Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-12-13
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by the Wires from the North. East
South and West

The Welland canal was closed for the
season, Thursday.
The National Civil Service Reform
| League held a meeting at Washington,
Thursday 1t will close Friday
Fire, Thursday, destroyed the shops of
the Weir Plow Co, Monmouth, Ill. Loss.
$500, 000 fully insured Three hundred
men will be thrown out of employment
Levi kennard and wife of Milford, were
struck by train, ut Goshen, Ind, Wednes-
day night, and both inst ntly killed. They
were driving over the track in a closed
buggy and did not see the approaching
| train.
Captain Charles Barr, who commanded
Mr.. George Gould s yacht Nigilaut in her
races with the Prince of Wales Britannia.
was married, Monday, to the daughter of
A. NJ. smith, IA maker of nautical instru-
ments, of Southampton, Eng.
An indianapolis special says: "All
doubts as to ex President Harrison's &C
tive candidacy for the Republican nomina-
ton for President, was removed, Thursday,
by his political managers, who telegraphed
t the Planters hotel st. Louis, engaging
80 rooms as the Harrison headquarters.
Fire broke out shortly after A. NJ.
Thursday at the cast end of the grand
stand of the Brighton Beach race track mt
Coney Island. a brisk wind was blowing
at the time and it was soon evident that
the structure was doomed. Flames com
muncatcd with the stables, destroying
them also. Loss. $50 600.
Dispatches published, Thursday, state
that the lives of the missionaries of the
American Board in Bitlis are again in
danger. They also state that both the
rrlief work and the missionary work in
Van, eastern Turkey, had been interfcrcd
with. DR. Grace NJ. kimhall of Bangor
Me. has been the organizer of special re
lief work for the suffering Armenians
Jack O'Donnell, the Dartmouth
student who was arrested at Hanover \.
H., Wednesday, for alleged participation
in the robbing of Joseph Murdoch S grave,
was placed under $4,000 bonds, Thursday,
to appear before the next grand jury which
meets at Woodstock. Enright returned to
his home, and there will probably be no
more arrests He says he thinks ID. Snow
was not Implicated in the affair
During the past - hours the diphthcra
and scarlet fever epidemic in the Gravelly
Ridge districts. Portsmouth, n. H.. has
greatly increased. Twelve new cases were
reported. Thursday morning. the disease
being of n most malignant type. Tho
Clarkins family is the worst afflicted IL
children being sick, and both father and
mother were stricken, Thursday. Trained
nurses have been sent to take care of the
sick victims.
lockwood Hall, the elegant residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Rockefeller, near
| Tarrytown. \. Y. was the scene at noon,
Thursday, of a brilliant wedding, when
Miss Emma Rockefeller was united in
marriage to DR.. ID. Hunter McAlpin. Jr.,
son of Mr.. d. H. McAlpin OF New York
The ceremony was performed by Rev. DR.
Thomas Armitsge, rector of st. Bartholo-
new church of New York. assisted by
Rev Dr. Harris The maid of honor
was Miss Edith Rockefeller, sister of the
bride, The best man was Mr.. Charles
Me alpin, brother of the groom
Seven persons had narrow escape from
death in n fire in "a tenement house in
Chambers street, Boston. early Thursday
morning. The fire was discovered by
policeman and attracted the attention of
three men, who were in pool room near
| by These ran to the burning building TO
arouse the inmates A woman aud lit
1 tie girl were lying sound asleep on bed,
/ the clothes of which, were already smok-
/ ing, and the two seemed partially uncon-
scious. They We're carried out and taken
to an adjacent house The other persons
in the burning building succeeded in get
ting out in safety, but very scantily clad.
The loss is about $1,000. The fire was
probably caused by the explosion of a
| kerosene lamp.