Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-03-15
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Incoming Gloucester vessels report hall
but very scarce on the banks. sr
The Massachusetts, House, Wednesday,
passed to its third reading the bill granting
municipal suffrage to women.
The Boston Relief committee has decid-
ed that relief work be closed March 81, as
the funds will soon be used up. De
Frank Naske, a Pole, was held at Spring
Geld, Mass, Wednesday, on suspicion that
ne is the West Hartford murderer.
The Pix du Vile de Cannes race was
won by the Britannia; Valkyrie, second
The race for the Prix de Monte Carlo was
Won by M. Rollsndin Cygne. prize 1900
francs; Hilma, second.
The Tripp Giant Leveller Company was
granted an injunction in the United States
circuit court at Boston, wednesday,
against five defendants who, it is alleged
infringed on the plaintiffs patented ma
hine for beating out the soles of boots and
shoes.
Mrs. Oscar F. Csswell, residing at 10
South First street, New Bedford, Mass,
has notified the police that her father,
Willism II. Coffin, went away from home
Tuesday and has not been heard from
.ince, Mr.. Coffin is known as ha'
lriver of more than generations service
ia the city, and gave up business lately.
Roth & Goldsmith's corset factory, Nor
walk. Ct. employing 700 hands, commenced
unnipQ full time, Wednesday. The
Lownsbury & B.ssell mill, employing 60
nands, is running full time on new grades
Of I. 1t, and the Norwalk Iron Works Com
osny, mployicg 600 hands, which shut
low n some time ago, is recalling the work
men on account of new orders.
There was no disturbance ct sny of the
Paterson, N. j., silk mills Wednesday. All
the bofs dyers, except Bamford BIOS.
greed to adopt the schedule Of prices OF
heir employees. which will be the means OF
taking from the ranks of the strikers the
most turbulent element. Four leaders 10
Tuesdsy's riot we're arraiened in the police
court and sentenced to 30 days each in the
county Jail.
The ice in the Connecticut river began
breaking up north of Bellows Falls, Vt :,
,bout 6 Wednesday morning and at all
had passed. 1t had rotted very thin dur
i,s the past two weeks, so no injury is re-
norted anywhere. The river was cleared
from the falls to the mouth 10 days ago.
The water i. now OF very high but is ris-
inr. Considerable snox remains on the
mountains. The smaller streams were
cleared two weeks ago.
Walter Perry Thatcher, teller of the
Rrookline, Mass, National Bank. Who ac-
know lodged an embezzlement of $4,000 Of
the institu ions funds, was arraigned in the
Brookline police court, Wednesday. By
request of the president of the bank the
case was mol pressed. Thatcher was then
arrested by United States marshal snd
held for trial in the United States circuit
court. The case was continued until March
81. The prisoner was unable to furnish
$1,000 bonds.
Rabbi Margolis believes that the poison
ing of guests at rarriage feast in Minot
hall, Boston, Tuesday night, was caused
by verdigris from new copper boilers into
which cooked NEST was picked in the
morning. Through neglect the boilers
were not washed before the meat was
packed, and the rabbi believes the acid &C.
iiou produced verdigris. There we're t.o
eittings 1t the feast and few. it any. 1t the
iirst table, were taken sick, although tne
same kiod of food was served at both
tables.