Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-06-02
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The Pith ci the News taken from the
Current Events OF the Day.

Parts of Ontario are suffering much for
want Of rain.
Three flremen were fatally injured at a
FIRE at Nashville, Tenn, Sunday night.
Four mines at Washington, Ind, have
been closed, throwing 600 men out OF work.
Francis F. Emery, boots and shoes. 100
Pearl street, Boston. has assigned; liabiii.
ties estimated at 100000.
The Old Colony express from Boston to
Newport jumped the rails at Somerset,
Mass, Monday. No one hurt and but little
damage.
DR.. Fordyce Barker. one of the most
eminent ply sicisns in the United Ststee,
died Saturday at his home in New York,
aged 73 yes,s.
Peter Jackson has issued challenge to
Jim Corbett, offering to fight bin in the
California Club. or any fair club, for q
purse of $4,000.
Sunday was the feast of Corpus Christi
in Montreal, and there was the usual big
procession of the faithful through the
streets Of the city.
Morton block and q couple of adjacent
buildings, including the Church Of the
WIS AZ LUIS hukSktey SSl.,
Sunday; loss, 800 900.
The body of an unknown man Was found
in the river at Merrimacport Mondsy. The
body has since been identified as tha. of
James Barron Of Haverhill, Mass.
George E. Thomas OF Plymouth. Mon
day. was found dead in his room in Boston,
where he had been stopping since Saturday.
Death was the result of an overdose Of
morphine.
The Union mill corporation at Fall River,
Monday. was fined in two cases Of violation
of the law regarding child labor. Two
boys aged and Is had been working in the
mill. The foe was $25 and costs in each
case.
The case of Dr.. Nathan French, charged
with criminal malpractice, and Hannah f..
Sutherland, accessory, at Maiden. Macs.
was continued to June 9th. DR.. French 10
held in $4,000, and the Sutherland woman
| in Sl,j00.
John Kelly'and Edward Muzzy. of New
port, N. H had religious alteration Sun
day night. after imbibins freely of cider
during the day, in which Muzzy had an eye
gonged out with a jack knife. He may
lose the Sigh. Of il. Kelly was jailed at
midnight and arraiened Monday for an at
tempt at manslaughter.
| Organized Chicago labor, failing to OBJ
tain any satisfaction from the Worlds Fair
people regarding the minimum wage ques-
ton. has begun an attack upon the enter
prise and will endeavor TO induce the city
council to hold back the S. 900, 600 recently
voted by the city council for exposition
purposes. A meeting wss held Sunday by
representatives of the five contra labor
unions, and fighting programme laid out.
At the annual meeting Monday at Ports
mouth. N. II. these stockholders were
elected: Portsmouth, Great Falls & Con
wsy Railroad, Frank Jones, Samuel c
Lawrence, John w. Sanbofn, James Fur
be. Charles A. Sinclair. Woifborough.
R. r samuel c. Lawrence, Frank Jones,
Walter Hume we'll. John W. Sanborn,
Joseph L Avery, Blake Folsom, Charles
| F. Piper. Portland, Ssco & Portsmouth,
Samuel c. Lawrence, Frank Jones. Waller
Hunnewell, Arthur Sswell. Daniel W
Lawrence. F. r. Barrett. George 0. Car
penter. Portsmouth Bridge Co. Samuel
G. Lawrence, Walter Hunnewell, Frank
Jones. ] :. III. Frink, w FL. Hsckett,
John W. Ssuboru Ella H. Winchester.
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