin, democrat, is elected justice by from
| 200 to 800. Pugh presided in the recent
tally shot prosecution, and Martin was a
prominent witness for the state.
| The Philadelphia License Court began the
restriction of licenses on Tuesday. Its de-
cision throws another bomb into the ranks of
| the saloon keepers, for. in the 727 applica-
| tons from the Sth, 9th. l0tht Goth, and 30th
wards, but 335 were granted 1868 were re-
fused, nine Withdrawn and 10 held under
ajvisement. The Academy of Music fails
to secure a license, as did Steel, the we'll
| known liquor dealer, whose saloons at Broad
and Chestnut were among the show places
of the town. All the hotels were successful
except Boldt's, whose application was held
under adyisement.
! The contest going on in the order of the
Sons of Veterans for the possession of the
sword offered by Colonel I. G.. Libby, com
mauder of the Maine Division, to the camp
making the largest gain in membership up tC
| the 3lst of March has closed. IL has excited
considerable interest outside of the Order
and the friends of the competing camps are
eagerly awaiting the result. Although the
returns are not all in, it is believed at Divis-
ion Headquarters that Shepley Camp, No. 4
of Portland has won the prize. 1t has gain
ed 80 members the past quarter, and nov
numbers 10, making a gain over last yea
of 81.