Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-11-25
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brough! by the Wires from the North. East.
South and West.

The St. Louis shovel factory at st.
Louis was burned, Sunday. Loss, $50,
900; fully insured.
Quite severe earthquake shock visited
the City of Mexico, Saturday. Numerous
water pipes We're burst and four adobe
houses in suburb fell.
The large elevator and mills of the Ele
waiting and Milling Co., Port Richmond,
Staten Island owned by Quinlan, Travis
& Co.. were burned, Sunday night. Loss,
$50, 600; partially insured.
Joseph Garno, aged IA, shot John
Stevenson, aged IL accidentally, Sunday,
at Williamstown Mass, while the boys
were playing with revolver. The bullet
pierced Stevenson's breast, just above the
heart. 1t is feared that he cannot recover.
Dennis McCarty, a man about 46 years
old. while under the influence of liquor,
attempted to commit suicide, Friday, by
jumping off franklin wharf, Portland.
He was rescued by longshoreman and
taken to the police station. Saturday
morning McCarty was sober and was re
leased from custody.
Mr.. Maggie Barker, a 20-years old
widow, was shot and fatally injured by an
Italian named Louis Capodilupo, at Haver-
hill, Mass, Friday evening. Capodilupo
was keeping company with the woman,
and the deed was done, it is said, because
she was intimate with other men. Capo-
dilupo has not yet been captured.
Ship George r. Skolfield Of Brunswick,
Me, which arrived at New York, Satur-
day, from Kobe, reports that, Aug. z,
Michael Crowley, seaman, aged 81, a
native of Liverpool, died of hemorrhage
and was buried at sea; Aug. %, while
furliDg mainsail in fresh southeast gale,
John Benson, seaman, aged 23, native
OF London, fell from the main yard into
the sea, striking the rail as he fell. All
efforts to save him failed.
A. C. Flanders, aged Is, was instantly
killed in an elevator accident at Concord,
n. H., in the Page Betting Cos Works,
Saturday. Flanders and s. Reynolds were
going up the elevator to do some work On
the upper floor. Flanders started the
elevator, and fooishly laid down on the
elevator fioCr to reach out and shut the
door while in motion. Before he could get
back, the elevator reached the top of the
door and caught him and crushed him to
death.
J. J. Moran, aged 80, died suddenly,
Sunday, az the Burnside L. dying house
25 North street, Providence, r. l. He had
been playing cards and drinking with
four young men since noon time, and OH
suspicion of having been implicated in his
death by giving him dragged liquor,
James Resrdon OF New London. Edward
Fl. Phillips of Brooklyn, n. Y, John
Gardner Of Providence. and Joseph O'NeilI
of Pawtucket, were arrested. An autopsy
will be made, Monday
Rev. Frank Hyatt Smith resigned. Sur
day. his pastoratc of the North Avenue
Congregational church of Cambridge,
Mass The letter stated that Mr.. Smith
wished the resignation to take effect at
The end of this month. The letter had
only words of commentator for every
body connect d with the church, and
thanked the members f, r the many kind
nsses extt nded to himself and his wife.
sp' cial neeting Of the church will be
held, Friday e,cuing, to take action upon
the resignation.
Professor Purdee, 60 years old, was taken
from the Jail at Mount Vernon. Ga,
Saturday morning, bya masked mob. Hts
throat was cut from ear to ear and many
shots were fred into his body. The man
was taken about two miles from the iail
and murdered. Purdec was said to have
become crimiually involved with Mics
Mile Grady. an assistant in his school
An indictment was not found against him
at the last regular term Of court and Pur-
dee had se'd that be could produ,e Wit
nesses whose testimony wonld break down
the WON ms claims to a ssotless reputa-
ton.