Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-24
NEWS NUGGETS.

Creedon got the decision over Baker at
the end of 70 rounds. at the Empire Attn
letic Club. Maspeth. l.. L.. Friday night.
Al Franklin park. Saugus, Friday.
SphinXetta won the ZOE pace in 2llia
Willie Robbs won the 2.2i pace. in 2.16i4.
Billy Lyman won the 80 trot, in 2.24i4
a Providence dispatch says that the
schooner Maggie Abbott of Boston, Cap
tain Lunn. laden with laths and deal for
New York. struck Watch Hin reef, about
5 4. NJ, Friday. The crew were taken
ashore by the Watch Hill life saving
crew. The schooner filed with water. bat
lies easy on the rocks and may be floated.
Col. Q. w. Peabody. member of the
banking firm of Kidder. Peabody & Co.
since its organization in 1865. died at
mis- home in Milton, Mass. Friday
morning. of complication of diseases.
His illness has prevented his attention
to business matters for the past six
or seven months. He was SO years old.
Just before the cabinet meeting at
Washington, ID. c.. Friday, Secretary
Olney presented to the President, Nous
tapha Tahsin Bey, the newly appointed
minister from Turkey, the ceremonies
taking place in the Blue room. The
minister's speech on presentation con-
tanned only the customary good wishes
from his imperial majesty, the Sui
tan.
Franklin D. and Edwin c. Thompson.
brothers. and real estate dealers with an
office in New York city, We're arrested at
Winsted, Ct, Friday. charged with de-
frauding W. r. Byrd and wife of Brook
Ign. out of $1,000. They were arraigned,
pleaded not guilty. and We're placed un-
der $500 bonds. which We're furnished
The complaint alleges that Thomson
Brothers conspired to defraud Byrd and
Wife out of certain property and mort
cages of the face value of $1,000 by get
ting the latter to exchange them for GER
tam real estate and other property stand
ing in the name of Thompson, in Cole
brook.
J.. Lowell Moore, formerly treasurer
OF the financially ruined Globe Invest
ment Company, was sentenced at Bos-
ton, Friday. to the state prison for not
less than three years and not more
than three years. six months. He was
convicted of embezzling $5,14l in 1894.
Moore, as treasurer of the company
received check for the full amount of
the mortgage and interest. He noti-
lied the mortgage that the mortgager
was to pay the principal in instruments.
lie RENTED at two different times
$2oZ6, placing the balance he had re-
ceiNed. in the funds of the COMPANY to
ne devoted TO its business.
Acting Governor Wolcott of Massachu-
Seus. friday, appointed the following
me MASSACHUSETTS, Benefit Life Assoc;a-
non: Judge Henry W. Bragg. Boston
CHAIRMAN; Hon; Frank d. Allen of Lynn
Hon George f. Morse of Leominster
zen; r. F. Peach. Jr.. of Lynn. George
~. ierrin OF Boston. The members of the
are policy or Certificate hoId
ers IN the association and not connected
Win WIN the directorship of the concern.
Judge bragg is on the bench at Charles
town, Mr.. Allen is an ex-trnited states
district attorney Gen. Peach was closely
ldehtlfled with the movement for the an
continent OF the commission. and Mr.
Term Is an expert accountant and will
act IN tAat capacity for the commission. ,
George w. Barker. a pioneer in the
sewing machine industry. died. Thurs !;
Jay night, of liver trouble at his resi-
1ence, few miles out of Brattleboro.
VT. He was formerly engaged in the I