Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-03-08
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by the Wires from the North. Eas.
South and West.

G. A. Baldwin, a we'll known broker and
commission merchant of Quebec has failed.
Liabilities. 800 goo. Baldwin has lately
lost heavily in molasses.
VIM. T. Stead, former editor of the Pail
Mall Gazette, who caused so much agitation
in Chicago by his recent criticisms, sailed
for England Wednesday.
The British steamer Olympia, Capt. Cole.
man. that sailed from Mstanzas, Feb. /.
for Philadelphia. has been officially posted
at the London Lloyds as missing.
The Denison ~(Tex.) Cotton Manufac-
turing Company was sold Tuesday to syn
dicate composed largely of Eastern capital
lists, who hope to put it in operation.
Gerald Emery Morse, 10 years old, Of
Haverhill, Mass, died Wednesday from the
effects of fall from a scaffold in his
fathers barn at Bradford, Tuesday. He
landed upon wheelbarrow.
No. 3 mill of the Newmarket, N. H.,
Manufacturing Company will close. Satur-
day, for an indefinite period. This mill
manufactures yarn and has enough on hand
to last the company till August.
Returns issued by the Londan board of
trade for February, show that during the
month imports increased "a ,220, 900 and
Exports increased $500, 900 compared with
the corresponding month of last year.
The grand encampment of the Rhode
Island Odd Fellows held its annual session
at Providence Wednesday. The usual Ie
ports were presented and officers elected
with William Creighton as grand patriarch
Spencer block, four-story brick block
in the center of Pawtucket, X. L., col
lapsed at 20, Wednesday morning. The
entire north wall of the building fell. drag
ging 18th it the whole of the roof. Nobody
was injured. Other buildings were dam
aged. Total loss, $40 900.
Secretary II. T. Braman cf the National
Life Association of Hartford, CT, Wedues-
day, tried TO catch sharp pointed eraser
which fell from his desk, and drove it into
his left leg, severing branch of the femo-
raj artery. lie bled profusely and was car
ried home in feeble condition.
TIE John Carroll homestead at Mil
River, Msss., owned by the Stockbridge
Savings Bank, was burned, Wednesday
with all its contents. The cause of the fire
| is unknown. 1t started in the attic. The
house was occupied by G. Otto Elterch,
| prtSJutDl VA TIE SOu-
pany, who lost much valuable personal
property. Loss, s25 900; no insurance.
Augustus C. Fischer was elected SUPER
visor of the eight ward of Brookly, N. Y =,
| by plurality of l2j over Charles Krom-
bach. Fischer was the Republican and In
dependent candidate, and Kromback the
Democratic candidate. Supervisor Fischer
will act ish the Republicans who thus will
retain control of the bosrd of supervisors
AMI will prevent Democrats electing tenn
porary chairman of the BODY.
| John Hallock, for many years conf
| Dental clerk for Theodore Pabst & Ca,
| importers of glass and chinsware, &c B ar
CLAW street, was arrested Wednesday and
locked up ia default of $4,000 bail. The
complainsnt is Lorenzo Zeller. assignee of
Pabss & Co. The firm failed January so.
Hallock is charged with misappropriatine
S35 ,S39 of the firms money, thereby caus-
ing its assignment.
Alderman Martin V. Lomasney of Bos-
ton. was shot. Wednesday noon, jlst out
.ide the aldermanic chamber at City hall.
by crank named james Duran, who is g.
years old and claims to reside at 8 Billerica
street, Boston. He fred fve shots at the
alderman from 3S-c.iibre revolver. One
th took effect in the leg. and this was the
only injury Mr.. LomasDey received. DID,
rsn was Immediately str, sted and the al Ter
man removed to the City hospital.
Mrs. Jane Bennett McDermott, aged As.
is at the Rhode Islsnd hospital. Providence,
in critical condition, having suffered a
violen, assault at the hands Of hands Of her
husband. james McDermott. tailor. He
was locked up, charged with sssauit With a
dangerous wespon. The affair was the out
come of drunken brawl, which had been
in progress over IL boars. After q night
of debauch, he beat the woman until she
was insensible.